Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1905-07-20
MARYLAND STATE NEWS
Condensed Late Dispatches Boiled Down
for Rapid Reading.

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, Montgomery county, was burned to death
Saturday. She had attempted to kindle
fire with coal oil, which split on her
dress and ignited as the blaze blew up
from the stove when a match was put
to the coal oil on kingling wood.
In Allegany county the Republican
primaries will be held September and
the Democratic primaries October g.
These will be the first trials of the new
primary system of direct nominations.
Lee Harper was badly slashcd with a
razor i'll quarrel with Charles Green
along the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
i'll the suburbs of Hagcrstown over a
woman. The end of his nose was cut
off, the right ear split, his cheek laid
open and two serious gaShcs made i'll his
neck. DR.. II. S. Herman dressed his
injuries. Harper preferred no charges
against Green.
1t is stated rights of way have been
secured i'll St. Mary's county for the eN-
tension of the Washington, Potomac and
Chesapeake Railroad from Mechanics
vile to Esperanza.
Surveys have been completed for the
proposed electric railway between lla-
gcrstown and Wayncsboro.
Dr. James S. Chaplain says: "a re-
markable optical illusion was seen IN
Trappe, Talbot county, about 7 o'clock
in the evening of July II by several OF
our citizens. As described to me by
Mrs. John r. Mulikin who saw it from
her yard, it appeared abaut half a mile
distant in the lower stratum OF the at
noSphcrc as a miniature representation
Of the Choptank river, the winding OF
| the shores, with the water and the
bushes, in perfect representation The
mirage lasted about 80 minutes. The
! day was very hot one, with the atmOS-
phere very damp The river is about
three miles distant in direct line"
1t is now practically assured that a
| Young Mems Christian Association
building will be erected in Brunswick.
| For the erection OF this building the
! Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
will contribute $II,5oo conditioned on
the people of Brunswick contributing
! $500 This conditional sum is now
practically assured.
John Fisher, the dog catcher OF An
napolis who is taking the paStcur treat
mcnt i'll Baltimore, is said to be in a
! serious condition. 1t is feared hydro
phobia has developed from the bite OF
4 dog which he had caught unlicensed
and put to death. No attention was paid
to the wound at first, but his leg be
came swollen aud his attending physi-
clan had the dog disirtcrred and sent
its head to Baltimore for analysis. This
was done by DR.. n. G.. kelrlc and strong
symptoms of rabies were found Fisher
returned to his home in Annapolis with
out the knowledge of the physician He
suffered severe commissions. however, aud
was sent to Baltimore again to continuc
the treatment.
\ child of Mr.. and Mrs John Robin
son, of Sharptown, died after several
days suffering and great emaciatlon from
the effect OF drinking COWS milk The
child had been fed constantly from birth
with milk from a COW whose feed had
been changed from dry to green. The
changed condition OF the milk, which
was affected by the COWS food, made
the child puny and sick.
The Naval Academy authorities have
been notified that most imposing fleet
Of war vessels will assemble off the
Capes and escort the remains Of Admiral
John Paul Jones TO Annapolis the latter
part OF the month. At that point Adj
miral Sigsbee'S squadron OF escort, con
SSting OF the cf,,icrs Brooklyn, Calves
ton. Tacoma and Chattanooga, will be
Joined by the North Atlantic battlcShip
squadron, under Admiral Evans, con-
Ssting OF the Maine Missouri, Iowa,
Illinois, Massachusetts,, kearSargc, Ma
bama and Kentucky; an additional
cruiser squadron under Admiral Brown
son, composed OF the Maryland, N,r-
.inia, Colorado and Pennsylvania, and
the French cruiser Jurien de la Graylcrc
now in the harbor of Baltimore, Thi.
splendid fleet will proceed up the Chc,a-
peake and anchor, according to arrange.
mentS, off Annapolis, on the ED.
Gov Edwin Wartield will be the
speaker at the twentieth annual rcumon
Of the Middlctown Valley Sunda}
Schools to be held one and onc-haIt
miles west of Nliddletown on Saturday,
August 20. 4 letter from the Governor
states that he will be present without
fail, and will make the trip in his pri.
vate conveyance, i'll order to see the coun
try better. This reunion is annually at
tended by from 5000 TO 1000 persons
from all sections of Frederick and Wash
ineton counties. I.oudon county. Nir-
ginia, and even from Jefferson county.
West Virginia. The presence of the
Governor this year will draw much
larger concOurSe OF people.
William Tucker, Oscar, Thomas and
Frank Lyons, residents OF Cambridge,
Dorchester county, were arrested III
Cambridge upon the complaint ol the
Talbot county authorities and turncd
over to Deputy Sheriff Samuel W, Jones,
who took them to Easton, where they
we're tried before Police Justice William
Redde upon the charge OF taking crabs
out OF Bolingbrooke creek, a tributary
If the Choptank river on the Talbot
side. contrary to the act OF the LeglsIa-
ure of 1902, which prohibits the taking
of oysters, terrapins or crabs by non
residents of the county within waters
wholly in Talbot county. By consent OF
States Attorney Harry Coyngton, vcr-
lict of not guilty was entered III the case
If Oscar Lyons, but the other three were
found guilty and fined SIS and costs
each, amounting to $37.25 apiece, which
they paid.
Mrs. Amelia Lowell, wife Of Rev,
Isaac Lowell, pastor OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church at Garfield, Fredcrick
county, died suddenly while on a visit to
her daughter, Mrs, Lloyd Harp, at
Wolfsville She was about $ years old.
Her husband and six children survive.
A young horse belonging to Mr., Johu
B. Foold, of Annapolis, was frightened
bv an automobile and jumped overheard
at the city dock, dragging buggy BE-
hind him. The water was deep and the