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

THAT TURKEY.-Who ever sends us n
good fat turkey for Thanksgiving Day win
hc dolhly blessed. lie shall have his name
enrolled among the Printers Calendar of
Saints, where Shakespeare says "it bltsscth
him who gives and him who receives"
FEsTIvAL.-We are informed that the
Festival now being held ut st. Finccnt's
Hall, Emmitsburg, for the benefit of st.
Joscph's Church Of that place has been well
attended. every evening and night since the
c0mnenc cement. The ladies were there in
large numbers while the Emmitsburg Band
discoursed stirring music. 1t will close
this evening. Ifyou wish to be greeted by
the fair sex and enjoy their :miles, and 0b-
tain something exquisite to satisfy the ap-
petite You had better attend.
CT- llagers.owngpnpers complain Of the
Dog nuisance.
FATAL ACCIDENT--On "Wednesday last
Mr. VIM, II. Allaugh, an aged citizen Of
this place, met with an accident that re-
suited fatally lie was up in the pear tree
in his yard gathering pears and while THIS
ding on broke of, precipitating him TO tie
u "
As soon as he was discovered he was taken
into the house and physician sent for
Both Of his elbows were slightly splintcred,
but beyond this there was no fracture Of
bones He was in an insensible condition
for some time after he fell, when he revived
and talked to those around him, but the
injuries he sustained being Of an internal
character, he died in about two hours after
the accident. Deceased was in the 18th
year Of hs age. lie was a good, upright
citizen, and highly respected in this COM
munity.- F1p0erick Examiner.
DEATH OF ELDER PHILLIP BOYLE.
This venerable minister of the Ger
man Baptist Church, died at his resi-
dence in New Windsor, on the 18th
ultimo, after lingering and painful
illness, in the 66th year OF his age
Mr.. Boyle was overseer or Bishop of
the Pipe Creek congregation for up
wards Of thirty Years, and his loss will
be severely felt by the church, which
he adorned by a consistent and blame
less life In all the relations Of life
he maintained the character of a pure
and upright man, and was greatly be-
loved in the commu ity in which he
resided Westminster Sentinel
a JUST CoMpLAINT.-The Banner
Of Liberty, a Republican newspaper
published at Liberty-town, Frederick
county, INDUCES in very just and
proper complaint against the present
Board of County Commissioners for
combining their advertisements i'll
which every tax payer in the entire
county, Democrats as we'll as Repub-
icans are concerned, to two papers in
Frederick which are not taken nor
seen by one-fourth of the people
We endorse the complaint as proper
one, and have no doubt the Register
at Mid,lletown, and the Catortin Cla-
r'on at Mechanicstown,and the MnrU-
land Herald Of this city vii likewise
endorse the views of the editor OF the
Banner Of Liberty.
The Nuyland Enion
BADLY rREED.-Ihe little daugh-
ter of Mr. Rntus Fl Wilcoxrn, Of this
city, was badly scalded while eating
At the table. Caused by the upset
ting OF bowl, the contents of which
fell upon her, producing a very bad
though not serious burn upon the
arms and necA.-Ib.
William Gray, at one time the old
est and greatest ship owner in the
world was resident of Boston. He
was originally ladies' shoemaker.