Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1876-02-18

WE call attention to the advertisement
Of WIN. Armacost in this issue-Housc for
rent on Carroll street. See it.
x B1o6DY fight'took place one day last
" eek between the king OF the colotcd race
of our town and the. venerable Watson.
Who came out first. best has not: yet been
decided by the seconds, but it is thought
by all who witnessed the melee that Wat
son is entitled to the belt-lhc one he got
between the eyes.
FRANKL1N's statue in Printing House
Square, New York, is one of the most de-
mul looking objects in the world, yet for
all that it was recently caught casting adj
miring glanccs at q pretty girl, for which
it wasn't really so very much TO blame as
she not only had most charming face but
was most hastily and bewitchinglY arraycd
in becoming garments made after the eel
ebrated Domestic Paper Fashions"
PUBLIC SALE..--On Saturday last, the
old shingles, broken rafters, &c, which
formerly belonged to the roof of the Luth-
cram church, were sold at public sale to
the highest bidder. Quite large crowd
WAS attracted to the spot and the
bidding for time was rather lively. Our
neighbor, d c. Martin, cried the sale and
well did he Ito his part for about $3S were
realized by his untlrlng efforts to make
people believe they were just the thing
they wanted.
WE have received information of the
death of Mr. Nimrod Norris, native of
tins county, who died at Clinton, Iowa, on
the 9th instant, after o brief illness, in
the Goth year Of his age Mr. Norris was
born near Middleburg, Pipe Creek district,
Frederick county, then portion of what
is now Carroll county lie is brother of
Anon 7. Norris, Of Rocky Ridge, and an
uncle of j. Cloud Norris, editor of the
Baltimore Sunday Telegram" He was
u prosperous farmer, one CT the pioneer
cmigrants to Iowa.
IT was but few weeks ago that Hon.
Francis Thomas, Ex-Governor Of this State,
met with sad and tragic fate and now
we notice that cX Gov. Philip Francis
Thomas, representing the lst Congress
ional District of this State, was married to
Miss Clintonla G. May, of Baltimore, on
Saturday, Goth Of january, 1875. Thus
the funeral bier and hymencal altar sur
round two cx-Govcrnors Of Maryland, o:
the same name, within the short space of
a few weeks Such are the viciSitUlcs Of
life aud death
Dr.. Robert L. Dorsey, whose death at
Baltimore on the 9th instant, we chroni-
Gle to-day, was son of Vim. Dorsey, of
Montgomery county, a brother-ih-law Of
the late VIM. Johnson, near Catoctin Fur
mace this county, and son.in law of Dir.
Grafton Duvall, Of Frederick city He
practiccd and compounded medicines in
Frederick, Geneva, New York, Howard
county and the City Of Baltimore. lie
died in his Soth year, and was an cXcm-
plary member of the Protestant Episcopal
Church. We balieye he had something
to do with the Introduction OF gas into the
City Of Frederick.
II there is one thing moro than another
that adds solemnity and deep interest in 4
revival meeting it is good music. Hymns
Of familiar kind should be sung and
pitched at moderate tone 50 that all
could Join in and sing with heart and soul.
No one person should be permitted to start
all the tunes and sing just anything that
comes in his or her mind to the great dis,
comtiturc Of all around them, but good
old-timc tunes should be INDUCED in, and
our word for it the meeting will be more
successful. Verb Sap dc.
PERsoSAL.-Mr. Josiah Eyler former
resident of this place, and now residing at
Patterson creek, Mineral county, West
Virginia, spent few days in our town
last week. DR.. Thomas c. Lauders, OF
Washington, d. c., spent Friday and Fri
day night at the hospitablc home of his
brother, Prof. John. The Doctor looks re-
markedly well, aud was greeted by his MI,
merous ii lends with considerable corliali-
ty....M Mr.. John Snyder, of Woodsboro'
also paid flying visit to our town. His
young son, who accompanied him, is quite
a musician, and plays remarkably well on
the piccalo, for one so young.
APPOINTMENTS OF THE U. B. CONFER
ENcE.-Wc learn from the Rev w. l..
Martin the following appointments made
by the Conference Of this (Potomac) Dis
trict Presiding Elder, j. Rcubush Me
chanicstown Circuit. f. II. Funk; Frcdcr-
lex City Mission Station, J. l.. Grimm :
Boopsboro', II. A. Bovey; KeedysvilIe, J.
w. Kiracoic; lIagerstown Station, c. NJ.
Holt; Hagcrstown Circuit, j. 3. Funk;
Potomac Mission, G. w. Kiracore; Myers
vile, J. w. Funk. The Conference ad-
journed last Monday week, to meet at
Rohrersvillc, in Washington county, next
year. -.
Rev. John X. Nelson, formerly of this