Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1905-08-10
MARYLAND STATE NEWS
Condensed Late Dispatches Boiled Down
for Rapid Reading.

TWO cars OF the f1ar1OTu Avenue ll1lc,
at the entrance to Clifton Park, Balti-
more. For some undiscoverable rea-
son northbound car jumped the track
and crashed into one southbound,
throwing it from the tracks and turning
it completely around Both cars were
BADLY damaged.
"A freight train loaded with cement
was wrecked on the southbound track
Of the Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Washington Railroad near Aberdeen
| An axle broke and dorailed car, block
ing both tracks for several hours and
| delaying all the morning trains. The
wrecking crews did good work and
| cleared the tracks before noon.
Henry Filsingcr, a wel-to-do farmer
at Fairview, Washington county, hang
cd himself from an apple tree in the
orchard, about 100 yards rom the dwell
ing. The deed was done at 10 A. NJ,
but was not found out until evening.
Albion McAllister, aged 10 years, was
killed at the public crossing at Rhodes
dale, Dorchester county. by the Ocean
City Flyer on the Baltimore, Chesa-
peake and Atlantic Railway He was
crossing the track i'll wagon, when
ii was struck by the engine, demoIishlng
the wagon and throwing McAlllster
about 90 feet. He was struck on the
back of the head and never recovered
consciousness. He was prominently
connected in his neighborhood He was
warned by some bystandcrs not to at
tempt to cross the track, as the train
was in sight and running at speed OF
about so miles an hour. He, however,
drove on the track and met his fate. lie
had been to Cambridge to take an cx-
animation for one of the college scholar
ships within the gift of the Dorchester
County School Board He graduated
last year at the Vienna High School.
Mr.. Henry NJ. lIclmScn died at his
home, in Rivcrdalc, Prince Georges
county, of typhoid fever, aged 81 years
He was connected with the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad Company.
A big surprise came at meeting
of the Washington County Hospital As
ISOLATION, when two large gifts were
unexpectedly received. w. d. Byron
and Harriet N Byron, his wife OF VIII
Transport, turned over check for 5000
to be used in the erection of hospital
in llagerstown. The directors accepted
the money and placed it i'll bank as
nucleus of building fund. lmmedi-
ately after the check was presented Ed
ward w. Mealey, a member OF the dl-
rcctoratc, announced that he would place
at the disposal Of the association six
building lots, valued at $4,000, on
Broadway not TO be used as site tor
the hospital, but to be sold and the
proceeds applied to the building fund.
1t is understood that number of other
large gifts will shortly be made to the
association.
Mr.. Edward Moore fell from the
roof Of house in course OF con'truc-
ton at Cambridge and received severe
njuries-concuSsion of the brain and
paralysis of his lower extrcmItles. HIS
condition is very critical.
During. recent electrical storm in
ST. Mary's county two valuable horses
belonging to Robert c. Combs and Dun
can NJ. Turner were killed. The ami
mails were standing under 4 small tree.
The lightning struck the trunk OF the
tree about 10 feet from the ground,
glanced off and killed the two horses.
Miss Mamie Friend, of lIagcrStown,
has been engaged to take charge of the
art department of kee Mar College.
Miss Mary Erwin, of Indiana, has been
appointed teacher of elocutlon and ply
steal culture.
The cornhcld of Charles r. Wootcrs,
in Chapel district. Talbot county, ten
antcd by John p. Dulin. was riddIcd by
a hailstorm The hail cut the ears to
pieces and stripped the stalks OF all the
blades.
Scholarships to the State Normal
School in Baltimore have been award
ed in Anne Arundel county to Misses ).
Lee Benson. Grace Upton, Julia b. lis
Marie f. Rieve.
Mr. and Mrs. Reed, of PittSbure,
made trip to Annapolis in an automo-
bile They are visiting the camp OF
Col James Barnette and other friends
on the Severn River
Don Joaquin Walker Martinez, Chile
an Minister to the United States, his
family and secretaries are spending the
summer at Buena Vista Spring Hotel,
near Pen Mar.
A frame barn on the farm OF George
Ambrose, a mile south of Conoco-
cheaguc, Washington county, was de
stroycd by fire, together with this years
crop of hay and other contents.
The Lutheran parsonage at Church
Hill, in the northern part OF Aliddlctown
Valley, was destroyed by fire at 9
o'clock the other night The fire origI-
mated from sparks from burning brush
pile All the contents OF the house were
saved. The parsonage was occupied by
Rev. G.. w. Stroup and family. Rev.
Mr.. Stroup breaches at Church Hill and
Wolisvlle. The building was a brick
structure, two stories high and base
mcnt.
Although w. J. Syms, president OF
The Building Trades Alliance of An
,apolis, sent out notices to all the union
workmen on the building operations
about the State House to- quit their
Jobs and go on strike, the call was ig-
norcd and the work on the State House
continues unnterruptcdly. Union work.
,rs on the State House said they mad
heard some talk of strike brewing, but
hey had paid little attention to it. They
say they were aware OF the cause OF
he dispute, but had gotten so now that
hey disrcgardcd it as baby play and
not worthy of any consideration.
Mr. William Martin, of Crisfleld, was
drowned while in bathing at Old Is.
and, a summer resort two miles IRON
~risfeld. He was in the water with
Mr.. Lloyd Mears and wife and Miss
MAY Sterling, and walked out beyond
he bar and went down. Mr. McarS en-
1eayored to save him and went down
vice with him in the effort. Mrs. MearS