Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1871-10-07
LOCAL A + + A I r S.

eS- The County Commissioners Of Ere
derrick county meet next Monday at the
Court House.
RS" We arc indebted to Mr.. David Da-
mutl, residing near this place, for three
large apples of the Lady Blush" variety.
They attain a large size, and are splendid
eating apple.
LARGE AMOUNT OF WnEAT.-Chcw 4
Stocksdalc paid out over 81 900 last week
for wheat and other agricultural products
brought to their warehouse They con-
,nuc to pay the highest cash price for good
clean wheat. :
A WILD CAT CMASE.-On last Monday,
John Roberts and Nelson Frcslour chased
Wild Cat near Cold Spring Branch, in
the ncichl,orhood of Catoctin Furnace. A
fight with wild cat is an interest ing sight
UT is said owls sleep by day and look
up and down by night
re- Joseph c. Martins house in Carroll
street was not sold last Monday.
t@ Chew 4 StmkS,lalc have been APP
rointrd Ticket Agents of the W. NJ. Il. t.
Al, the Mcchanirstown Depot.
fF Insure your property against loss
hy fire.
~" Prof Barrel delivered Lecture GU
Singing at the Lutheran Church last Mon
La, ,,c Art.,1
FARM BoUGnT.-Mr. John W. Payn,
of Frederick has purchased the farm of
MIR. Thomas Andcrs, about three miles
from this place on the Emmitsburg road,
for the sum of $ll, 900.
Wheat is advancing. 1t sold in Fred
erick this week at $l.65 pc: bushcl. 1t
comes rolling in to Chew Il Stockdalcs
warehouse, where the CASH is promptly
paid for all that is delivered.
RS We are indebted to Mrs. Martin
Rouzcr for present of some fine fall
mountain peaches.
RAlN.-Aftcr the long drought during
ming and many Of the wells and springs
have gone dry. We had slight shower Of
rain on Friday morning-just enough to
Law the dust, which had accumulated
several inches deep in the public roads.
PrnL1c SALE-.Jo>cph Payn. Trustee,
will sell at Public Sale on Thursday, the
2tth of oct 1871, on the premises, a house
and three acres of land more or less, in the
Emmiishurg District, the property of
Jacob Nic"drmiS, adjoining the farm of
Joseph Li,rr>, and known rs the Rocker
property. See handhills.
~" Mr. J. B. Kunkcl, Of Catoctin
Furnace, has received this week from
Baltimore. two car loads of fire proof
brick to build anew his furnace. which has
lecn out of blast for some day., and also
from the foundry of Poole & Hunt, Wood
berry, large iron cylinder II feet high,
weighing about 5000 pounds, which is
calculated to remove the sulphur from the
iron ore. When the furnace in rclit,cd,
which will be about next Tuesday, the
proprietor will resume operations and Il" a
more extensive business in the manufacture
ofpig iron.
t@ Mr.. John Rouzcr has raised on his
farm near this place, stalk "fcorn--which
hranrhrd out at, r growing three feet with
an ear of corn on each branch. Ii is to be
taken to the Frederick County Cattle Show
next Tuesday
The Williamsport Pint says people OF
good reputation" in liagcrstown milk
their ncighbors COWS on the sly
.'e- Wheat appears TO be advancing in
price in the Baltimore and Eastern mar
krs
1T Our farmers have finished seeding.
The wheat in many places is up and look
ing very we'll
Las, Monday night the boys in this town
rolled the three boxes about the corners,
and turned tho Barriers pole upside down.
e." The wedding season has now com
mcnccd
~ A fall sunrise and sunset is heaut'-
full to behold.
fTs" In a few weeks the cars of the W.
NJ. II. n. arc to he warmed with wood fires
instead Of coal.
Apples are selling al 20 cts. a bnShel
in TINS market.
The trees are changing color.
No where in the United States is more
beautiful scenery TO he observed than along
the slopes of the catoctin mountain,
,. The CLARION is ,acap!tal paper, AMI III
great demand II Is cheap, to",and sought
after from Sabillasyillc 10 Louisiana.
Miss Phel pes SAYS there is no use
in uuarreling with a woman. the
press, a railroad company, or tn" trIe-
graph