Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1874-08-01
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meet at Frederick CITY neXt Mot'"~y
for the transaction of County business
generally.
A great many Of the people in and
around this town are busy gathering
blackberries and huckelberries and
making blackberry cordial.
.EnEpER,cx, MD, July Is, 1874.
The remains Of Hon. Geo. ". Sands
arrived here on tue eleven O'Clock
tr .in this morning from Ellicott City
and were inferred at Mt. Olivet Gene
terry Immediately upon arrival: Kew
Mr.. Ames. Of this place, read the ser
vice at the grave. the sermon having
been preached by Rev. Mr.. Cronin al
Ellicott City. The following gentle
men Of this place. friends of the de-
ceased, acted as pall-besrsrs Thomas
Gorsuch, F. B. Carlin, H. G. Nsill
J. G. Motter, VIM. P. Maulsby Jr.
and D. NJ. Smish. The relatives o.
the deceased and large number
of friends from his residence and from
this city attended his remains to their
last resting place. Deceased was ,
native of this county, and a well
known lawyer and republican politi'
clan Of Howard county. In early
life he wrote volume of poems of the
Byronic style, which possessed con.
siderable merit. He studied law
here under Samuel Tyler.
Last Friday Messrs. Jonathan Ty.
son & Son, commission merchants OF
this city, and agents Of Mr.. J. Baker
Kunkel, shipped one hundred and
fifty tons Of pig iron to Cumbsrl md
for the use Of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad. The iron, which is said tc
he Of e1cellent quality, was manut.c'
tured at tho Catoctin furnaces in this
county.
A Big YIELD OF WHEAT.-1t i,
stated that Mr.. John Best, tenant
on one Of Col. Chas. Trails farms, has
made forty four bushels Of wheat per
acre. Twenty one shocks Of wheat
we're thrashed, containing fourteen
sheaves, making twenty three bu,hel'
and eighteen pounds Of wheat, 1T ii
said that forty acres wore III wheat
Of Fultz variety, and it averaged forty
four bushels per acre. Can any OIL
our f,ru,ar. hr,t thar
RAILROAD SoLp.-Th.t portion Of
the Western Maryland Railroad be-
tween the Junction and the Relay Oh
the Northern Central. was sold on
Thursday last, By the Western Mary.
land to tn. Northern Central, (Which
Kill work tin tia future.
for $lO,OOO.--Iho track between Ow.
ing.' Mill and the junction become
the property Of the We.tern Mary
land, which nov has y continuous line
through to Baltimore.
Westminster Adrccofr.
The comet la. disappeared here and i.
now visable in Alaska.
~ Dead lo,i. Of pretty girls talk OF
going to Camp meeting mkt Sunday il
they can get their be,uxs to take Them.
~ One Of the l,:e., fashion. among
the ladies ia round hats. three stories high.
with cupalo and balcony, AMI flag at
half mast.
TT The rush to the C....p meeting At
Emory Grove next Sunday it is :A"uyih
will bc great.
IT. Pic.Nics are on tho wHuc and
Camp meetings arc springing into fresh
cned life.
ElLER's VALLEy.-From Eyler's
Valley we learn that the corn is very
forward, and growing finely; apple'
are plentiful anla good crop antici.
ratsd, pcachesare looking we'll; ber-
rie. of all kinds in abundance, and the
people happy and contented.
Esy- The waters Of Big and Little
Hunting creeks are getting low.
bar Croquet still continues to be
the favorite amusement of tho Me-
chanicstown girls.
Live as long as you may, the first
twenty years are the longest half of
your life.
ia The Grsceh,m Sabbath School
Pic Mic 1T Krom's woods last Satur-
day, 18th ultimo, was very pleasant
affair, we'll attended. The scholars
marched out from the church with
their flag, and banners waving in the
air, and when they got comfortably
seated in the grove were ably address
ell by Rev. Joseph l.. Clewell and Ell
der Jane. Creeger. In the afternoon
Bishop VIM. Brgler, OF Lancaster, Pa,
and Rev. n. +. Gilds, Of Mechanics
town, offered some instructive and sug'
gestive remarks for the benefit Of the
children. Hymns "ere sung, prayers
offered up. and the crowd soon dis
per.ed to their homes. a surerabund.
ance of pies. cakes and ice cream and
other refreshncnt. were devonred by
the children and old folks. They en-
joyed a very happy time.
lU- Our town i. small, but we have
variety OF people hare nevertheless
and great many things are going on
Our Reporter says he cannot keep
pace with the stirring events.
rm- Beware of accidents and bro.
ken limbs. Never attempt TO jump
out Of Railroad car while it IS in mo.
ton and going over the track. 1t is
dangerous experiment.