Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1876-02-11

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THE INSCRIPTIONS wind of last week
took the top off Payne's school house,
which caused stoppage in educational
affairs for day. IT'S an ill wind, &c.
THE town of Denton, the county scat OF
Caroline county, on the Eastern Shore OF
this State, is now rejoicing in the bright
ness of her street lamps. She no longer
prefers darkness to light.
TIE wind storm in and around Miliers.
town, above Emmitsburg, OH Candlemas
day, LEV the roofs off several houses and
barns, and otherwise done considerable
damage in that vicinity. So we are in
formed.
THE singing birds and frogs, imagining
that spring was coming little too soon
this year, were taken by surprise last We'd
nesday morning by the antics ofthc Ground
Hog, and the sudden fall of snow at night,
Thursday.
SEVERAL parties had their pavcments
cleaned off last week by the corporation
constable, who is bound to enforce the
ordinance relating to cleaning snow off
the sidewalks. Right, Mr.. H., a crown
awaits you.
JUDGE VIM NJ. Merrick, formerly of
this county, but now of Howard, was
thrown from his carriage near Leicester, on
Monday evening last, and sustaineda pain
FIJI fracture of the left leg between the
knee and ankle.
The vote which Mr. John A. Rooms,
one of the members of the House of Dele
gates from this county, gave on the Print
ing contract, will not iniurc him much He
was not compelled to listen the straw bids
of men in buckram
Mr.. Van B. Osler has replaced the roof
on the Gilds' mansion, and informs us that
it will take an old time sou wcstcr" to
remove that roof again, and has his
doubts if ever that would prevail against
it. Vans word is reliable.
HARRIS Bush says, never since the time
he hung on to the riggin of the ill tatcd
Ship has he experienced such a storm as
visited our town last week Harris knows
all about it, and has crossed the Alps many
4 time barcfootcd His word for it.
WILLIAM c. Baker, one of the School
Commissioners of this county, and Exam
incr Daniel Y. Lakin have been on visit
to the schools in Buckeysto II and Urbana
Districts. They report the schools very
well attended and in Il ilourishing condi
ton.
Mr.. Joseph b. Brown, Of Sabillasvillo
is an active energetic man, and has the
cause of the public schools at heart. He
has been Of great service to the school in
tcrcStS in lIauvcr's district, and has done
much 'p lurthcr the advancement Of cdu,
cation.
WIrn Joe Wllhidc's violin and Lucus
banjo beneath us, it is next door to i'm,
possible tor our Compositors to keep from
dancing. AS q banjoist Lucus is fast be
coming success, and will, no doubt, tray
cl on his accomplishments hundred
years hence.
We were pleased to see the bright and
smiling countcnance of our accomplished
lady friend, Miss Flora Gilds, on Saturday
last. Miss Gilds has been spending some
weeks with n lady acquaintance i'll Bulti,
more city, and looks exceedingly = ell from
her visit thereto.
TnE trial in regard to the will Of the
late John Smith OF Middleton, which began
in the Circuit Court of this county on
Monday OF last week, is still in progress
Eighty or ninety witnesses are summoned
in the case. The jury will probably bring
in verdict this week.
JOHN Thompson with his "World on
Wheels" has been amusing many of the
citizens of our surrounding towns for some
weeks past. But Mcchancstown isa dull
place for shows, and he has not seen proper
to come this way. Sensible man not to
come in contact with Signor Marco.
TIE Witlamsport Pilot pays q very
handsome compliment to three Of our Me-
chanicstOwn ladies who spent all Of last
week in that town. The paid a visit to
the sanctum sanctorum of the aforesaid
and were treated like princess's by the po-
lite editor Nothing like 1t Mr. Mac.
Mrs Mary f. Cornell, administrators of
the late Christian Correll, sold at public
sale in Bridgeport, Emmitsburg District,
on Tuesday, 25th of January, his personal
property, and also q large stock of dry
goods and groceries. The sale lasted three
days, was well attended, and the articles
sold brought fair prices.
FRIEND Knode, of the Littlestown
News, paid visit to our sanclum on Fri
day last He looks well and reports trade
brisk Business, combined with matrmo-
NAL affairs, caused the visit to our town.
Look to your laurels, Barton; you have q
rival in our midst, who plays sweet" i'll
your absence.
BooNsBoRo has six centennial babies
already Six in one month-that is at the