Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1872-04-13
LOCAL AEEAlkS.
Settle UP-then, settle DOWN

ALWAYS IIllt IllOlt ilNN ~ ~ W ''' ''''''
mcnt you like, than You will IN the con-
tents of u foreign journal.
There is always something sweet and IN
in the chirp Of the robin ana the
whistle of the bluchird. They are bccoll-
in" very numerous in this locality.
The Rev NJ. l.. Shutord, of the Reform
rd church, formerly Pastor in this locality,
at Boonsboro', last Sunday week.
~" All persons particularly interested
will ,lo well to read the Sheriff notice IN
another column.
We have not got Bank in this town
vet, But Mr.. {. +. CaSscll has opened a
brokers office, which is the next thing TO
it.
- We direct attention to the sale of
Mr.. john Lee Chapman's potato farm, near
the Monterey summit.
r9s~ On and aitcr the 18th instant, Mr..
john VI. Buhrman, of Waynr>horo will
run Il public conveyance between that place
and the Western Maryland Railroad ON
the top of the mountain.
~" The freight cars for WayncSboro'
Station and Smithsbury run pretty full
nowadays,
The spring trade has commenced in this
rcr;on and business is rrviviny.
The martins have put in their appear
ancc, the frogs are croakinG lively, ANA the
ground suuirr, Is are skipping about with
playful .cc-al dcnoting that winter has
zone, and that spring, joyful and glorious,
will soon spread her genial mantle over the
forests and flowers and green growing
grain.
There will he no rye blossoms in the
moath Of April in Frederick county this
year.
This has been Il busy week for sowing
oats, planting l";ai"">, making garden
chi ken scratching. csc.
Mr. Joseph Me, lain is about to remove
to logan county. ohio. and the lunbrl .ul
new church of the United Brethren in
Christ is ready to be pui up i'll Nahi'las,
vile.
~" \ biz red fox is pr"wlng round
near Apples church and Peter l.u,lzcr'
h,itun. lie has been playing the mischir
among tie @rr>c and ducks. And last
sunday WAS seen carrying OF n brace OF
chickens. Su.nr of the fox hunters OF
narb >mcn should see after this poultry de-
elruyrr.
The l.;lv of the Valley is now the fash
iunah,r flower among 10th ianrirrS Hnt
ilpr:.,,: and justly, lnr VIZ read that >'"'"
uun in al his glory was not arrayrd llh,
unc Of these,
lIuvNY.- Iacharinh G. and Alexander
Brriyhncr residing up in the mountain, ri
the head of Evlrr'> Valley found Il bee tire,
last tal! am, hl it be- until the last of March
" hen they cat i, down. The bees were al
'enu frozen we suppos" by the cold Wintci
weather. They sai,lcrrd from the trlnh
If the trrc - pounds of nice, white honey
rhcy also ca, down y bee tree last tall from
which they obtained 60 pounds Of honey,
Pavrthc Strcris-mcnd your wayS-p,l>l
the town ahrau.
The recent mild weather has started tn,
grass in The meadows and myriad> of mo
dcs little flowers have doomed to gladden.
the hearts of passrrs 10y.
~" 1t is thought the public schools vii
close next week.
- A Gcrman Baptist Church is talkct
about being erected in Mrc!anics;own.
Our town is now well supplied with frcsl
fish. shad and herr;nIS
q" Emmilshurg Budget in our next.
New fencing is being put up all
around the town. 1t requires little
more.
Lumber is arriving pretty freely
Many new buildings are in contem-
rIatlon.
G.,.Y" Some persons are inQuiring
whether this is going to be n brlSkei
summer season that last summer was
We think 50 decidedly as far as Me-
chanic>town is concerned Crowd in
Your advertisements and you will
think 50 yourself.
TIE WuEAT.-Athough the season
has been backward, and the wheat
crop in many places not very pronis-
inc, vet the recent rams have revived
the hopes of the farmer.
Gills' new hall, Main street, is ra-
pidIy approaching completion.
By When people come TO a town
to spend their money and Improve the
place they should be welcomed cor
liaIlv: and not by a jealous fault
finding disposition drive away the
projectors Of usefulness. Never kill
the goose that lays the golden egg.
pa" Fifty tons of Railroad iron has
been received here for the construction
of Mr.. J. b. Kunkel's Furnace Rail-
road.
So1n.-The old Lutheran stone
church near Shroeler's old Tannerv
Fountain Dale, was sold a few weeks
since to the United Brethren Congre-
cation of SabilIasville for 500. 1t had
been abandoned for some two or three
years asa place for preaching, Bought
chiefly for the timber and inside seats
of the building.
eeN~ Pennsylvania and Massachu-
setts have pronounced at the recent
Republican State Convention mani
mo,lsIV for the nomination and cleo
ton Of President Grant.
Gen. John +. IIartranft was nnanl-
mon~v nominated as the Republican
canlrln.e for Governor Of Penn&ylva-
hit