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

and managed to dispatch it with a club
1t was quite young one, being only about
the size of all ordinary house cat. PUSSY
was very pretty specimen of the animal
kind, with the exception of it's head, which
seemed very much too large in proper
ton to its body.
WE would again call the attention of
our readers to the advertisement of Mcssrs.
POOLE e. Hunt, bcspeaking for these gen
tlcmcn the favorable consideration of all
who are unced of any Machinery included
in their varied list, as published in our col
unns. They have on hand a very large
stock of miscellaneous Machinery Patterns,
and can promptly fill orders for almost
any character of work. Wherever their
has been used it has given Gil
tire satisfaction.
EXCURSION. - The Lafayette Square
(Ballimorc) Episcopa. Sunday School had
y picnic excursion over the Western Ma
ryland Railroad, to Blue Ridge Summit
on Friday last. There were six carloads
of the bright and happy children, and al
seemed delighted as they passed this place
with the prospects of a pleasant day i'll tho
country. They returned at a pleasant
hour in the evening.
EAR ACHE-Thcrc is scarcely an ache
to which children are subject, so bad tt
bear, and difficult to cure, as the ear ache
This is a remedy never known to iall
Take bit of cotton batting, put in it ;
pinch of black pepper, gather ii up ant
tic it, dip it in sweet oil, and insert into
the ear. Put 4 flannel bandage over The
head TO keep it warm. 1t will give immc
diatc relief. We advise that this recipe be
cut out and preserved for future use.
AccIDENT.-Cn Monday last, Mr. Cllas
Lu.z, of this city, says the Frcdcrch
citizen, was severely injured, whilst quar-
lying stone for Mr.. Whip, near Schlcys
vile. From the information obtained, il
appears that Mr.. Lutz was engaged at tht
time diggin. an cmbankmcnl when it gay,
way Unexpectedly and caught him in it,
falling, iuiHriny him severely. DR.. Woot
ton rendered medical assistance.
EFFECTS OF IIGmTNING. - Mr.. Albert
Beard, telegraph operator at t"ion Bridge
was very much shocked by lightning ol
Thursday of l&st week. During the storm
ON that day it seems t"lce ralph pole scy
cra hundred yards from the office wa:
struck and the electricity reaching tn,
wires, run into Mr. b. +, office, and he I've
inc at his instrument received Il Shock thai
knocked him from his scat. No further
injury was done.
CoMrlETED-Thc telegraph line con
meeting Emmittsburg with the outer Wor!C
through McchanicstoWn, has been com
plclcd during the past week. There are
two wires the cntirt way, and this will be
Of great convenience and benefit to En-
mittsburg and this place. We understand
that branch offices have been instituted
both at Mt st. Mary's College and st. 10
scph's Sisterhood,
IT appears that Frederick c, Grosh, Sol
of a widow lady, residing at Funkstown
Washington county, Md, Postmistrcss a
that place, while acting rs deputy, has re
Gently been detected it'll ritling the mails
opening letters, and abstracling the fund
contained therein. Grosh is a young MAJ
respectfully connected. He WAS overhaul
cd hv Post Office Detective Agent Thomp
son, and is NOW in the hands Of the l.
authorities at Baltimore.
TIE Frederick Ring have had it al
their own way in this county: they hay
presented strong candidate for GCycrnO
and strong delegation to back him; hu
when they come TO meet the BAItlmor
Ring" the Annapolis Ring, the Eastern
Shore "Ring' and the Canal "ltng,' til
contest will become lively and animated
1t is very hard now to tell which Ring
will sweep the platter; it may he Il draN
game or a compromise. TO the victor
belong the spoils.
EDWARD Vince Little, formerly Of tAi
place, but now Of Martinsburs, West Vii
ginia, engaged in the Flour and Fec,
business, visited his friends here n few day
ago, and was looking exceedingly well III
gives a favorable account of the bushes
prospects of Martinsburg and Bcrkclc
county, Vest Virginia. For himself, Ii
saws he does more business i'll Martinsbur
in one month than he did in Mechanics
town in twelve months. At that rate NJ
Little ought soon to get rich. Success I
enterprise
o. the evening Of the Goth of June,
very considerable excitement was create
in Frederick about } O'Clock in the after
noon, by u fierce tornado, which paSsc
over the city from u southcastcrly diret
ton, and which is supposed to have don
considerable destruction in the county,
Several old buildings in ard about Frcdcl
ick are known to have been unr0otcd, an
trees, fences, etc, blown down The ton
nado Travelled with tremendous velocity
and was accompanied ly heavy rain.
The lightning flashes were quite shar
and vivid in this place, though we hay
heard of no injury resulting thcrctrom,
SUDDEN DEArH.-Our community wa