Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1872-11-02
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ment of said church, October 30, at p m
and organized for the purpose of dcvising
means to hold F A II and FESTIVAL
during Christmas week for the Benefit OF
that Church. The following officers were
elected
Prcsidentcss-N1rs.J JOHN ROUZER.
Vice Press Mrs JOHN L,NDERs.
/ Mrs Capt DAMrTH.
Secretary Mrs. NJ +. OsIER.
Treasurer Mrs, WIN. j. BLACK
The meeting adjourned to meet Novem.
Der ID Gt p NJ
cFs- All persons interested are cordially
invited to attend.
NJ. Z. OSLER, Scc'ry.
CE" There has been n Spiritual Retreat
! for three days this week al Mt. st. Mary s
! Cole &c preparatory ~ the Feast of Al.
! Saints and All Souls days, which occurred
vest, .:,lay and to-day.
I ~ A number OF our Young men in
these parts ar. leaving here tur Altoona.
B,air county, Pa. We were told by Rev.
Mr.. Unruh that Altoona is quite large
place Of - or 5000 Inhabitants; and that
there is one of the lar srst Hor nshOps IN the
world established there, employing 1900
or 5000 hands. We ought 10 hay" some OF
these workshops nn> toundrirs and furn
aces established in our midst, ana then our
young people woEl remal nj home.
Mr.. JouN W DERR, who was accident
ally killed at the Monocacy Junction, on
the I'll, u,timo, an account of winch we
published in our last issue, was a native
Of PENNSYLVANIA. but came 10 the Crragcrs-
town District where he settled about G0
wears ago. Ne was a Consla lc for many
wears in that Distr CT. and subsequently
carrie ON the wool carding business near
LewistoWn. He had many friends who
will regret to hear Of his melancl oily death
We have cnlcavorcd TO max" this num-
her Of our paper decidedly interesting, and
we think We have succeeded.
The face of the mountain looks De 'idedly
grand and interesting this fine fall weather.
RouZcrs town run ran fNllrr last Satur-
day morning than il has for the last hf,c,n
mnl,hS.
We ha! , good soa>ing ram last week
and the millcrS are rejoicing thrreat.
SHINY on Your owl side is the gentle
expression that Young America gives vent
to, aul which grects the ear on every hand.
There have been no improvements i'll this
play, the boys practising it III the same
style as in the days Of. Aud lang Syne.
Mechancstown wants a Town Clock
Let the ladies of the village get up Il Fair
for tina, particular object and the thing can
bc accomplished,
Presidential election on Tuesday next
Go to the polls and vote.
Pea nuts grow well in this locality, and
we hope to hear OF more attention beng
paid to the cultivation of the crop
sSs- We are indebted to the Hon, John
Ritchic for Il copy of his speech on the
"Taritf - Maryland Coal and Maryland
Miners"
CO. The bows of Mcchanicstown had a
fine time last saturday evening and night
in carving their Chinese lanterns and I'M
dcrgong the Presidential sport of Rahin9
for Grant.
Otho J. Wheeler, Of Boonsboro,' Md, Il
young man slightly known il this place,
who visited here some three or tonr years
AGO, was knocked otfa car at foughing-
henv Bridge. fifty miles West of Cumber-
land, on Thursday afternoon, the 18th ut,
and instantly killed.
TAKE NoTIcE-Mr. John y. Trcich the
fashionable Merchant Tailor, Fast Church
street, near the Post Office, Frederick, Md.
has received his Fall and Winter stock of
goods for mems and boys wear, and he is
now ready to make to order anything III
his line, neatly, cheaply and promptly.
rS- TURKEYS are beginning to feel anxi-
Gus about the Thanksgiving Proclamation.
The ladies are gossiping over the Fail
fashions
Mr.. r A G. whitman il putting Up new
house in Graceham. It il up and under
roof.
NtoRE BorqrErs Agnes Stocks
dale and Miss Minnie White have present
ed us with two OF the most beautiful bou-
duets otthc seasonal proof that our efforts
TO improve the minds of the Juvenile por-
ton of our readers does not go unrcWlrd-
ed
The farmers are in excellent hun,or -
rood f,' crops 'rd rr'"cs good