Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1905-02-02
MARYLAND STATE NEWS
Condensed Late Dispatches Boiled Down
for Rapid Reading.

Edward l.. Lee, of the Princeton (N,
j. Inn, has closed a deal to take the
management of the Buena Vista Spring
Hotel at Pen Mar during the coming
summer.
Daniel Kraus died at Cavetown, Wash
ington county, Of pneumonia. aged 81
years.
Mrs. Lucy J. Jacobs, widow Of JOS.
eph Jacobs, died at the home Of her
daughter, Mrs. Denton Kline, i'll Hagers'
town, aged 90 years.
Relatives in Hagerstown received word
of the death, in Philadelphia, of Alexan'
der McGaw, retired capitalist, the
father-in-law Of Lawson c. Funk, for
merly of Washington county, now
member OF the Philadelphia City Council
Rev. DR.. J. SpangIer Kieffer, OF Zion
Reformed Church, Hagerstown, has been
granted leave of absence on account OF
i'll health, and in his absence the pulpit
will be supplied by his son, Henri l..
G.. Kieffer, student in the Reformed
Theological Seminary at Lancaster, Pa
A son of Peter Fredonis, aged about
20 years, had both eyes blown out by
an explosion of dynamite while at work
in the fire clay mines near Mount Saw
age, Allegheny county
Mr.. Alfred J. Greene and Mrs. Jane
Beall, both of the vicinity of BrownIngs.
vile, Montgomery county, were married
few days ago. The groom formerly
resided in Howard county.
Mr.. George Mullican of the vicinl.
ty of Comus, Montgomery county, and
Misss Anna Norwood were recently mar
sied, the ceremony taking place at Clarks-
burg.
The Court Of Apeais will be asked to
pass upon the ancient Private Road law
of Maryland, which, after having been
upon the statute books for no years, was
recently declared by Judge John c. Mot,
ter, OF the Circuit Court for Frederick
County, to be unconstitutional.
Mrs. Margaret Durboraw, OF Jcffcr'
son, Frederick county, died OF pneumon'
ia, aged "a years. Mrs. Durboraw was
the widow of Rev. James r, Durboraw.
a Methodist Episcopal minister, who
died some years ago
William T. Voight, for number OF
years employed as motorman on the
Washington and Rockville Electric Rail,
way, met with an accident near Bethesda,
which, it is feared, will result fatally
While leaning over his car sweeping
snow from the front, his broom got
caught and held on and was pulled from
his car. The car struck him Oh the
head iracturing his skull. After Voigh'
fell from his car he was not missed unth
the car had travelled some distance.
Mrs. Laretta McAtce, near BoydS, an
aged woman, while passing redhoi
stove, had her dress catch fire and soon
flames almost cnvelopcd her body. Her
daughter Fannie came to her rescue and
succeeded in extinguShing the flames be.
fore her mother had been burned up
| The daughter was badly but not fatally
burned Mrs. McAtee is i'll her eight
! icth year. and is mother OF Eugene y
McAfee, former County Commissioner OF
this county Ii is not known yet whether
| her injuries are fatal
The directors OF the Southern Mary,
| land Fair Association, i'll Prince George
county, have resigned. The report OF
: he treasurer, Mr.. A, I. Brooke" show
that the debts Of the association arc
| $1,000, and it is more than likely that the
grounds at Upper Marlboro consisting
Of o, acres. will be sold. The reason
Tor the designations is found III the
| fact that about SO per cent Of the stock
is now owned by Washington synd'-
:ate. who are said to be interested II
| establishing poOlroom i'll Prince
Georges county. If the new charter o.
| he fair association warrants 1t, 1t Is
believed that a winter racecourse WI
DC established at Marlboro,
Governor Warheld granted pardon' to
! James Porter and Jerome Russell, both
If whom are serving terms in the House
If Correction, The former was arrested
IS a runaway boy and was committed to
| he institution for SIX months. HIS
MOTHER who resides in Washington
asked for his release. This was indorscd
" the superintendent OF the inSt,tu.
| ion Russell was convicted of a simple
| assault and sentenced to II months from
| Hartford county. The appl alton for hi
.eleaSe was Endorsed by Judge Van Blbbe1
and John O. StearnS, vtcc-presldent ot
the board of managers Of the institution
! Henry c. Kaufman was released from
the Allegheny County Jail, where he was
serving a six months sentence tor having
violated the liquor law, This appIlca-
ton was signed by the States Attorney
Of the county. A pardon was granted
Frank L" Sellers, who was convicted OF
larceny in 1901 and sentenced to three
, years in the penitentiary. The prisoner
is y years of age, and his term will ex.
oirc on April a. The pardon was granted
IN order to save his citizenship.
Mr.. Floyd L. Mcpherson, OF Washing
on, and Mis-, Emma L. Tucker, OF
Prince Georges county, were married III
Rockville with a request written on the
marriage license book in the courthouse,
please don't publish
Information reached IIagcrstown OF
dynamite explosion along the line OF
the Wabash extension, 10 miles west OF
Hancock Washington county, which is
reported to have resulted IN the death
Of five Italians. Two of the men were
blown into the Potomac river and their
remains have not yet been recovered
The bodies of the other threerwere badly
mutilatcd Besides the five reported
killed, two are said to have been badly
hurt. DR.. John f. Steigers, Hancock
physician, was summoned to the scene.
On the main street of Aberdeen, Har.
lord county, the snow is banked UP to
he fences on the south side, while on
the opposite side the pavements are
bare.