Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1893-01-19

A piece of ice l5i inches thick, cut from
Winters dam, about mile from this city
was brought to this Office yesterday by MIR
John D. Shaffer This is the thickest ice
that has formed in thus section for many
years
Door to Virtue Lodge No. 46, A. F. and
A NJ, had public installation of Officers al
their hall Thursday evening. Nearly three
hundred of the leading citizens were present
Before the installation proper the lodge
erected an altar of praise and Thanksgiving
for e prosperous and peaceful year. Rev
James w. Reese, for twenty one consecutive
terms master of the lodge and for twenty
seven consecutive years an officer, made an
address, stating at the beginning that the
lodge was 80 years old, having been chart
cred in 1871 Miss Ida Dtfenbaugh and
Mrs. Liggett sang solos, Prot. Rnchart or
ganist Worshipful Master j. Milton Ref
snider made an address. After the ceremo
MES refreshments were servcd-Adrocdte
THE COLD ELSEWHERE The winter in
the north west and south, east is the coldes,
known for wears. In Wisconsin the mer
curry failed to register as it had frozen on
Monday; AZ low as As degrees below zero
was reported. One of the curious features
OF the present cold is the fact that it has been
as low as 90 degrees below zero in Kentucky
while 5 below is the greatest cold ofthe Win
ter reported from New York City and in
Manitoba, B. c., there is no frost IN the
ground and farmers are ploughlng. In Nir'
ginia the thermometer ranged from above
at Norfolk to 16 below at Buena Vista.
The Cumberland river is frozen over at
Nashville, the frs: time since 1876 and the
Wateree river is also frozen over. The ice
bridge at Niagara Falls is the largest
since 1855. The average temperature in
Baltimore Cor twenty six days ending Janu-
airy 10th is 2O4 degrees, while the average
for the past twenty-five Januarles is 34i and
for the past twenty-five DEFENDERS is 364
the twenty.six days therefore fell about Ii
degrees below the average for twenty-five
years. At Westminster 10 below was re.
ported on Monday last and the water in a
we'll near the Tannery, ten feet below the
surface of the ground, was frozen over
No EARTuQuAKE. The Frederick de-
spatch in the Baltimore papers yesterday
stating that an earthquake shock had been
felt at Jefferson, this valley, on "Wednesday
evening, was 4 fake. A young man at Jetfer-
son tecphoncd the story to Frederick rs u
joke.
On Friday morning last the mail coming
from Frederick to this place lost the Brad.
dock mail pouch shortly after leaving Fred
erick. 1t was found by some person aud re,
turned 10 the Fredcrcd office. On the same
day the horse driven to the afternoon mail
wagon fell on East Patrick street, Frederick,
and broke the shafts.
Mr.. Emory l. Cobleutz, assistant treasurer
of the Valley Savings Bank of this place has
purchased from Mr.. II. l.. Routzahn eleven
building lots each fronting 80 feet and cx-
tending back $50 feet, on the south side Of
the turnpike al the eastern edga of town.
Mr. Coblentz, VIC are pleased to say, will
commence in the early Spring the erection
of fine two. story brick residence of modern
design, on the lot nearest the handsome res
ldence of Mr. II. l.. Rnu'znhn, he having al
ready contracted with Mr.. Geo. G Gardner
for the building Of the same. Mr.. Cohlentz
,,c, In Il oil nj
lots at Il reasonable price, and We hope a
building boom will soon start up on this
beautiful level lndead it is already limited
that several other residences will go up on
these lois in the near future More dwell
ings are needed in Middletown to supply Il
demand for them Valley Register.
On Wednesday night Mr. John T. Brown,
who liyes few miles west Of this place, on
the mountain, was accidentally shot, and
seriously wounded by his son, Lewis Brown
1t appears that young Brown attended SER
vices at the Friends Creek church in the ev
cnlng :and had with him 32.cal'bre rcvol
yer, and whilst returning home after the
services he amused himself by occasionally
shooting off the revolver, which he cmptied
Of It's contents with the exception OF one
cartridge which held fire. and was considered
defective by the boy. Shortly after arriving
home and whilst sitting in the room in
company with his father and other members
Of the family, he took the revolver from his
pocket and was examining it when the once
considered defective cartridge was accident
ally discharged the bullet entering Mr.
Browns breast, between the collar bone and
the first rib, immediately to the left of the
breast bone, DR.. J. Kay Wrglcy, of this
place, was summoned to perform the surgi-
cal operation, but was unable to take the
bullet from the wounded man. Mr. Brown
is lying in critical condition and the acct
den, may cause his death, although hopes
are entertained for his recov cry Chronicle.
Eagerness to produce something cheap Of
ten blinds us to the importance Of making
something good. Zoe. n hottie.
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requiring stimulant with nourlshing and
coloring food, Halls Vegetable Sicilian Hair
Remover is just the specific
1t is positively without a peer. MIR. Wal
ter Brewer, Vinton, Iowa, says: IL had a
very bad cough and a few doses of DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup gave relief and effected cure.
l would not he without it my family"