Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1881-09-01

fairly between the eyes, but owing to the
angle at which the hail struck the skull it
did not penetrate 1t but ran lack over his
head and following the spine passed along
it under the skin and lodged at the root OF
the tail of the dog That It did this was
proven by the fact that large welt raised
the full length of the dogs back. The dog
did not appear to mind 1t bit.
Graceham Items.
Mr.. Geo Yonson met with sad acct
dent q few days ago at Tricks Machine
shops, Waynesb"ro, by which he last the
four fingers and part of the thumb of his
left hand. He returned to his home near
this place on Monday and has the SYM
pathy of the entire community.
Miss Jessie G. Miller of this place and
Miss Jennie Englar IF Rocky Ridge, who
left for Missouri on the 22d inst, have ar
rived at their destination. A'hey intend
making a lengthy stay with their brothers
Chas. G. Miller and John w. Englar, who
have been located in that state for severa
yeats.
Mrs. Louis Rouzer left for her ne" home
in Cumberlan ON Monday. Mr.. Chas
Firor contemplates an early trip to thu
same place, to see the "lay Of the land" be
fore taking up his abode there.
Mr.. Slater and family, of Washington
who have been visiting this place, lett fol
their home Tuesday.
The "boss'" tomato Of the season wa
produced in the garden of Miss Mari'
Firor; it weighed two pounds and nin'
ounces.
DR.. J. w. Miller has vegetable curl
osity in the shape ola vine, q member o
the gourd family the cucurbitu clar'yorm's
The leaves are large and form a dense
shade and the fruit hangs down In thu
form Of large clubs. The largest one a
present is three feet and eleven inche.
long, with a uniform diameter Of four ant
. half inches.
! Mrs Amanda and diss L zze Seip O
Baltimore, are visiting at Or. ]. w Mil
ler's.
How RAILROAD COLLISIONS occur, wa
thoroughly demonstrated one day las
week on the line fthe w. NJ X. r, be
tween this place and Edgemont A freigh
train lay at Edgemont bound east. will
instructions to 30 ahead. The train dis
patcher, as frequently occurs, rearranget
the running Of the trains and their passing
points and another freight train had passed
this place with orders to run through,
clear track given it, Now it became nee
essary tochange the order to the east
bound train and the train dispatcher calle'
the operator at Edgemont to give him tn
new order for this train, but no one An
swered at the key Then the operator a
the next station cast was called and nj
response came and then the next and las
one aud no one answered, Now the situa
ton of affairs was this the west -boun'
train had passed Mcchanics.own with or
ders to run through The east boun'
train WAS at EdgemOht with its first orde
to run through and its time for starlin!
up, the train dispatcher endeavoring Il
ge, the attention of the operator at Edge
mont, Penmar aud Blue Ridge, so tina
one or the other Of the trains might b
stopped, and not able to get an answer Il
his call at any one of the three points, 81
that here were two trains running in op
posite directions on single track, eacl
with orders to run through. Now no col
lision occurred, and this is how it wa
avrrtrd. One uf the hands OF the cas-
bound train, while it WAS LAYING at Edge
mont went into Il house to get somethin
to cat and overstaycd his time sufficient
long to allow the west bound train to g.
within hearing I'd the east bound trai
instead of starting, rs it would have don
had it not been for the hungry brakeman
got on side track at Elgemont just /
time to get out Of the way Of the ives
bound train that dashed by at full speed
We have been unotficially Informed thu
this eucompassed the discharge Of two OF
orators and justly, for it rendered tn
thoroughly careful and competent trai
dispatcher ofthe road impotent to avert
disaster, that only Was averted by a mo
fortunate iri~guarty of ne of the Ell
ployes, Operators along the line OF
railroad should be deemed criminal,
leave their post wien trains are being ri
by wire and when they can not help b'
kno that such is the case.
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