Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1883-11-22

ing december ina. CleTSyihcn iIou tt3TOau
will be present and assist in the services.
Robbery and Attempted MUIR
der near Monterey Springs.
Our correspondent, "Tack," at Sabillas-
vile, sends us the following account of the
affair.
On Thursday morning last, tramp got in
company with Jew pcddler in the neigh
borhood of Monterey and after travelling
with him some distance. he told the peddlcr
that up that road pomting it ouD there
were good many rich farmers living and
that it would be a good way for him to 60.
They both turned into the road and after
going short distance the tramp picked up
two stones and showed them to the peddlcr,
saying that they contained silver and that
he intended to keep them, at the same time
he put them into his pocket. They had gone
but little distance, when he struck the ped
dler on the head with one of them, knocking
him down. After beating him on the head
with the stone and robbing him Of his mon
oy and some goods, he dragged him to the
side of the road and left him for dead, where
he was found and taken to the house of Mr..
William Masters at which place he had his
head dressed He remained there until Sat.
urday when he had improved sufficiently to
be taken to his home in Baltimore.
Constable Lookahaugh succeeded in cap
turing the tramp, who was taken before JUS
tice Gcsaman of Rouzersvilc. lie was COM
mitted to Jail for further action.
Make $50 for Christmas-
The publishers of Rutleoge's Monthly offer
twelve valuable rewards in their Monthiy for
December, among which is the following:
We will. give $4,000 to the person telling
us how many verses there are containing but
three words each in the Old Testament Scrip
! lures by December 10th, 1888. Should two
or more correct answers be received, the re-
ward will be divided. The money will be
forwarded to the winner December 18th,
1883 Persons trying for the reward must
send 20 cents in silver (nO postage STAINS la
KEN with their answer. for which they will
receive the Christmas M0nUly, in.which the
name ane G,ldre IS Of the winner Of the re-
WuTu anu INC CUIICCl tllSNtl w Ia Dt pupIlSll-
Ell, and in which several more valuable re-
wards will be offered. Address RUTLEDGE
PUBLISHING COMPANY, Easton, Pa.
Nov 90 st.
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We are interested in Il carp pond at this
place and having addressed a letter to Col.
Hewlett at Easton, Md we received a reply
that not only insures us the young fish but,
covers very fully the points to be observed
IN preparing the pond and in feeding and
caring for the fish. Commissioner Hewlett
evidently is the man for the place, for he
does not do as many would, make short
work Of the matter Of imparting information
by referring you to some standard work on
the propagation of fish, and as it would hap
pen in ten cases out of eleven, the party so
instructed would neither have nor known
where TO get the book, but he sets down and
writes a letter containing the necessary in
structon and kindly offers to answer any
other points on which information may be
needed. This being the only true way, and
being SO far different from the usual official
We navy tl'uSli' ~ NuS Soi'
Hewlett to make this public acknowledge
ment Of his courtesy and painstaking.
The Deer Hunt.
REroRTED BY CONE OF EN-"
Mr. EDITOR In consideration of the
fact that you are one Of the charter members
of the deer hunting club of this place, you
mill ,1,,,lt lacu hn int al tO Eppu- Of thu
success Of our ninth annual deer hunt. We
left here on Friday morning the 9th inst =,
and proceeded by rail to Winchester, Va,
where we were met by the genial counte-
nance of that whole-souled sportsman, Mr.
R. M. Cooper, who had driven fifteen miles
from his home at Mountain Falls, to meet
the Maryland deer slayers Saturday the
10th was spent in hunting small game, and
nothing of any notoricty occurred, except n
foot race between the writer and wild tur
key with broken wing; distance one mile,
time minutes-won by the turkey.
Sunday the nth, was spent very pleasant
ly by the writer, but my companion suffered
greatly from congested stomach and liver
caused by too much exercise behind the ia
Bile.
Monday the 12th, was spent in travelling
to our hunting grounds, twenty miles dist
ant, where we passed through some of the
granuest mountain scenery that it has ever
been our pleasure to enjoy. We arrived at
Mr. David Gitfin's about 3 o'clock in the
afternoon, and made all preliminary arrange
ments for our hunt the next day
Tuesday, 18th, our deer hunt began, and
about noon the writer had the unprecedent-
ed pleasure of dropping two fine deer with
right and left barrels, as they went almost
flying through the timber.
Wednesday morning, nth inst. about nine
o'clock, Mr. Cooper had the pleasure of kill
ing a magnificent four prong buck and about
2 o'clock my companion, Mr.. Willhide kill
ed fine deer and would have killed anoth-
er but the thing was too close" in fact Nels
had to jump little to one side or there
would have been collision. Again at
about o'clock Mr. Cline killed another deer
when our hunt ended for the day.
Thursday we set apart to get our game
home which hung in the mountains at va
rious places. We made short hunt, how