Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1895-08-22


ton at the Worlds Fair rs a standard cathar-
tic.
Sam Jones at Emory Grove did not prove
as great an attraction to the people of West
ern Maryland as was expected. The excur-
sion train from Cherry Run to the camp
ground, on Sunday last, carried, all told, but
1O5 passengers.-Sentinel.
THE above statement of fact does honor to
the christian people Of Western Maryland.
Sam Jones in the pulpit and garbage in a
Sevres vase are parallels in the fitness OF
things.-ED. CLARION.
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A Ministerial Institute of the Maryland
Conference of the Church of the United
Bretheren in Christ will be held at Walkers
vile, Frederick county, on Tuesday, We'd
nesday and Thursday. September Bird 4th 9Th.
Rev. G. j. Roudabush, presiding elder, OF
Boonsboro, is president, and Rev. W. l.. Mar
tin also of Boonsboro, is secretary of the In
stitute Sessions will be held morning, after.
noon and evening. Rey ]. W. Owen will
deliver the address of welcome.
On Thursday morning, a short time after
Bollingers threshing combination had com-
menced work on Mr.. Peter HamiltoH's crop
(near Piney Creek church, spark from
the engine set fire to the stacks AMI in q
short time all of them t3) were burned. The
thresher was badly damaged and the barn,
while much endangered, was saved. The
thresher was taken to Waynesboro for re.
pairs Mr.. Hamilton likely loses about 300
bushels of grain. We have not been able to
learn whether the loss is covered by insur-
ance, nor whether the fire was caused by a
defective spark arrester in the smoke stack.
Carroll Record
PERsoNAL.-Dr. ]. N. Osler and family
of Philadelphia are visiting at MIR. Van B.
Osler's.
Miss Jane Anders of Phillpsburg Pa, is
visiting Miss Crete Cassel and other friends
in Thurmont.
Mrs. Alex. P. Beatty of Washington, D.
G. and Mrs. w. H. Richardson of Baltimore
are visitors at MIR. Morris Rouzers.
Miss Lille Stull returned last week from
York, Pa, when she had been visiting her
sister, Mrs. Edward Wilhide.
Mr. Geo. Weller of Baltimore is visiting
his parents in this place.
Messrs Geo. Croft of Baltimore and Chas.
Croft of Frederick are visiting their mother
in this place.
Miss MollieCrooks ofSmithburg spent part
of last week at Mr.. Geo. w. Stocksdale's.
MI. G. Manson, Mr.. T. H. Manson, wife
and daughter Miss Grace Manson OF Balti-
more Misses May and Minnie Gardner Of
Westminster are summering with Lieut.. A.
A. Troxell.
Mrs. Susan Baltzell and daughter. Mrs.
Matte Guckes of Dayton, O., are visiting
their aunt on East-st Mrs. Jacob Wastler.
Mr. Harry Smith of Chambersburg is visit
ing relatives here.
MIR. and Mrs. c. L. Hartsock of Frederick
are visiting Mr.. John Matthias in this place.
LAW RELATING TO PIC PENs.-The State
Board of Health has established rule con.
corning pig pens in towns and cities of this
State, which should be brought to the atten.
ton of all citizens. By an act of the Legis-
lature the rules of the Board have the full
force and effect of the statute laws. The rule
rule referred to is as follows:
"Rule Z. Whenever it Is brought to the
attention of a health officer or inspector by a
person, that any pig pen is kept in such con-
dition as to be a common nuisance; or that
pigs are kept in front Of any street, alley or
highway, and not shut out from such street,
alley or highway by sufficient wall or fence,
or that there exists or is likely to exist an
accumulation of offal or slops, or any vege-
table or animal filth in or near the pen; or
that the pen is not constructed with floors
impervious to water, or is not kept so as to
be and remain at all times free from any Of
fensive or noisome smell, the said Health
Officer or Inspector shall by written notice
served on the owner or keeper of the SWINE
or pigs require him within twenty four hours
or reasonable time specified therein, to
remove the sw inc or pigs and to thoroughly
clean the pen an premises 80 that there shall
no longer be any offensive smell or injury to
health therefrom. And any person or per
sons refusing or neglecting to conform to
such notice within the time specified therein
shall be Immediately reported to the State
Board of Health for prosecution under the
Act"
The venerable DR.. James w. Eichelberger
Sr, one Of the most widely known and highly
respected citizens of Emmitsburg, died quite
suddenly at his home on the square in this
place on Monday morning, aged 81 years, l
month and 25 days. His sudden and unex.
pected demise was great shock to his family
as there was nothing in his condition to
indicate that death was so near at hand.
Apparently, he was not sick. His condition
on the morning that death claimed him as
its victim was the same as it has been for
several months past. His son, DR.. Chas. D.
Eichelberger, had helped him out of bed and
dressed him, preparatory to taking him down
stairs to spend the day as usual. After being
dressed he complained of feeling exhausted.
His son removed his clothes and laid him
gently on the bed to rest. After being laid
on the bed he began to sink rapidly and it
was only matter of few minutes until all
signs Of life were extinct. Thus 1t can be
seen that the Doctors long and useful career