Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-07-02

MIR. Peter l.. Ritter recently pulled Il
strawberry from his patch in Kcysyillc
that measured 81 inches in ircumfercnce.
1t Was as lacge rs good sized peach.
FINE WHEAT.-Mr Samuel Eicholtz, of
Eicholtz's mill, on Hunting creek, near
this place, has field of wheat of about Is
acres, the finest perhaps grown in this
county.
TIE "Nillagc Record" most excellent
local journal, published at Wayncsboro',
Franklin county, Pa, by VIM. Blair, has
entered upon its2Sth volume, with increas.
ed patronage.
ARRANGEMENTS for the camp meeting
at Cold Spring are progressing finely, and
quito a number of tents have alrcrdy been
engaged. \ large meeting is now looked
upon as settled fact.
THE Baltimore American learns from
gentlemen who have just returned from
visits through the lower counties that the
coming peach crop is expected to be the
largest known for years
Mrs. John Staumbaugh, an old lady
living near kcysvilc, had stroke of par
alysis about week ago. She recovered
the use of come of her limbs, and it is
thought she may yet recover.
SATURDAY evening was one of unusual
lvcliness in our village, Notwithstanding
the rain and unpleasant weather. \ large
crowd Of Emmitlsburg and College boys
made things interesting indeed.
TIE Middlctown IdN,y Register chroni
cles the death of Mr. Samuel lIalShman,
an old and respected citizen of that valley.
He died at his residence, near Harmony,
on Tuesday last, aged IS years.
HARVEST in this county has commenced
in earnest, and farmers are now as busy
as bees. Although the wheat is thin
on the ground, 1t is well filled; it is thought
about halfa crop will he realized.
A FIRE broke on, at Grccncaslc, Pa, on
the eth ultimo, destroying the extensive
machine shops and foundry of j. b
Crcwcll & Co. Loss about 100000; par
italy insured. The fire was accidental.
DvElSG the storm on Saturday. week
ago two COWS were killed in the vicinity
Of Harmony, this county, by stroke OF
lightning. One belonged to VIM Brown
and the other to a lady named Johnson.
MIR. David Kolb, of Frederick, one of
the contra, tors for building the nc" Coun-
Is jail, while working on the third story
Of the building, fen ON Thursday morning
from the scai'uding and broke his left arm
TnERE's been a hurt ca, in town for
some time, and it is now being fed with
beef tea. We hope Mr. Bcrgh would not
decide this punishable case Of grucl-tca
to animals-the gentle nurse don't mean
it.
THE fine scasonable rains of last week
have had Il marked influence in pushing
forward the growing crops. In an agrl-
cultural point of view things are improv-
ing, at which the country will greatly re
joicc!
The Artillery Company Of the Sixth
MARYLAND Regiment, NJ y. G., Capt. Silk,
Baltimore, propose visiting Frederick, on
Monday, 9TH of July, simply for the pur-
pose Of visiting thcil friends who reside
there.
IL this hot weather the Frederick cdi-
tors and printers for their health and com
fort, deem it advisable to partakc freely OF
turtle soup. lIallar and Brubakcr the ca
,crcrs, manage to supply them with a guam,
tum sui.
ARRIVED MIR. Cost J. Carmack, who
has been professionally engaged at lay
lor,cwn, Va, for the past few months, paid
A living visit to bis home and friends on
Saturday last, returning on Tuesday. lie
rcnorts business as being brisk in that com
munity.
WE arc told, says the -1drocatC OF West
minister, that Mr. Samuel Saublc, near that
place, has two year old hciicr, which
has never had calf, and is giving milk. IT
is MIXED once day, at night, and one gal
Ion is obtained. Will wonders never
cease?
IT is said the Democratic County Con-
vcntion which met at Frederick last Mon
! day, 23th ultimO, appointed sin delegates
to the State Convention at Baltimore, in.
structcd to support VIM. I Hamilton fol
Governor, and Frederick J Nelson for At
torney General.
TIE IIagcrstown "Twice-aW pub
lishcd by Mcssrs. Norris * Gruber has
been enlarged and improved. DR.. NJ y
Berry has purchased an interest III the cs
tablishment The paper is now Demo
cratic in politics, and supports Hamilton
for Governor.
/ IT is gratifying to learn, as the Frcdcr
ick E.raminer expresses it, that the County
/ Il; Ncs have been reduced, three and hoI
Iceuts. That paper claims economy on The
part of the present Board Of County Com
missioncrs. The State tax for 1879, vii
be 20 JIG; County, 59!.
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