Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1878-10-03

We request all mothers to stop using
Laudanum for their Babies, but use DR..
Bull Baby Syrup, a good medicine. IL
contains nothing injurious. 20 cents.
TERRIBLE ENCOUNTER wITlEA BULL
Tuesday evening, Sept. 18th, as Henry
Swope, of Mt. Pleasant township, was
walking across one of Edward Lcyinstin's
fields, bull attacked him with great fury.
lie fought thc,animal for several minutes,
but was ultimately caught on tho bulls
horns and pitched into the AIR. lie would
probably have been killed but for the time
ly assist !ncc of Lcvins,in and his hired
man. As it was, Mr.. Swope had his left
LEG fractured, knee dislocated and right
side terribly gashcd. DR.. Mrlhorn gave
the injured man the proper surgical at
tcnton, and he is doing as well as c'ud
be expcc,c l.-Com 'iler.
KICKED by A lIoKsE. AS John FrOck,
residing near Union Mills, was endcavor-
ing to separate number of kicking horses
at the horse trough on Mr.. II. Writ Shr-
ver's farm, on Thursday morning, he was
kicked by one of the horses, and knocked
down and tramplcd upon by them. He
managed to crawl out from among them,
when lie was assisted TO the house. and
Dr. Coonan summoned to attend him On
examination it was found that his skull
was fractured. his ear almost severed from
his head and his body severely bruised in
several places At last re..'orts his con-
dition was considered critical WtStm!ns
| ter Sentinel.
IA NEGRO LAsIED. As = twelve year old
da,"htcr of Basil Smith, residing near jet
Ers y, WI, returning home from school y
! cuplc weeks ago says the Valley Register,
she los, her ,nb along lilt roa and while
looking for il was app.oN' acl by Bcnjt
min Henderson,; colorrl man living in tic
same nciylhorlood viii, asked her what
! she was hunting. Upon being told, he re-.
pl;rl, "Oil, u comb only costs ten cents
and will give you that if you IL, me hug
vul" Without further molcslati"n the
wirl returned home and reported the insult
OF, rcd her 10y the negro. The new Sqn;ck
: " sprcaI in he ncy!,hoIhnnd, and created
much iuiyha,ipa, and ON the night of the
lllh inst Il party of ,.i>.nisc'l men visited
Hen lrlsn,'s house, ANA taking him some
distance away licl him to II Ircr and gave
him y severe c,siimaiion, after which he
was lo',srnc,i and prr.Glllcd to depart.
Tur TOURNAMENT AT Rocky RIDGE -
The j,l,ss ~ Saturday nj Rocky Ridge
Was Il n,',s; 9iaiii, ing success all around
the Attendance being very large, while the
! riding was the hes, ever seen III tins SCI.
ION of The State The following is a list
If iac XII y..,s who participated :--J..coh
/ Newcomer, "nak Grovc,' Albert Slilcly
"lvanl,uc y Thomns Siicly, "Ohi"; John
Eylrr, "kuiyhl Of Monn"". y Joseph
Miller, ".il,rIy J"c;' John Valentine
Knight of Ihc SI,nr;' Raymond Long
KNIGHT rf the l'aErod;' Isaiah Wood
"Knlg!t Of Use FcIlows;" Wright Bar
rick, Lone STARE i."!sIn'l S'ilcIy, "Crys
Ia. Fount, Martin Eiclclhc,"er, "R"cky
Ridge :" Oliver SIilclY, "i'raycr Branch
The successful Knight, we're: l>t prize
/ Oliver SIiirly, who ,rowa~l Miss Matte
t Ion>"n as "'rhc Queen of Love and Beau.
,y;" ?nd p,i2r-lsaa! W"ml, who rown'
Il Miss Nellie. Yunson, First Maid Of
IIpHor; 81 pri]"-'.Nn"nG Long, viii"
cyoNM"l Miss Mnzrpp. Martin, Second
Mall of Homer i'h prize Mr. i. l.. Root
" ~ all }Ac honnrS for Joseph Miller, and
crowuc1 Mis- Minnie lla,ban9h, Third
MAil Of II Ilor
L'Ss5s ,.es. j., We have on han Il
plruul eight 'Inl organ, OF The Pclouocu
l'rllun ~ Go manufacture, which We VIII
sell at very low figaro for cash. Call and
cN ,miuc 1t is fully guaranteed for hvc
4 wears.