Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1872-02-03

MAI. 4. Is. MCJElLAN- lhlS SallaHl
officer, member of the 18th Cavalry U. y.
Army, COL Oaks Commanding, with Head
Quarters at Fort Riley, Kansas, who has
seen active service for - years under the
Stars and Stripes and who was active dur
inc the Rebellion, performed mcretorlo"S
duty to cause his promotion, is now spend
inc the winter months in this place, having
Obtained a flrlough of six months from his
command He is well known as frontier
soldier and officer, and his comrades in
arms will perhaps be gratitied to learn That
he is in the enjoyment Of excellent health,
SALE OF A FARM Mr. Isaiah Main
a few days ago sold his farm, situated
about 9! miles North Of town, and con-
tanning III! acres, to Mr.. John II.
Routzahn, of this Valley, for $9, 1900
about $7S per acre.
VALLEY Register.
The Virginia Annual Conference of
the United Brethren in Christ will
meet at Edinburg, Shenandoah county,
Va, on the 18th of this month to ar
range the Stations for the next year,
etc. Bishop Weaver, of Baltimore, will
be the presiding olllcer.
@- 1t is poor rule that won't work
both ways and we will send you the
CLARION one year for 81, 5O-or, you
may send us ST. 80 for the CLARION
one year.
as- Parties who have houses Or
land for sale should advertise them.
A% Don't believe all the reports
you hear; but pin your faith to all the
facts recorded in this paper.
be- A friend is writing the history
of Daniel Rouzer, one of the earliest
settlers Of this place. When complet-
ed it will be published in the CLAL1oN.
ay- The handsomest woman in Me-
clanicstown will be out tomorrow.
The School Teachers of Frederick
County meet at the School Conmss-
toner's Room, in the Court House at
Frederick, on the 18th inst.
The freight cars of the W. NJ. r. II, now
run daily from Baltimore to Smthshurg.
- Live hogs, pork, bacon, flour and
straw,arr hriny shipped in large quantities
from the Wayncsboro' Station for Balti-
more.
! Sr. NAlENTISE's DAy.-Thc 14th of
this month, will be ST. Valentines Day
and already Cupid is beginning to shoot
his arrows. Smith, at the Temple OF Fancy.
Frederick, has amy quantity OF comic anu
humorsomc Valentines Those who wish
to rcninl their friends of the gninday WIFI
know where To get some flnc Autograph
reminder of loves dongs. The ladies, as
it is Leap Year will let fly their missiles,
the prcrogativc Of the season and oman 5
! Rights.
FINE OYSTER SrrrEH-Thr young Ia
dies AMI gentlemen of Hcchanicstown en-
loved an excellent supper on Wednesday
night. given under the auspices of the La
Iii = Leap Year" Clul-and committee
consisting of Maj. G. b. Mcclellan, Frank
G. Gills, Charles T.. Cassrli Cost J, Car
III .c,>, and William l.. .ArmacoSt 1t was
gotten up impromptu in first class style ut
t;ilhrri'o Hotel, under the special supcrri-
Siol Oft Misses Martha and Sarah Gill
bert, whose taste on the occasion was
marked feature of the entertainment, oyS-
ltIS, llINtN ;liltIlolNtS, ''''is,
etc. and all the other trimmings were admir-
ahlv cooked and arranged in manner that
woull have sharpcncd the appetite Of All
anchoritr Some 40 or 80 persons done am
pie Justice to the Leap Year" entertain
mcnt If this is the way the ladies COM
mcncc this year before st. Valentines day,
We expect the Reverend Clergy will reap
their reward and the printer receive many
Il Slice of ornamentcd cake rs his fee be-
fore the pleasant month of May arrives:
1t IS needless to say that the party enjoyed
themselves finely In fact, everything
passed of with great JUNCTION.
~" This was the most superb Banquet
ever given in Mcchanicstowu, and the
beauty of the thin. was, that the expense
was paid up and the account "squrcd on
before the sun rose the next morning. The
Committee were honorably discharged
from the further confederation Of the sub
jcct
BRILLIANT Hop AND SUPER
On last Monday night, the Doth inst,
the proprietor of the Western Mary
land Hotel, at Emmitsburg gave fine
Dancing Party and Supper to NUM-
Der of ladies and gentlemen from En-
mitsburg, Gettysburg, Mechanicstown,
and the surrounding rural villages
BY the hour of clock, the weather
being extremity cold, quite an array of
the Fair Sex and the lovers of lnno-
cent recreation and mirth had assem-
bled, as the Rev. Henry Ward Beech
er says, to improve the talent with
which God had endowed them. The
spacious parlor and ballroom were q.
thrown oren at half past 8 o'clock,
when the strains of the violin were
heard and the evolutions on the eight
fantastic began Bright eyes soon
came into contact, and the voVarles OF
Tcrpsichore We're not wanting Ill
whrling away the fleeing moments,
and making everything as lively as
marriage bell. The graceful motions
and bewtching charms of the softer
sex. as the cotillion prog cssed, hclgh-
tened the ell ovments all around.
In few moments the l.mmltsburg
Band, after having serenaded newly
married couple, made their appear