Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-08-31
LOCAL CoRtEsPoNDENCE. |

Overcome by foul air, it is supposed, and
for more than two hours lay unconscious
and moaning at the bottom of a well sixty
feet deep before being rescued, was Clarence
Foglc's experience on Thursday last. Inward
excitement outwardly suppressed attended
with the most painful suspense and fearful
solicitude characterized the scores of men,
women and children who had hurried to Mr..
Frederick Wlsolzkey's suburban property,
after having learned that there at the bottom
of well sixty feet deep, lay Clarence Fogle
unconscious and nigh unto death and with
no one present who dared to 60 down to his
rescue. BY this time the young man had
been in this perious situation for more than
an hour and to those present minutes had
apparently heightened out ten fold. Anxiety
had quadrupled and the ashen faces told of
their grave apprehcnsions and, as might be
expected, great pcrplexty of mind, No time
was to be lost and experienced, strong and
courageous men were hastily sought for and
soon found one in the person of George Ldic
ately descended to the almost lifeless body
and to which he adjusted the proper appi-
anccs and by willing hands at the windlass
both we've brought to the surface, George
all right but Clarence stiff and chilled to the
marrow. unconscious and but few minutes
from deaths door. At this junClure heavy
slghs of relief went out from the multitude
that had gathered and many were the willing
hands to assist in bringing back life and vigor
to the unfortunate young man Brisk rub
bling and other proper rcstorativcs were re
stored to and with magic effect for within
ninety minutes he had recovered sufficiently
to be removed to his home in town and in
less than thirty hours after the young man
had resumed his daily visits to Roddys. The
circumstances leading up to the foregoing
are simple and can be briefly told The young
man, inexperienced in this line of business,
and his uncle, Charlton Foglc, had contracted
| to dsplacc the water and otherwise clean out
| Mr.. Wisotzkcy's well, and although the usual
methods Of testing the purity of air in wells
restored to with nothing apparent to indicate
danger IN any way, yet, in prosecuting the
WORK he from some cause or other was dis
abled and rendered UNCONSCIOUS, and the res,
of the story has been told,
Bird, the very excellent and highly valued
family mare belonging to Mrs. E. *. Rouzel
dep last Friday of lockjaw, brought on by q
painful wound on one of her legs
Edward Baxter is having Il well dug on tht
tract OF land that he recently purchased o
the Rouzer estate,
The improvements in front ofthc Lutheran
Church have been about completed and as /
appears now the space between the pavemen
has been terraccd, supported in front and OF
sides by neat brick wall.
Mr. and Mrs. Josiah Flohr were recen
visitors to and a weeks sojourners will
their brother jeremiah, at Sykesville, Md.
Now SOW your turnip seeds, set out you
strawberry plants and keep lookout TO-
the weeds.
Mr.. Daniel Stoncr has come East from hi
home in Dayton, Ohio, and is spending
month with kindreds in this and Carol
county, and among them is his brother MIR
]. r. Stoner of this place.
W. Albert, eldest surviving son OF Mr.. A
e. Frye, is iii with pneumonia.
Prof Daniel Eberly of Abbottstown, Pa
Chas. Baltzell and William Connolly of Ba
timore; Lew Firor, Adams county, Pa; MIR
and Mrs Chas. Castle and Mrs. VIM Mile
Of Frederick; and Mrs. John Waters of Ba
timore were among the visitors mere durin
the pact week