Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1905-04-06
MARYLAND STATE NEWS
Condensed Late Dispatches Boiled Down
for Rapid Reading.

SlOWClS HiOlS tildli Po pSi 'oii io' WIN"
toes, the farmers in Caroline county
will plant few tomatoes the coming sea-
son. There will be large acreage OF
corn, as corn at So ton is the better
paying crop. Grccnsbor is in one of
he largest canning sections on the pen
;nsula, and cut in the price OF toma-
toes will cause severe loss to many
growers who make specially of raising
tomatoes for the packing houses.
Mr.. Edward +. Welsh, of Avery,
Montgomery county, will be allowed to
retain the custody of his nephew, Ed
ward Cuff, aged 10 years, against the
protest of James B. Welsh, of barnes
own, also an uncle of the boy, inns
was decided in the court at Rockville
The case was brought on habcas corpus
proceedings instituted by James b.
Welsh to recover possession of the boy:
who is an orphan. 1t was represented
that Cuff, who was several months ago
bound over to James B. Welsh, was ell
iced from his Jamestown home and
that he was surrounded by bad 'ni'u-
ences at his Avery home. The boy NM
self declared preference for his uncle
Edward, and stated that he had not been
properly treated at the home OF ms
uncle James. Judge Henderson III de-
.iding the case said he would not make
mail disposition of the case, but would
remand the boy to the custody OF MS
lnclc Edward pending his good behavior
and no developments of bad hbtS, but
hat the Court would retain control OF
him, so that he could be sent to proper
institution III case he proved a bad boy
1t is stated that the special license tax
imposed by Frederick upon professional
men will be repealed.
In Frederick it has been decided to
extend the paving of streets with vltri-
fed bricks. -,
States Attorney and Mrs. Thaycr and
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward II. Lince'l, OF
Oakland, are visiting the Misses GcSner
at their home, on the Naval Academy
reservation, AnnapoliS
Republican city primaries in Annapo-
lis will be held April y TO nominate
candidates for Mayor and Councllmcn.
The trustees of the Fahrncy Memorial
Home for the Aged of the German Bap-
fist Brethren Church elected Lew Bear
of Ilagerstown, superintendent, and the
home was formally opened.
John NJ. Shippers who shot AIber'
Constable on the evening OF August Is.
1904 near Elkton, was found guilty OF
murder in the first degree and sentenced
to be hanged. 1t took quarters OF
an hour for the jury IN the case to decide
the fate OF the traverScr. The jury left
the courtroom at 4o2 o'clock, and at
Az o'clock returned with its verdict
When the bailtf in charge of the Jury
notified the court that a verdict had been
agreed upon instruction were gwen the
other baliifS in the courtroom to allow
nobody to come into the courtroom by
way OF the rear entrance until the jur!
had arrived. When the Jurymcn took
their seats the audience part oi the room
was crowded to lis utmost, but notwitl''
standing this fact, everything was quiet
The foreman OF the jury announced tho
verdict agreed upon. Shippers was tolf
to stand up, and he heard his tate with
the utmost GOODNESS. Asked II he hat
anything to say, Shippers said NO
Chief Judge James Alfred Pearce Their
sentenced him to be hanged. In passing
sentence, the Judge referred to the awiu
crime that had been committed. lie thrl
ordered the prisoner to be returned to the
Maryland PcnItcntlary, where he shall
bc confined until three days prior ,c
the day OF his execution, which will be
later set by Governor Warheld. lie VII!
then he turned over to the Cecil county
authorities and confined i'll the EIktol
Jail until the day of his execution, which,
will take place in the jail yard.
Dr. Thomas Fell, president of st
Johns College, has been informed that
Andrew Carnegie has donated to the
college the sum of $1,000, to be used
in the construction OF physical and
chemical laboratory, the gift TO be upon
certain conditions, which the authorities
OF the College will not announce at pres
emit St. Johns College is the oldest
school in Maryland. having been original
~ founded AS King Williams School
more than 200 years ago through the
patronage OF Gov Francis Nicholson
Soon after the Revolution ii was elevated
to the rank OF college, and its name
changed. Many eminent Marylandcr,
have been among its graduates. a plai'
OF cooperation with the University OF
Maryland is now under Amusement. St
Johns is one OF the regular recipients
of the State education fund.
Mrs Mary T., Burch, aged SO years
died of general debility at the residence
of her grandson Rev George w. Thorn,
as, at AdamStown She was a native OF
Prince Georges county, but for the past
six years has resided at AdamStown
The Governor announced the follow
ing appointments: J. G.. Stevens, to be
justice Of the peace for kracgcrtown dis
trict, Frederick county. G.. Edgar VIII
hanson, to be notary public at Preston
Caroline county, Md Frank ~ George
to be justice OF the jeacc for Williams
port, Washington county. The Board OF
Public Works was authorized that Ger
tain repairs should be made to the Stat,
tobacco warehouses. The Governor ha'
designated Friday, April II, to be OBJ
serve as ArbOr Day throughout the Stale
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad de
pot at Aberdeen was entered by robbers
Their booty was a suit of clothes from
tho express matter and some pcnnlc'
from a chewing gum slot machine. The
ticket office window was smashed and the
money drawer was broken open, but i
had nothing in it. The safe was not dis
turbcd
\ travellers protective association wa:
organized in Hagcrstown with ', NJ
Cushwa, president; w. b. Littlcton ant
Walter d. Wilson, vice-presidents; JOIN
Kyd Bcckenbaugh, secrctary-treasurcr
]. w. Myers, State vice-prcsldent; Char
cs A. Richie, State director; Noah w
MYERS. J. o. Funkhouscr, Lynn f. Keller