Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1879-04-17
Onr Tnwa Fathers Results or The
Election on M,lhay Victory For
The Hard Money Mcn-Threc
Republicans ANA Two Dem
0rrnts.

Easter Monday will be a day long to he
remembered by those Financially inlcre't
ed in The welfare of our curpor ton. The
day dawncd bright and proved happy
one + the young folks and especially so
for our las, improving Baud. But 10 our
older and more sober citizrns the day
brough, considerable excitement and nnX.
iciy Of mind. \ new board Of Commits
soncrs must he elected ard the question
seemed spontaneously to arisc--Si1tI we
continue to cXist---a live and economical!
corporation or allow it 10 pass into the
hands of incompetent, irresponsible men
10 he passed down the dark valley unto
sure death.
We entered the contest determined to
win. Several tickets were in the field
with some very active c: nddatcs working
Cor personal and selfish interest The cx
citrmcn. was the highc from ; to p m.
When the ballot box was CLOSED by Judge
II +. sirton, and the results announced by
clerk, l.. White To be rs follows; \. Slick
W. L. ArmacoSt, w. L. Grimes, VIM SIX,
and VIM. Lilc--a i've, energetic and re,
oponsiblc Board,
TIE LATE JouN LoATs' Will" The
viii of the hate John Loats, of this city,
vas presented to the Orphans Court OF
this county yesterday for probate. the
will covers twenty two pages of legal cap,
hundred and twenty five thousand dollars
worth of property. 1t was signed Noytm
hcr 1876, and Witnessed by Val. s. BIu.'
err Thomas Pope, John &. lIardt and JAS
McShcrry Miss Annie ). Sitloid is made
sole cxcculrix. He gives TO Miss Annie J.
Srord, for lite, the house and lot on
Church St, and the farm solIh Of the city.
also to her absolutely MI the furniture and
personal property in the house and on the
lot, also, absolutely, $4,000 in railroad
bonds, and during life the income from the
warehouse on Market street occupied by
| Miller a. Johnston, and he requested her
to allow Leila and Addie Fulton to live
with her. He gives to John Boyd, in trust
for Louisa Loaics, his brother $4,000 toi
| life. He gives his farm in Carroll county
to John Loats, son of Louis Loats, in fec
simple, aud to the other children of his
brother, $500, to be equally divided be
tween them TO Caroline Boyd, daughter
of John S Boyd, of Baltimore, 81 800. To
John BOYD, in trust for Mrs. Irene Morris
son, 81 800 for life. To John Sitford, sor
of John +. Sitfortl, 81 coo TO tho Luth
cran church 81 600, on condition that tho
:. Trustees preserve his late pew as free
pew and atiiX thereto a silver plate with
his name thereon. TO Mt. Olivet Cemctry
Company $500 to keep his lot in re
pair. To Addie and Leila Fulton $50t
each. To Acquilla Chilcote of Baltimore
county, $500. He then provides, minutcly
and in detail for the organization and es
Establishment Of an Orphan asylum for girls
to be called The Ioats Orphan Asylum,
and to carry out these ohy cts he devists It
DR.. George Diehl Chas. T. Trail, VIM, S
Miller John &. Hardt, Louis NJ NiNdortf
Samuel Appold and c. llumerickhouSe, ms
trustees, in trust, the said house ana farm
after the termination of the life estate o
Miss Sitford; and in addition thereto lie be
9ueahs large amount Of personal prop