Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1876-03-17

FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDEST.--An acct.
dent occurred the other day on the Win.
chester Branch Of the 3. e. o. r. r., 81
miles South Of Winchester, at Narrow
Passage bridge. The bridge which was
112 feet high, gave way under a train OF
cars consisting of an engine and sixteen
cars, eight of which were loaded with live
stock. The engineer F. Donovan, of San
DIV Hook, Md, and brakemen Jefferson
and Chapman of Winchester, were killed
outright together with five passengers,
whose names could not be asccrtained at
the time of writing there was also eight
persons wounded, some Of them seriously,
among whom was---Cunning, of Sandy
Hook, Md, who had both arms broken
and is otherwise injured Union.
ANOTHER FICHT.-On Saturday night
last another knock down took place in our
town between a two legged citizen and a
three legged tramp, bothfull of the 'stutf."
After pummeling each other to their
hearts content they were parted by the
bystandcrs and the tramp requested to
leave instartcr, which he did The citi-
zen, however, feeling that justice had not
been DONE followed up the gentleman and
knocked him down. After recovering
from this assault and regaining his feet, it
was a caution to see how he did run, not
withstanding he bad been walking with a
crutch few minutes before. The citizen
then returned to the hotel and was rccciv-
cd by his many friends, who awaited his
return in brcatbless silence, with the high
est honors of game cock.
How TO MAKE Mischief Keep your
eye on your ncighborS, take care of them.
DO not let them stir without Watching
They may do something wrong if you do,
TO be sure, YOU never knew them to do
anything very bad, but it may be on your
own account they have not Perhaps if it
had not been for your kind care they might
have dsgraccd themselves long ago. There
fore, do not relax any efforts to keep them
where they ought to be. Never mind your
own business, that will take care Of itself.
There is a man passing along-hc is look.
ing over the fcncc-be suspicious of him /;
perhaps he contcmplatcs stealing one of
these dark nights; there is no knowing
what queer tancies may have got into his
head. If you find any symptoms of any
one passing out of the path Of duty, tell
every one else what you see, and be partic,
ular to sec great many. 1t is good way
to calculate such things, though it may not
benefit yourself OF any one particularly.
Do keep something a going silence Isl
dreadful thing; it is said there was silence
in heaven for the space of half an hour;
do not let any sucn thing bappcn on earth,
it woull he too much for this mundane
sphcre,-EA,
For the Clarion.
NEAR EMMlTsBuRG,
March 4, 1876.
The annual examination in Silver Plain
School came off on last Friday The
teacher in charge, Charles VI. TroNcll, may
well feel proud of his school. He is now
about closing his second year at his school
and the high trade of his examination and
the promptncss with which the questions
were answered, speaks well for the teacher
and his pupils.
We were surprised to see such a model
school in this part OF oar county, and it is
far in advance of most of our town schools.
Friend TroXcll has some torty-cight schol-
ars on his roll, and the discipline Of his
school and the rapid progress Of the sChol-
ars is all that anyone can wish. After the
examination we We're invited to remain
until evening for an exhibition by the sane
teacher and his widcawakc
school. At an early hour we wcndcd our
way to the new school house and to our
we found it filed to OVERLOOKING,
Promptly at : o'clock Mr.. TroXcll called
the audience to order and then delivered an
address which ahoul led in fine thoughts,
the cloqucncc Of which was highly apprc-
ciatcd by all and long will we remember
YOU. Charlie The Dialogues, speeches and
music were very fine. The music was car
ried on principally by Mcssrs. TreXcl and
llalbaugh assisted by Misses llarbaugh,
Winters and Jennie Eylcr, whose silver
toned voices still echo in our ears. To give
a minute account of the exhibition would
occupy too much room, but the following
programme will show what the exhibition
consisted Of:
Pr0granntG.-Welcome, Chas. NJ Trox-
ell; Music-God bless our home. Speech
Tho value of time and knowledge, Grant
Winters; Dialogue--Thc boy and bird,
Willie Shields and Frank Eycr: Speech
The two squirrels, Milton Lantz; Dia
fatal mistake, Clara Winters
and Elem Shields; Music. Always Cheer
full. Dialogue, Barbara Long and Molie
Eyler; Rcc,ation-The better Land. Hat
tic Warrcnfcltz; Dialoguc-nrcss, Emma
Lantz and Emma Eyler; opcech-My
Mothers grave, John Brieghner; Dialogue
The contcntcd boy, VIM. Eylcr and 81
las Weller. Music-Crown them with
roses. Dialogue-A place for everything,
Mary Long and Bertha Lantz; Speech
The necessity of Education in Republic,
4. II. IIarbaugh; Dlaloguc--rhc Philos.