Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1872-10-12
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at Mrs. Rebecca Owens Stone Tavern,
q wild beast, called the
AMERICAN TIGER.
This strange, wonderful and extra
ordinary animal, is thought to be one
of the greatest curiosities of any OF
the Quadrupeds that has ever been
in this part of America. He is large
in the body, has an amazing long TAIL
and large limbs and paws. The price
for grown persons for seeing this ami
NAL, is nine pence; children, four
pence, and reasonable allowance
will be made to families, when they
come together.
N. B. The above mentioned Ami
NAL was caught above 500 miles to
the westward OF Fort Pitt.
Frederick Town, Sept. 4, l7S6.
na- A few pipes of Teneriffe Wine
of an excellent quality, just imported,
and to be sold by
JAMES SMITH.
Frederick Town, Aug %, 1887.
TAKEN up as a stray, a brown
MARE, about Is hands high, II or
Is years old, branded on the near but
took thus: H, and has small white
spot under her name, as big as q pen
nv on the near side of her neck, a
hanging name, sprig tail, shod before,
and PAGES slow. The owner by prov
ing property, and paying charges
may have her again, by APPLYING tc
Inc, living on Jews farm, about j
miles from Sharlsburg, in Washing
tun county, State Of Maryland.
SIMON DOYLE.
March l5, l7S6.
Frederick Town, March Il, l7S6.
SCHOOL OPENED.
The subscriber has opcucd a conve.
ncnt room uear Mr.. James Smiths $, IL
sad town w5ere he Teaches Read
ing, Writing and Arithmetic; he
natterS himself that he is qualified te
conduct the same in a manner which
Che hopcs) will prove satisfactory tt
those Gentlemen and Ladies, who may
please to favor him with their com.
luanls. S. SELBI, 3D..
Frederick Town, March Il, 1856,
The various letters lately publish
ed, said to be received from a gentle.
man in the back country, stating the
great probability of an Indian Wal
in the spring, merits serious consider
alton 1t is hard to suppose that any
person would be villalnous enough tc
forge them, merely to spread an alarm
And if they are well founded, it
would be a fatal mistake to defer
making preparations, until the In
dians commenced depredations. The
retention of the frontier posts by the
British, and the movements OF the
Indians, seem pregnant with dangers
TO the confederation.
Frederick Town, March Is, 1856.
On Thursday last, was committed
to the jail of this county, two men bv
the name of John Fisher and John
Anderson, for offering to sale sundry
counterfeit certificates of the State OF
PENNSYLVANIA viz one for 500 specie,
in favor of Henry Smith, Of North
ampton militia, No. S6lO, signed John
Nicholson; one for t693, in favor OF
George Haws, also of Northampton
militia No. 6632, signed John Nichol-
son one final settlement note with
Daniel Quinn, for SCI so 9Oth dol
lars, No, 9S,964, signed Pierce, Com
missioner; one ditto with James Ham
iiton, for 537 dollars, No, 25G, signed
John Story, Commissioner one ditto
with John Murphy, for 335 dollars
No. 1861, signed Benjamin Stelle
Commissioner.
THOMAS HARDWOOD, Treasurer Of
the Western Shore of Maryland
published in the Maryland Chroni.
cle,' Frederick Town, an "A bstract
of the Act respecting Executions,
etc. At this time there We're but toul
papers published in the State of Ma.
ryland.
!. The Maryland Gazette, Annapo,
lis; 2. The Maryland Journal, Balti-
mora; 3. The Daily lntelllgencer
ditto; 4. The Maryland Chronicle
Frederick Town. April 5, 1856.
raA. This was an important Money
Bill to replenish the Excheqner oi
Maryland,
Frederick Town, April 5, 1856.
A correspondent informs us, that
on Wednesday, the 22d nit, two flat
bottom boats, from Cumberland, load
ed with wheat, deer skins and vcni-
son hams, going to the mouth Of the
Conococheague, they not being farther
than a mile and half from where
they started, were unfortunately
turned over by a fresh breeze from
the northwest, though notwithstand-
ing the articles were sunk the men on
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