Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1893-08-24
List Of Sum mer ssOarslers

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who are spending the summer at Mrs. John
Jones:
Mrs L. X. S)pcr, Mrs r. v Moon, MIR.
and Mrs. VIM Pentz Mrs. G. f. Baylics,
Mrs John Stump, Mr.. and Mrs. 7. NJ. Ken
ncy and family, (sl, Mrs. G. G. Fulton, Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Guard, Mr.. aud Mrs. james
p. Kane, Mr.. aud Mrs Howard Greaslcy, Mrs.
Jane Galley, Mrs. w. +. Preston, Misses
Katie Kerr, Grace Moores, Jennie Pcntz,
jennie Moon, Carrie Shipley, Hazel Stump,
Margle Snper, Maud Moon, Mollie BWlics,
Sallie Kerr, Mary Armons, Mrs. Harry Hines
and family, (3), all of Baltimore City.
L1rlllA WELL.-Mr Collins, well known
to a number Of our citizens and with whom
| Miss Mary Pcnncll and three of her nlcccs,
| i'll formerly Of this place, make their home,
| in Washington, has remarkable well on his
premises in that city. 1t is nothing less than
a well of pure and uncontaminalcd water
| strongly imprcgnatCd with Lithum Bi.car-
| Donate. 1t has been analyzcd and the chem
| list SAYS 1t compares very Eyorahlc with
other well.known alkaline lthia waters and
that at will prove of value in cases where
waters Of this class are usually Beneficial
Many Of our people have visited tie we'll,
drank of its waters and experienced brneflc-
inl results 1t IS odd that it should DC found
in the heart of the city and none like it else
where in that locality.
Prot. Al. A. Newell, who for n long term
OF years was principal of the State Normal
School, died early Monday morning at his
home in IIavre de Grace, where he had lived
Tor the past two years. His death resulted
from an affection of the liver and heart,
which had confined Inn TO his room tor SIX
weeks. He was native Of Belfast, Ireland
where he was born in 1924.
After rcsigning his position in the State
Normal School, Prof Newell conducted n
private school in Baltimore for one year; he
then became principal of Uavrc de Grace
High School; this position he resigned n
month ago to become principal of the colorcd
Normal School in Baltimore. Prof Newell
was twice married, and had two sons aud
two daughters by his first wife and two sons
by his second wife
DEATH OF ABRAHAM f. RoDDY, SR.-On
the 10th inst, at his home on Owens Creek
about 9 miles northeast Of this place MT
Abraham F. Roddy, ST. departed this life
after sojourn of nearly eighty four years
He was born in Lltlestown, Pa. Novcm-
Der 30, 1909, being 81 years, s months aud l6
days Of age.
He was one Of seven children of Hugh f..
Roddy four sons and three daughters, bu'
one of whom, John, survives him. When
quite Young nun he removed with his par
ents from LlillestOwn to the farm now owned
by Nh William Roidy about ,our miles
north of this place.
When vet young men, he AMI his brother
John took large contracts TO purn AMI fur
nish charcoal to Antietam, Maria and Gale
donna furnaces, and thus founded himself fl
financially and in 1853 he purchased the farm
on which he has resided since that year
In April 1S4l he married Miss Hannah F.
Rife of Adams Co., Pa, who survives him.
Thirteen children were born Of this union,
nine of whom are living Hugh F., John A.,
Abram F., Daniel F., Frank A CathaIlnc,
Mary A., Mrs. Margaret Eckcnrode and Mrs
Annie Schold.
The deceased was II member Of the Catho'
liz church, man Of deep piety. He was
staunch friend of Mt st. Mary's College and
when most needed, aided it materially. He
was democrat in politics and always voted
with his party he never aspircd to or held
public office.
Mr.. Roddy was good man in the very
best sense of that word; not ostentati,us
either in his words or deeds, but upright,
Just and kind, he made friends as he made
ucuualntances, all who knew him reverng
his memory as that of a christian gentleman.
HIS body was inferred on Saturday morn
ing last at Mt. st. Mary's