Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1878-04-11

It must be good, for everybody recon-
mends it, and the doctors prescribe it We
mean Dr. Bulls Cough Syrup. Price %
cents.
We regret to learn Of the death Of Mrs.
DR.. II. l.. Annan Of Emmittsb0rg, who
died April the 9th. 1878.
! E. D. Lickle, Rocky Ridge, is selling col.
icoes at 6, Ct and 7 cents. Bleacbetl mt's-
lin from 8 to 124 cents. Brown Muslin
from 6 to 10 cents. Dress goods 10 cts,
and all other goods propor,iona,cly cheap.
New stock received. Satisfaction guaran
tccd. 2w
DISTRESSING FATAL ACCIDENT.--On
last Monday evening, another fatal rail-
road accident occurred at York, Pa, the
particulars of which are as follows: Mr..
Joseph Angel, proprietor of the market
car running from Littlestown 10 Baltimore,
started at the former place to make his u.s.
ual weekly trip, and on reaching York, one
of the Car couplings of the train broke,
whcreupon Mr.. Angel got upon the top of
his own car to run back and assist in
checking the speed of that part of the train
which had been detached, and in attempt
ing to jump from one car to the other, fell
to the ground and was run over by the
train mashing his right leg in fearful
manner. He was Immediately cared for
by the train hands and others. Th9 acct
dent occurred abolt nine o'clock in the
evening, and ut four o'clock the next morn.
ing death came to the relief Of the suffer-
ing man, he retained his consciousness up
to the time of his death. Mr.. A. was one
of the most esteemed citizens of Littlcs
town, and his tragic death has caused the
bitter tear Of SORROW to tricklc from the
eyes of many who are not wont to weep.
He leaves a wife and six or seven small
children to mourn his untimcly end. His
funeral took place from his residence at 2
o'clock on Tic following "Wednesday after
.
sympathizing friends and relatives He
was aged 40 years
ATTEMPTED BURGLARY.-On Saturday
night week, Mt a late hour m attempt
was made to rob the store uf +. ]. Ed
ridge, on the corner OF Patrick street and
Mantz or Brewers alley, Frederick. The
burglars clmed the back fence from the al
ley, forced OFT window, and thus succeed
ed in ctfccing an entrance to the part of
the establishment known as the work
ROOM This room is small and opens di-
rcctlv into the store, and is used by the
ladies when sewing &c. AS our reporter
was informed, there is n double door be
tween this work room and the store which
is always securely closed at night. When
were evidently not professionals. u large
augcr was brought into requIsi,ion, and n
hole was put through the first door. Then
crowbar or "jimlny' was put through
the hole, the point bearing upon the sec
ond door, but the attempt to knock the
door down proving a failure and causing
considerable noise, Mr., Eldrdgc was
awakened The thieves no doubt heard
him, and made tracks for more promising
fields Of labor. Upon examination the
above facts were disclosed, besides another
circumstance, which confirms the opinion
that there We're several persons interested
IN the Job" A chair had been convenient
ly near tie window, where one of the ras
Gals had sal, on guard, and being too lazy
to cxpcclorant through the window squirt
ed the tobacco Juice all over the wall. The
Police authorities are on the lookout for
the thieves, but up TO the present no traces
of them have been discovered
ROBBERY Tuesday morning Pcyton
Brown, Ellie Griggs, and Thomas Hal
were brought to this city and lodged in
Jail on the charge OF robbing Mcssrs Jor
don, Graham Il Wen1er, of Berlin, of $500
On Sunday night last week, an iron safe
the property Of the above firm, grain deal
crs and mill wrights, in which layed abou,
d. 81 200, was rolled from the business office
attached TO the mill, down to the mil
bark, where it was smashed open, the
burglars using slcdgc hammer and Chisel
From this safe the thieves extracted $500
r in silver, leaving about the same amount
in greenbacks in the safe unmolestcd fo
the reason that the drawer wherein thu
money rested was not discovered. On thu
following Monday morning when the mil
and office were opened the loss was dlscov
, cred, and measures taken at once to capt
ure the thieves. Upon inquiry it wa'
, learned that the parties arrested nance
above, who all lived in Knoxville, about ;
mile above Berlin, on the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad had asserted some tin
since that it was their intention to rob thu
mill office, at the same time one of then
saving that he knew that there was about
$4,000 always kept in the safe. 1t was also
learned that these parties were packing W
their clothes preparatory to leaving home
On Monday pvnnirU two of tha Nom he rs