Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1872-09-07
1nral .1Hairs.

The corn crop is made-only waiting to
be gathered. The yield has been a fair
one.
cH- We are indebted to Mr. John Lohr
for u jug OF superior cider.
| Hard at it-men, women, boys and girls
boiling apple butter.
This continued dry spell is telling pretty
severely on the street we'll i'll Crcagerstown.
Col. John w. Shaw, Of Crcagerstown, is
to be the Marshal-in Chief 1T the Joint
Union Sabbath School Pic Mic, to be held
at Hills Grove, near Utica Mills to-day
A large attendance is anticipated.
The Rev. J. DUEY MOORE. Of Sandy
Springs, Montgomery county Circuit will
preach in the NJ. f. Church of this place.
next Sunday morning at 10 o'clock. MIR.
Moore is y very eloquent divine, and no
doubt will attract u large audience.
The Rev. J. Summers will preach in the
Lutheran Church of Mcchanicstown, next
Sabbath morning, (to.norrow,) at 10 o.
clock, A. N.
tK A collection in aid of the improve
mcnt to the church will he lifted.
EB- The New County Seat is soon going
to be favored with Telegraphic Office
Then mind your eye the news will fly.
The corn crop of the Crcagcrstown Dis
trict is good.
Lips begin to smack for pumpkin pie.
The Sabbath School scholars Of the Re-
formed and United Brethren churches OF
Sahllasville will hold Picnic at that
place on next Tuesday, 10th instant.
CoAL-rhe Western MARYLAND Railroad
purchases Cumberland coal delivered ut
Hagcrstown at the Depot for s4,25 per ton.
Formerly they had to ray = per ton for
that heretofore used by them and COM
ing over the Northern Central. The Cum
bcrland coal is equally as good as anthra.
cite for generating steam tor Railroad pur-
poses. This company uses from 10 t" 20
tons per day. Quite saving in the course
of year.
t. Gettysburg girls wear chunks Of ice
in their panniers, enclosed in oil cloth
sacks, and keep cool and happy as a cucum.
Der all the day long.
Mr. j. Hiram Taylor, Emmitsburg Dis
trict is building new brick house for DR..
Timothy C. Swe eney on the College Road
to Emmtsburg; also new house for Mr..
John Dukchart, ovcrsecr at the College,
Now for it-iruit canning and peaches
and cream.
LEA Young man at our elbow wants to
know if the ladies' Of this place have for
gotten that 1872 is Leap Year, and two
thirds gone. Don, disaproint him, ladies.
Is Don't shoot the par,ri dyes. Sports
men, spare that bird!
Gen. WADE HAMPTON. of South Caro-,
lina will deliver thu Annual Address at the
Frederick County Fair, to I've held on the
18th, 10th, Eth and 18th of October.
.F-"Vcgc,ahlc widows" they call them
in Kansas
The Frederick Mra1d goes III strong COR
Greeley. and claims to be the best cam
paign paper in Frederick city"
~" Several yonng men in town have
discarded white vests. The young ladh. list
SO much oil ON their hair that Il vest Is only
good for one evening on the front door
step.
THE BANNER OF LIBERTY, published at
Liberty, in this county, comes to us this
week much enlarged and improved 10y the
introduction Of new type from the foundry
of Ryan e Ricketts,, of Baltimore The
editor, Mr. Roderick, is an ardent Grant
man and yields large influence in county
affairs We wish him abundant pecuniary
success.
tY~ Since the demise Of the Republican,
the Frederick Examiner" ia displaying
more ability and vigor in its editorial col
umns, and is drawing it more than mild"
for Grant and Wilson.
rs You never hear of an old bachelor
attempting to drown himself when there Is
prospect of Caging pretty bird
BULL KILLED-As the Railroad train
from lIngerstown to this place was coming
down the track on last Wednesday, the 4th
instant lot Of cattle belonging to Mr..
John Rouzer were standing around loosely.
near the Deep Cut above the water tank.
The engineer blew his whistle the cattle
all shce.cd off except pugnaclous little
vearling hull. with more pluck than judg
ment, squared himself to fight the engine,
but the cow catcher caught him on the pin
hook, and sent HIM sprawling, breaking
his back. To put the animal out of pain,
the hull was Immediately killed.
cT The coal trade has been brisk about
tho Depot this week. Best Cumberland
coal Sc per ton.
tT- The card of W. o. Ligget, West
minister will attract attention. His father
Dr. Ligcet, in other days WAS we'll known
in this section Of Frederick county.
FINE BAss-I.ast week Master Frank
Zimmerman, of this place. and his cousin,
Willie Myers, of Hunting creek, went fish
ing in Monocacy, near the mouth of the
former stream They caught among other
small fry" five fine black bass. We arc
indebted to the former for slice Of the de-
licious bass equal in flavor to the fresh sal
mon caught in the Columbia River
t8 Ephraim l.. Boblitz is erecting two
story brick building near Mr.. G. Sigmund's
residence, West Main street.
NEW RAILS. Workmen are busy be-
tween Glen Morris and Finksburg, in put
ting down new iron rails and repairing the
track generally OH that section of the Wes-
tern Maryland Railroad,
MORE ENGINES. - We learn that the
Company will place two more new engines
on the w. NJ. Railroad next week and
number Of freight cars
Mr.. A. E, Smyrck, Pay Boss and Super
intcndent of Repairs, is viglant in seeing
that everything is in order for the benefit
of the travelling public and shippers of