Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1871-03-25


lieved to be the oldest M. L. Church il
Maryland. The house Of Mr.. Joshua War
field, the old home of the Methodist minis
tiers in this State, is still standing.
w- We understand that Mrs. NELLIE
EYsTER, of Harrisburg, is preparing for the
next July number of Harpcr's Magazine
New 70 k, an excellent sketch of some o.
the old time events, which occurred in and
around Frederick-town many years ago
shortly after the demise of Grand Pap Eden
Joshua Biggs, at Rocky Ridge, has some
fine Norway Oats for sale. Give them a
fair trial They are said to produce re-
markably well.
DR.. George NJ. Foukc, Dentist from
Westminster, will be here next Friday lie
was here last Thursday, but unavoidable
circumstances required him to be else
where.
WEIGHING SCALES.
Chew e. Stocksdalc have just erected
near their warehouse one of Fairbanks ~
Co. g superior Hay Scales, capable of weigh
ing 6 tons Mt once. The scales have been
put up in good style, and wagons can drive
over them with full load This is an im-
provcmcnt in our place which will be OF
an advantage and gratifying to the farm
ing community.
SHOOTING AFFAIR.
We understand that a desperate shooting
affair occurred at the York Road Hotel, in
Carroll county, on Monday night, the 20th
instant, between DR.. Milton a. Lauvcr and
Edward Bond, proprietor of the Hotel
The latter fired sever times and Dr. L..
received five pistol balls in his body, four
of which have been extracted. The wounds
were in the lower part of the abdomen, and
the Doctor is considered in critical state,
The affair grew out ola quarrel over II game
Of d0minos in the bar room, in which the
Doctor threatened to kill Bond.
The energetic and popular young Pastor
of the Moravi;n Church at Gracchanl, Rev.
Jesse :. Bickcnsdcrtcr, has pro liScd TO
rive us an historical sketch of this congrc-
CATION, and their early settlement in this
county--the only one Of the Moravian de-
nomination existing in Maryland.
The opposition line of stages on the En-
mttshurg road has ccased.Gulhric Il Beam
having bought out Mr.. David Agncw. Pas
Scnycrs are now carried to Emmittsburg
for IS cents.
There is strong talk of making a Rail
road from Mcchanicstown to Gettysburg.
Push On the column,
Centre School House on the Crcagcrs-
town Road is well attended. The boys
down there are already coloring their eggs
for Il biz "hlow out on Easter Monday.
Some parties from Washington city are
making arrangements to come up to the
mountain and fish for trout in Little Hunt
Ing creek.
Crcagcrstown District is noted for lis
good hay, it, nutrtive, sacclIarinc prop
critics. "A very large quantity Is being
shipped from Gracclam and this place to
Baltimore.
\ wagon load of split bottom Chairs,
made at Gettysburg, passed through our
town on last Tuesday for the FrcjrrcN
market.
-" If man is too stingy to advcr 81.
ne is too stingy to give bargains to his Gus
TONERS. Libcraltv in the Use of Printers
Ink, invariably indicates a spirit of lbrr
alty and enterprise i'll the man oi business.
Gardening has now fairly hc@r,n. The
weather is rropitious, the spring Is "dvan-
ccd, and the time for sowing seed and set
ting out plants is here. SMITHS "T"m-
pie of Fancy Frederick city, is the place
to oct the best and latest variety, I'LL fresh
from the best Seed establishments of the
country.
Easter Sunday anl Monday. 9th and 10th
of April. The boys are already beginning
To save up the eggs.
The corporation election in this town
promises to he vigorously contested. The
best men will be chosen without regard TO
politics to promote the creates, good Of the
greatest number.
On Thursday evening the wind blew Il
heavy gale and knocked down considerable
frncinr along the pike.
The Rev J. Summers, of Virginia, has
been elected to the Passionate Of Tie Evan.
Lutheran charge composed of the Mcchan-
icstown, Crcagcrstown, Bethel and Utica
congregations in this county.
[F1ul,rtrk ElumtnG..
The resident Parsonage is i'll Mechanics
town.
At st. Joseph's Emmittsburg, on Friday,
10th instant, after short illness, Sister
"Carmclitc' WINCHESTER, daughter Of
the late Judge Winchester, of ST. james
Parish, Louisiana.
The Knights of Pythias are TO give a
Grand Soircc at Junior Hall in Frederick,
on Easter Monday, 10th of April.
The subscription to the CLAEIoH is rap
idly increasing, and by the 4th of july next
we expect to double our present circula
ton.
Damuth & Foreman have been doing Il
land office business in the fresh fish and
oyster line drring lent. They sell large
quantities at the College, st. Juscph's, En-
mittshurg, Sabillasvillc, Catoctin Furnace,
Creagcrstown, Graccham and elsewhere.
We have two BARRIERS in town, but both
are ill-onc seriously so.
- We are indebted to the Hon. VIM
T, Hamilton for public documents.
Our historical sketch is crowded out. IT