Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1872-02-10

sold at public sale last Saturday.
! Purchaser Mr.. Thomas Anders for
$l7S5.
aa~ The cars of the w. M. r. r.
between Baltimore and Mechanics.
town, and between this point and
Smithsburg, continue to make good
time.
Bay IF perpetual motion" can in
anywise be discovered, Creagerstown
is likely to be the place where the de-
monstration will begin.
Improved stock eat no more than
the common, but bring better prices.
pea- Snow at this season of the year
is not likely to last long. February's
sun has too much power for the snow
to CONCEAL in this latitude.
! rs- The late snow has improved
the appea. ance Of the grain fields.
Beg- a good deal of spirit is mani
fest in Mechanicstown about starting
more factories and machine shops in
the village. There is no better loca-
ton in the State for them.
putnam Hotel Palatk,, Florida,
where Mr.. Joseph H. johnson is win
tering in the sunny South, furnishes
an enticing bill Of fare for breakfast.
1 An AGED CoUrLE.-We learn that
there is a couple, II Mr.. and Mrs. Jo-
seph Felix, residing in the town of
New Oxford, Adams county, Pa, who
are probably the oldest couple now
living in the State. The former is
near 90, and the latter over SO years
of age. They are at present both en-
loving excellent health only their
senses of hearing and seeing are some
what failing. They do their own
work, and walk three miles to church,
when the weather is good.
/ nsA- SablaSville has been selected
by Adams Express Company as II
point for an Agency. The cars Of the
W. NJ. r.. r. will soon stop there, a
station for the accommodation of pas
sen5era and freight. The Town is In
proving.
/ rsaJ- We hear enc omium~ on all
hands that the singing of Miss Maria
livler, Inc mountain nvmph of Quality
/ Hill, ut tie late concert held in the l..
b. Church. WIS of a high order VI
merit. w" trust that the musical
piece will be repeated on so!ae suita-
bile occasion
r. We hear il Unlimited hat some
Of the lively widows OF our interesting;
! town, to keep even with the Young
ladies Of lhe 'Lrap Ie,r Club, in
tend shortly to get up Il banquet or
oyster supper i'll :, style OF Superior
excellence. We have no doubt ii tfrv
choose to undertake. the entertaining
display oi culinary perfection, tl.It it
Will be quite a Surrtss-glviug the
comp Il nro"c to all that has gone be-
| fore them.
/ r:rs- If You want health and wealth.
explore the mountains. You will find
them there.
r7y" We learn that Mr.. William II.
Hutton. formerly connected with the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. has been
appointed rngineer-in-Chief of the
Western Maryland Railroad, rice Il.
b. Osborne, Esq.
Uphill misunderstanding locals in
Il SHOW storm.
nen- Mr. Andrew Miller and David
Wedlle intend to put up two new
houses in this place in the spring.
r@- Amongst the many scenes. in
and around this town, the beautiful
spring grounds, of the late Nathaniel
Evler, on Quality Hill, is not the least
enchantingly romantic.
Handsome and gav-the Young la
dies of Mechanicstown.
st Patricks Day, this year, 18th Of
next March, comes OH Sunday.
cy- There is great agitation about leap
Year in these parts, and young bachelors
should be ON the q"t rrr.
&c" We have been busy with Sale Bills
this week. Enough said.
Us" The Ladies Leap Year Cla' Of this
place have cot various matters under con
sidcration. They have
Ia The ground is frozc pretty hard AMI
the streams continue low.
The persons who advertise now will be
apt to catch the Spring gales and mountain
grccnbacks.
tY- Spring gales and Public Sales are
the leading points at the present time.
A LARGE TREE.-We are inform
ed that there is a Poplar tree, cut a,
short time ago, in Fairview township,
York county, Pa, that measured 3
feet 4 inches in diameter, and So feet
to the first limb. Fiftv-nne feet were
sawed in scantling, which made 1892
feet, and sold at S25 per thousand
amounting to $44,S0.
We are ALSO informed that there is
a Poplar tree standing near Joseph 7.
McDivits mil, near the Pennsylvania