Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1876-06-22

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Governor one of the managers of the Mo.
ryland Insane Hospital.
IT is said that whoever goes to sleep
first on the wedding night will die first,
and we'd advise newly married couples to
sit up all night and play checkers.
A YOUNG man from Rocky Ridge cx-
changed horses with his fathcr-ln.law the
other nightly mistake.
IMPORTANT TO THE CLARION READERS.
When you come to Frederick buy your
Drugs and Medicines of the new firm, S.
s. Schley g. Bro They pledge themselves
to sell the 7oNrest articles omer than any
Drug Store there. Call and prove this rs
sertion. At
QUARTERLY CONFERENCE.-The Sec.
ond Quarterly Conference Of the United
Brethren in Christ of Mechancstown Cir
cult, V A. Conference for 1876, will con-
yenc at Liberty Hail." Adams CO., Pa,
Saturday, July 1st, at and half o'clock
p NJ. Rev. John Rcubuch, p. E., of1icia
ting Let every official member be pres
cnt if possible, as there is work for every
one in the vineyard Of the Lord. Those
who may not be present, will remember
that the Conf. requires that they send in
the "Rcason Why" Please do not fail to
do so. "Bc thou faithful unto death, and
will give thee a crown Of life"
EMMTTsBURG, MD, June 10, 1876.
Local ITEMs.-It was our pleasant priv
ilcgc to attend the Sunday school exhibit
ton held in the Eyler's Valley chapel last
week. This school is in very hourishing
condition. 1t numbers some 60 or 65
scholars under the efficient care of Mr..
Benjamin Eylcr rs superintendent. The
church was very handsomely decorated
with cvcrgrccns, laurel and flowers of all
winning faces of the fair and beautiful it
reminded me of a fairy dream. How en-
chanting the music sounded as 1t poured
forth from hearts filled with devotion to
the great God Of nature. We were not fa-
vorcl with programme, but we CLEANED
few pieces, and among the most effective
and which made the most lasting impress
sion on the mind of your correspondent
were, The Willing Mind-dialogue-by
several young ladies'. The "UncXpected
meeting "A talk about good things" "A
Speech "The elements of true manhood
and Religion the only basis of society"
We have forgotten great many, but the
most effective piece rendered was by the
Bible class, consisting Of nine young In
dies under the leadership of Mrs. Funk,
wife of the pastor, entitled the Cleaners.
This was very fine and the young ladies
may feel proud of their efficiency in the
dramatic line. Your correspondent feels his
inadcquacy to fully describe or do justice
To the affair
On last Thursday afternoon quite Sc
rious accident occurred toa little son Of
Nr. Jesse Scabrooks. The boy, aged about
five years, was hanging on to hack com
ing from the depot, when his hold gave
way and he fell while another hack follow
ing close behind ran over HIM, badly cut.
ting his head. Dr. Chns. Eichclberger was
called in and furnished the necessary med
ical assistance.
Our town is looking quite brisk Full
of city visitors. f.
DISTRESSING DEATH.--On Saturday last,
says the Peoples Voice, Westminster was
excited over the sad and sudden death of
one Of its most cstimablc and promising
young men Mr.. Trucman Smith, son Of
John Smith, Esq. About four O'Clock in
the afternoon, in company with Lewis
Poole, Edwin Bale and his two brothers,
and a youth named Lew Hoppe, went to
Orndorf' S dam, about mile f.om West
minister, to have a bath. The day was
quite warm, and on reaching the dam the
party seated themselves under one of the
trees and rested for while, then proceed
ed to battle. Poole swan across the dam;
Smith followed soon after with young
Hope upon his back. About twenty
yards from the bank he immcdatly sank.
Hoppe becoming detached, and being una
bic to swim came near drowning, and was
reached by Poole after he had gone down
twice. 1t was with much difficulty that
Poole reached the bank with his BURDEN
The youth had lost his presence Of mind
and chung to the neck of his supporter in
such q manner that both came near finding
n watery grave Immediately upon reach.
ing the bank Poole looked back, but could
get no sight of Smith. He Immediately
gave general alarm About 800 people
from Westminster fastened to the dam
including Messrs. Israel Zaiber and Theo-
dorc Fritche, who after much difficulty in
diving recovered the body. The depth
was about 1S feet. Young Smith did not
sink at once out of sight, his head being
visible for few seconds beneath the sur
lace; he sank out of sight. There seemed
to be no struggle. Those upon the bank
think that as he sank beneath the water
there vas faint ely for help, but Of this
they are not positive. Upon examination
the physicians gave it as their decision that
death did not result from drowning, but
from either congestive chill or the burst
ing of blood vessel in the brain. There
was no water whatever in the stomach. 1t
is probable that death ensued ever before
he sank to the bottom.
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