Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1877-10-18


DR.. Schlcy's Family Cough Syrup for all
AT Gilds' store, only 20 cts.
Observation-Disclosures. Jacob Stouffer and
James Picking, who left here last March
for Ohio, returned last week and will re-
main with us for n few months. Both
speak in glowing terms of the Buckeye"
State and report lots of work there. Jacob
has been employed in a cemetery in Day
ton, and Picking on farm in Madison
county. Both look well and say they feel
so, so.
ARREsTED.-Fivct ramps, young men,
were arrested in the cemetery woods on
Tuesday evening last by officers Horner
and Johnston, and after hearing before
Justice Eden were committed to the Lock
Up and yesterday morning taken to Cham
bcrsburg 1t appears they are charged
with having robbed a couple of stores t
Emmittsburg on Monday night. A pair
of boots and several pairs of stockings
were identified as part Of the stolen
goods Waynesboro' Record.
DRowNED.-Wc regret to learn that
VIM A. Cronisc, a son of Mr.. Jonathan r.
Cronisc, residing in New Market District,
was drowned in Bcns Branch, near the
Linganorc on Thursday last. Our infor-
mant states that Mr. Crohisc and son were
going along the creek, and the hoy seing a
large pumpKin floating ON the water, said
he would show his father how he could
swim out and capture it. After rtmon.
STRANGE from the father the boy plunged in
and was soon carried down by the current
and drowned The deceased was well
known in his cighborhoo;l, and was much
bclkcd by all with whom he came in con.
tact. lie was buried in Centre Chapel
burial ground on Saturday last, Rev Mr.
Cochcl officiating Examiner.
Fox THE CLARION.
Yesterday, Oct 9th, was day mcmora
bic in the annals of st Joscphs' Convent,
Emmittshurg.
BY request of his Grace, the most Rev
Archbishop of Baltimore, James Roosevelt
Baylcy, the Sisters of Charity of st. Joscphs
convcn, had prepared in the vault in the
memorial Chapel erected over the remains
of Mother Scaton the Foundrcss of the or
der in the United States Il final resting
place for all that was mortal of the distn-
gui,hcd divine.
The memorial chapel, is in the ccntlc Of
the cemetery of the Sisters, surrounded by
u grove of native oaks Immediately back
of the old White house first occupied by
Mother Sraton. As you enter the chapel
to the ght of the altar a Tablet with the
proper inscription indicates the spot where
all that is mortal lie Of the vcncrated
Foundrcss To the lcn another tablet to
mark the spot of her illustrous nephew.
AS carly MS o'clock, the large crowd
assembled in front of the Convent, attcstcd
the vcnrralion in which the distinguished
prclit" was llcll.
AT half past ? o'clock u telegram an
nouncrd the departure Of the train convey
| ing the Funeral Cortcge from Baltimore
| AT AGO p. NJ. the whistle of the locomo
tive proclaimed the arrival at st. Joscpls
In the spacious depot of the Sisters, all
was in readiness. Above in the reception
rooms were conyrcgalcl the I{cvs. Clergy
of Mount st. Mary's and Emmittshurg,
and the ScminarmnS from the College
robbed in black casSocks, white snrplices
and bcrrr;lus Outside the depot building
ON the broad avenue leading to the insltu
ton the Sisters of Charity and pupils of
the school formed in line. on the south
pavement Opposite on the north pave
mcnt were the Professors and students of
MI ST. Mays AS the funeral escort from
! Baltimore discmbarkcd from the cars, they
Immediately formed in line on the center
of the avenue in the following order: Sem
marian with cross and censor bearer at
tended by Acoylils from the parish church
ut Emilt,burg. The societies from Balli
more, Scminarians from the college, the
Professors and students of Mt. Saint Ma
rvs, the sisters and pupils of st. Joscphs,
the attending Priests, Bishops, Archbish
ops, and his en- ncncc Cardinal McClos
cy. The body with pail bearers and n
guard of honor composed of members of
the Young Catholic Friends Society of
| Baltimore. The immediate friends and
household of the late PrcIatc, his Grace,
Archbishop Gibbons, of Baltimore, with
attendants carrying the insignia of office
of the late Archbishop The visitors and
people from the surrounding country,
marching up the avenue to the slow and
solemn chanting of the priests the head of
the column reached the entrance to the
cemetery. The Societies, Scminarians, and
College Boys opened ranks allowing the
Sisters, Pupils Of St Joscph's and attend
! ing Priests to enter the conseCratcd
grounds. In the little enclosure sur
rounding the memorial chapel the Sisters
entered filing to the right and left allow
ing the remains to be placed i'll position in
the chapel The last absoluton was pro
nounccd by the attending Archbishop, and
the coffin was slowly lowered to its final
resting place here on earth, beside the re-
mains of his vcncratcd aunt just as the sun
was setting behind the Blue Ridge. The
scene was one never to be forgotten, the
| Rcvs. Clergy i'm vcstmcnts Of their several
orders, the Scminarians with black cas-
socks and white surpliccs the Sisters of
Charity in their flowing white corn.
cts, the pupils Of St. Joseph's in long
white wells, the beautiful cemetery of the
Sisters radicnt with the bloom of autumn
flowers, the soft misty haze of an October
sunset combined to make n picture rarely
to he seen. the whole people were deep
| lv IMPRESSED with the SOlcmuity and bpall-