Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-02-23
The Whist Club.

On account of the storm on Monday 18th
the meeting at the Misses Waesche was held
over until Tuesday. The winners were N.
g. s Miss Matte Zimmerman and DR.. Birely
plus 81; Z, & w., Miss Edna Waesche aud
Mr.. L. r. Waesche. and Miss Joe Miller and
Mr.. Chas. Root were tied for first place, plus
II.
Miss Zimmerman entered the club at this
meeting.
The meeting OF Monday evening last, was
held at the home of the Misses Baker; the
winners being N & s., Miss Daisy Waesche
and Mr.. Sanford Shaffer, plus 81; E. & w.,
Miss Minnie Baker and Mr.. Carl Cassell
plus I.
The next meeting Will be held at Aurora
Cottage on Monday 9th inst
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The Carroll Record places low estimste
on the government weather bureau service:
it says:-"weather representations, at best
is simply a system Of educated guess work,
but little better than the signs" which many
people pin their faith to-" We are aware
that the Hlcksies and goose bone disciples
deride the efforts of the government bureau
to foretel the weather, yet 1t is none the less
fact, despite their loudly proclaimed skep-
ticism, that the storm signal system on the
Atlantic coast from Capes Hatteras to God
and on the Great Lakes, save, and its saliva.
ton is demonstrable, property, vessels and
cargo, from damage and total loss,m than
the equivalent in value of the entire annual
cost of the Weather Bureau. But Hicks,the
milk weed, the goose bone, the ground hog,
and all of that genus, claim first place in the
respect of numerous people who are generals
" well informed and by no means narrow In
their views
KILLED HER SoN.-Davld M. Wachter, a
well known farmer of Lewistown, nine miles
north of Frederick, (seven miles south OF
ThurmonD came to this city about 8 O'Clock
tonight with his wife, Clara E. Wachter. and
going to police headquarters turned her over
to the custody of the law, charging her with
having killed their sixteen.year.old son by
suffocation this afternoon at their home dur.
ing his absence.
Mr.. Wachter drove up to the station with
his wife. both of whom are about AZ years oil
age, and gently assisted her from the spring
wagon. Going up TO Justice White he told
him that his wife, who stood by his side, had
while aboring under temporary mental aber.
ration this afternoon, took their son, Rober,
E. Lee Wachter, a deformed and feeble-
minded boy, and wrapping him up IN q
blanket, threw him into large sized trunk
and closing the lid down tightly, smothered
him to death. He stated that she said "the
chlld's time had come to CO."
Mrs. Wachter ell the while stood by utterly
Indifferent to the grave charge and did moi
eeem to comprehend its nature. She merely
remarked that she knew this act of hers
would certainly kill her parents and beaI
heavily upon her husband. but she could moi
help It, as his time to 60 had come, and now
that he was gone she was going to kill herself
at the first chance as her time had also
arrived rived and she wanted to 60 and join
Deputy Sheriff John Croft conveyed her to
the Montevue Hospital where she was placed
in the insane department and a watch placed
over her. Mrs Wachter was once before al
the hospital for several months, where she
was treated for insanity, and was only res
Gently released.
-Fred'k City Correspondent to Baltimore
SIN of Wednesday.