Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1905-07-27
MARYLAND STATE NEWS
Condensed Late Dispatches Boiled Down
for Rapid Reading.

| SOllc NdllllSlllllS il! oIlc VI tlC Coiif
| dors, placed can Of shcllac varnlsh in
contact with an electrc-light switch
board in such way that it closed cir.
cult. The contents of the can ignited
and spread over the floor. The fire
was cxtinguished by workmen after some
flooring and walls had been burned.
J. William Allnut, of Laytonsvile,
Montgomery county, was dangerously in
jured by the breaking of the seat of
horse rake in his hay fields. When the
seat broke Mr.. Allnut fell backward to
the ground. The lines were around his
neck and this caused the horse to back.
| Several prongs of the rake penetrated
Mr.. Allnut's groin and stomach, one to
a depth of about 4 inches.
Junius Yates, of Texas, and Jefferson
Davis Smith, of louisiana have been
admitted as midshipmen to the Naval
Academy.
Bertha Rogers, aged about 20 years, an
employe in factory at Bellevue, the
county almshouse, is in serious cond-
tion from taking poison. She told the
family of Mrs. Cromer, with whom she
lived, that she had taken poison, and
emetics were administered by physi--
clan. Her wardrobe was searched and
a number of capsules, containing. drugs,
were found. She was removed to Belle
vue as soon as her condition permitted.
The following officers OF the First
Regiment, Maryland National Guard,
have resigned: Major James c. Porter,
OF Annapolis; First Lieutenant {. A.
Hogan, Company II, of Westminster,
and Second Lieutenant Zachariah II. 5.
Crawford, OF Company NJ, OF Annapolis
Rev. w. A. Coupland has been commits
stoned chaplain Of the Fourth Regiment,
vice +. J. Ilefenstein, resigned.
George W. Heltzel, for years trusted
employc OF the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad at the depot in Gaithersburg,
Montgomery county, was arrested on
freight train as he was going to Wash
ington. He is accused OF forcing an en-
trance into the office and robblng the
money till of $50 while the agent was
at lunch. Special Agent Rohrer was in
charge of the office. lIoltzel was familiar
with the office during his long service,
and Detective William was assigned to
the case. When arrested l1eltzcl ad-
mitted borrowing the money, and said
he had returned about half the amount,
but denied entering the Office by force
He was lodged in Jail at Rockville. he
is about 20 years old and resided III
GaithcrSburg with his mother. Until ar
rested he bore all excellent reputation
and had held several positions with the
railroad company.
The Little Wabash Railroad which
has been i'll operation for couple OF
seasons at Pen Mar will be extended
next season from Pen-Aar Park to the
Blue Mountain House. a half mile dis
,ancc. The tracks will be laid on the
picturesque Blue Mountain path" which
will be widened. The railroad is min
aturc affair. The locomotive is only
about two feet high. The passenger
cars each holding four persons, are IN
proportion. The track now winds
around among the trees in the park IN
The direction of the Western Maryland
Railroad Station The road and equip
nent is owned and operated by William
r. Fleigh, of HagerStown. His II-year-
old son, Robert Fleigh, is the engineer,
and he is an expert. Another son,
Harry. is the conductor. Mr.. Flegh was
for number OF years an engineer on
The Western Maryland Railroad. He
has couple thousand dollars invested
in the enterprise, Last year about 20
900 passengers were hauled on the rail-
road.
Harry Walton, I4-year-old son of G.
=. Walton, of Annapolis, is suffering with
rather painful injuries as the result OF
double accident which befell him III
oSr olun lIoVS V 'sirp M9J lseI olIl
he cut his foot severely. The foot be-
came swollen and his mother soaked
some absorbent cotton with turpentine
and wrapped the foot i'll it. Friday he
stepped upon a match and ignited it, set
inc fire to the turpentne and the band
ages. Before they could be removed his.
foot was severely burned.
! The wheat crop in Caroline county.
which it was expected would be very
large, has proved sad disappointment
to the farmers throughout the entire
county. The average is only about IS
bushels to the acre. The largest yield
50 far reported is that on the farm OF
Mr. George Nichols, which was oIo
bushels, or I7H bushels to the acre
The large park surrounding the depot
at Washington Junction, on the Balti.
more and Ohio Railroad, will be cleaned
I'M and made attractive to passengers
stopping at that point transferring tor
East and West and for Frederick Set
fees and shrubbery and flowers and trees
will be trimmed and put in excellent
condition
Robert Baynard, colored, OF Burris-
v;llc lies in a critical condition from
what is believed to be the effects OF a
dose Of poison administered by Thomas
Broadway, colored. 1t is said that
Broadway and Baynard had some trou-
bic over woman, and that on Friday
broadway offered Baynard drink OF
g;n The gin. or what was given to him
7s ojr. made Baynard deathly sick, and
he WAS saved from death by the timely
arrival of DR.. S. c. Dudley, of Church
iii Every symptom was that of pois-
,,;no DR. 7 NJ. Corkran, of Centre
Vile, sent the bottle containing the hq9lo
lo the State Chemist at Baltimore tor
"y,n,;nation, w. Broadway has been ar
rested and is lodged IN CentreNile jan
10 await developments.
What is supposed to be the largest
Usage orange tree in the State OF Mary
land stands in the yard OF the Green's
horo Hotel. Its measurements are y
feet feet, around the bottom, I3 feet at he
middle Of the trunk, 7 feet around the
main limb, and its limbs spread, 90 feet;
Thr 'Ivt,' tree Is more than 70 feet high, and
is 60 years old. 1t is very full OF fruit
| all of which is very large.
81 Rev. DR.. Frederick f. J. Floyd. rector
of St Peters Protestant Episcopal
Church at Uniontown, has reconsidered
and will not accept the bishop coadjutor,,
sh;o OF Oregon. He recently returnea