Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1877-08-23

FRIEND Casscll returned from the city
OH Tuesday evening and reports the bal
ancc of fertilizer material bought, some of
which has already arrived His orders
having swcllcd so fast during the last ten
days that he will be compelled to work
night and day from now on. lie says he
will probably sell tour hundred tons, and
parties that intend to buy must send in
their orders promptly or they will not get
1t. So much for enterprise.
| TERRIBLE TRADGEDY.- morn
ing last week, about 20 o'clock it is sup
posed. Mr. Augustus D. Sclactfcr, Cash
Ter of the Farmers & Mechanics Bank OF
Westminster. and Secretary of the Taylor
Manufacturing Company, committed sui
eide, in his stable, by nearly sevcring his
head from his body with his own razor,
which was graspcd in his clcnched hand
when his body was found. A revolver also
lay by his side, capped and loaded. AT
noon his wife went to the stable and on
opcning the door fell upon her husbands
| lfclcss body. Mr.. $. was graduate of
Gettysburg College, was a member OF the
Carroll county Bar, and has been Cashier
of the above named Bank about five years.
lie was about 81 years of age, and leaves
Young wife and one child. His Bank
affairs are said to be all right, and the de-
ceased showed no signs of melancholy or
depression of spirits whatever, and WAS in
his usunl good humor at 0 O'Clock, when
he helped to open the Bank. No cause
is assigned for the rash act. The funeral
of Mr.. Schacffcr took place from his resi-
,lcncc in that city at 2 o'clock Wednesday
afternoon. The services were held at the
house, Rev. J. A. Earnest, Of the Lutheran
church, officiating The funeral cortcgr
was an immense one. The bank, of which
he was cashier, closed ITS doors at noon to
permit its employees to follow their late
chief to the crave. The Taylor MaLufact-
uring Company, of which he was Secrcta
~ and Treasurer, also stopped work at
noon for the same purpose. Its employees
numbering one hundred, joined the process
sion in Il body, making Il very imprcssi &c
sight. After the services at the house the
cortcrc proceeded to Kridcr's Church,
about two miles from town, the burving
ground of the family, where the body was
Inferred
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eli "A congregation desired preaching on
n certain occasion, hut the most Of the
council declined asking the former pastor
TO preach, who was about their only hope,
allrd.ing at the time that he had not done
since his resi- ynation what they expected Of
him. They however find q fair and liberal
minded gentleman of their number, whom
they constitute committee, to arrange for
the preaching. As the preacher had re
signed the pulpit, he could not use it fairly
only as authorized by the council But
now the committee whom they sent gave
in,imalion that some of them needed some
conbing and it is generally reported that
they caught it in full, hut the Tough comb
used was only one that they had prepared
and authorized for themselves by dclgating
authority to their committee. y.
&IOO.-For 800 we will furnish a
splendid new Burlcttc Organ and give 90
music lessons in the bargain. Call at this
office and see the instrument. 1t is Il
beauty.