Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1872-07-20
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E,.e Press saws that Iili%
;n1 to Mr.. John ". Ston"'r3Nc'' -.
,j'5t " n,ara. WAS run over by the ears,
If the Western MarylanI Ea''ioHo
on Tuesday morning ana lN''""'E
killed.
rs2... The lays are Shortening.
Linen coats AMI white hats are
trump just now
Excrrs1oH TlcTrTs. - The Ne@-
tern MARYLAND Railroad is issuing eX-
cnrs;on tickets from IIagerstown to
Monterey Springs and returning tor
81, and good for SO hours.
pEoNIs1NG. - The chestnut trees
are full of bloom and give promise OF
y large crop Of chestnuts.
Festivals and picnic parties are
now the order Of the day.
Our citizens are now cogitoting the
nuestion-what is best to be done to
make Mcchanicstown grow?
aE,g- In order to keep ourselves IN
close communication with our patrons
and readers in every portion Of the
county, we solicit at their hands items
of local interest. Anything apper-
tanning to the crops, politics, indus,
tries, or the general run of affairs Will
prove acceptable, provided it be CON
;, densed and pointed, so as not to en-
trench too much on our space.
nssr This has been a great week
for blackberry gathering and jelly
, making.
N.Y. The Sunday School Picnic OF
the NJ. e. Church will take place to-
dav at Cold Springs. The Cnlor
Bridge Brass Band has been engage
. and will be present to discourse de-
Gohtful music. The children vii
0 meet at the Church ground at {
: o'clock in the morning and will be
conducted to the springs by th'
= teachers. There will be some goo
il singing by the choir on the occasion
q II PROMISES to lie a pleasant entertain
q ment. A general invitation Is eXten
ded to all to be present.
HAYLAND. We understand tina
this valuable farm, situated near Mt
II st. Marv's College, and formerly tn
y property of Mrs. SaIIie Miles, ha
r lately been purchased by Mr.. "n
~ Shriver of Baltimore for Sl4 800.
WAITED. - In Mechanicstown
few more stirring men of brains an
IA capital.
ii Miss LIZzlE BLACK, daughter of judo
VIM J. Black, of this place, graduated
the B,lrkittsyillc Female Seminary on II
Goth of June Her performances upon II
f., organ and piano in playin" the "Wrd'lin
is March," etc, are highly spoken of. -
.d great credit. The Seminary is under II
V, direction of the Rev. w. C.Wirr and RAM
he high as Il tirst-class academy.
IN INTERvIEwING--It has become quiz
y fashionable of late days for editors, rcpor
Y prs and literary gentlemen of leisure
ITaNtl TOllllu anu lll'T\ltN IIpIlHlpIS
" manufacturing establishments retired Saw,
~ and philosophers, politicians, Presidents
~ Colleges, old maids and widowcrs, fnrtul
" tcllcrS and successful farmers. etc. \ M!
u might as well he ont Of the word as out
=, the fashion Therefore il Is. that we olH
II scatter oursct abroad, para t,wIo, as tn
McXiCans say, and try our hand at 'intc
y vicwing' the oraclrs as to present and con
I, 4
- manifest destiny of the human race, and !
\ to what is in store for this blessed an
IL beautiful village of Mcchanicstown w
r, = shall call upon Mrs. BuSsard first and hca
VI what she has got to say about the comm
Sc of the Millennium and other matters of pal
10 10 ticular and general Importance.
ID DECIDEDLY TRuE.-It is an erro
into which many established bushes
Is houses fall, when they imagine Their
" is no necessity for them to advertis
Of their business in their local papers,
p Such a theory would have answere
to we'll enough half century ago, bu
" VI that time has gone by when a bust
= ness man can afford to rely on tn
ID long standing and responsibility c
n; his house, to always command tina
Il portion of trade he would receive
n !, he INDUCED in Advertising If yo
a, are doing good business without ad
: vertising, you can do much better b
"a patronizing printers ink. This is
T. progressive age. Nearly everybod
st reads the newspapers and public opin
4, ion is made up Of what is printe
II there whether it be in the form of al
editorial or an advertisement.
I. BASKET Picnic AT GRAcEuAM.-.
he Basket Picnic will be held in the woods ,
y Mr. John }. Krom, near Graccram, und,
p the auspices of the Graceham Sabhat
he School, on Saturday, August 3, 1872, ,
k halt-pas o'clock, A. NJ, which will L
ID addressed by Revs. Blickens,lcrfcr Gild
Summers, Funk and Elder James Crcccel
l. Neighborng Sabbath Schools and tn
Y, public generally arc invited to Join with tn
" school and represent on the OCCASION
,r ~" We have received IA long letter fro,
IN "AMlGo," Fort Dodge, Kansas, too late fo
s this paper. We will publish it in our mex
~ O." The Davis-Lynn trial will con
, mcncc at I[agcrstown at the mex term ,
the Washington County Court. Tie Cou,
meets next Monday and it is said the pri,
oncrS Will be removed from Wctmins,,