Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1876-11-23

FOR Salc.-A fine suit of Chamber
Furniture and Il 12 foot extension table
will be sold very cheap. These articles
are entirely new and well finished. Here
is u rare bargain for any body wishing ar
ticlcs of this kind. I or further palticu-
lars enquire of J. Harry Freeze, on Water
st. If
STILL THEY CoME.-Who? Why
STULL g. Co., TO Repair Clocks,
Watches and Jewellery. We are Pre-
pared to repair clocks, watches and
Ijewelry at short notice and guaran-
tee our work. All orders left at j.
L. Martin store will be promptly at
tended to. Also repairers Of sewing
machines, give us trial.
HAND BLOWN ORION Thursday at
tcrnoon last, a man named Raphael Mich
OILS, r, siding at the Point of Rocks in this
county, had his right hand blown entirely
off by the explosion Of u shot gun. We
understand Nichols was celebrating the
election of Tillcn and Hendricks, with
the gun, and he had apop bottle filled with
powder, and cmrtying the entire contents
into the gun, holding it up in his right
hand shot it off, when it exploded, tearing
his ri, Int hand entirely from tie arm, scat
tcring the flesh and blood in every dircc
ton. Dr. johnson, of Alamstown, drcs scd
The wound, and he is doing as well rs the
wound will admit ot-E,nwiHcr.
A FATAL cunning accident occurred
near lIopcwcll Station, in the lower part
OF Somerset county, Md, ON Thursday at-
tcrnoon. Jack Evans, Il lad - years Of
are, and Wingalc Sterling, were out gun
ming; Wngato broke his ramrod and
Evans took his gun to load it, resting his
own run, which was cooked, against his
left breast, the muzzlc Of which reached
the left side of his face and jaw. In ram
ming the Gun Of Wmgatc the motion
caused the hamm0r to fail, and the lead
passed from lett to right through Evan
head, and scattered the brains of the un.
Fortunate man over Wmgatc. Evans died
without Il struggle,
SETTLING A DIsrUTE.- The Cumhcr-
land News Of the 1ilh says: Yesterday
Nelson Price, colorrd, lodged with Justice
WidcMcr complaint againo, Charles Davcn-
port, whom he charged with assault with
intent to kill. The twain had Il dispute
about woman, anl in the heat Of it Day
export drew a pistol and fired into Prices
face. The bail struck tie latter square in
the forehead, near the nose, but glanced
along the skull, under the skin, and came.
out pear the temple. The wound was
painful, though not serious Davenport
escaped blt viii doubtless he capturrd,-'
Both men are strangers here. The row
took place in South Cumberland
SUDDEN DHArH.-Anl yet again has
our community been startled hy the sud
den death OF another Of its most highly
THURSDAY c'cning Of last week word was
blougnt to toTu that Mr.. Wm Keller, re-
siding ON top OF the mountajm three miles
east of this place, had been suddenly slrick
rn down with disease, and a few minutes
later IcNS of his death was received. Al.
though Hr, Keller had been afflicted with
heart l,.nt>c tor soyr"l years past, he
appeared quite well and cheerful on the
day OF hi, death, and was engaged at his
barn in thrc-hng ont some hungarian
@l0., sccl Having finished thrc>hing, he
WAS seated Oh some sacks cleaning the
seed. and while engaged in conversation
with one OF the persons present, suddenly
fell over, and expired before he could be
removed to his house. The deceased was
in the 500! year OF hi. age -EIgi|,r
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