Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1905-10-26
MARYLAND STATE NEWS.
Condensed Late Dispatches Boiled Down 70
Rapid Reading.

| he permanent organization OF the To-
bacco growers of Maryland for mutual
protection and the betterment Of the in
dustry was effected at the Maryland Ag-
ricultural College when nearly 100 dele
gates, representing about 1900 planters
OF seven counties, formed the Maryland
| Tobacco Growers Association. Officers
were chosen and an impetus given the
formation of local associations in each
of the counties. Another general meet
ing of the organization will be held the
first Monday in December The object
OF the association, as was set forth when
the first meeting was held, October S, is
to devise method of selling the crop in
addition to plans for raising the grade
of the product and regulating the supply
and demand as far as possible. Mr.. l..
| Nick. Griffith, of Calvert county, was
made president, and Mr.. J. H. Drury,
also OF Calvert county, was elected sec
! retary and temporary treasurer. The
vice presidents are William F. Robert
son. of Calvert county; S. Cox, Jr., of
Charles county; William F. Cheney, OF
Anne Arundel; II. c. Adams, of St.
Mary's, and +. w. Hill, of Prince
Georges. The constitution declares that
no buyer, handler or commission man
shall belong to the association, and that
it is exclusively for growers of tobacco.
The committee which drafted the by
laws was as follows: P. Briscoe, Of
Charles; J. W. Hill, OF Prince Georges !;
S. Cox, Jr., of Charles; H. Adams, Of
St. Mary's; +. w. CLANCY, of Anne
Arundel; J. S. Day, of Frederick, and
l.. S. Day, of Montgomery. The dele
elected Mr.. F. w. Hill, of Upper Marl-
boro, president of their association dur
ing lull in the main meeting.
Franklin P. Lewis, aged 50 years, was
found dead in his bed in Frederick.
George G. Solliday of Hagcrstown,
gave Catawba College, Newton, N. c.,
Reformed Church institution, $4,000
toward establishing theological profcs
sorship.
Mrs. Harriet Stephey died at Rouzer-
vile, Washington county, aged 69 years.
The will of Ben jamin +. Beck, who
died suddenly in Hagerstown last week
was probatcd. lie leaves an estate val
ued at $4,000, divided equally among his
six children, including Mrs. Anna Guilty,
wife of Prof Thomas Guilty, of Bati-
more.
Frank Hartsock. farmer, OF Odtown,
| Allegheny county, is at the Cumberland
Hospital with his skull fractured. and
William Twigg, farmer, residing near
Warrior Mountain, is in Jail awaiting the
result OF Mr.. Hartsock's injuries. The
two men quarrelcd at Hixon's livery
stable, i'll Cumberland Twigg grabbed
a singctrcc and struck Hartsock blow
over the head AT the hospital an opera
ton was performed, and the patient has
remained III a scmi-conSciOus condition
1t is stated the occurrence grew out OF
an old fcud. The surgeons have hopes
of Hartsock'S recovery, and Twigg was
released on $1,000 bail to answer.
! Joseph Kline, a merchant of St. Mich
acls, in opening box of goods from
New York which was packed in excel
sior, discovered at the bottom a cat and
four kittens which were not yet old
enough to have their eyes open. The box
was probably packed a week, and the
kittens were born during the journey
from New York to St. Michaels, Talbot
| county.
/ Heavy frostS prevailed in Central and
! Western Maryland counties Sunday
I morning.
| William Chapman, aged 10 years, Of
Midlothian, Alleghany county, was shot
and killed by Walter Chapman, his
younger brother, who also was wounded
in the hand by the accidental explosion
of gun, The boys were leaving home
on a hunting trip.
Mr.. William Strock sold his farm,
containing 100 acres, on the Leitersburg
turnpike, near Hagerstown, to Joseph
Young, of Hagerstown, for $2o,ooo-$2o
per acre. Mr. Strock will move on the
Orchards farm, nearly opposite the farm
he sold, purchased by him from George
7. Gambrill. of Baltimore, for $25,ooo
Henry 3. Purncl a merchant Of
Ocean City, committed suicide by shoot
ing himself through his head with a
revolver. He was 2S years of age,
Special services in commemoratlon of
the one hundredth anniversary Of the
erection OF Christ Protestant Episcopal
Church, near Forest Hill, Hartford coun-
ty, were held in that church. The serv-
ices were i'll charge of Rev. l.. J. Sotho-
ron, who has been the rector of the
church for the last l3 years. Addresses
were delivered by Rev. James B. Craig
! hill, of Washington, ID. G.; Rev. Edward
Helfsein, of Ellicott City, both of whom
have served as rectors OF the church !;
Rev. Sidney A. Porter, of My Lady's
Manor; Rev. William l.. Glenn, assist
! IS NJ,.,', rI.r>L E,,,
morton; Rev. Oscar Zeigler, of Perry
man; Rev. w. w. Kimball, of Darling
ton; Rev. T. B. A. Allison, of Church
vile, and Rev. r. Allen Castleman, OF
Bclair.
The County Commissioners of Caro-
! line County made contract for the con-
struction of one mile of shell road east
Of fredericksburg under the state road
law The price named is $2,623. One
fourth of this amount is to be paid by
the citizens of fredericksburg and neigh
borhood.
Talbot Effland, boy living near
Lock 53, on the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal was shot and seriously wounded
BY William H. Benton, civil engineer,
of Washington Mr.. Benton, while hunt
ing in company with Wade Sevolt, Of
near Lock 50, mistook the boys gray
| cap for squirrel and fired. Some Of
the shot struck Bernard Munson, but
he was not seriously hurt Br Benton
took Effland home and called two ply
sicians from Hancock to attend him. His
condition is considered serious.
Charles w. Cochran, aged al years,
died at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. T.
Bush, in Easton, of Bright's disease. He
was born at fredericksburg, Caroline
county. He married Miss Leila Dyott.
of Talbot county, who survives him. He
was prominent member of the Metho-
| dist Eniscnnal Church also of the Ma.