Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1872-06-01
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Those melancholy days have come, the
worst of all the wear; when women Jaw,
and make soft soap, and men stand round
in fear.
! Green currants will soon lie ready for
pics,
The fruit prospects never looked better.
Garlic is getting into the butter.
If Il girls lover would squeeze her as
tight rs a corset does, she would yell with
pain.
Miss Maria Eylcr and a number of young
ladies attached to the congrcE alton have
been busy this week cleaning up the into
rior of the United Brethren Church. The
ladies have requested us to state that they
would be obliged to gentlemen, now that
the church has been elegantly cleaned up,
if they would not squirt so much tobacco
Juice on the floor and walls. \ timely sug
gcstion.
The birds of passage" are beginning to
HE from the cities for the bracing ar OF
the mountain.
ca Our Rocky Ridge friends are going
ahead a, every "h"p of the ball
~ I't;tl tlt'i ~ tiltl ~ - NV" 'N'hS
displayed on the line OF the Western Mary
land Railroad.
Away with dull care.
The whra, and grass and growing corn
seems to improve considerably under the
Effects Of the t1,trning rains and warm
sunshine.
~ Mr.. \. :. Z"atS. Cherry Valley, has
one of the finest fields of wheat anywhere
to be seen. bat unfortunately, within day
or two past, the EIrsrian fly has attacked
the stalks, and the heads are beginning to
fall dropping and torlorn.
|, is said that the potato hug will poll a
full vote this summer.
That : my IMPRESSION as the Printers
devil said when he kissed his sweetheart.
-" The last question that has troubled
philosophers is this: Which causes a Eirl
mnl pleasure, TO hcar herself praised or
another gIrl ran down?
The mIlSQuito brigade is coming to tn"
front.
- The juveniles have inauguratcd the.
swimming season
The lost h:ra>,pin has not been hear"
from
Decoration Day was No, observed in this
place, hu, tn" Fair l>n, was,
- In many places in Fraallin r"un
ty, Pa, the farmers are blowing UP their
wheat fields
On Sunday last, The Rev Dr.. Gir>ry, tor
at D,t,,,,h,.l ( 'l,Ir,.l,
la N, Md. was oriainri u Deacon "t tht .
il Baltimore,
= This seek viii end the publication
a. mo>l of tie "ruhhr Lo,a. Laws" Neat /
week W"WiIl present 4 larger ni>aln,nl "i
l.a#iing matter. /
- EI,jI hl. fallen AL around Us for III"
h~ ley days. which h's cooled the air and
made jhin . feel Wintrr-h.
- tlmrrh >i""pcrs are getting uneasy
lar HE are beginning To appear Whr'
ln- ter sting tr'". preparatory To tlrh
lHg IL" nu-"> AMI ears OF all who would
turn the Housed God into downy couch
M" noW the correct thing The bonds are
,fhIl iI,, ~ Wv "''''''' w. eve
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- Hail stone, the size ola walnut fen
UP in tine mountain near Raven Rock Ilol
10" on last Thursday evening.
E,r,y por>rors - Tho Westminster,
SratoyH saws Mr. G. Zachnrias. of Carroll
county, has sent us a potato. which mra-
s'IF"o 'N" inches IN circumference grown
!" '''> E'r"'" ''"' season
-. Joseph b. Boyle. Youngest son Of
o. '"hh Il. h"yir' OF r>''"lnNi"r HAY
i' Ih,rc ,,', un,,, ,'' r'r ~ Wv "'S ui, '.
Academy. "
r,.r r.,,.-o, ,-,i, v,,,,,., -, ~,
mil ,hur@ IL" hyrIiIr clubs Of t'' ,t,, nl i
the Alexis" and Alpine" had Il bout
at +" y4mr OF bas" Ball. TIN" AIr>is Club
>Ni''N'I INC AIphr' ana claim tine rnam'
iL' s,r u III" n,I'' a.. "nH ,'p u,
Ban 10 H.. rlavri #, Enmi, ,Inr, ON ,hc
the -4th of July. 4 tail banter +;
ADMINISTRATORS. ,.. =,
Co,nni'.;nn.r ~, ,,.;r 'n i n'i'N , Ne
a Tax of 20 cents on the 500 Which will
nos. and lrovo e., h,I,,,.. ~, x,u ,,,, ,I',.
ven. 1872
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ho''hrc.l l'"El"'SlN) on saturday eve
hIng, " INT Monday evening and Tues
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