Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1876-10-05
TOWN AND COUNTY.
WHAT HAPPENS AROUND us.


'77-six mohths--fbr the small sum of 50
cents. Persons wishing good home pa
rcr should take advantage OF these cheat
rates and send in their names at once,
COLDS arc prevalent at this time.
THE Indian Summer so far is OF tn,
Sioux variety.
We are under obligations to Mr.. JOIN
Bush for supply of rambo apples.
SAUSAGE engines are being scrapcd ou
for the fall and winter campaign.
THE best time to see the Centennial il
when your wife is cleaning house.
Mr.. John Pcltz, an old citizen of IIa
gerstown, died on Thursday last week
aged IS years.
Our postmaster, Mr.. John Root Ia.
been to the Centennial and is now brim full
of new ideas.
A HURDLE race and balloon ascension
will take place on "Wednesday and Friday
of the Frederick Fair.
TnE Frederick post office has been re
duced to the Third class, and the salary te
$500 per annu'n.
MISS Lille Freeze left ON Monday last
to visit her friends in Washington. Sh,
will be gone for two or three weeks.
RKv. W. Cremci, of Westminster, Md
has accepted a call to the First Reformed
Congregation of Chambersburg, Pa.
TMKKK WAS considerable noise and con
fusion on our streets Saturday night Pc
litical excitement no doubt was the cause
oft.
THOSE young men who have to work Sc
hard through the week, were all out chest
nu,ing last Sunday. What success they
had VIC don't know.
A PATENT was issued week before last
TO Mr.. John b. kunkcl, proprietor "f Ca
soc.in Furnace, in this county, for climina
ting processes.
TA8 members of the Tildcn and Hen
.lrickA Reform club will assemble as us,a
in F. Whites office on this Saturday even
INK.
TIs said that cider can be bought, not a
great distance from this place, for 81 anC
4 hak / barrel Of 10 gallons, and dclivcrc,
too At shat.
Carr. Joseph WMhidc is making som,
much needed improvements on some Of hi.
out buildings Rob, j. doing the carpen
set work.
Mr. McMurry, the cevu Gamer OF Fred
erick, received medal from the Ccntcn
hiAl Commission for canned oysters ant
p0rn
MILL. A. Otto, OF Cresscrstown, who
kat been engaged ia bu+il ness in Cedar
Rapids. Iowa, for the past year rcturnc,
~ Ills native home a'tx.k before last
MnKS you 90 to Frederick give Baker
4 Car,nack call BAKER will sell you Tho
goods and Harry will talk pleasantly al
n,e while. See their ncw adv. also.
TIKI NJ & +. Seminary in this place i:
progressing fla; under the supervision o
frof Painter, and viii no doubt ne 4 sue
ccss-lr.vidcd he gets few more schol
ATA.
TxR Citizen says old Prob is bought
over, And everything will be lovely during
She great Agricultural Fair in that city OF
nett Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday an,
Friday.
THR phosphate business in this locality
has been unusually good this season. Up
wards Of dozen different kinds have beef
offered for sale and all seemed to take
readily With our farmers.
Mr. John ID. Lickcl, for some time con
nectcd with the public schools Of Frcdcr
lick, has resigned his position and accepted
the position Of teacher in one Of the pub
lie schools of Baltimore.
THR management of the Washington
county agricultural society have decided
not to hold fair this year. They have
levied An assessment on the Stockholders
10 meet outstanding in lcbtcdncss.
TIE house of Mr. VIM. Collitlowcr, il
Gracehan,, is beng rapidly pushed for
ward to completion and will soon be read.
for occupancy. We are sorry that MIR
C's health is still so bad.
LARGE ORGAN-A large and costly or
gan has been placed in the Evangelical
Reformed church at Frederick. 1t ha
1890 pipes, occupies space of 10 by l
feet, is 20 feet high and weighs 9 tons.
FRANK Hammaker traded his fancy ba,
marc off last week for large black mare
This one Utmost likely suit Franks bust
ness better than the other as she is consid
erably heavier.
APPEARANCES are dcccitful. AT camp
meeting it is difficult to tell from the back
ground whether the man on the front sea
is shouting glory or has just set down on
tack.
FAIR SQUARE STATEMENT.--Dr.Sc hley
Family Cough Syrup is guarar teed tn
best article in the market for the cure ant
speedy relief of all Coughs, Colds, Whocp
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