Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1877-01-11

"A slltc. in time save, nnc, one 70 o.
5Occnt BEETLE ofShrincrS Bnlsamaic Cough
Syrup, may blockade consumption's way,
and save you from an early grave.
SUDDEN DEArn-The sad intelligence
of the sudden death of Mr.. j. Milton Cover
of Double Pipe Creek, reached this place
on Tuesday morning He was attacked
with paralysis on Monday and died early
on above mentioned day. This is the Sec
ond attack of that kind he has been afflict-
ed with. He was aged about Al years and
was highly respected as IL thorough gen.
tleman and an experienced farmer. His
death will be greatly lamented by relatives
and friends The funeral TOOK place at
Taneytown to-day. He was brother of
Mrs. Dr. White Of this place, and son-in
law Of Rev. Daniel P. Sayior Of Double
Pipe Creek. Thus one by one we are ia
ken from time to eternity.
THE Assembly Of Maryland, in the year
1859 passed law in reference to the meas
urement of II barrel of corn which read as
follows "a barrel of new corn, at or be-
fore the 18th day Of October in any year,
shall be twice shaked in the barrel, and
afterwards heaped as long as it shall lie
on; and at or before the Feast of Navity
(Christmas,) shall be twice shaked and
filled to the edge of the barrel, or else not
shakcd and heaped as before; after the
said feast it shall not be shaken at all, but
delivered by STRIKE
FRoM the Examiner of the Sd inst:
DEATH OF LEVI NANFossEN.- 1T be-
comes our melancholy duty to record the
death of this gentleman, which took place
at his residence, on West Patrick street, IN
this city, on Sunday evening last, after Il
lingering illness. Mr. Vanfosscn, was,pcr
haps, one of the best known men in our
county, having followed the auctionccring
business for number Of years. lie leaves
II wife and several grown sons and daugh
tcrs to mourn their loss. Deceased was
about GS years of age. His funeral took
place on Tuesday, followed to their last
resting place by large concoursc Of r"l"-
livcs and friends and Chippewa Tribe, No.
10, | o. r. VI which order he was a mem
her for Il number Of years. The Rev. DIR
AmcS, of the Methodist Episcopal church,
oilicatcd at the funeral.
NARROW ESCArE.--On Tuesday, the
Goth ulllmo, the wife and two sons of the
Rev Mr.. Wallis, residing few miles west
of this city, were visiting friends in Buck
cystown, and on their return home, AMI
when about crossing the Is. & D. II. r,
near Lime Kiln Switch, they observed the
cars coming in that direction, and thinking
they could not cross in time, backed t! c
horse, and in doing so the carriage was
upset, the shafts breaking off, the horse
becoming detached, ran down the road
where he was stepped by Mr.. Thomas Jar
Doe who afterwards went to their assist
ance and fixing things up, they started for
their homes. Fortunately, no one was IN
jurcd.
FATAL ACCIDENT. ON Wednesday last,
Mr.. Charles Warrcnfcts, aged about %
years, son of the late John Warrenicits, re
sidng about two miles from NOTES.-THE, in
thi, county, was accidentally killed ~
falling from the hay-lott Gin the barn on
their premises. Our informant states that
young Warrcntclts arose early in the
morning, before dayhrcak, MS was his
habit and repaired to the barn to feed the
horse, and it is Supposed whilst in the lot'
made Il misstcp and fell through 10 the
barn floor and received injuries Of such a
character that he died some three or 'oU'
hours after the occurrence. When hisruF
cred in the barn he was in an insruslDlc
condition,
MARRIAGE LICrNsEs-Thc month OF
December just passed has been Il pretty
good month for marriages, there being -
licenses issued 10y our Clerk, making 10
more than were ISSUED during December,
last year. During the month Of December
1874. there were 80 issued, December 1873.
II; ncccmb 1921 and December 1871,
"a. Talk Of hard times now. will you:
DNIpEND-Thr Frederick Town 81
wings Institution have declared a scni-an-
nual dividend of three per cent, and an cx-
ira dividend of one per cont. for the six
months ending December 3lst, 1876 pay
able to :tock holders on and after Uo-mor-
row. Thursday, the 18th instant