Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1879-03-27

in this place visit, returned to Ler homo
in that state on Tuesday last
Tuesday next IS the 1st of April-general
banking and moving day. We would eau
ton the unwary not TO kick any old stove.
pipe hats, nor pick up pocket books lying
on the pavement. You might get fooled.
New BusINEss-Anything for an honest
living Is their motto. Mr.. Michigan and
Joe Call have recently embarked in the
cigar box mandatory business at their
residence on Church street, this place, and
will fill orders promptly. This will be a
great convenience to our cigar manufac.
turcrs, who have heretofore had to send
away for boxes. Support home industry
New STORE RooM-A. E. Remsburg,
druggist on South Water street, moved
into his new store room, adjoining the
Moravian church, one day last week, and
now looks as happy as q big sunflower'
The room is certainly about the handsomest
in town and reflects credit on the several
workmen who did the job. The shelves
and counters were put up by Joseph We'd
die, and the painting by ]. Adelsperger &
Son, William, who has gained an enyiable
reputation as first, clnss graincr. Mac
can well feel proud of his new store and
residence.
Coop IDEA-Workmen were engaged
on Saturday last in removing the railing
and floor from off the railroad bridge at
the foot of Church street Heretofore this
bridge has been regular 10 fling place for
small boys on SUNDAYS, and likewise n short
line route for cows. to the great annoyance
Of the railroad company We are glad to
note this action of the company and hope
It will prove beneficial. Pedestrians who
must cross over it had hettcr look little
out. Especially at night.
SUDDEN DEArH.-Mrs Eliza Miller,
wife of Mr. Daniel Miller Of A and moth
er of Postmaster Miller, Of Frederick. died
very suddenly. Of heart disease. on Thurs.
day Of last week. on the farm Of the latter.
about three miles east of this place. She
was as well as usual during the day and
evening. bat u few minutes after retiring
she called to her daughter, who on going
into her mothers room thought she was
dying. and Immediately sent for physi
cinn, hut before he arrived death had ia
ken its viu NJ Mrs NJ. was in the Goth
year of her age Banner Liberty.
RoBBERy OF MEAT HousE-Thc
meat house ON the premises Of John fla-
gan, about three miles east of this place
says the Middlctown Register, was broken
into on Thursday night Of last week. and
robbed Of abont fifteen or twenty pieces OF
bacon The thieves fist eadcavorcd To
gain cr,r;,nce to the ,hcat housc by pryng
open the iron bar nj the door, hut failing
in this they picked a hole through Tic
stone wall of the building and thus effected
an entrance.
PERsONAL-The door Of our office was
darkehed on Thursday last ly the porilv
form of our friend Mr.. Anolhony MBride
the treasurer at MI. St. Mary's College.
Mr. Mob. is n whole soulc, gentleman and
enjoys good joke as well as the Oest OF
men.
Our furMcr townsman, Schlosscr kccfrr
also paid his respects and entertained us
for an hour or so He has babe adeu to
the Monumental City, where he has made
his home for a number of years, and vii
in short time leave for the far west
Leadvillc, Colorado. We wish him sue
cess in his new home and may lie find gnl,
dollars growing on bushes. Keep your hal
on, SchIos and save your scalp.
MORE SCARED THAN 1IuhT.-On Wed
nesday night last tic bridge which spans
Toms creek, near Emmishnrr. wns Tho
scene Of y rather ludcruus adventure. A
the man who carries tho mail fram Emmils
burg to the College, en- his return nttc
night, was entering the bridge on horse
wax ", Hc iiS'liN eV'iiS WIZ ia " uNSSl CpIl
ing dawn the hill ON tho other side at
rapid rate. Several trmps who lind tnkul
mp lodgings III the bridge also heard TIT
noise, AMI fearing their lives were In dan
ger they hailed tho rapid dllycr and no
ques'ed him to go slow, He mIstook then
however for midnight assassins, instead o
Y friends, and applied the whip to the horse
A who took the hint and went through TIN
: bridge at a greater rate of speed, The aui
t nal he was driving came In contact will
: the one the mail man was riding and
G terrible collision was the result: The mai
: man was tumblcd off, his horse falling ol
HIM, whist the occupant Of the buggy wa
! likewise spilled out with great free mt
both the horse and wagon damaged. In
stead of his stopping to investigate tn
! cause and helping the injured mail man, 1t
rushed into diminishing hailess and out o
q. breath and reported to the authorities tina
lie had beer attacked in the bridge by
party Of armed tramps who knocked hin
down and threatened his life. The tramp
in the mean time came to the assistance o
the mail man and extricatcd him from hi
perlous position and sent him on his way
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