Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1877-09-06
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NEWS OF TIE Week.

The Odd Fellows Hall at Elkton
was sold under mortgage recently to
x.Governor Groome tor $4,000 less
than one-f fourth its cost.
Archery clubs are the latest fash
ionable rage. Several have been or
ganzed by young ladies and gentle
man at different points in this state.
A hail-storm in Centreville, Queen
Anne's county, Nd, on Tuesday a
week, destroyed about 10000 boxes
of peaches and much Of the fodder
crop.
Twelve young men from Cumber'
land, Nd, confined in the workhouse
at Plttsburg, Pa, during the strike
riots, have been released because
their commitments were irregular.
The canal company have purchased
from Messrs. McKaig g. Walsh the
basin wharf at Cumberland for the
sum of 100000. The established
price is 80 cts per ton Georgetown,
and 95 to Alexandris.
The fine barn OF Mr.. Winebrenner
in Frederick county, was struck by
lightning on Monday afternoon de.
stroying it completely, together with
about 900 bushels Of wheat and a
quantity Of provonder.
Walter WiIburn, "a soldier Of the
war Of 1912, died in Garrett county,
last week, aged 81 years. He settled
in that part Of the State in 1929, and
had twelve children, nlnety-one
grand Children and twenty two greut
grand children.
Hon Stephen Taber, Of Roslyn,
N. Y, has donated one Of his most ell.
igible lots at Ocean City to Bshor
Lay, for the erection thereon OF an
Episcopal church, which will be
erected before the next bathing sea-
son sets in.
By direction Of the Secretary Of the
Treasury one million dollars in gold
will be sold by the assistant treasurer
in New York on Saturday at noon to
redeem United States notes to be re-
tired by reason Of the issue of ma
tional bank notes.
Dispatches from Oregon state that
after two councils with the Northern
Indians, it has resulted in a written
agreement from all the chiefs that
they will go on the reservation des-
ignated. 1t is thought that there
will be no further trouble from those
tribes.
John Wesley Harden, who is said
to have committed twenty-seven MUIR
ders, mostly in Texas, was captured
in q railroad car on Thursday as it
was about to start from Pensacola
About twenty shots were fred in
making the arrest, and Hardens COM
panion, named Mann, was killed.
Two spans Of the celebrated Omaha
bridge over the Missouri rivers were
blown down during a violent storm on
Saturday morning. The dismantled
piers and the remainder Of the bridge
are supposed to be uninjured. The
loss is estimated at $3.50, 1000, and will
require from two to three months to
repair the structure.
A gentleman at one Of the Long
Branch hotels few days ago went i'll
bathing and left in charge of the
bathing master n gold watch and
chain and a wallet containing $3.50 in
money and valuable checks and pa
pers. The bathing master gave it out
by mistake to the wrong person, and
when the gentleman asked for his
property he received SOMEBODY else's
silver watch and a pocket book con-
tanning $ll.
There was a queer accident at
Bangor, Me-, day or two ago. A
little boy walked between two build.
ings, which are at first nine inches
apart and gradually come together,
until he was wedged in and could
not move. His twelve-year-old sister
tried to get him from an upstairs
window, but slipped and was also
caught between the buildings when
she bad reached him. A large crowd
gathered, and the children were only
released after hole three feet square
had been cut through one Of the
buildings.