Catoctin clarion., 1905-06-15
MARYLAND STATE NEWS
Condensed Late Dispatches Boiled Down
for Rapid Reading.

Minnie Stevens, Helen Thompson, An
nabelle Grimes and Jeanette Richard
son.
Owens & Sisco, architects, Of Balti-
more have been awarded contract TO
build new primary school building III
St. Michaels, Talbot county.
Asahi kitagaki, japanese, was duly
sworn in as member of the new
fourth class of midshipmcn now forming
at the United States Naval Academy,
He has been at a preparatory school III
Annapolis for several months.
Rev. Henri l.. G. Kietfcr will be ten
dered call to the pastorate Of the Re
formed Church at Mercersburg, Pa. lie
is now filling the pulpit OF his father,
Rev. DR.. G. Spangler Kieffer, OF Zion
Reformed Church, Hagerstown during
the absence of the pastor in Europe.
The Key Monument Association, Of
Frederick, observed Flag Day by TN
furling a large national flag at the mon
ument of Francis Scott Key, i'll Mount
Oivct Cemetery.
Governor Warticld announced the ap-
pointmcnt of Mr.. Robert Grain, OF Bal
timorc city, to be member of the board
of trustees of the Maryland Agricultural
| College, to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Charles w. Slaglc
| Mr. Grain is a prominent member OF
the Baltimore bar and is one OF the
largest land owners in Charles county,
where he has a number of fine farms IN
high state of cultivation. 1t was oW-
ing to Mr.. Grains interest in agricultural
matters that led to his selection The
appointment is to fill out six years, be-
ginning from the Ist Of February, T9o2.
Governor Warheld said he hoped TO
have Mr.. Grain present at the board
meeting on Friday next.
| Others appointments were made as lOl-
lows: Harry f. Bratten, justice OF the
peace for the Third district OF Dorchcs-
ter county.
To Be Game Wardcns-CharleS j..
Smith, Baltimore county; w. II. Bland,
Baltimore city.
r. C. Browning, to be a special police
in Garrett county.
a jail delivery was avcrted III Oak
land McClcland Friend, an insane man
from Fricndsville was i'll such cond!-
ton that an opiatc was prescribed by lal
physician Lcggc to produce sleep. The
opiatc got into the hands OF other prs
oncrs, who by violent threats forced
"Buckshot" John Allen, a trusted prls,-
oncr serving a short sentence, to SWa!-
, low it, in the hope that it would take
effect and he could not give the alarm
Too much of the dope" was admniS-
tered, and Allen, becoming nauScatcd.
yelled loudly for Sheriff Frantz, who
found that a portion OF the sidewalk
had already been removed and that III
a few moments the Jail would have been
cmpticd. The prisoners were driven
70 their cells and locked up, while the
physician administered to Allen and re-
Iieved him, although he is still Ill. Al
len says that Jesse Flynn, charged with
houSebreaking, forced him to take the
medicine and that the walls were dug
out BY Flynn and Will Ward, also an
alleged housebreaker.
Clayton Hager, laundryman, Of Cham
berSburg, had his pockets picked at the
Cumberland Valley Railroad depot IN
Hagerstown of $1,000 He discovered
the pickpocket and called detective
They caught the man and commenced to
search him, when he suddenly broke
from their grasp and escaped. liagel
drew his revolver and was about to fire
after the fleeing man. but he was AFRAID
| the bullet would hit someone else and
he dcSisted.
The movement of Gen. George NJ
Sternbcrg and others, Of Washington
to establish at Rockville a Sanitarum
for tuberculosis was given its qulctus
at meeting OF the Mayor and Council
of Rockville A large delegation OF
citizens, headed by several physicians,
protested against such an institution, and
an order prohibiting the location of such
a hospital here under penalty. 1t is uil'
derStood that negotiations for the pur-
chase of the Woodlawn Hotel in the
western section OF town have been OF
for some time past, and that Genera.
Sternberg had secured an option on the
building at $1,000,
Lightning struck the barn on the farm
of Mrs Dawson Hammond, near liber'
ty, Frederick county, and 1t was de-
sroyed with all its contents. All the
live stock, except two cows, were saved
The loss is $4,000, covered by inSur'
| ance.
John Rauth, a wel-known shoemaker
of Hagerstown, suddenly died III his
shop, OF heart disease, aged 50 years.
The members of the firm Of Rauth
Brothers, merchants, in llagerstown, are
brothers of the deceased, who was un-
married
The regular annual meeting OF the
board of trustees of the Maryland Agri-
cultural College was held at the col
lege The trustees recommended that
the degree of mechanical engineer be
conferred on Professor Lanahan, who
now has the chair of physics and civil
engineering. On account of i'll health,
Professor MITCHELL of the mechanical
engineering department. asked leave OF
absence of one year, which was granted.
The board also gave permission to Pro-
| fessor Syinons of the chronological de-
oartmcnt. to devote two months to travel
in Europe during the summer. 1t was
decided to enlarge the present campus
| Of the college and to make extensive
improvements about the grounds. "A
resolution was adopted thanking Mr..
c. Boswell L.ttg and the Western
MARYLAND Railroad for valuable assist
,nce in connection with the corn train
which recently made a trip through diff
terent sections of the State.
John Nicodcmus, of Edgemont, was
badly injured on the Waynesboro-Pen-
Mar Electric Railway. The car jumped
the track near Cold Spring and plunged
INTO an embankment. There were nine