Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1878-02-07


A VALUABLE BooK.-M ] w. MaXon,
and others, agents for the sale of the valu.
able work entitled "Thc Footprints OF
Time" is spending few days in this To-
calty, canvassing for subscribers. The
work is Il complete analysis OF our Amcrl-
can system of verrlnent, and is very
valuable, not only rs Il history OF the coun-
try but as n book of reference, comprising
rs does everything in regard to our system
of Government. 1t is in reality, II library
in Itself, and it must prove especially va'l-
able. After Il careful examination OF con-
tents we pronounce it just such work as
should he in every mans library. 1t IS
written by Mr.. Bancroft, which is enough
to say. The work is sold only ON sub
scription, and the only way to obtain it is
through Mr. MaXon or his assistants.
SAD Acc1DENT-Thc Westminster Sen
tincl says: On Monday morning q week
as Mr.. John Eisroal residing near latap
SEQ station, who had gone down to Mr.
Barricks, about one mile below the tank,
on business, was leaving the latter place he
started up the railroad Just before the mail
train West was due. Mr.. Bar.ick, when
he saw the direction he had taken and a,
the same time seeing the train coming,
shouted to Mr.. EIsroal repeatedly to get
out of the way but a. Mr. ElsrOal was very
hard of hearing lhsng nearly n years OF
agr) ii is supposed be did not hear; at any
rate the engine struck him and throwing
him up he came down head foremost on
the Engine front, crushing in his skull and
causing instant death.
pR0r. pHAHAZYN "A column or two
could be written on the merits Of this gen
/ tlcmHn's entertainments three Of which
were lately Given in our town, and that 100
without disappearing anything, but we
| have not The room just hOW even to rive
such a notice rs we would Ike to give -
! Tine Prof certainly aclNittcl himself cred
/ jtaNIy and did ALL and II little more than he
promised 10 DO in the way of giving first
class show. All who attended were high
| " pleased and we have yet TO hear Of Il
SINGLE complaint, The Prof. is u perfect
gentleman himself and performs his tricks
Sc, fully equal, ifnot superior, TO anybody
We have ever seen, and we have seen q
good many. We are sorry that he was
not greeted with better audiences as his
perform; nee is worthy Of crowded houses
all the time. We wish aim better success
elsewhere as he richly deserves it.
NARROW EsCArU.--Our venerable and
efficient constable, Caleb pcldjcorl, made
a narrow Escape from 4 terrible death on
"Wednesday night last About five o'clocN
in the evening he left this place On some
/ business for Rocky Ridge, and after trans
acting said business lie started for home
! The night being intensely dark he missed
! the road and after riding considerable dis
lance found himself on the railroad track
! He then dismoUmtcd and led his horse
| hoping by this means, to find the roas
AGAIN, bat instead Of finding it, he got on
the hig trcs,Ic work, this he of Logs Sta
d.. ton, anl the horse giving Il quick jerk
/ threw both over the enhancement down in
to the water hruralh The old man he'll.
on to the rein however, and not knowing
! what to do concluded to stay there unit
morning lie did SO, and there, with hi,
/ head rr-,ng on the noble animal, the uOUl
old nlaA remained all night long, through
the terrible snow storm which Hal sprnn9