Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1905-03-16
MONT FREDERICK COUNTY, MD. THURSDAY MARCH
MARYLAND STATE NEWS
Condensed Late Dispatches Boiled Down
for Rapid Reading.

Washington county, died at Mount Nor
ris, ILL.,, aged 80 years. He was a pioneer
settler of Oglc county, Illinois, where
he lived o6 years.
The Teachers Association of Allie
gany county elected the following Off
GERS: President, O. II. Bruce; vice
president, Herman G. Weimcr; sccre-
tary, Olin Rice, assistant secretary, John
I, Walsh; treasurer, Geo M, Perdcw.
A few days ago an eel was caught in
a fish pot in Antietam creek, Washing
ton county, by Thomas w. Bussard
which measured 1917 inches in circum-
ference and AZ inches i'll length and
weighed pounds and 7 ounces.
Ex-Governor and Mrs L. L. Jack
son have given 5000 toward liquidating
debt of 10000 on Morgan College,
Princess Anne.
Stranghn Prachctt, of Somerset coun-
ty, recently bought nine mink hides on
Hollands Island paying So for them.
He sold them to William Barbon, in
Somerset, for $2S, and Mr. Barbon sold
them to Albert Wingatc, of Wicomico
county, for $50.
Mrs. Bcnnc,ta McCordic was fatally
burned; Annie McCordie, aged 4 years,
was burned to death, and another child,
William McCordc, aged years, is not
expected to live, as a result of fire
which destroyed the grocery and dwell
ing of William II. Graves, 1914 North
Washington street, Baltimore.
The sophomore class Of the Charlotte
Hall Military Academy, in St, MaryS
county, elected the following officers for
the balance OF this year; r. r. Dennis,
president; II. Ilorsey, vice-president; +.
&. Murray, secretary, and w. G. Cough,
treasurer
The sale of live stock on the farm Of
School Commissioner Frank w. MiSh,
at Charlton, Washington county amount
cd TO more than $4,000. Lloyd LowndcS,
Jr., of Cumberland bought a ycarlng
stallion for $4Go a registered mare was
bought by W. II. Zcpp, OF Carroll coun-
ty, for S23o. Robert Thaycr of CHI
cago, bought four fine horses. George
Henson, OF Berkeley county, West Nir-
ginia, paid 500 for registered COW.
Ex- Sheriff NJ Il. Scibcrt, OF lIagcrstown,
purchased registered bull for SOS.
Other buyers were W. A. Johns, OF Get
tySburg, Shropshire ewes; Wade War
field, OF Howard county, swine.
Centrevilc is to have an ccctric-light
and gas plant in the near future Mr.. d.
S. Pidnell, of Sault Ste Marie, Mich,
representing the Bruce Electric Light
Company, conferred with the Town Com
missioncrs and the contract has been
signed. Mr. pindells plans were at first
far-reaching. He intended lighting, from
a central plant, Denton, Church lllll,
Greensboro, Chcstertown and other sur
rounding towns. but this plan has been
abandoned for the present The plant
at Cenrevillc will be near the town.
The equipment has been purchased and
will be forwarded in few days, so that
work can begin ut once. MIR. ln1drll
has been granted a franchise for the
town of ChcStcrtoWn and will shortly
begin the erection OF a plant there.
The Hoover House, threc-story brick
structure in lIagcrstown, was sold to
William II. Armstrong for $1,000 !
A horse belonging to Mr.. Chas. +.
Rcmson, owner of Grccnbcrry Point
farm, across Seven River from Annapo-
iS ieil ,'''ous" I"P ""o' ~ ms " "a;
bic on 'he second noor' ana o'oNe HIS
neck.
The Queen Annc's County CommlS-
sioncrs in order o be i'll position to take
advantage Of the Sta,c-aid provision for
roads filed with the highway division
OF the Geological Survey rcqulSlti"n
for 81 miles. 1t is claimed that macadani
or tcltord roads Will not be practicaI
in Queen AnncS on account OF the great
expense OF construction. There is no
stone in the county Su'tah.c tor road
making and all such matcria! would nave
to be hauled from a distance on lle
other hand the State Road Commission ,
is not favorable to making sand or clay
roads, which roads could be conStructcd
for about $500 or 5000 mile ll%
County Commissioners have asked the
highway division to submit surveying
estimate of what macadam or teltord |
roads would cost mile. lhlS eSti-
mate will then be submitted to the tax
payers of Queen Annes county at
general meeting called tor that pur-
pose.
Vaughn f. Bonner, of Newmarket, |
Dorchester county, blew ont the gas at /,
the West End Hotel, Philadelphia, few
days ago as he was retiring to rest ana
was discovered unconscious next morn
ing, with roll OF blIIS IN ms pocket
He was carried to the University HOS
pital and is now recovering, but refuses
to narratc his experiences.
Secretary OF State Tighman directed
the Governors attention 10 the fact that |
he had received many letters from dit
fcrcnt States asking information regard
ing soldiers who fought IN the war OF
1872 He told the Governor he had dis |