Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1876-07-20

RIFE peaches were seen on our streets q
few days ago; but in very limited mum.
bcrS.
FIFTEEN grains of bicarbonatc of soda
added to each quart of milk, will prevent
its getting sour.
SEE advertisement of Trustees of the
late Mary f. YOEson in another column,
of public sale Of valuable real estate.
We are now in the second week of dog
days, and boys who frequent the water
should be aware Of sores and sickness.
Fon the finest favored ask for 25 cent
coffee at RooT & GRoFF's. 1t is excellent
HucKELDERRrEs are now in market
and selling readily at 8 cents per quart.
TEcrc is an abundance Of these rare ber-
ries this year.
A LITTLE child of Rev L. p. Clcwcll, of
Graccham, has been seriously i'll for some
time past, but at this time is gradually
growing better.
Don't fail to attend the picnic at Cod
Spring on Saturday, as you will miss some
thing grand. Ample accommodations
have been made for a thousand or less.
Is the distribution Of the school fund by
the comptroller on the LIST inst, to the sew
eral counties in this State, the share allot-
ted to Frederick county was $500 As.
Mn. Lloyd II. Hyatt, of Middlctown
WAS severely kicked in the head by horse
on Tuesday of last week. The Register
says he made narrow escape from death.
SNAKE KILLED Mrs. Edward Will
hide, living at the foot of the mountain,
just above town, killed large coppcrsuakc
in her bed room the other evening. Rath,
or close for comfort that
THE ASSESSORS have been at work the
early part Of this week at Catoctin Fur
mace. The assessment Mt that place is not
so large as heretofore, owing to tho fact
that it has been closed go long.
TIKI new lookup has certainly put u
quietus on roudysm in our town. There
hasn't been single disturbance since tho
Jail WAS first talked of, and the Sunday
schools arc increasing in numbers.
BLAcknEnHIEs are very plenty tn
y'.r, and all they cost i. the time taken in
picking Men, women and children can
be seen daily with large baskets and buell.
cts full VI them passing through our streets
- THE weatlc. for the past week has just
been simply delightful and the 0vcrbcar-
ing thermometer has dropped nearly
twenty degrees. lit was almost cold
enough for an over, oat on Sunday night
4 DEAD beat is said to he going about
representing himself a- the agent of tb,
Peak Family, Swiss Bell Ringers, posting
cards. &c. The Bell Ringers are at pres.
ent in California. Look out for the sharp
Mn John Kuhn, u former resident OF
this place, and wife, hare bccl in town fol
the past week visiting his sister, Mrs. Nc
Henry on Water street Mr. 4. is now
engaged in business in Washington, and
he look. AZ though the world had handled
him tendeIly.
OUR citizens were RECALLED with some
fine music, last week, ground out by son
OF the Sunny Isle and the children We r'
in high glce watching the antics Of good
sized monkey, who was not slow in pick
Ing up the pennies thrown to him.
A COW belonging to ono of our citizens
maize = very narrow escape from being run
over by she cars on Saturday night at til,
depot Had it not been for some boy.
driving it off the track u dead COW or =
railroad accident might have been the re-
suit
Washington A. Hahn, freight agent &c.
at the depot, owing to pressure of bust
ness these hot days makes his bed and falls
In the arms of morpheus on the platform
in front Of the depot. lie sleeps like cat
with one ego open.
RAILROAD CoSNECTION. Col. ID. Y
ALL, of Cumberland County, Pa. is NOV
ing in the matter of n connection between
his road and the Western Maryland Rail
road, via Wayncsboro, which is becoming
formidable
A PICKPoCKgT, working in n crowd
one dark night, relieved one man of q well
filled envelope that he thought might pos
t'bly contain valuable papers When he
came to examine 1t he found it 10 be a
domestic Paper Fashion"
PFC NIC.-Therc will be grand pic-n
and cotilion party in krisc's woods, neal
Enmitsburg, on Saturday the Goth inst
A good string band will be in attendance
and fine time is anticipated. Refresh
ments served on the ground.
A bran spank new engine has been
placed on the w. NJ. II. II. lately, and is
styled No II. He looks like a real Mo
doc for strength and will no doubt clint
the steep grades on the road without much
, difficulty. 1t is mammoth chap and looks
quite gaudy in it's war paint.