Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1871-12-23
EOElHsI AFFAIRS.

WANTED vcnison for Christmas.
do. Phcasants, turkeys, pork.
sausae c, money and other matters.
Also apples and 'posSums.
These things are good. We adopt the
commentary.
I CFy Some fine land and farms for sale in
this region, hut the owners do not advcr-
isr
/ GONE IIrNTlNG FOR DEER AND TrR-
KEYs.--Smon Weller, John krum and
John TroNrl, three crack ritlemcn from
this place and vicinity, have gone to Sleepy
creek, Morgan county, West Virginia, III
search of deer and turkeys.
SHEEP KILLED.-We learn from Crea-
gcrstown District, that Mr.. John Speak
has had of his sheep killed by dogs quite
recently; and several belonging to Mr.. ia
cob Miller have been badly torn. Two OF
them have died.
c1.-Mr Henry J. Krise Tavern keeper,
at Crcagrrstown, intends to salute MS
friends with flowing bowl ofcgg-nogg on
Christmas morning.
~" We see so many people about who
have not subscribed and paid for CATocIlN
CLARION.
IT. If YOU wish to get candies, nuts,
TOYS, Christmas Gifts, or oysters steWed or
fried, and done brown 60 to BoDltzs,
Main street, where everything is served up
neat and in the latest style.
rTy~ Yinrling t. son of Westminster,
have lust fitted up their store, newly pam
ted and handsomely arranged, where they
Keep the largest and most varied and cheap
Dry Goods cxtnnt.
LOCAL items of general interest-any-
thing cvcrythiny-N ANIED. NO mat
ter in what shape Send us the glst OF the
matter and We will arrange it.
sJ3- Read everything in this paper.
CT" no sl"ighing in Mechanics1own
vet, though snow fell last Tuesday several
inches deep, and the weather is very cola
and ailiSh.
-" If YOU hate Il man, buy his boy II
tin whistle Go to Green's.
CuaNvEs.-This is Il world of chances.
We speculate in everything. The taking
of risks is Il part of human nature. Some
take chances in Baby DOH ratings; others
I'M slice ofpound cake, with the expccla-
ton of drawing the ring All cannot be
successful. The only question is: are they
satr.' Whoever will reflect upon the ncccs-
Sty ofbuil;nw Il Biz Hotel in Mechanics
town, will not hesitate II moment in taking
shares in the enterprise. This is an elegant
rIancr-such Il chance which should not
be passed by unimproved.
Many cities and towns have gas to light
l,p their halls and strrrle-hut II seems Me
ciamir,town cannot raise lamps to light up
the streets Of dark nights
TAlk-Thr llagrr,toWn papers VIII rA-
pend wind enough in the next ninety taya
about that new court house to run tlr,l-
elias, saw mill for the next Thousand years,
and vet no; one OF them will never hroacI'
tlu subject of building one from rontrlbu-
tiouo from those most benefited ny It,
Nine trnll1s of the people OF liagelnt"N II
1--we. directly or indirectly, OIL lht court
ho,,>,. and they ougl,l to conirihutcal least
hal the money 10 Duld it, Oar pcltloh'"
remove the county seat now numbers %
names, and the contributions, in suns o!
from 81 to $50, amounts to nearly 100000
Hurry them up hM"mSp"Ft |""t.
FLEW AwAY.-Thr white swan caught
in the mountain few weeks ago by Mr,srs.
Slull K SNYDER, took his flight on last sun
day evening for parts unknown. Mr H'u!'
, had placed him in a pea ami ucd ms WIN -
with twinc string 50 that lc could not lily.
But the bows occasionally took the bird
down to Hunting creek to let him llap i.I,
wings in tuc cooling Watrl--So on SUNDAY
after coming out, with his wings united, hr
conceived that This, climate WAS too roItt Tor
him, and irving tremendous iiultcr he
raised himself from the ground amt asrch-
died. to the genial currents OF TIE ar ah!
, took an eagles hight Tor the Cult OF MrNl-
: GO or omrwnrrr else. Mr. Stuii had been
offered 500 for the white bird OF the sea,
but refused il.
TIE CHrHCHEs-O next Sunday NOR
ning Rev. Mr. tiildo will prcacl at Apple ;
Church at the usual hour. On sunday
evening, or Christmas Eve, he VIII assist
the Rev J. = BlickcnSdcrtrr, of the Mora
: Wan church, t'racchan, in an examination
OF the Sunday school scholars OF that con
,Ir2 gat OF.
On Christmas Day, in the morning, there
: will he Tie usual services III tine MoraH!an
: church, Grarcham Miss Cramcr, daugll-
ter Of VIM. j. Cramer, will preside at the
, organ.
In Mcchanicstown there will he services
: in the morning at the United Brethren
Church, Rev John H. Nelson, just return
ed from Virginia, will otlcate.
The alter of the Catholic Church in this
; place will be neatly trimmed up and deco
, rated with floral offerings on Christmas
t morning. The Rev. Father John McClos-
KEY will celebrate Mass at O'Clock i'll the
morning. The services will be solemn and
imposing.
Rev. James B. Avirett will preach in the
: Protestant Episcopal church Of Catoctin
, Furnace on Christmas morning.
DISTRESSING OCCURRENCE.-Mr. James
Brown (hrothcr Of our la,e County Com
missioner, Joseph B. BrownD met with a
= sad disaster to his children. Both him and
, his wife were absent on last Saturday week
, from their home near Mt. Zion Church in
:, Washington county, and left four OF their
. Youngest children in the house. During
their absence, by some means they got hold
! of a bottle of powder, which was i'll the
f house, and poured it in the fire in front OF
q the stove 1t instantly blazed up, and burnt
all of the children badly: two OF them So
y intensely scorchcd that it is feared they VIII
+ lose their eye sight. The parents on thelI
: return home met with a distressing scene
indeed, as the little sufferers were moaning
pieously, not knowing how to help cacl
= other
!, An AGED CITIZEN.-Wc learn that Mr.
Abraham Blessing, the Hero of "Chinqna
- hin Charlic,' who acted so noble part du
rinr the late Rebellion we regret to hear