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* Committed suicide or murdered June 23, 1903.

Our beautiful River R'd is now in bad condition in two places.  The one
close to Orange Grove; <s> this has been</s> is caused by the B. & O. R.R. company
throwing the rock from their tunnel into the river, then deflecting 
the river and causing the road to be inundated and necessitating the
making of a new one higher up.  The other was caused by building
the new dam for the Catonsville Water Company.  I reached
O.G. about noon.  Here I secured a nice picture of the dam.

I now looked for a place to eat my lunch.  <s>After dinner</s>
Near the spot where I ate my dinner was a Hydrangea.  On
it I observed already a gall.  Breaking it open, I found in 
it a large orange-colored grub.  After dinner I continued my
trip along the River R'd.  Seeing a large apple-tree in full bloom
just about the dam at Avalon, I stopped to observe it.  Just
as I did this I noticed a young fellow with a young woman coming
along the road.  They soon came up with me, and I saw that they
were taking views along the river.  They had a Pony Premo No. 6
taking pictures 5x7.  We were soon conversing together, and I learned
that they had started from Relay & were anxious to get to Ellicott
City.  They were both very refined and I found them very pleasant.
The young man was Mr. J. M. Johnson*  After they left me I hastened
        