Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1872-11-09

The Proprietor Of the Hagerstown
Free Press offers his establishment
for sale.
Beware of the slanderer's tongue.
Ba- Always patronize the Western
Maryland Railroad.
aD. Come to Mechanicstown and
live a month and you will become
one of our permanent residents.
Taffy parties will soon be the fash
ion.
1t is said the coming vest has only
one button to keep it on.
n@- Don't spend your money out
side of town if you possibly can help
it.
sT- Winter apples are selling from
so to so cents per bushel.
a9- The sad days have come when
INDUCED wives tease their husbands
for new furs and winter dresses.
Dead men never advertise-live
men no, and it pays them we'll in
every instance.
How IS THIS THE present style
of bonnets INDUCED in by the ladies
are worn low on the forehead. Vic
timized husbands complain that they
are feartully high before they are
worn.
DRowNED.-We regret to learn that
Mr. Jesse Elkins, aged about 45 years,
a former resident Of this city, was
drowned in the Canal near Sir John s
Run. Mr.. Elkins has for some time
past been lock keeper on the Canal.
Frederick Eron1incr.
SALE OF A FARM. - D. V. Ham
monl, ESD, as Agent Of the heirs Of
The late Rev. Thos NJ. Wilson, de-
rcaacd, has sod to Mr. Upton Red
lift the farm owned by Rev. Mr. Will
son, lying near Liberty, and contain
ing about 100 acres, for the gross
sum Of 81, 5OO.-Bannero Of Lbrty
SURGICAL OPERATION. - On last
Saturday, 26th of October, Mrs. +.
K. Foreman, of this place, had ex-
tractel from her left eye large cata-
ract, which had for the past five years
entirely obllterated the sight Of that
eye. The operation was performed in
Baltimore by Prof, Chisholm, the
most eminent oculist in the country.
DR.. Foreman was present at the ope
ration and tells us it was the most
skil.ful and scientific surgical opera
ton it has ever been his good fortune
to witness and he has not the slight
est doubt of its complete success in
the restoration of his wifes sight
We earnestly hope that the very esti-
mohle lady may again receive her
SPECIALIZATION (Pu.) Press.
FATAL ACCIDENT. - Intelligence
reached this city on Saturday last,
that Mr.. Isaac Baugher, son of Mrs,
NJ. Baugher, residing on West Second
street, met with an accident upon the
Orange and Alexandra Railroad, near
Christianburg, Virginia, from which
injuries he died a short while after
Mr.. Baugher was about 3o years OF
age, and the youngest son Of the late
Isaac Baugher.-E,runlner.
AN EXTENSIVE HAUL OF EE1s.-
On last Wednesday night, Mr.. Jesse
Eicholtz, proprietor of the Whitehall
mills, two miles above the mouth Of
the Conondoguinett creek, caught in
a basket over 700 pounds Of eels.-
Some of the largest weighed "a lbs.
The lucky fisherman had his prison
ers by the flour barrel full upon his
wagon, and sold them on our streets
yesterday as rapidly a; he could
weigh them out, AT 10 cents pound
alive, and fifteen cents cleaned. -
These "crtters' We're not at all like
the badly preserved corpses of sick
cning flavor so frequently offered for
sale in our markets.
HuyisJuyy Pa. Erening MrrIuy.
\ FRACAs.-At Smithheld School
House, in Ilauvers District, on cleo
ton day, a fracas occurred between
John Smith and Henry Manahan.--
Smith was in liquor, and Manahan
also. Smith struck Manahan on the
head with an empty bottle, breaking
tie bottle, and cutting his head a lit
tie, and hi: right hand pretty badly.
AS it was, Capt. Whiskey who raised
the muss, was to blame. And thus
the matter ended.
Wild geese by the thousand are
leaving the frozen regions of the
North for the sunny CULTS Of the South
Cur bslIes are rugged out" in all
the gorgeousness Of the Fall Fashions,