Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1876-03-24

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lie has full house nightly and all Of them
customers too.
BANK Stock SoLD.-Levi Vanfossen,
auctioneer, sold al private sale on tic 9th
instant, 10 shares of the First National
Bank, TO John Withcrow of Emmittsburg,
for $40 per share, par value 800
| Citizen
WE understand that friend Sprow, of
the Central, will change his base of opera
tons to the house next to Mrs Polly Oh
Water street, ON the LIST. On and after
that date lie will be ready to accommodate
ali who may favor him with their patron
age.
A COW belonging to w. p. Howard, near
Chesapeake city, one dav last week gave
birth to four calves at one time There is
also fivc-legged, six-footed lamb to be
be seen there. Now, see what an effect
the Centennial is having even on the Drate
creation.
SATURDAY last was about the coolest
day we've had this winter, and notwith-
standing all this the sale of jeremiah Fox
went on and large crowd was in atten-
dance. Onr popular neighbor J. Ed. Mar
tin did the bawling and everything sold at
a good figure.
ANOTHER OLD CITIZEN GONE Mr.
Thomas Lcakins, M old citizen of this dis
trict, died at his residence about two miles
west of Liberty, on Wednesday morning
last, of Dropsy, aged about 70 years. He
has been afflicted for the past eighteen
months-Banntr.
THE Hagcrstown Daily News says, a
/, clerk for Mr.. George Sharcr, agent for the
Singer Sewing Machine Company, in that
city sold four machines and left for parts
unknown with the proceeds thereof and
the horse and wagon. Mr.. Sharcr has
started in pursuit Of the thief.
THE grand old folks concert given in
Littlcs,own, last Friday night was at
tcndcd by three persons from our town
who have since expressed themselves as
being highly delighted with the entertain
mcnt-morc particularly the part taken by
friend Knode of the News.
DEApH OF AN EDITOR mong the vic
Tins of the railroad disaster by the falling
:, of bridge on the Valley Branch of tht
baltimore and Ohio Railroad on Monday
nigh. Of last week, was Mr.. c. II. lIodg
son, editor of the Morgan "Ncrcury," pub
ishcd at Berkeley Springs, ". Va,
FoR RENT.--Mr Henry Eouzcr wishing
to retire from business offers his well es
tablshcd ,anuery, in Mcchanicstown FOL
rent. 1t is in complete running order ant
possession can be had rs soon rs desired
For further information enquire Of hin
personally or by letter.
MR Harry Shreincr, formerly Of West
minister, has superseded friend Armacos
1 at the depot Washington \. is still at thu
! mast head, however, md looks like pic
turc of solid CONFINEMENT since the arriva
, of his assistant. No freight received ate
five O'Clock y. NJ. Mind tina! We huckstcr
and others,
, SLEIGHING was INDUCED in to n mode
+ rate extent on Tuesday 10y those who arr
fortunate enough to have tam outs, an,
nothing else 20 do. But. as for MS and Oh
, shop, giycus IA 4oo0 warm stove, pipe am
tobacco, and Others eau do rs they pleas'
in regard to slcigAing.
Mn. Edward Parish, son Of our towns
man, Mr. n. NJ. Parish, who met with
serious accident on a railroad train il
Ohio, some time since, crushing his foo
very badly, was under the necessity o
having i, amputatcd. Mr.. Parish ha
been a terrible sufferer, but at this time
we are pleased to hear is conyalesciug.
Mr., Joseph Freeze, ST., has erected /
large and commodious building on Water
street which will be used when completed
as saddIer shop and harness store. \
decided improvement is already noticeable
in that section of our town and Mr.. f. de
,ervc great deal Of credit for this displa,
OF improvcnt, which is also, fast 'akiA!
hold on Other citizens of our bore /,
JOHN STOUT cx-stagc driver from thi
place to Emmitsburg in days Of yorc, pal,
US Il visit last Friday. He reports bushes
in Emmitsburg, since the advent Of TIN
new railroad, steadily on the increase -
( Stouty hasn't grown an inch and his smil
, ing counlenance strongly resembles GU
/ national colors reprinted.
On Saturday night week, says TIN
Cumberland Times, the Masonic Hall wa
: lighted up and visited by number of tn
!, fraternity, who manifested themselves wei
| pleased yilh the entire work. 1t is statet
s that for the purpose for which it is de
| signed it is unsurpassed by any in the Stat
in point of convenience.
= PROF. Rcginiski Was in town last weel
selling six gold pens, five lead pencils ant
: few other articles all for II quarter. HI
: did Il thriving business notwilhstanGin!
!, the thermometer stood con: iderably below