Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1876-10-05


and striking negro Upon the head, wa,
broken into many pieces, That's a hard
one.
SEE the new advertisement of our friend
Arhacost under the head of new ads. He
keeps store at Franklinville, and at the
same time keeps full line of choice goods
Paddy's the boy.
IT is not believed that there is an arts,
in the world who can catch the expression
of a woman's face as she puts her nose into
the milk jug and finds that the thunder has
souled the contents.
+. n. Smiths undertaking business has
increased SO much of late that he has found
1t necessary to purchase horse. The
fine black horse formerly owned by Mr.. ia.
cob Damuth now belongs to Ezra.
Miss Mary Long had the misfortune ia
lose valuable hog on Sunday last. What
allied his hogship is unknown, but it is pre-.
sumed that it was cholera, as there is a
good deal of it in this community.
VAN AMBURG & Co.'S circus and;menag
erie exhibited in Emmitsburg last Satur.
day. Very few, if any, persons attended
from this place owing TO the fact that lie
did not advertise in the CLARION.
ADMlTTED.-In the Circuit Court OF
this county, on the 18th inst, on motion OF
9. '. S. Levy, Esq, Mr.. VIM. Wilcoxcn
son of Mr. A. J. Wilcoxcn Of Frederick
was admitted to practice ut the Frederick
Bar.
AN appeal has been made to the Mayor
OF Baltimore by the authorities of Bruins.
wick, Georgia. Out of population Of q
500, over six hundred are down wit" the
fever, and among the number are several
physicians and nurses
A CoLoRED man named James Harper
of Cumberland, has been held for court on
the charge of stealing an umbrella at a
cemetery while Il funeral WAS in progress.
james chances for Heaven arc very mar
row just now.
DoN'T postpone putting up .our stoves.
Comfort and health both require little
artificial caloric during many of the early
autumn days. 1t is an easy matter to put
up stoves-thc pipe is always in proper
shape, you know.
NorIcE.-Thc Hayes & Wheeler club
will meet in their room this Saturday even
ing Arrangements have been made for a
speaker from abroad to address the meet.
ing A large turnout is looked for.
Scc'y
TO be n good collector of newspaper
bills man must abe as patient as post
cheerful rs a duck, sociable rs a flee, bold
AS Il lion, weathcr-protf az rubber. cunning
rs fox and watcIful rs sparrow hawk
and then he can't get all Of them.
VIM f, Cody, the noted Indian scout
known on the plains as buffalo Bill,
made flying visit to Gettysburg short
time ago. Bill ought to go to Woodsboro'
to rcycncratc things, judging from what
has taken place there lately Is it u hoax
or not
THE farmers are now putting in their
wheat and cutting off their corn, which
has been considerably delayed owing to
! :, ,,, Ln IN
crop of corn will make up for the disap
pointmcnt in not getting the grain in soon.
cr.
A BANNER with the names of"IIasc and
! Weller" La. been floating to the brcezcs
over Firor's So y mill, near town, by the
ever jealous patriot Tom Smith. Toms
heart is in the right place if the Names OF
the candidates are not spelled exactly
right Keep it up Thomas
MIR. Woody, u printer working on thu
Wilamsport Pilot, attempted to commit
suicide by cutting his throat on Monday o!
last week. lie cut himself two or three
times but failed The cause Of his attempt
ut self destruction was on account of his
financial troubles.
Gus Biggs says there is no news at all in
Graccham. He says there has not even
been Il good fight there since he returned
from Nirrinia. Well Gus lives on the out
skirts of the town and don't often get W
street which accounts for him not know
ing anything.
EVERYBODY that has been to the Cen
tennial speaks in glowing terms of Nc
Laughin-our Dan-and the valuable as
sis,ancc he rendered them in seeing all the
sights about the city. Wonder if Danie
will ever strike this place again, and alsc
If his big sheep story is on exhibition.
Mr.. Geo. H. Johnson's store property
on the corner is one of the showicst build
ings in town now, since the coat of paint
has been placed upon it and the penciline
completed 1t certainly looks we'll. aud
his store inside has also fine appearance
since the arrival Of his new goods, which
he is selling very cheap.
READERS OF THE CLARION ATTENTION
Remember to use DR.. Schlcys Family
Cough Syrup for all your Coughs ant
Colds this coming season. Satisfaction
guaranteed. Best remedy known, anu 0
genuine home article. Only % cts. pei
.,,1, Ia lI