Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1871-07-08
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
e The weather is excessively hot.

copper ore, was shipped from this point OF
yesterday, for Columbia, Lancaster county
Pa, 20 undergo scientifcal examinatiof
OF that place.
GRAND BALL.-The citizens Of Freler
lex on the night Of The Sd instant, CAV,
the 9Th Maryland Regiment a grand bal
at the Cattle Show grounds their place 0
encampment), which was participated il
By the elite and fashion of that place.
was brilliant affair
ELECTION OF OPHlcERs.-Ata reg
ular communication Of Plymouth
Lodge, No. l43, Of A. F. & A. NJ.
held in Masonic Hall, Union Bridge
Nd, June %, 1871, the following off
cers we're elected for the ensuing term
Isaiah Lightner, W. NJ. e.; John D. My.
ers, s. D.; DR.. E. O. Mannakee, s
w.; A. L. Beard, J. D.; Columbu,
Kimball, J. w.; John NJ. Forney
Tyler; John NJ. Hollenberger, Sec.
Abraham Stoner, Treasurer.
LlNaANoRE CAMP.--L!nganore Sta
ton NJ. f. Church will hold a Camr
meeting this year, commencing on the
26th of July, in the beautiful woods
Of Col. Thomas Hammond, less than
two miles northeast of Liberty, neal
the old Howard Camp IN t i n g
grounds This promises to be very
large camp, twenty tenters having al.
ready been secured.-Llderty Banner
PERSONAL. On last Wednesday
Mr.. Geo. NJ. Bokee, President Of the
w. NJ. R. R., accompanied by the Hon
John X. Longwell, of Westminster
Mr.. John Welty, Of Smithsburg, Mr.
George W. Harris, from near Hagers,
town, and Hon. Joshua Biggs, OF Rocky
Ridge, Directors, paid our village a
visit on matters connected with the
progress of this great enterprise. Col
honeywell, being an old typo, and at
one time one Of the swiftest compost,
tors in the Union, paid our chapel a
visit to inquire after his old friend
and the friend Of all Printers in the
United States Mr.. A. II. Hayes, for
merlv of Gettysburg, but now Of Cali
fornia.
After setting up" a 4th Of July
toast, and paying his footing" in our
office, Col. Lonywell left to Join his
conferees in making a reconnaissance
of the track of the ". NJ. r. r. over
the mountains to Smithsburg and
Hagerstown.
Loss OF A NoRsE.-Messrs. John
A. Martin & Son, Of this place, lost
one of their valuable match horses,
valued at 5000 last Thursday evening,
lie wax an old war horse. and served
IN the Union army. He died of collie
SHOWERS. --This section of country
has been blessed with refreshing rain
showers during the present week.
Everything Is growing as Tine as heart
could wish.
nea- So many fires occurring almost
every day or week, should be warn
ing to owners of houses to insure
their property against loss by fire.
FINE RooM.-Mr. J. Baker Kunkel,
at his store at Cotoctin Furnace, is
fitting up fine room for his Office and
the Post Office at that place.
nay We are pleased to hear that
Mr.. John Shearer's new house In
Graoeham is rapidly approaching COM
pletion. 1t will be so far advanced
IN July that the family can occupy 1t
next month.
sag- It would seem that any amount
of poets, dreamers, literary co!por-
teurs and early and late rlsers abound
in we'll assorted piquant groups IN and
around Emmitsburg. Well, when the
Iron Horse on the Branch Railway
comes rearing and pitching into the
snug little village it will awake all the
merry songsters up to the visions OF
real life and the worlds progress
Propel
BAR IRoN-Camp & Hoover, at
their Forge and Tilt Hammer about
half a mile below this town, continue
to manufacture the best quality Of bar
iron. 1t finds a ready sale in Baltl-
more and Frederick, and throughout
this State and Virginia. 1t is the only
establishment of the kind in frcder-
lex county.
Mr.. EDITOR: Please announce in your
paper that the following ticket will be vo,
led for to-day for Delegates to the Demo
cratic Conservative County Convention to
represent the Merhanicstown District;
FREDERICK WHITE,
JOHN W. MURDOCH,
JOSEPH A. GERNAND,
JOHN A. RODDY,
JOHN KUNKEL.
There may be other gentlemen just as
we'll qualified to serve rs the above, but az
the position is not one Of much exaltation
and no profit, suggest the above names 'o
p A DEMOCRAT.
Hunting creek, July 3, 1871.
nea, The Big Hotel in Mechanics
town still hangs fire. but it is an alb
solute necessity and will be built be-
fore long
sE" FARMERS who want a GOOD
MOWER AND REAPER to cut all con-
ditions of Grass and Grain, Lodged or
Standing, wet or dry, without Interrupt