Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1876-01-21

agreeable,
TIE recent wet spell has brought con
siderable sickness in our midst. Quite ;
number of persons arc suffering from
colds, etc.
FRIENDS Cassell and Cost Carmack lei
on Tuesday last for Baltimore, with some
thing on their minds unbcknownst to an.
but themselves. The future will reveal al
things. Have patience,
THE dance at Miss Knautfs last Mon
day night was in every respect success
and was highly enjoyed by all who par.
ticipatcd. Some few ladies from oul
town attended.
FRIEND Knodc, of Littlcstown Ne~s
pays a tall compliment to one Of our ladies
for the artistic manner in which she put al
angel together for the Christmas tree in
the Lutheran church. A just compliment
it was too.
SURGICAL OPERATOR - DR.. T.. X
Foreman of this place, performed the OPP
Grafton OF tapping upon Mrs. Samuc
laugh, living near Harvey, on Monday
last, and relieved her of five gallons of flu
d.-LitHesto1cn Ncrs.
Our popular furniture man Mr.. +. NJ
Smith, las gained considerable rcnown as
an undertaken, and understands the bust.
ness thoroughly. The caskct made by him
for the late Mrs. Eylcr was very handsome
OWING to the funeral services, held in
the church on the Hill, the attendance at
The Lutheran Sunday school last Sunday
was very small This is the largest school
in our town and is condcucted in man.
ner that would do credit to some OF our
city schools.
CAN take you to the oyster supper TO-
night is wh9t he said to his girl one day
last week. o, yes, said she. Imagine his
chagrin when he went holhc to supper and
found TIE oysters had been served tor tea.
The matter has all been fixed, however
CLOTHES STOLEN.-On Monday night
some one visited the premises Of Mr.. Sam
&c T. Br2ng,c, corner of Market and Sixth
streets, and stole a lot Of clothes that were
hanging on a clothes Inc. This is the Sc
cond time this winter that Mr.. b. has had
his clothing stolen in this way.--Iriuiter.
tr to date there are no street lamps on
The road to the depot. Why is this thus +?
Some day "A broken neck, arm or leg will
have to be recorded and who'll pay the
damages. We hope our town authorities
10 i, at once, or else advise the railroad
company to do 80.
AEM Broken The YrGe.a- N,,I' says
that little son of Hon. ". i. Hamilton
aged seven years. broke his arm few
DAYS ago, at the same place that it had
been broken once before, complaining the
fracture to such an extent that II Wa,
deemed nccC ssarN to take tie lad to Bait
more for treatment by eminent surgeons
INDEBTEDNESS OF SCHOOL BDAHD-
According to tie report SIGNED by John
W. White, President, dated November
2lst, 1874, the Indebtedness of the previous
year Lad been reported as 50 ,022 90, and ii
~as then reduced to #I,OGS 90 AS the
Indebtedness on the 3lst of January, &C
coriiuJ to The statement o; the new Board
will bc s V, $1,000 there Will have been in
CURED Since November 2lst, 1874, an in
crease of %l5,1,1.lo. This great increase
in little over fourteen months ought TO
bc within the reach Of explanation,
The leap year party is done gone up
and many are the hearts that are glad
thcrcat. The whole affair was talked over,
in Il mild tone of voice, by about a dozen
Of our ladies and gentleman, in front OF
DR.. lIcnShaws store, Monday last, and
they all agreed to giveit up and start
anew. The time fixed for TIE next ono il,
nine days after Tie Centennial is at It's
htghc.t pitch AMI no foreigners are TO be
invited. The chickens know all about the
"buet up and are beginning to crow
loudly We are sorry for this onplcasant-
ness as we had our heart set on having Il
grand time; but, of course, will have to
do Ike the balance and yield gracefully to
the disappointment. \ friend at our side
tells us that ii was better than Il circus to
hear the fair damsel5 talk the matter over
last Monday, and verify do we believe it.
Take our advice ladies' and don't let the
matter hush up 50 soon. Keep the ball Il
rolling and your efforts will be crowned
with success but don't say dance, as there
is where the whole trouble lies.
THE following is from our friend Will
\. Otto, Of Crcagcrstown, who now re-
sides in Cedar Rapids, Iowa Many such
fires about here would, no doubt, wipe our
town out Of existence; but, thank fortune
there are no incendiarics living in our
micSi:
CEDAk RAPIDS, Iowa, Jan. 70, 1876.
Mr.. EDITOR morning at about
} o'clock one of the most destructive fires
that this city has ever witnessed broke out
in one Of the Easements Of the Pullman
House Block. am not able to learn the
full extent Of the losses, but will give such