Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1876-10-05

joining districts, in Osler's Hall, on Satur.
day evening.
SUNDAY is not the day set apart for
"fits," but Notwithstanding all this one OF
our mountain families did that very thing
on last Sunday night. There must be
something rotten in Denmark.
TIE Hagcrsto wn Twice.a. week speaks
of the great enthusiasm" occasioned by
the raising there of a junior Tilden and
Hendricks pole, "that stands thirty feet
out of the ground" That's nothing. The
Hayes & Wheeler boys of this place raised
, one last Saturday which stands so feet out
of the ground, and has a 10 foot strcamcr
on it.
Fox KILLED.-Mr. Ed. Willhide, while
out hunting for pigeons one day last week,
shot large red fox. He was sitting on a
. fence resting when the chicken thief ap-
preached him, apparently unconscious that
Edward had his trusty muskct with him,
and before he kcnw which was which he
was minus the left side OF his head. There
used to be premium on these animals but
think the law has been repealed
THE body of William Eycr, son Of Mr..
Perry Eylcr, living near Harvey, was
brought to this place and inferred on last
Friday in the Hill Cemetery. The decd
was quite young man, beng only 10
His disease was typhoid fever. The fu.
neral was largely attended by relatives and
friends, and the funeral sermon preached
in the Hill church 10y Rev. Hartsock of the
U. B. denomination of Littlestown, Pa.
DEATH or AN EX- EDIToR.-M. Wyvil
Boyd died Wednesday of last week in Ha-
gcrstown. He as born in Baltimore in
1850, and engaged in the newspaper bust.
ness early in life. first with his father on
the Free Press and aftcrward as proprietor
of the Reporter and Advertiser, The lat
ter being unsuccessful, he went to Florida
where he contracted a malarial fever. He
returned home about three weeks before
his death.
CHILD HURT-A little child of Mr.. Geo.
Ramsburg, living near Crcngerstown made
narrow escape from death on Friday last,
by being gorcd Dy an Infatuated COW. The
little thing was standing in the road pat.
ting dog when the cow made an attack
on her tossing her into the air several feet.
She was completely stunned by the fall and
upon examination found deep cash upon
the cheek and also one in the. side made by
the cows horns. Medical aid was sum
moned and the little thing is now doing
very well.
HORSE kILLED.-On last Friday whilst
II V. f. p. Funk, pastor of the I. B..
church of this place, was returning home
from a meeting which he held in the vi
entity of Liberty Hall, Pa, his horse
tramped on the end Of a long stick lying
in the road which caused the other end to
raise up, striking the animal in the body
and causing death in few minutes after.
wards The horse bled to death. Fortu.
natcly the Rev. gentleman was in the
midst of friends who took in the situation
at u glance and kindly raised money
enough to enable him to purchase another
ACCIDENT AND DEATH-About ten
days ago MIR Abraham Moscr, who lives
in Frederick county, just across the noun
tain, half q mile east of the Mycrsville
road, received severe hurt from a horse
tramping on his foot. For about ten days
he undertook to treat himself, at the end
of which time he gave strong signs of lock-
jaw. For this he was successfully treated
by physicians, but subsequently he took q
change and sank under nervous prostra-
ton, and on Wednesday he died suddenly
in spasm. He was about SO years old
and leaves wife and family. Boonsboro'
0 Id F1llom.
THE marriage of Cost J. Carmack in
Lovcttsvlllc, Virginia, to Miss Jennie
laugh, on last Wednesday, as told us by
one who was there, was quiet and pleas
ant affair The wedding ceremonies took
place ut the residence of the brides parents
at 10, a. M, and the reception lasted until
1890 The attendants were Harry X
: Carnack, the groom's brother, and Miss
Slater. The knot was tied by Rev. Mr.
Miller of that place. After the reception
the happy party started for an inspection
of the Worlds show at Philadelphia. The
bride and groom will make their home in
this place. Next.
A FARMER named Krug made very
narrow escape from death on Tuesday Of
last week at Mottcr's station on the EN-
, mitsburg railroad. 1t appears he was
driving his team of three horses, with q
colt on the off side, and was just about to
cross the railroad to the warehouse, when
the train came along, soaring the horses
and making the leader run clear round tC
the saddle horse, Mr.. S. seized him by the
bride, but the colt along side jumped and
=, kicked SO that it was impossible for him to
+, keep his seat. The cars finally got by
> when some persons helped him to get Out
of the difficulty. He was only few fee,
from the track when the train passed.
G The Double Pipe Creek correspondent
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