Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1871-06-10

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nzs~ We have no paid correspondents"
wc are too circumscribed in our limits to
ntrrr liberal terms of remuneration. Only
the New York HcdM and Tribune and
Ronncrs Ledger can afford to 90 that
Ct;ll we are always gratiticd to hear from
cur contributors.
rs" Green peas are plentiful but the
abundance has not affected prices. Why
not?
r5s- Butter is down, but Ice Cream aud
Strawberries are up. So much for the La
dies Festival.
rs" Mcchanicstown has improved some,
Int no, oncthirl what it ought from the
facilities afforded by the constant running
of the cars of the Western Md. Railroad.
tss" Ben. Wlllhidc has some very rich
copper ore on his mountain farm
Nrw Br1Lp1NGs.- Among the new bull
,1inrs going up in this place is one erecting
Inv Iasscll Wacsclc Il Co., for Mrs. Harriet
Li~htncr of the Furnace;
One erecting by Capt. Martin Rouzcr for
Mis- Mary Long;
MIR. Casscll is also building house for
Mr.. Charles Wacschc.
Mill BURNT.-Wc learn that on last
Saturday, shc Sd instant, the flour mill be-
longing to Mr.. Thcophilus Duvall, situated
about 1-2 miles from Wolfsvillc, Catoctin
District, on one of the forks of Middle
creek, was consumed by fire. The fire oc-
Cured in the afternoon, supposed to have
limited from the friction of the machinery.
II is said there was 500 bushels of wheat
and Is barrels of flour in the mill, which
was also burnt up Loss estimated at
$4,000 We understand the mill was fully
insured in the Lcitcrsburs company.
ACACIA LODGE No. - A. +. & a. NJ. is
organized in this place, and the member
ship is increasing. \ new Hall for the
meeting of the Lodge is in contemplation.
egs- A partridge in one Of the fields in
front of our office, as soon as the sun rises,
commences whistling Bob White We
hone no intruder will kill it or scare it
away.
- The Frederick Utrdld thinks the
new Board of City Fathers in the shire
burg" are moi very prompt III paving their
debts. Perhaps there is no money in the
Treasury. What then?
GrTTySnI COIIEGE.--Wc are i'll
lrhlrd 1o President Milton Valentine, for a
catalogue of the officers, alumni and stu
gents Of PENNSYLVANIA tol"@c at Gcltys-
Burg. Pa, for the collegiate years 1s,0-'il,
Two Of the trustees, DR.. George Dirhl and
John Loa,S. reside in this county. Among
tn" is, of Junior prcparatorian>, We notice
the nan" Of Daniel Roj'rrl Rouz"r, of Me-
rl,anirsiuwn, and john Henry Snyder, OF
III, county. Undergraduate, John Milton
Friday, of Jefferson The College is in a
PROSPEROUS condition. with strong corps
al,icp.utr>surs. The commencement en-
.rci>,S Of tie institution will take place ON
tAr Goth Of this month.
The American Newspaper Reporter
of Sew York, Published ~ George p.
Rnwrl & Co.. i, an honor to the typo
graphical and rrpprtoral profession.
IIuT AND DHY-Thr weather for the
p!,t ten dpyS has hccn exceedingly hot and
,lry-thc THERMOMETER going up into the
ninctic> Will" the parrhrd earth is hot
~ a bake owen.
Gp>xp Nr,,,A! FEsr1y >I.-NcW Fri
l,,, ,,.,.n;nm IG,h instant MIR Lewis Dicl-
w., ny,,,rir,nr of i've New Windsor IIo-
~, Wiz" las ln>' mace il laf-' ao''','"h !"
ms premises, 'n,"n'S 2,,,''@ nI',' nISI
''l "'''i IN Nv go, .',.,, -" p',,;
more. md nmaicvy pcr.ormcr, from the
country will I've nrc,rut, Mr.. y. has in~;
,crriynl l,y cyprt~y from Franktor, -on;hc-
Main. in Germany, four solos Of now mu-
Sic comYo,pl for hi, occasion, which he
intends 70 Introduce on The Claronci His
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We "'I see WHY ''''S '''' n",'s - ,,, "a
dos in her musical intomtions, as She
ENTHUSIASTICALLY is in her agricultural pro-
agn;ions Il will Ire Il real Harvest Home
Musical rrolir, and the lovers of the con
cord of sweet sounds ought to attend from
far and near. The Festival will be good
iof Ne" lii''S"I
~" The sketch of Mcrharcstown fifty
wears aro and the Wolf IIuut will be read
with interest. There are a few still living
WHO rccollcct all about these things
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