Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1876-12-21

STILL THEY CoME,--Who? Why
SrULL & Co., 10 Repair Clocks,
Watches and jewellery. We are Pre-
pared to repair clocks, watches and
jewelry at short notice and guaran-
tee our work. All orders left at j.
Z. Martins store will be promptly at
tended to. Also reparers of sewing
machines, give us a trial.
Observation-Disclosures KceTcr and d..
Buchanan kcc!fcr spent last week in town,
h,ving returned to pay the last sad rites to
their dead mother. Their business has
been for sometime in Baltimore but their
home hns been in this place, hcnccforth,
however they will make their home in the
City In leaving here, they leave com
munity of friends. We wish them II hap
py and successful life.
PERsoNAL--Dr. e. X. Foreman, prac-
Using physician and surgeon in Titles
town Pa. son OF our t0wnsman Geo. w.
Foreman, spent several days III our town
last week. This is his first visit in five
years. Don't make il so long next time
Doctor. There are many of your old
friends and arquaintances here yet.
PERSONAL Barton H. Knodc Of the
Li,tlestown News paid us a hasty visit
last week. He came this time as II sports
man He had his gun with him when he
came. He had his gun with him when he
went home. "Only this and nothing
more
PERsoNAL.-Andrcw Weller, represent
ing the firm of r. J. Barker & Co.. OF
Bait city, was in town this week. Gas,
sell, the Bone mill man, is one of the firm S
patrons and Andy is up looking up new
business and settling the Old.
RE1IGIors.-The Virginia Conference
Of the United Brethren in Christ, will Con
venc January 3lst 1877, at Rohrersvillc,
Md. The ministerial Association will meet
about week previous at kecdysvllc Md.
SABGLLAsyILLE comes forward into line
and swrlls the columns of Holiday Enter
,ainmcnts' of Sabbath Schools. We have
learned from IL citizen of that place, that at
Christmas, the Ger Reformed s. School is
going 10 have an entertainment. There
will be appropriate services. and also u
"Chris,mas Tree which in its beauty, will
draw all eyes to view and admirc-and last
but no, least the little folks will receive
a treat, which will brighten their rosy
faces.
At New Year, the unitcd Brethren s.
School, viii hold al Exhibition, The ser
vices will consist in Speeches, Dialogues,
Music vocal aud instrumental etc
Services viii begin At . pm and at csc
pm. There viii he no pairs spared in
allNin@ all necessary arrangements for u
grand succrss-which we trust it will
proycto be,
HurTII: HvN TANEERY, DEC. II, 'iG,
Mr.. ED.roH AS several of your sub
-,rlbers reside in this neighborhood We
,u!nN j: PROF.. - contribute to your col,
INNS.
Winter camc go on time exactly for
Oh the Isl @! December tho mercury fell to
IA degrees and ON III" 9th f,ood five below
snow which il ,j'at enough TO bring or
hunters oni in force QJjtc nNmhcI OF
deer nave been killed one man ha7tng
allied iour Many turkeys sac seen bat
few killed, rs they are unusually Wild
ouaN game exists in abundance. Oar Go
nrstic su;ma,, deserve notice especially
lhc pos<crs which are OF unusual size
pnc killed by MIR. Martin kouzcr weighed
800 lbs. net
This is hcsltIy conn unity, as some Of
your people know from experience, al
though tie mcasols have been prevalent
lately.
Nr. r. r Eylcr, former citizen OF your
place ha, >lccrrcri in establishing quite "a
lilc nursery among The hills, and his
friends Will be pleased to learn that his CT
forts to supply III, mriS!bols with a select
assortment vi fruit, have met with great
success.
Some of the citizens living along Evils
crvcn are mNhing things lively for the pro-
prictor of Bottle Kan lnnnrry, by enter
imG suit against tAcm tor allowing the
drainage from the tann,ry 10 ran into SAID
stream, Criminal proceedings have been
instituted against them, AMI the case VIII
be tried iurtay the January term of Court,
II is understood that in case the suit is de
cidcd against the firm the Tanncry will be
closed. Is. Is.
Do not forget the children on Christmas
morning. The waking Of children is like
the enclosing of flowers, II perfume seems
to cxAalr from their fresh young souls
DO not allow the cold blast of disappoint-
mcnt to w,hcr the flower. A bird sings
a child pratilcs but il is the same hymn in
distinct, iualtculate, but full of profound
meaning The child, unlike the bird, 4las
the sombrc destiny Of humanity before it
This thought saddGns any man who listens
TO the JOYOUS song of child The most
sublime psalm that can be heard on earth
is the lisping Of human soul from the
lips Of childhood This confused murmur
of thought, which is rs yet only instinct,