Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1874-11-10
TOWN AND COUNTY.

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REAL EsTATE.-John II. Chew, of Car
rollton. Carroll county, offers for sale
some valuable Real Estate in this place.
Read his advertisement.
cw Most of the editors of papers in
this State and elsewhere, were 60 busy
with the election news last week that they
had no time to pay attention to local af-
fairs.
u No young man is proof against q
Eum drop, when she holds It between her
teeth and invites him to take bite.
tF The Western Maryland Railroad is
to be extended to Johnstown, Cambria
county, Pennsylvania. Or at least efforts
are making to push 1t forward in that d.
recti0n.
TT James c. Clarke, one Of the Rail
road Kings, has got out to Chicago. That
is his present residence.
MOUNTAIN FIREs.-The smoky appear
ance in our atmosphere for days past has
been caused by large fires, which are rag.
ing in the mountains.
RATHER HIGH.-Dresscd Pork is selling
TT $500 per hundred, and said to bc very
scarce at that eXhorbitant price.
A Luscious STRAWBERRY IN NovEM-
BEa.-We received the other day from
the Hon. Joshua Biggs. Rocky Ridge, a
sample of small lot of we'll ripencd straw
berries taken from the vines in his garden
Nov. 1. This is certainly wonderful
occurrence in the vegetable kingdom, rare
in this country and deserves to be noted
rs to what the soil of this climate is capa.
bic Of producing.
SPLENDID CoRN-Mr. John Hahn
farmer of Surar Camp Bottom, near this
place, brought to our office two noble ears
OF corn grown ON his farm this season
One of the ears had 26 rows, 81 grains To
the row, and the other % rows aud 81
grains to the low. This is splendid
yic.d and hard to beat. We always knew
that Mr.. Hahn was good farmer, and this
is positive evidence OF the fact.
A BoUNTIFUL INFAIn.-Mr. John Rcif:
snder and Cecilia, his vie, gave s len
did Unfair last Tuesday evening at Locust
Grove mansion. where tht newly married
Pair and their friends enjoyed themselves
in elegant STYLE We were made the
recipients of a haskctful Of cakes nuts, APP
pies, etc, and our Devil says they were
first rate. 10y and long life attend the
happy donors
FARM BurGIIT.--Thc farm of the late
William Bell, of this county, located in
Liberty township. Adams county, Pa.
has been purchased Ivy Mr.. Danirl Barr'ck
of this cuunty-l3l acres at So per acre
tE TUE Rocky RIDGE FAIR ANr FEs,
TlvhL, we learn from Mrs Kate Eclcl.
berger, Treasurer Of the proceeds ncltcI
$500. This muc|, for the benefit OF The
new Union Churcl-a snug sam tor these
hard times.
sss- About 1900 acres Of wood land
haze been burned w the fire in the moun-
tains near Monterey Springs.
Coon CID'N-Nr. Abraham Forncv
near This place. makes good rlh"r, and has
raised some splendid apples this year.
A FINE lIoG.-On the 9th of April last
the Rev A. J Bender, Ct this pla y. pen
ned no pig whc'! weighed bit 3?r"1nds
gross On Thursday ofl1>t week, ahoit
rl months after, lie slaughtered the same
pig, md il then weighed 36l pounds net,
irving gained ahont u pounds per dhv'
Who can beat onr Reverend friend i'll fat
tcAiny pig 'uliey R'giSter
THE FLEcrIoN.--The election in
this town last Tuesday passed oft quite
smoothly. Good order prevailed all
dav. The weather WAS Iairand every
body seemed to vote as they thought
best Four hundred and fiftv-four
votes were polled--of which Lowndes
received 259 and Walsh lo5.--At
night after the votes were counted,
there was some anxiety to hear from
other districts. Many repaired to the
Telegraphic Office, but here the Iele-
grams were meagre and not much in
formation could be elected. About
midnight everybody went to bed.
PETTY TH1Ev1NG.-We are inform
ed that some light fingered gentry en-
tered friend Psrishs Feed and Flour
Store in South Water street, one day
last week, and got to samping his
flour and mackerel, tobacco, etc. and
helped themselves to what they want
ed. And also they entered Geo. W.
Stoclsdale's kitchen and helped then-
selves to ham. These petty thin
BILE Triggers should be a little cautious,
or perhaps our Police Officer may pick
them up before they know what they
ire about.
During the past season about 200
persons in this town and vicinity have
visited Chimney Rock to take aerial
observations.