Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1905-01-12
MARYLAND STATE NEWS
Condensed Late Dispatches Boiled Down
for Rapid Reading.

OF the Hog Island Farm, OF nearly 9oC
acres, in lower Caroline county tilcd
by Secretary of State Oswald Thigh
man, have been passed upon by Judge
William r. Martin, who ratified th,
sale. The purchaser was William II
Dcwecsc, of the Denton bar. Colone'
Tilghman objected to the ratification oi
the sale on the ground that the price
was inadequate, and for other reasons
Examiner N. Alel Hutson, of the
Circuit Court, took voluminous testi-
mony, but the court found that not a
single one of the exceptions was sup
ported by the evidence The farm was
purchased several years ago by Antonius
Helmich, at the time when Holland
colony was being planted along the Chop
tank river, for 10000 lIclmich soon
aftcrward went back to the Neither
lands, leaving Colonel Tilghman the
manager of the property under power
Of attorney. He morgagcd the farm,
and the recent sale made under fore
closure of the mortgage.
Permission has been granted the first
class midShipman to celebrate the burial
of "Math" and skinny This i, a
custom that has been followed by the
middcs for a number OF years, but i'll
the last year it was stopped by the acad-
cny authorities. "Math' (mathcmati>)
and Skinny. (physics) are the two
studies regarded BY the mlddles as the
hardest during the course, and upon
completing them they celebrate by Civ
ing a torchlight parade, all Of them
being attired in weird costumes.
The Sheriff's jury awarded Ralph j..
Tancy $225o damages for right of way
through his property in Hancock for the
Western Maryland Railroad. The rail
road will run between his store and
warehouse. Before the condemnation
proceedings he asked for s., 500 and the
railroad company offered him $1,000,
Mrs Leila Widmcyer was allowed SOC
for a right of way for the Western Mary
land railroad through the Widmcyc1
property in Hancock and $1,000 to her
two children.
Fire destroyed the barn of William K
Clark, of Newbcrg, Charles county. Two
colts, two calves, a carriage, buggy, TN
dcrtaker'S outfit two mules belonging
to the county which were quartcrcd for
the winter i'll the barn, MIR. Clark 5 to-
bacco crop, hay, fodder and corn were
consumed in the flames. The loss i:
estimated at about ST,5oo, with only
very small insurance.
The Medical Society Of Talbot county
in I+aston elected officers as follows
President, Dr. Julius A, Johnson, OF
t,aSton; icc-preSident, DR.. James A
Stevens, OF Oxford; secretary and treas
urcr, Dir. Philip l.. Travers, OF Easton
delegate to Medical and Chirurgica,
Society Of Maryland, DR.. +. r. Trippc.
Of lIaSton ccnSorS. DR.. Samuel {. Trippc,
II Royal Oak; Dr. Joseph 5. Garrison.
II IIaston, and DIR. Charles II. Rose Cor
dova.
Floyd Yewcll has been awarded the
scholarship to the Maryland Institute
IF Art and Design, Baltimore, from Tai
bot county. lie will take A thorough
course in sketch and color work as
profession and will also learn mechanical
drawing.
Ex-Judge Daniel r. Magruder, OF
Annapolis, has reached the age OF 20
wears and is therefore entitled to a pen,
sion of $4,000 a year, provided for by
m act OF the last session of the Mary.
land Legislature stipuating that amount
annually to be paid quarterly to retir-
ed Judges.
Geo. II. Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio
owner OF the Washington. Baltimore
and Annapolis Electric Railway Com
Dany. proposes to give Annapolis tin.
axcclcd railway service between Balti
more and Washington if Annapolis viii
give the necessary terminal franchise
Twenty-four residents of the Thrd
Election district of Anne Arundel coun.
v have filed petitions i'll the Circuit
Court for mandamuS to compel the
Supervisors OF Election to replace their
names upon the registration books as
voters.
Edw Giyens sold the farm Ashland
l half mile from Cambridge containing
g. acres, to James c, Mcars, OF Chateau
for $500.
Congressman DR.. Isaac A. Barber
wife and daughter, Miss Nellie Barber
# Talbot county, have gone to Miami
tla., to spend the winter.
William +. Shciss died at Leitcrsburg
Washington county, aged 90 years.
c. II. Williams, colored preacher Of
Baltimore. is in the Jail in Annapolis
charged with abductng a I5-year-old col
ored girl from her guardian in Annapo-
U.s.
Rev. George B. Taylor. formerly OF
Georgetown Ky, has accepted call to
he pastorate of the Rockville Christian
Church and assumed charge of his duties
He succeeds Rev. Burton H. Winston
The new pastor is brother Of Mrs
George S. Stone. of Rockville Place.
Mrs. Susan Hawkins died at the home
,f her son near Etchison, Montgomery
county, aged 80 years,
At the Teachers Institute, held it
Hagerstown, State Superintendent NJ
Bates Stephens requested the public
school teachers of Washington county tc
ascertain the sentiment relative to com.
oulsory education, so that the State
Board OF Education may know what
course to pursue in obtaining proper
Icgislation Prof John B. Houser report
ed that it was the opinion of the teacher:
hat compulsory education law could
not be satisfactory enforced at this time
William Turpin Phillips, 90 years old
# Hebron. Wicomico county, died sud
denly.
Charles Barton the aged murderer OF
Simon Talhelm, who is in the Hagers'
town Jail waiting to be hanged said to
Inc taller I'm not bothered about
hanging. You will find that | will be
a. game as any man that ever walked to
the galows Old Charley will never
f,lter," Barton apparently is the most
rnconcerned person in the Jail.
Miss Arabella w. Neill, who died
, wear ago in Philadelphia, left $2oc