Catoctin clarion., 1898-12-08

Geo. NJ. bOKee, DIOtner OF uOWaEO-ED.
CLARION.
There are fifty. three Saturdays in 1885, Ia
consequence Of which the Mechanics Loan
and Saving institute will not receive depos-
it's on Saturday Dec. 81, as their books are
ruled for only fifty.two weeks in year.
1t docs not happen often that fifty.three
Saturdays occur in year.
The bank had this experience some years
ago and it required much explanation and
caused some confusion before the weekly dc.
positors could be made to understand why
their depssitis were rejected for oneSaturday
The year 1898 started in on Saturday and
winds up on Saturday Globe.
Since the breaking up of the fine Autumn
weather, We have had allotted to US about as
inciemert weather as this borderland between
real winter in the winter season and the
South's immunity, that mixed climate can
produce Already We have bad two SHOWS
and q thermometer as low as twenty. On
Saturday and Sunday last, with the ther-
mometer ranging from two to twelve degrees
above the freezing point, we bad rainstorm
from the northeast that rendered outdoor
going the most disagreeable. If this is to be
accepted as sample Of this winters weather
1t will be one Of the oldtimers.
sUIcIDE.-On Friday morning last, George
Slitely,a laborinE man residing one mile
south west of Thurmont committed suicide
by sending load of shot through his head.
His wife was at neighbor's short distance
away, and he was at home with a daughter
about ten years old and babe. Several
weeks ago be cut his foot with an axe and
had kept in carefully bandaged and was
wearing a rubber overshoe. In preparing to
commit the act of sef.destruction, he went
into the yard, removed the ovcrshoe and
loosening the bandages 80 as to free the great
toe. he placed q heavily loaded muzzle loading
gun against his eye and with his toe pressed
the trigger. The wound made where the
load entered his head was not large, but in
passing out at the back large gaping
wound was made; large portion of the
brain was carried away.
He fell upon his back and the gun WAS
found lying on his body.
We have heard no cause assigned Tor the
act.
Judge VIM. J. Black viewed the body and
as it was SO palpably an act Of suicide he
declined to hold an inquest.
He leaves a wife and . family of eight
children, several of them very small. The
body was inferred in tbe U. B. cemetery on
Sunday afternoon.
FROM PoRTo RICo.-Mr. Geo. E son of
Mr.. l.. r. Wesche, who enlisted last June in
the regiment of Volunteer Engineers, re-
turned home last week. The regiment was
in Porto Rico about three months, although
they arrived there after the signing of the
Peace Protocol hence saw no active service
IS one of the fighting arms of the service.
They did however fnd work 10 do in the
way OF repairing bridges, roads and railroads:
they also made resurvey of Ponces water
system and photographic survey ofthe pro-
posed harbor at Ponce. Mr. Wesche was
not seriously sffacted by the climate and
maintained very good health during his stay
The regiment consisted Of two classes OF
privates first and second; from among the
first class Mr.. Wesche was chosen corporal
in which capacity he has served throughout.
They are now on iurlough and expect to be
mustered out, probably in about sixty days.
Mr.. Wesche says the circumstance that they
saw no active warfare was very disappoint.
ing to the regiment and that few of the men
would care to 60 through the same expert
ence second time, but that they would
largely vote to remain in the service were
there foreign war being waged, in which
they might take a part. He was prior to en-.
listment employed by the municipality OF
New York City and expects to return to hi.
work there after being mustered out Of ser.