Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1877-04-26
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AN httempt was made on Tuesday night
last week, by some of the prisoners con.
fined in the Washington county Jail, to
make their escape, but the sheriff and turn.
key interfcrcd and the attempt was aban.
doncd When discovered one fellow from
| Hancock had gotten rid Of his chain, and
another had nearly accomplished the same
RETURNED Our young townsman
Harry Freeze. returned home last Friday
from Cumberland where he has been en-
gagged working at the furniture business
Harry left here about month ago in full
feather but was rather unfortunate in this
his first adventure, rs the shop he was
working in burnt down and he made a
narrow escape from losing all his tools.
$. M. Gilbert, formerly of thig place, but
now engaged in the farming business near
Chambersburg, Pa. was in town last week.
He reports everything lively in the old
Keystone and thinks there will he dc.
cidcd change for the better over, there. lie
says his "boss farmer" Harris is rs lively
as ever and has no idea of.returnng to my
Maryland before next Christmas. &;
/ EDWARD Dorsey. alias CostieY, the ne,
gro murderer, now languishes in Castle
Y.
Swcadncar, Frederick, being brought there
one day last week by New York detec'
tive 1t is is said that Sheriff Sweadncl
deserves the praise and reward for the cap
turc OF this notorious dark, and not the de
tcctvc who brought him on.
MECuANICsTowS, April, 90, 1877.
Council PRooEEDINss-The Board OF
Commissioners met at Oscr's FALL and or.
ganizcd by clecting V. B. Oslcr, President
The Board proclaimed an election to be
held on riday, May 4th, 1877, for one
Commissioner. On motion Board al
journed to meet on first Monday evening
in May.
SEc'T'y.
DEAD.-Mr. James A. Owen, president
of the Emmits5urg railroad, and II very in
tlucntial citizen, died Monday last, at the
Western Maryland Hotel, Lmmlsburg Of
consumption of the lungs lie went to
Baltimore last week for medical treatment
but was obliged by his failing condition tc
return. IIe was about so years of age and
leaves vine and children.
PAINFUL ACCIDENT. - On Saturday
morning last, says the Westminster Sent.
mel, Mr.. John Robinson. residing neal
that place, met with a painful accident by
falling under u wagon loaded with wood
the front wheel passing over the left leo
breaking the smaller bone between the
knee and ankle. Dr. Butler rendered the
necessary surgical attention and the pa
icnt is doing well.
SPECIAL NoTIcE.-If your ncighbor has
a little patch Of ground which he intends
to convert into garden this Spring it is
your duty, rs free born American citi-
zen, to purchase dozen or two of chick.
ems, if youEdo not already have them, run
at large after he gets all his seeds H.
Nothing lends so much excitement, health
full exercise and earnest profanity to gar,
den makers rs driving out their neighbors
chickens.
WE hear it stated that committee of
gentlemen from this place intend inter,
viewing the school commissioners of the
county in behalf of the erection of suit
able building for school purposes. Surely
we need it, for our town is bad Off in this
respect and the rooms now used for that
purpose are wholly inadequate for the az
commodation of the large number of schol:
ars that attend our schools. We hope
they will be successful in the interview
and that new building will be erected in
some prominent place in the town very
soon.
A SMASH UP.-A train Of empty Condo
las was completely wrecked near Avon.
dale station, on Thursday afternoon last,
caused by tie breaking of an axle of the
tender. The passenger train due at this
place at 7'05 did not arrive until after
o'clock. The passengers of the train SO
ins east and those for Hagerstowu were
transfer: ed from one train to the other
The following evening the train was also
delayed some fifteen or twenty minutes by
the breaking of the steps on one ofthe pas
scngcr coaches Accidents are rarity on
this road we are glad to say.
OBsTRuCTING THE RAILROAD. Two
colorcd tramps were arrested at Rcisters-
town. on Saturday. on Il charge Of DISTRACT
ing the track of the W. stern MARYLAND
Railroad. They took the truck used by
the employees of the road near Finkshurg
and attempted to make use of It in trans
porting themselves towards Baltimore, but
finding the grade too heavy, placed the
truck across the track and abandoned it,
Shortly after an extra freight train came
along, ran into the truck aud completely
demolished it. Fortunately no damage re.
suited to the train. They were committed