Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1876-01-07


and gone.
FARMERS have laid away their plows
for the winter.
HOUSES for rent in our town. Read the
advertisements.
RAIDS on hen roosts are now popular in
some portions Of this county.
WE arc prepared Letter thar ever to
print sale bills. Bring on your jobs.
IT is said the seventeen year locusts
will take the place of the potato bug next
year.
SEVERAL communications received too
late for days paper. Will appear here
after.
THE season for personal property sales
is at hand, and this office prints the most
abrasive sale bills.
The Liberty Copper Mines, in this
county, have been sold at Trustee Sale to
George B. Cole for $4,000.
On How SWEET Beautiful bright
SYRUP So cts. per gallon; gallon; Try it.
2w ROOT " CROFT.
LAST Sunday morning services were held
in the United Brethren, Moravlan, Metho
dist Episcopal and Catholic churches Of
this place.
Our friend n. NJ. Parish, located on
Water street, we are happy to state, CON
tinues to keep a full supply OF Flour and
Feed stuff.
WAsrISGToN NJ. Miller, Foreman of the
18th division on the Western Maryland
Railroad has his track in prime order, par
,icularly on the Horse Shoe Bend.
OvERHoLrzER at the New Depot is kept
busy delivering goods and packages. Mar
tin ID. and John Lohr are doing u smash
ing Railroad business. Success to them.
WE call attention to the advertisement
of the Executors of the late George 5.
Grouse, offering for sale or rent, an elegant
Brick House in the pleasant village Of
Graccham.
AND now for the Oyster Supper al
The "ClarvauX House." near Mount St.
Mary's College," is next on the tapis, to
take place on "Wednesday evening, l2th of
Jan. 1876
REV l.. p. Clcwcli Of the Morayan
Church, we are requested To state, will
preach d the Valley Rose Church, between
Mechanicsown and Sabilasvillc, next
Sunday morning at 10 o'clock.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the removal of the
Railroad Depot, George w. Stocksdalc al
the North end of Carroll street has his
warehouse full and suffers no dminu,ion
of business. Glad to hear it.
WE regret to hear that Mr.. jeremiah
Flahr, for the last three or four years, the
famous milk man of Mcchancstown, is
about to decline business in the milk line
and enter upon the discharge Of other pur-
suits.
FOREIGN ONDEns.-Thc Wayncshoro
village Record says, a few days since
Mcssrs Prick & Co. Of this place received
I'LL 'lbtl llolIl III, III N'i hhliN ioi
ten Portable Steam Engines, from four 10
thirty horse Power, and six boilers.
AcclDBNT.-On Thursday morning last
says the Hagcrsown -nui2, Mrs. Hannah
Snyder, residing with Mr.. Jacob Snivclcy
her son-in-law, near Greencastlc, on arising
in the morning had an attack of vertigo
Gil hrp, \. ,,,fr n.
her ribs Mrs S. is over 70 years of age
CLEyER-Wc understand that Mr.. IIar-
ry X. Carmack, of Frederick, presented
through his mother of this place, beau
tiful sugar frosted fruit cake for the bene.
fit of the NJ. Z. Sunday school on New
Years Eve We received a huge slice OF
the same and in taste and quality pro
nouncc it excellent.
BIRDIE says the ladies of our town
are the handsomest in all creation.
There comes 20 me quite often
A little whispering bird,
And tells me everything,
That through our town is heard"
The Carrier Boy Of the Gettysburg Star
and Sentinel said that.
ALFRED Bowie, an industrious colored
man of Urbana District recently started
from his home for the purpose of visiting
some relatives who are living i'll Frcdcr-
>ick. The Citizen says upon arriving there
he went to the house of his relatives, who
live on Ice street, and after being seated
for few moments, complained of feeling
unwell, and instantly fell dead.
KINDLY REMEMBERED.-We are pleas.
ed to state that the Rev. j. Summers, the
excellent Pastor of the Lutheran church
of this place, was kindly remembered by
heMembcls of his charge at Rocky Ridge
by the presentation of Christmas presents
to the amount of about $25-over $l7 OF
which were in greenbacks. Other charges
sh. ud do likewise.
TAX CoLLECToR.-It having been an
nounced that Mr.. George w. Miller, the
present efficient Tax Collector Of this
county will not be candidate for rc-clcc-
ton, the following named persons it is