Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-02-11
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A very bold, daylight holdup was un-
dertaken by one of the many tramps who
loiter about the Toms Creek bridge on
the F. & E. turnpike near Emmitsburg
last Friday afternoon between four and
five o'clock.
Mr. Geo. w. Sharer who resides near
Lewistown, this county, had been
> at Emmitsburg and was returning
home. Just as he left the bridge on the
south side, large tramp grabbed hold
of the bride and stopped the horse. Mr..
Sharer realized that it meant holiup
and got out his buggy and approached the
tramp who with heavy club he was
carrying hit Mr.. Sharer over the right
arm a severe blow. A general fight
then ensued and finally ended when the
tramp was thrown over the bridge wall,
about II feet high, to the rocks beneath
Mr.. Sharer then got in ibis buggy and
proceeded on his journey. He reported
to Mr.. P. N. Hammaker last Tuesday
that his arm hurt him very much.
Foley's Orino Laxative cures constipa-
ton and liver trouble and makes the
bowels healthy and regular. Orno is
superior to pills and tablets as it does not
grippe or nauseate. Why take anything
else? DR.. Jas. X. Waters.
Local Correspondence.
Messrs. VIM. A. Fogle and Ernest
Powell have force of men employed in
the construction of fish ponds on the lat
ter's farm one mile south of town and
bordering on Hunting Creek, and laying
a pipe line for the water supply which
will be drawn from said stream. A tract
of low lying meadow land will be thus
utilized divided up into 10 or IL ponds
constituting in the aggregate between
fifteen and twenty-five acres of water
surface.
About the growth and present magni-
tude of this valuable enterprise between
Frederick and Thurmont and wi thin hail
ing distance of the w., F. & G. road and
also few miles to the north and east of
the latter town, more will appear in a
near future issue of this paper. But
certain it is that the propagation of the
gold fish is fast becoming the leading and
most important and profitable industry
in this and adjoining communities; bar
ring perhaps the Catoctin iron ore mines.
The w. M. bridge crew, |. w. 10y
superintendent, numbering upwards of
twenty-five employees has been laid off
for period of two weeks, or longer.
The forces of other brances of the service
will most likely be curtailed.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. H. Clay
Putnam was wonderfully frightened up
Monday morning by the arrival of a little
boy baby. Both mother and babe are
doing well.
Mrs. Thomas Wachter of Frederick is
the guest of her daughter, Mrs. H. C.
Putnam.
Reports strongly founded has it that
one Raymond Kindall and Mrs. Florence
Bussard, wife of Peter Bussard, all of
Deerfield, departed early last week for
parts unknown to the husband and other
dwellers of that community. Master
Raymond is said to be mere boy, while
Mrs. Bussard is between forty and fifty
years of age.
When, recently, VIM. Joel Stone was
reelected U. S. Senator by the Missouri
legislature he twas showed under" by
congratulatory kilograms. Among them
was one from his three grandchildren
living in st. Joseph, Mo-, Mildred, Ma
bel and John PARKINSON. The eldest is not
over six years. The message reads:
"Hurrah for Gum Shoe Bill; they can't
beat our granddaddy."