Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1876-11-16

MUs1c.-A travelling band Of Italians
discoursed some sweet music on our streets
Monday night. AS music of this kind is
such rarity with us the Italians were
treated with due respect and were the re-
ciplent of no small amount Of nickles and
pennies.
PERSONAL many friends of Rev
r. f. Bushong will read the following Ia
ken from the Springfield, O., Republic
with pleasure: Rev. 7. F. Bushong and
family arrived home from their Centennia
visit on Thursday evening last, after five
weeks absence. The ladies took posses
sion of the parsonage had it warmed and
lighted up, and everything in order.
They were entirely surprised, having
not the least idea that any such reception
awaited them. After general shake Of
hands and congratulations were enjoyed
the family were escorted to the dining
room and invited to sit down to table
loaded with good things. The company
then sang several songs appropriate to the
occasion.
Mr.. Bushong acknowledged his Thank
fulness and appreciation Of the evenings
entertainment in very touching speech
Prayer was offered by Mr.. W. w. Nea
and thanksgiving, that our pastor had
been permitted to return with health some
what renewed. At q late hour the com
pany dispersed feeling richly repaid ant
that the occasion was highly enjoyed by
all concerned.
AT Frcdcricktown, Nd, the car in which
Mr.. Buslong was riding, was run into by
an engine, and he received several bruises
and sprained shoulder.
PERsoNAL-Mr William Grimes and
lady, nee Miss Gertic Parish, left for theil
home in Anne Arundal county, last Satur
day.
Miss Sallie Schneur, nee Six, returned &c
her former home in this place last Friday
looking the very picture of health &C. Hel
present home is in Sclinsgrovc, Pa, where
her husband is engaged IN business.
WANTED.--A large lamp at the dcpo,
in this place This is decidedly the dar.
kcst placeiin the State and is about as vel
fitted for depot for genteel people to as.
semble in rs the old barn just opposite. 1t
is downright shame that the people OF
Mcchanicstown are compelled to suffer
such indigni,ies from corporation that
has been SO literally patronizcd as this one.
Passengers are compelled to lngcr about
the platform, listening to all sorts Of con.
vcrsa,ion and in the company of all sorts
of men without knowing who they nre or
what they might do 1t is SO dark that it
is impossible to see your hand before you.
Passengers are not only compelled to walk
to the depot over one Of the worst roads
in the county, not knowing what moment
they may fall down in consequence there
of, but are then compelled to wait on the
train in total darkness or sit in little
eight by ten room that is always full of
loafcrs. A large lamp placed at the end OF
the depot facing the town would be of un.
told benefit to the travelling community
and woul1 enable passengers to see what
they are doing and who are about them
whilst waiting on the train. See to it Mr.
Supt. and let us have the light, for 1t has
become really necessary.
SHOOTING AFFAIR.-On Monday after
noon of last week, shooting affair &C
Cured on Mar Sct street of rather a scrl-
Gus nature, 1t appears that Glenn Potts, a
very pcaccable and unotiending colored
man, had just returned home from the
country where he had been on a cunning
expedition, and was standing quietly on
the corner of Market and fifth ST., when
he was ticrcely assaulted by three or four
drunken colored ruflians, who beat him
over the head and face with bottles AMI
bricks injuring him quite seriously. Not
desiring of having any difficulty, he re.
treated from one corner to the other close.
ly pursued by the ruffians until finding fur
thcr forebcarance impossible he fired his
gun into the midst Of them. striking man
by the name of Butler, who halls from
Washington, wounding him, as we learn
very dangerously, the shot passing through
portion of the abdomen. The parties
were arrested and sent to jail.-7imes