Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1876-11-30
TOWN AND COUNTY.
WHAT HAPPENS AROUND US.

SERVICES Will Oc held IN the Lutheran
church to-day,at 10 o'clock, Thanksgiving.
The Western Union Telegraph Compa.
nv are building a line from York Road to
Frederick.
THERE will be preaching in the Mctho-
dist Church on Sunday by Rev. Maydcwell.
All are welcome.
No man can become thoroughly nc
quaintcd with his family history without
running for Office.
LEAP year Ia rapidly passing away, and
girls who want loving heart to cling to
must begin to talk business.
The new fall bonnets are a cross be-
tween n picklc-dish and a soup-bowl, and
are worn on the right car.
RABBITS are still being brought to town,
and meet with ready sale by one of our
merchants who ships them to Baltimore.
AT Adamstown, in this county, George
r Cohlcnbcrg, is appointed postmaster,
vice George w. Padgctt, not commission
cd.
A FACT-Thc more cordial and liberal
tho support extended to your newspaper,
the more cntcrprising and interesting it
becomes.
No more excuses for staying out at night
now. The clubs are disbandcd. torchight
professions arc over and political meetings
adjourned.
WE don't know n man in this communi.
ty who is homeless; but VIC do know, and
so do their wives, that some are home less
than others.
THERE is {. man in our town who ate
twenty six hard shell crabs at one sitting,
and then growlcd because the crab season
was so backward.
DEATu,-Mr. G. Wesley Kemp, wor-
thy and respectable citizen of Frederick,
died at his residence on East Fourth street
Inst Sunday week.
AN exchange says--It costs nothing
now for paper, ink, labor, ETC.. 80 you
needn't pay your subscription. We have
learned to live on the all.
Coughing in church is unpleasant take
= small dose or two of Shrncr's BalsamiC
Cough Syrup before services, and you will
not be troubled in church.
Tue Valley Register says it WAS Prof
Donaldson of Bait. and not Prof. Smith,
who removed the pin flom the throat of
Miss EfIic Young Of that place.
DIVIDEND The Farmers and Mcchan.
les National Bank. of Frederick, has just
declared \ scm.annual dividend Of fix per
cent payable to stockh ltcrs ON demand,
HAIRY X Carmack, formerly Of this
place, WAS a delegate to the Y. NJ. c. A.,
Convention lately held at E"ston, Taibo,
county. Harry is n Jealous worker in this
good cause.
SIMPSON the man who WAS arrested in
Gettysburg some time ego for barn burn
ing in this county has been released
There being no person willing to appear
against him.
A gentleman and lady went to Freher.
ic. last week in n Jaeger, and the female
gosspcrs are all astir now TO know what
that meant Hold time reveals all things
and this too.
A WHITE woman, named Nancy viii.
liams, died in the Frederick Jail, Sunday
week, from natural causes. Deceased is
said to have been n frequent visitor to tho
Jail and aims house.
ONE of our citizens informed us that he
had load Of wood brought to him one
day last week which cost him just Col
The how it cost him so much 10 too long
to tell, but it's just so.
THE big hog of the town, and probably
tho county belongs to Mr.. Warner Grimes
1t is six feet long, four !cct high and
wclghs-well, maybe, ton, for all VI
know. He expects to kill it about Christ
mas.
Lucas came out last Sunday in bran
new pair of pants which fit him all right
except one leg, and that would have been
all right too II he had had another person
in with him. He is having them altered
however.
Tomorrow is the first of December, -
Christmas is only 25 days off, and Spring
will be here when it comes and not a day
sooner Poor people will bear in MINI
that there will be 3G-minus two-snows
this winter.
AN ARRAY took place in Hanover mar
kct, Baltimore, on Monday. last week, be
tween Thomas Davis and VIM. Groomc
both colorcd, in which Groome was struck
over the head with n heavy butchers cea
yer and fatally injured.
CnmsTMAs.-,John E. Martin, the con
fccionery and oyster prince of this place
is now in the city purchasing large stock
of Christmas goods. Look out for j. Ed
when he returns, as he will undoubtedly
bring Santa Clause with him.
IIoME-Mr. Frank Eyer, who has beer
so seriously i'll at his Uncle's residence ii