Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1876-05-05

Mrs. BAughcr, wife of the late Isaac
Baughcr, of Frederick, died at her resi-
dence. South Market street, on Tuesday
night of last week, after q brief illness
aged about =.
Mrs. Aquila Frederick, living neal
Rayyille, Baltimore county, has attained
the age Of 1903 years. The old lady is yer,
feeble, and is confined to her bed most OF
the time
SHEEP KILLED.-On Monday afternoon
last, says the Examiner, Mr.. George Dcrr
butcher, had five very fine sheep killed OF
the farm Of Mr.. Edward Trail, tenantc(
by William McDevitt, near Burners mill
10y two dogs who got among them. On,
of the dogs was owned by colored mar
named Fisher, living in this city 1t Wa.
tracked to town and killed.
AN OUTRAGE.--On last Sunday week
whilst the congregation Of st. JoScph's
church, on Carrolrs Manor, were attend
ing divine service, says the Citizen, some
rascal amused himself 10y tarring the rcins
and htchhg straps of all the horses that
were tied in the ncighborhood. Their,
should he 4 reward offered for the party
and if caught, the best hickory in til,
woods should be applied to him by tho
longest winded man in the county.
He was very common looking old
man in very common looking light wag
on, drawn by Il very common looking
horse; but " hen young chap, who
trusted to appearances, came along in q
stylish livery rig and tried to pass him, the
common looking horse at word from his
master, just twisted his mouth into a STYLE
of easy confidence and in forty seconds was
out Of the astonishcd young chaps sight
going AS light and free and easy as Light
| Running Domestic" sewing machine.
JUDGES OF ELEcT1oS-Thc following
are list of the Judges of Election in the
immediate vicinity, lately appointed by
/ County Commissioners. The fist named
is Return Judge:
Mcchanicstown--Grorgc W Foreman
/ William |. Cramcr, Ahcdnrgo Slick.
Crcagcrslown-LcyiC llnrMuyh, Dan,
ipl ). 10y, W. Zimmerman.
I mNitsburg-john Close, J. $. GclWcks
/ Samuel g. Ohlcr.
/ ilauvcrs-Gcorgc Buhrman, y. +. vii.
/ liar, Hiram lIarhaurh
Caloclin-Geor@c T. Grossnicklc, Levin
/ G. Hays, Lawson II. Cline.
. DASrARDLY ACT,--Mr. J. T. Long, re-.
siding between UnioLvillc and Woolyilc
informs lis That he had ten hogs poisoned
recently Ivy some villain who deserves Il
home in the pcnitcn,ary. The hogs wcr,
valued at sixty dollars. In the fall Of 1886!
Mr.. Long LOST seventeen head in the same
! way, and other persons in tho ncighbrr
/ hood, ne informs MS, have suffered in a
/ similar manner. 1t is a pity indeed thai
/ such rascal> can not hc fOuHd on, and mad,
to suffer the extreme penalty of the law
/ Banner.
ON Friday week, The greater portion o
! the out buildings Oil. the farm Of II L. Mon
! roe. in Dorchester county, near Cam
bridge, With lot of corn and 500 galon'
Of vinegar, were burned by fire whic
was kin He'd by Mr. Monroc's little son
thouyhlcssly throwing n lighted match in
to u straw stack. Loss - 900, insuranc,
$50 Several out buildings on the farm
of Richard Smith, in the same county
were burned the day previously.
THE OddFellows of Mary land on
Wednesday last, celebrated the fifty sew
cnth anniversary of the founding Of the OF.
der in the United States, by n great parad,
in Baltimore City. odd Fellowship was
first introduced in this country in Balti
more by ThoS. Widely, who instituted
Washington Lodge, No. /, which is still
1 in existence. The anniversary was cce
bratcd 10y Il very large and imposing pro
! ccssion and other ceremonies. The pro
ccssion comprised sixty lodges and en-
campmcnts and over three thousand mcl
| in regalia.
On Thursday of last week Rev. Geo l.
Mavdwell united in wcdlock Mr.. Nichola.
! Stansbury and Mrs Cecilia Rhodes, tw,
very respectable persons living in the Vi
entity of our town. AS both .! these per
sous have been united in the same manner
twice before, it was TO new thing fol
them. The wedding took place ut TIT
residence of the bride and was largely at
tended hy friends of both parties, who OK
tended hearty congratulations. We wisl
the newly married couple abundance o
pleasure and happiness during the remain
der of their days
THE first base ball Of the season wa!
played on last Saturday afternoon, on thu
vacant lot near the bone mill, between tw,
mines composed of our town boys. TIL,
playing of both mines was very good, con
sdcring all things, and goes TO show thai
a first class club can be raised in our tow
which would be hard to crawl over. 4
very serious accident occurred to A:chy
Toms, the irlepressible third baseman
I which will no 1ouht Law him on the shpl