Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1905-04-27
MARYLAND STATE NEWS
Condensed Late Dispatches Boiled Down
for Rapid Reading.

night for the first time. This light is
generated by water power on Cacapon
Creek, in Morgan county, West Virginia,
10 miles from Hancock. The electricity
is conveyed by poles to Berkeley Springs,
Great Cacapon and Hancock. The wa
ter passed through tunnel 500 feet
long in solid rock. In connection with
the plant is heavy dam OF concrete
and concrete raceway The power is
secured by two 42-inch turbines, which
are directly connected with a 4oo-kilo-
watt dynado. AS much as $50 horse
power can be developed. The plant cost
in the ncighborhood of $4,000 +. K:
Reed, of GrecnSburg, Pa, who conceived
the idea, is president OF the company
Andrew T. Jackson, aged So, a proml.-
ncnt farmer of Cordova nclghborhood,
Talbot county, committed suicide by
shooting himself. A few minutes before
committing the deed he was chatting
pleasantly with his family at the break
fast table. After leaving the breakfast
room he went into his library and, taking
his gun from the rack, backed himself
against the wall, placed the muzzlc OF
the gun against his breast and, putting
a broomStick against the trigger, VIII,
his foot fired the fatal shot, His family,
in the adjoining room, heard the shot
and ran into the room. Medical aid was
sent for, but he died in a short time.
lie leaves a widow and two chlldrcn--a
sou and daughter. No cause is assigned
Tor the act.
The dam at the ChcScrtown straw
board mill and the Thomas II. Toiillngs
power grist mill broke at 4 o'clock the
other morning and caused considerable
damage. The new gates were carried
away and the first floor of the flour mill
was flooded to a depth of six inches,
damaging some flour A large grdcr OF
the railroad bridge below the gates was
carried away The most serious feature
OF the washout is the necessity tor the
strawboard mill closing because OF lack
of water ami the laying off of 90 men.
The damage to Prof. I. II. Toitng'
owner of the griSt mill is placed at
$1,000. Work will be commenced on the
mill at once.
Con Shorty" who was acquitted at
Rockville OF charge of grand larceny
L.
i'll taking tools from the blacksmith shop
al James s. Marlowc, at Ashton,
and ansl charged with being con
ncrtcd with the attempt 10 100. 'ne
Savings institution BANK a. ''!1';
Springs, has been released IRON, jan
Edward I. fctcr, VINO dc'ehaco 'l'c 'e
cuScd, insisted that there was al, 's'et,
mcnt that the one case wouIu I s't'Ie
both and alter conference WIN J""s'
henderson, state attorney Non',' ~
fetcr noiIc pressed inc altv''P'eu '",s
larry case and ordered shorty ;, u,S,
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-" - w. ir,,;,. Groner. in fine ,I,i,udc, Of
W..,orn Nt,r,I,nd .,y., "Thr nca,h
bud, are all right. The temperature
OF April Is was 81 degrees, high wind,
ice J., inch thick, On April 10 the tenn
pyrarurc was 81 degrees, heavy frost,
ground frozen to Interfere with cult
,ation, plenty Of ice. have not heard
Of any damage SO far, the tree, beng
very dry This. | believe, is all that
saved the peaches. My orchard is To-
ca,rd in the southern part OF the coun-
ty."
Mr.. John Morris died suddenly while