Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1876-06-08

the Church Of God, on Sunday, June II,
at o'clock, p. M. The public are invited
to attend ct
THE closing exercises of the Mechanics,
town Male and Female Seminary will take
place one week from to day--in the even
ing at Oslcr's Hall The exercises will
consist of select reading, addresses, and
music. The principal Mr. Miller, has de-
voted considerable time to getting this up
as has also Miss Wells in arranging the
musical portion, and rich treat is in store
for our citizens. The school will then be
closed until the 1st ofScptembcr.
| AccIDENT-Mr r. c. Rich, one Of the
assessors for District No /, met with u
very painful accident one day last week
| by being thrown out of his buggy whilst
going home from Frederick. Our infor-
mant says, that although considerably
bruised and cut about the face and body
he was not deferred from attending 10 his
! Null'0 'Iic ldl'Nl l''it VI VIZ NttN. ii'
newly appointed assessors seem to he an
unucky crowd as there has been one death
and almost another since their appoint
mcnt.
WHIT MONDAY dawncl beautiful and
clear, with u cool bracing air, which made
the day extra pleasant Quite u number
of our mechanics and others took holiday
and spent the day in various ways. Gro
quot, fishing and other innocent amusc-
mcnts were largely INDUCED in and moth
ing Of a startling nature occurred, rs is Of
ten the case Oh occasions of this kind, to
mar the pleasures of the day. a game of
base ball was played in the afternoon and
was witnessed by large crowd Of our cit
! izcns-bpth ladies and gentlemen. Taking
it all n all the time was spent pleasantly
and probably by all.
CENTENNIAL-Those Of our friends who
arc unable to attend the great Centennial
at Philadelphia during the next six months
can have their appctitcs for sightseeing
/ partially appeascd by stepping into this
/ town on the fourth Of July. The g. cat
| Corliss engine will not be here to run the
machinery, but the committee Of arrange
mcnts have worked so assduOusly that the
whole affair will be conducted with clock
work regularity and an imposing scene
transmitted, Now, don't fail to attend
and bring the dcar chilrcl along as you
will regret it the longest day you live. No
efforts have been spared to mako this n
dag long to he remembered and the dear
only knows when such another opportu-
nifty will be offered to see the great worlds
fair on a small scale.
QrlrE a number of orr citizens who
have devoted considerable time ana money
to the raising of chickens thi, spring have
had a dampcr put upon their lnbors by
cats. One person in particular who had
about sixty or seventy young chickens
some of them nearly fit to cat lost over
half Of them. Now, this is too bad, and is
enough to make saint sWccr, after going
to tie trouble and expense of rqising
young chickens 90 have some nci%hbors
eat come in and steal them. We have
heard OF several cats tnat met with violent
deaths at the hands Of outraged chicken
tancrrs and W" hope to hear Of many
more III stop is hot put to this business 49,
Cats should be taught to kill rats and mice
and not fat spring chickens, Our advice
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II appears 'i!a'" h''trF 'e'd h"S existed oF
some Time between M'SN'S' J'RA ~ A''''
anu lo'i'S 9Il''rF' N"'A residents OF lhat
NIc'lli'E' growing ""' Oh "'io'cd S'"ld"FS'
charged upon 'ho l"'ter ny inc iormrf' ana
on "hich account sun was recently IN
81 tUtt" ~ AIlaIt III our county Court
rfaaF evening no'h 2f''' m'At IN blF-
NI''sFitI", and as SllairrWaS walking down
'Nc opposite Hlde OF the street from AhaI',
the latter drew his revolver and discharged