Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1879-02-06
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Trailk!ln puUllC SCnOOl, vi tulS \Suiioij
county, for the tcrln ending Jan. 3lst,
came off last Friday, and with great credit
to our youthful teacher, VIM. Clifford
Krise. We we're pleased to learn from a
worthy trustee of the school that for good
order and rapid improvement this school
at present excels any kept there for the
past twenty years.
THE GROUND Hoes SHADow.-Sunday
being Candemas the bashful ground'h is
by popoular superstition supposed to have
emerged from his winter retirement and
playfuIly gambolcd for few moments
npon the upper earth in the vicinity of his
subteranncan home. AS the sky was clear
and he could behold his graceful form re-
Elected on the ground, the old folk say that
six weeks more of bad weather may be eX
pccted. Oh, my.
LIBERALTY. = OF all the different class
es of society we have none so literal as the
friends of strong drink, we have at present
in our town a much to be piticd man, who
mas been under the influence of liquor for
the last six months, unable at any time to
attend to his business and we think we are
correct when VIC say that at least one half
the means of intoxcation has been furn-
ishcd by his friends, either by liquor, ten
cents or q quarter.
The B1Rps-The intensely cold spell of
weather the past month or six weeks, has
been especially severe upon the bird tribe,
and they have accordingly endured great
hardships. The ground has been covered
with ice and snow SO long that they have
been deprived of their accustomed food,
and many are in a starving condition. The
partridrcs daily assemble around the grain
stacks and barns of the farmers to gather
the scattered grain and to shelter them
selves from the piercing blasts of winter
TRUSTEES APPOINTED The Board of
County Commissioners Of this county, on
Saturday last rcAnpoinlcd the following
named gentlemen as Trustees to Montcvuc
Hospital for the ensuing year: j. VIM
Brely, Joseph G. Miller, Charles Lewis
VIM f. johnson ana John l.. Nicodemus
These gentlemen have conducted the at
fairs of that institution fer the past year
with ability and We are certain that the
Commissioners deserved great deal of cred
it for rcappoin,uy lhcm.- Examiner.
The Mark'cy Bros. have put the Vcni
tian rcd on the outer wall Of the Methodist
church, and will soon have the Woodwork
first coated. The carpenters and plas.ers
have also been busy inside. soon the
work will All be done and a happy congrc
cation v i'll assemble therein
The residence Of DR.. RcmaburG is also
being attacked by our popular painter,
Mr. Adclsptrgrr The DR.. will not know
which way to turn when he gets in his
new residence.
Madam Rumor has it several young
ladies a tins place recently started out for
a walk. Arriving a, their place Of dcsti.
nation and not feeling fatigucd, concluded
they woull try 1t step further, and 50
kept on until they arrived at the College, a
distance OF nearly six miles from this
place. The conclusion We arrive at is this
- that those young ladies' either had some
particular object in view, or were Only
exercising their walking powers tor the
purpose of SURF rising this place soon by Il
walking match as their pcdestranism has
been shown.
In LUCK Thomas WhaEcn, whilst en-
gagged in drmolishing an old building at
Montcyuc Hospital on Friday last, and
when in the act Of raising the roof off, dis.
covered 4 small package Of grcenhacks
concealed between the railers He hand
ed the money to Mr. Charles f. Flcmminy
the Supcrnt cndent who was standing by
who after counting il over, found it to con.
tain $50. Mr.. Whalcn was well pleased
with the discovery, and commenced anoth-
er search but found nothing. The money
was handed to WMIcn, and few hours af-
ter he was in this city making prepare
tions for a trip west 1t is supposed that
the money had been concealed in the place
by a tramp who had died in that institu'
ton some time ago-Er.mincr.
DEATH FROM BuRNING.--On Friday af,
ternoon last, Fannie Bar,lc, daughter OF
VIM. Barilc of Point of Rocks while gath
erng chips on the hillside Il few hundred
yards from her home, was fatally burned,
her clothes igniting from a fire left burn
ing by some woodchoppcrs. Her little
brother was the only one with her at the
time and was slightly burned in cndcavor.
ing to eXtinguish the flames When as
sislancc arrived her clothing was entirely
consumed and her body from the should
ers down was blackencd mass. Medical
assistance was called in, but human skill
was unavailing and after suffering intense
pam for Few hours, death came to her
relief and she expired peacefully and calm
ly.-Ct'zca.
REAL ESTATE TKANsFEns-For the
week ending Jan. %, the following trans
fers Of real estate have taken place in this
end of the county, as recorded in the
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