Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1905-09-14
MARYLAND STATE NEWS
Condensed Late Dispatches Boiled Down
for Rapid Reading.

For several months Samuel Metzell,
mlddle-agcd white man. has been detailed
at the Rockville Jail He was arrested
in the lower section of Montgomery
county and committed to the House of
Correction for vagrancy While at the
latter institution his mental condition
btcamc bad, and he was returned to
Montgomery county. The County Com
mlsSloners were without authority to
commit him to any institution for treat
mcnt at the couny's expense because
he is nonresident, so Metzel was al
lowed to remain at the jail. Repeated
efforts have been made to find his rela-
tlvcs, and hi; dcrtfy has Just been cs-
,, tablishcd. The man happened to men
ton the name of lawyer living in Lam
easter, Pa. Jailcr Trail communicated
with this man and received reply iden-
lfying Mctzell and stating that he would
be sent for. The mans brothcr-in-law
arrived i'll Rockville and took him to
Lancaster.
A new and fatal disease has attacked
turkeys in Dorchester county. George
r. Martin, of Church Greek district, has
lost 10 turkeys out OF stock of I3o
i'll the last 10 days.
Death again brough; sorrow in the
home of Mr., James Tribbtt, a farmcs
near Henderson. Caroline County, when
his attractive little daughter Fannie, aged
- years, Succumbed to typhoid fever.
This makes three deaths in t1c family
within the last 10 weeks. the mother and
eldest daughter having died from the
malady. There were nine members OF
the family, several of whom are now crit
lcaliy i'll with the disease. AT the home
ot Mr.. Enoch Satterfield, near lngleside.
Queen Anne County, is another case OF
fever similar to that whicl! has caused
sorrow in the Tribbitt ia nily. Dr. Enoch
George. county health officer, has visited
both the Trlbbitt and Satterhci1 homes
and IS taking every precautIon TO check
the maady.
A young colored woman named kath
crime Green passed into a trance i'll thc
barn of Mr. Bernard, near Rockville. All
efforts to arouse her having been unavail-
ing, all ambulance was procured and she
was conveyed to the county almShouse
Physicians were summoned and repeated
attempts were made to restore her to
consciousness, but without success. The
young woman had an experience of this
kind about a year ago, when she remained
in a comatoSe condition about three
weeks. The doctors say it is 4 catalcptic
affection.
William Riley, Of Hagcr>town, was
found dead in bed He was with party
of friends late at night, and when they
parted he remarked that he had never felt
better in his life. IIc boarded at the
Lands House and when lie did not ap-
pear at breakfast the landIady went to his
room and found him lead, Apoplexy
caused his death.
Joscphus Ground. an aged citizen of
l.eitersburg, was run down by the Blue
Mountain express on the Wcserr Mary
land railroad while walking across the
bridge over Antletam crcct. TO escape
being struck by the engine, he crawled
down along the side OF the bridge and
hung suspended by croSstle. The train
was stopped just after inc step of the
baggage car struck him intlictins severe
injuries in his forehead. Had the car
moved two feet farther he would have
been hurled from his pcrilous position
low. The trainmen rescued h,m.
Mrs Mary A. Hockmaa, wife of Mich
acl Hockman. died suddenly in Hagers-
town, aged o,' years. Worry over the
death OF her grandson, Samuel Hook
man, at Elgin, ILL.,, caused her death
When she received the news OF his death
She was parayzed and blood vesse!
burst. The following children survive:
Samuel NJ. Hickman, Elg!n. ILL.,; Harvey
and Henry Hickman, Alexandria, Va;
Mrs. {. Henry Garlic, New York. ard
Mrs. William Leach, Haeerstown.
The Brunswick extension Of the Har-
pers Ferry Electric Lieh. aud Power
Company has been organized at Bruins
wick by the election OF :hc following dl-
rectors: Dr.. Fl. S. Hedges, Mr. J. I.
Martin. Mr. c. r. Gregory, Mr.. VIII
liam Schnauffer, Mr.. G. T. Hogan, Mr
II. NJ. Jones, Mr.. F. +. Alder and Z. T.
Brantner The electricity will come from
Harpers Ferry, the line having already
been run from that point to Brunswick
Poles are now being erected and wires
strung to supply the town life light
O. P. Eichelberger was elected Cor
poration Clerk OF Brunswick, succeed
ing A. B. Hedges.
+. P. Rose & Bro, OF Greensboro,
who operate large canning establish
ment on the Eastern Shore have glad
dened the hearts of the many farmers
with whom they contracted last spring
to grow them tomatoes at sos ton by
voluntary raising the price to s. a ton.
This will include all tomatoes previous
I Il, n1S
future deliveries. The MessrS. Roe are
receiving a great deal OF praise from
the growers of tomatoes, who had been
their i'll luck.
L. 7. Yoder, of Pittsburg, owner OF the
system at Mountain Lake Park, has been
granted franchise for system of wat
er works and sewerage for Oakland. He
will put in both water and sewerage for
the town, the work to be completed by
May 81, 1906 He is to charge Pittsburg
rates for water which are very reason
able, and the charge for sewerage will be
less than city rates Oakland is to have
20 hrcplugs, to be placed in the resident
and business portions of the town, and
will cost the town an annual rent OF S2S
each. Several drinking fountains will be
established, but at no cost to the town:
The franchise is to extend for a term OF
% years for the water and II years tor
the sewerage, and at the expiration OF
these periods the corporation may buy the
systems at a price to be determined by ar
bitraton.
Morgan Thornton, aged 27 years, was
arraigned before Justice of the Peace J.
w. Kennedy for swearing on the street IN
Crisfeld. lie pleaded guilty and fine
Of $40 was imposed. Not being able to
osv the fine, he was ordered to be locked
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