Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1873-08-16

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tainmcnt. A grand union Lutheran and
Reformed Sabbath School Festival is adj
vcrtised to be held in Mr. VIM. llulls
woods near Crcagerstown, on Saturday
August 80, 1878. 1t will be addressed by
rood speakers. Rcys. n. f. Gilds J. Sum
mcrs, james Thomas, Chas. NJ. llott Thos
j. Cross, Elder james Crccgcr and others
will be invited to address the scholars. A
Band of Music will he present and singing
and prayers and other suitable exercises
will Ia &c place. Jacob +. Wachtcr, Levi
liam, Josiah Kolb, Jago Collitlowcr, Cllas
Smith, John Shook and VIM. A.Otto com
pose the Committee Of Arrangements.
~" If the weather should be foul, the
Festival will be held the next Fair Day
after Sunday,
CAMP MEErING.-A colored camp
meeting commenced in the woods OF
Mr.. A. X. Stake, IIagerstown, on Sat-
urday last,
DEATH FROM LocK-JAw.--A son of
Mr.. John Hutler, residing in Middle
town Valley, died from lock-law on
Monday, the 4th instant. The foot of
the lad, about eight years of age, had
been tread upon by a horse a week or
two before, which resulted in produc-
ing the terrible disease with which he
died. So says the valley Register.
WEST POINT CADETsnIP. - We
present to-day the advertisement Of
the Hon. LLOYD LowNDEs, Jr., Mem
Der of Congress for this District,
inviting the citizens of the 9th
Congressional District Of Maryland,
to send their sons to Frederick on the
23d instant, from whom selection
will be made by a Committee Of EX-
animation for the choice of a cadet to
West Point Academy.
Here is an opportunity for rising
Hero. Gen, Grant, President Of the
United States, owes his present posi-
ton as the head of the nation to the
fact that he was a cadet and graduate
of West Point He was appointed by
Andrew jackson in 1850 upon the
recommendation of Hons. Thomas A.
Morris and Benjamin Tappan, L. 5.
Senators, and Hon. Thos. i. IIamer,
NJ. G. from the CIermont, Brown and
Adams counties District of Ohio-the
District in which he was born. Gen.
Grant, after lie graduated, was Il
Lieutenant in the Regular Army, and
served in the Mexican War, while his
bcnelactor' zen. 1noh'a' IT, l'Hhler,
was IL tIISadier ueherai lappoln'e1
oy lfe'''enV DIX III I'f''' u o.
nntcers IN the same booty contest
Glen. l1%In ne T'c" , somewhere on me
Cram. n,thc ra,,lc,t Of tLr General
C,nmouliur took charge Of hi, re.
mans and had them conveyed TO
Blown county, Ohio, where they lie
inferred.
President Grant always entertained
a high respect for Gen. lltn"r, and
1t Is highly probable that the youth
to be appointed on the 2'I instant,
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CHANiE OF 1FAcE.--A portion OF
Inot La" Lodn t,I,n, 'n ,n', -. ,];r,n
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continue it on the WilIiamSport grade.
1t will be but a fey weeks when the
extension will be completed and trains
be run regularly to that place. That
VIII DC u S''' o'o onS lor W 'l'i"iii'-
port 1i"'|'''''"' '>"''y 1'''0'
sas-The farmers have commenced
p'o"'hS 'nc ''ilo" o'oO'o lot l"'l
'ee"'"o
De- "A l'oa can BRING lazy loaler
up to the scratch quicker than any
thing else
peAD "A gentleman reported on last
Monday that there IS Il lady IN this
town who wcIghs 0Ol pounds.
r.,vD This i. Good matrimonial
weather Ask your girl if she will,
and if she don't wilt this kind Of
weather, she's entirely too starchy
Tor common people
nsy-Ladics are ycrv anxious to be
weighed this warm weather
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