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

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Wild pigeons have made their APP.
pearance in the Glades, Garrett Co.
The old arsenal at Easton has been
turned into FIRE engine house.
Mrs Alice Lowell. of Cecil county
died last week aged 81 years.
Ten thousand dozen Of eggs have
been shipped from Cambridge inside
Of two weeks.
John II Winemiller del recently
at MilAleburg, Carroll conntv. His
funeral was attended by 1900 per-
sons.
Miss Maggie McNeish, Of HYDE
Park. Pa, fell over cliff - feet
! igh on Saturday and was fatally in,
jured.
Four dwellings and store were
DESTROYED bv fire at Bri1geton, n. j..
Saturday. The loss will not exceed
600.
The Westminster Advocate saws.
arrangements are being made for a
walking match on the fair grounds. in
that city, on Easter Monday.
Six tramrs arrested in Cumberland
on the charge Of vagroncv, pleaded
guilty and were sentenced to the
House Of Correction for six months
Jacob G. Davhoff, Of IIacersto"n,
has been appointed ov"rserr of Ii"
new almshouse Of Washington cooo
tv at a salary Of $500 Per annnm.
The Cambridge, ChronicIe SAYS
S $50 dozen eggs were shipped aw'v
via the D & D. Railroad last week,
Nearly 1000 dozen the week before.
The extensive mochinn shops q
Poole and Hunt, at Woodherrv, arc
now running on full time, which h'@
not been the case before for nearly
two years,
The reAestriqn foyer has roacNo'
Cumberland. Several walking matr'
es are on loot and an association h'e
hean organized called the Big Foot
Walking Club
The funeral Of Bavarl T,vlor to''
place at Kennel Square, Pa on Sat
ur'av 1t was attended hv Govern
or Hovt and large number Of othe
eminent citizens.
A terrific storm at Memphis, o.
Saturday, lasted three hours. Tht
cotton and the wooden mills "H'.
struck bv lightning and utterly d'
molisned, involving a loss OF S9O,OJ"
William +. Barnes, of B"ook}v'
n Y, was arrested at Phi'ad"Iphi
on the arrival Of he New York af'e'
noon train Saturday. He is charged
with forgery.
The trial Of Miss Linknam for the
murder of her alleged Seducer, Hart
MIN, Baltimore drummer, at Lnn,
berton, N. G., in October last, has
been continued until the next term of
the court.
General Eckert is suing the mem
bers of the firm Of William Beldpn &
Co, stock brokers Of New York, for
$4,000, special deposit made with
the firm last summer Orders of ar.
rests have been issued.
The steamship, Sandman, from
Liverpool arrived at Halifax, N. s.,
Saturday night. Chief Engineer Jack
mysteriously disappeared last night
and it is supposed he fell overheard
Mrs Hunt, a passenger, died at sea
of cancer.
Leonard Bond. 40 years Of age,
living at No 264 Pennsylvania ave.
nue., Baltimore, was found dead Sat
.nrdav afternoon in the beer saloon Of
George Beck, No 42O North Fremont
street. Coroner Ogle made an invea
tigation. and deemed an inquest un
necessary. Mrs. Beck states tina
Bond entered the saloon in the morn
ing. and after drinking a glass Q
whiskey sat down on a chair, laid ai
icaa on table and went to sleep
She took little notice Of him until tw'
o'clock in the afternoon, when she dis
covered he bad gone to sleep we've
, ia wake up in this ire Death i
supposed to have been fro II aroplsxy