Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1874-01-24
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SUDDEN DE\Tlt Or 11I'h ~
NEy.-EIugh Bernard Sweeney, residing
on the road between Mt. st. Marys I"l!r.e
and Emmtsburg. on last Friday week. io,h
inst. about 6 o'clock in the evening VINE
walking from his residence to the mouse ol
Prof. Hickey, in company with )r. 'onh
3, Draw ner, suddenly dropped down Ill
the road. and when carried into the mousse
of Mr.. Kelly. near by, life wns cx'lnc'.
DR.. Brawncr attempted to bleed h'h' nus
as life had departed the blood ceased ="
flow. He died it is supposed OF hcnr' us
ease. He was well, lively and full "f hnmor
in the morning. hut at twilight he was "
rornsr Deceased was about ~ years oi
age. -. I>,,,
Ills remains were inferred in st. Joseph
cemetery, Emmitsburs.
~ There is proposition IN foot, 10 pe
secured by an enactment al lhe '.tsis".
turr To form Il new election lhS'r''' "". VI
portions of Catociin. llauvrr' :, ana Mc'
rhanicstown. with the polling place 10 DC
fixed at linuvcr'S Old Tavern. Mr. Lamar
member from this county, has presented Il
pcti,io in the House OF Delegates looking
To that end.
~ I.OSr in this town last Tues lay, III
tho ncirhhorhood of Mr. Johnson $ Stt re, a
LADIES' MUPF, in which there was n wn''e
handkerchief. The finder by returning
il to this Office will receive the thanks o'
the owner.
The prosprcts for the erection of the ne"
County OF Catoctin are encouraging.
DEATH OF Mrs. HARRIET ELLEN STOUT
s. 81. l,,,t of
woman. wife of Mr.. Jacob Stontlcr' was
received in this place in the early part o'
this week. Her sudden illness ana dcati'
seemed but the work OF n moment, ana us
announcement cast a gloom over the en-
tire community. \ young, pleasing, mod
est and well hammered young lady, the
pride and solace of her aged mother, was
united in wedlocl but about - months
ago to Mr.. Stou!fcr Her husband with his
family removed to Altoon. last SPRING
They were well until about the LIST OF TINS
mouth, when the husband was attacked oy
the typhoid fever, and is still lying i'll with
it, His young wife in nursing him con-
tracted the disease, and survived its raya'
gcs but few days.
Her corpse was brought over to this
place last TUESDAY evening hy Drlcga.
ton from tie order of Ohl Fellows and
Knights Of pylIias-Mr Stouttcr being q
member of both these Orders in Mechan
icStnwn. Her funeral took place on " cd'
nts,l,y morning at 10 O'Clock, when the
CORPSE was committed to its final resting
place in Apples Churchy"rd. beside that
of her father. Rev \. +. Gid, ofciated
- w.. f,n.r.i snlrn,i,irs and pronounced
feeling and r"ihri'c d,sr"ur>" upon INT
mrlanch"Iy event VERIFY IA" ways y
ProTidcnrr are mysterious M" past ii'io
ing ont il'i'' has pl>Ncn away so''h;S
wife, leaving IN at,'l'lr' l"N'al,', y WV
owed mother, two hr2l hccfrII o: ""l reR''i|''
Fn,vKLiy N1tL,-A change will take
place At these Mil, in the .rrin- Mr.. J
y Miller l. Bro will retire from the Mills
and give place TO Mr.. Myers of Grttys
hurr, who will run the Mills for the nc,,
wear, after Aprjl ls,: while the farm will be
worked Tx Mr. Martin y Gilhcrt son nj
John b ,;j>b,r, Of his nl,cr ' "
OF 'nr a'nrr'ran sentinel at Nr-tmin-
ser, mas passed mo VI" hands on r. j.
hlNp'rl X 20. Ms Is an "l! established
) We '''' Wv 'I't' 80 w Nv ''' l'''i"'"'''
4: me sun rises 10 day at q: ) and sets
~ +''-.
Irxr \.h W. ,,o, ,,,. c,,,, ,L;e ,oor
ON The Ism # February and Easter SIM.
liay ON the 9Th of \nrij
fe.- ro.m,rrow !. III. l,,. IF IN. ,,ort,
ON which Saint ponl w,s rnnyrrtrI
fCB. DoC*.-Nc are indebted to the
Hon. Lloyd l.oWndc>, Jr. Member OF Con-
@rc"s from tins District. fora copy OF the
Com ross. ,nI ,l., fnrn rn,,, If tho .(nn'
,rrs.i,n,l Rcrnr,l" ~
KNIGHTS or PyTTI>s.--nn the LIST Of
this mouth the Knights of i'ythas met in
lhrir Hall IN this place. and Installed the
following Officers: samuel i. scott, Chan
rrlor r"mmrInlrr; Ere rrrk White, Vice
h'nrrIIor; John IL. Rnuz"r, Grand Pre-
late; JACOB l"nS"n. Master OF Finance:
hri,,i,p II,rn,nr E.,nrr ~ R.co ,1a oni
Seals. YIN II D,,uu,', N.,xi.r,ot 4 rms.
Thro1"r" Eylrr, inner Guard; Horutio
Fo:lc. o1irr Gnarl
nrmh.r. ''>''''
- This is IL" peri" of Spring Sales
We arc prepared +" l'rlnt sal" bills at short
notice, cheap for cash. Thc time for sell
Ing property Is noticed IN our paper with
out extra chaiEc.
MoHAvI,N tATit'S.--Nc understand
that the M"ravnn Fathers who are scat
tered around this vicinity pronliscuo,lslyI