Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1879-01-23
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

The Gotham oil refinery, New
York, was burned Thursday night
Loss $4,000.
The dwelling house of Mr.. James
Flint, Upper Marlborough, was re-
Gently destroyed by fire.
The Paris and Danville engine
house at DanvilIe, H., vas burned on
Wednesday with considerable other
property. Loss $4,000.
A white man by the name Of Will
son, while walking on the ice between
the inr er light and Crisfeld on Mon,
day, 9th inst, broke through and was
| drowned.
| Keith field rice mills on the Black
River, in Georgetown county, 5, T.,
were burned Wednesday last. The
total loss was $4,000.
A fire on Saturday destroyed three
two story brick buildings in the Union
block, Gslena, III. The total loss is
estimated Mt $4,000, which is parti-
ally insured.
General Sherman recommends that
the reunion of the Army of the Cum
berlAnd be DELAYED until June next,
when the equestrion statue OF Ge7er,
al George II. Thomas will be com
pleted
William Burbank, of Pawtucket,
who was sentenced to the state prjs-
on for attempting to poison bis family
was pardoned Thursday morning, he
being in dying condition from con,
sumption. He had served ID months
Of 5.years term.
Lew Wintgen, a sugar refner, in
New York, brutaiIv hurled a hogs
head against workman in his employ,
breaking his breas5 bone. Nintgeu
was arraicned before Justice Elicit
Yesterday. Elliott reserved his dec S
ion
William T.. Coffin for many yea g
receiving teller Of the Lata} cite tank
Cincinnati, who has been missing for
nearly three weeks, is reported to be
A deraulter. The missing amount Is
varousIv estimated at from $4,000
to $4,000.
Miss Pomeroy, the actress who Was
injured in railroad accident, near
Shreveport, January 10th, is reported
by the attending physician to be very
low. Miss Al lis and the other MEM
bers of the troupe who We're more or
less injured have recoyred,
The case Of Mrs. Laura Cobb, at
Norwich, Conn, charged with poison
inc her husband, WAS gv"h TO the
Jury at $50 PM, on Thursday
The Jury, ut midnight, brought in a
verdict Of murder in the second de,
gree. She WAS sentencl to lmprison-
ment for life.
Mr. Frank Bowie and Miss Ida
Hill, of Upper Marlboro were mar
ried on Tuesday last, at the residence
Of the brides father. 1t had been
published that this marriage had beer
! forbidden by Archbishop Gibbons.
Colonel Joha Montgomery, a sold
ier Of the war Of 1912 and at ons
time Judge OF the Orphans court o
| Frederick county, died on Tuesday
last at the resilenca OF his ao1 mia"
Robt Dean, near Frederick city.
Miss Pomeroy the actress who was
injured in a railroad accident near
Shreveport, January 10th, is reported
by the attending physician to he very
low. Miss Willis and other member.
of the troupe who were more or less
injured lave recovered
James Cronin. from San Francisco
registered himself at the SteVen
House, New York. TUESDAY evenin!
and was found dead in his bed thu
next morning, having taken dose o
sulphate Of morphine. de left let
ter of instruction for his brother.
Early Thursday morning the enor
nous weight of snow upon the roof o
Messrs. Taylor and fanlkners plan
ing mill OIL Freeman street, Clncln
natl, crushed in the entire second 30
rv, which contained very heavy ma
chinerv. The damage is estimated a
from $4,000 to $lS, 900.
=. A shocking accident occurred il
Montgomery county, Pa, last week
when John HiItbeidel, a farmer, while
cutting corn fodder, with mach!n
driven by horse power, slipped AM
fell into the box. His left arm wa
caught by the rollers, and in an in
{ slant his hand was irresistib!y draw
into the knives and cut off in length
Of an inch to within one inch Of tn
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