Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1905-05-04
MARYLAND STATE NEWS
Condensed Late Dispatches Boiled Cowa
for Rapid Reading.

Mrs. Sarah /. Long, widow OF MI
Lttleton Long died at her residence, IN
Princess Anne, aged 81 years. Mrs
Long was a sister OF the late Miss Ma.
tilda Jones, who died weeks ago, aged
80 years. The two sisters had resided to.
gether all Of their lives, and Mrs. Long 5
death was the result of grief for her sis.
ter. Mrs. Long is survived by two
brothcrsss, William Edgar Jones and
Mr.. Daniel w. Jones, all Of Somerset
county.
Mr.. James Stewart died at the home
of his son, John Stewart, in German.
town, Montgomery county, i'll the nlnct-
eth year OF his age. Mr.. Stewart was
born in Ireland in 1875 and came to this
country in IS1S In the carly fiftcs he
became railroad engineer in Ohio and
in later years a farmer in Southern Kan
sas and Northern Iowa.
Miss Ida ID. knauff, the matron at the
Springfield State Hospital, at Sykcsvillc,
was presented with handsome diamond
ring by the employees and attendants at
the institution. The presentation was
mode by Mr.. John Mccormick. Mrs.
knauff is a great favorlte with the AT
tcndantS and employees of the hospital,
and the present is token OF their ce-
TEEN.
At the netting of the Great Council
OF Maryland, Improved Order Of Red
Men, at Crisfcld, the following noml-
nations were made; Great Sachcm-
Kirby |. Rinkcr, of Brunswick. Great
Senior Sagamorc-Waltcr Hubbard, OF
Baltimore. Great Junior Sagamorc-
Past Sachcms W. Hastings, OF Crs-
field; w. l.. Shores, OF Mount Vernon
p, i. Porter, of Annapolis; L. +, ALI.
son. of Baltimore, and J, NJ. Lillcr OF
Allcgany county Great Prophct-WllI-
lam Y. Ninsingcr, Of lIlkton. Great
Chief Of Rccords-Dr. J. {. l.ittlcton, OF
Pittsvillc. Great Keeper of Wampunl--
John Il. Ycwcll, Of Baltimore, Repre-
sentative to the Great Councll--W. II.
Lewis, OF lIagcrstown; n. c. Killam, OF
Baltimore; Dr. l.. l.. DirickSon, Jr., OF
Berlin; William 7. NinsinGcr and NJ. +.
Magraw. of Elkton.
In the Anne Arundel Circuit Court,
at Annapolis Mr. and Mrs. s. Summer
field Tracy were awarded the custody
of Grace K. Hawkins, the infant daugh-
ter OF the late Mr. and Mrs. Frank llaw-
kins. IIabcas corpus proceedings grew
ont of a contention between Mr.. and
Mrs. John Ray. the maternal grand
mother Of the infant. At the death OF
the chld'S mother the child, after beng
temporarily cared for by several mem
bcrs OF its mothers and its fahcr'S 5
families, was placed in the custody of the
Tracys by the father, who, according to
the testimony of the witnesses, did not
get along we'll with his Wiic's family.
Following his own death, which oc-
Cured recently, the grandmother OF the
child tried to obtain the custody of the
infant, which was contested by the to,-
ter parents, with the result above stated
At the request OF State Fish Commits
sioncr Charles +. Brooke the following
person, have agreed to distribute trout,
white fish and other varieties IN the
streams Of Montgomery county namely
John w Keys, of Rockville; Washing
ton B. Chichester, of Oncy; DIR. Will
lam A. Waters, Of Germantown; +. i.
Hayes, of BarncSvillc; II. ID. l.anSdalc,
of Damascus; Thomas l.. Watkins, oi
Damascus. Mr.. Brooke is especially i'll
tcrcstcd in propagating the white or
"iall" fish and will go TO Pcnn>yIyana
to secure a number OF them for di~tr,bu.
ton.
Local dealers are having cattle shipped
into lEagcrStown from Chicago and are
selling to butchers for ) cents pound
live weight This is cheaper than cattle
can be sold that are raised here. The
price paid for homc-ralscd cattle Is
from 81 to 81 cents pound.
DR.. Charles +. lowndes, OF Talbot
county, has just completed an experiment;
on the shrnkage of corn. December
last he placed side by side a buShcl OF
corn in the car and also one Shcllcd.
Upon weighing it this week he found
that the corn in the ear had lost but !
pounds out OF 70 and that the shcIcd
corn had lost pound, which is less
than , per cent.
Mrs. Thomas l.. Moore, daughtcr-in
law of Hon. Joseph 7. Moore, OF Sandy
Springs, died few days ago at Los
Angeles, Cal. She and her husband were
on their way to Honolulu, but Mrs,
Moore was taken suddenly i'll and d'cd
Mr. George FawCctt, IN experienced
railroad man of Cumberland, has entered
the service of the Panama Canal Com
mission and will leave for the lthmus
May II.
Mrs. Elizabeth X. Jones died at her
home, at Kcnsington, Montgomery coun-
,y, aged a years DR.. Eugene Jones,
her son, is a physician at krnslngion
Bclair will again have the State en-.
rampmcnt. This was definitely settled
in conference between Adjt.-Gcn Chm
ton l. Riggs and Colonel Gather, repre-
scnliup the State authorities; Mr. John
ID. Worthngton, representing Mr. j..
lawrence Mccormick, on whose prop
crty the troops will cncamp, and NJ
l. S. Norris, general manager OF the
MARYLAND and Pennsylvania Railroad
The State officers have been considering
a site on the Dcckman property Tor
several weeks, and while ii was idea!
from MANY standpoints the question OF
cxocnsc weighed too heavily against It's
adnn,ion The Mccormick property is
the same place where the cncampmcnt
was located two years ago, and was
rot first considered, because OF th2
other site in view. 1t is a beautiful place
on the outskirts OF Belair. There are a
number of magnificent views OF Hartford
county and the land is all rolling, which
gives no opportunity for mud TO form.
The Circuit Court for Anne Arundel
County, Chief Judge |, Thomas Jones
and Associate Judges William II, Thom'