Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1876-03-24
SALE OF REAL ESTATE.-Beniamin +.

SALE OF REAL EsTATE.-Benjamin F.
Brown, Real Estate Agent, Frclc, ick city,
Md, reports the sale Of 40 acres Of land,
the property Of John B. Musser, to Geo.
II. l,izer Of this county, for 800 per acre.
Citizen.
THANKs.-Wc are under obligations to
our friend and patron, Mr.. Jos. b. Brown,
of Sabillasville, tor tavors extended to us
in the shape of two new subscribers to the
Clarion. We sincerely hope some of our
other friends will follow the example set
by Mr.. Brown ard send US some new sub.
scribers.
BIT OF HIsToRy.-The following bit of
history was handed us for publication -
John Neagcl who enlisted in the Revolu-
tonary army ut the age of 1G, and served
during the entire war, had IL Children
tour daughters and eight sons The first
daughter died when the youngest son was
40 years of age, and all four have since
died. The eight brothers arc still living.
The following are their respective names
and date of birth:
Elizabeth Flcagcl, born Feb. 6, 1871
John, July 25, 1893; Polly F., January -
1875; Samuel, Aug. II, 1896; George, July
20, 1893, Rebecca, July 10, 1901, Henry
October %, 1902; Daniel, June 25. 1904
Sarah, June 3, 1906; Simon, June 8, 1903;
Benjamin, Sept. %, 1909; Levi, Nov. 80
1911.
SSow.--Thc heaviest snow Of the sea
son tell on Monday last. 1t covered the
ground to the depth of about three or four
inches and rendered pcdestranism very
dSagrccahle task In the evening rain set
in and packed the snow SO tight that i!
was next to impossible to clear the side.
walks on Tuesday morning. Our citizens
however, were cqua! to the emergency and
tackled the beautiful stuff with a will, and
it was not long before the familiar cOun.
tcncc of tho bricks once more greeted the
hard and public spirited people.
1t is to be hoped that this will be the last
snow lint NC we have nothing to do with
ro,r,,,i,, tine weather will have TO Lc
content with whatever comcs
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SABuLAsvILLE, March 81, 1876.
Mr.. EDIroR.-To convince your many
readers that oao'l'as'l''e Is sun ai'c"'' y"
tue poultry question VIII s''''e ''''' All
freucricN h''ch' one vi our n''s' c''c'
p''slh% QUEENS mas pul''' ~ ''o'''''S
"'d t'a' mas III" 'o' 'SSs S''''e VIC 's' va,
OF ias' No'cnopI; IN WV ''". q, ~: nc , "',
n,,,,,. 'ln laiI : NJ, IN thn 1O,h nf III,
month then rested until the Goth; from
! that time to the last OF the month sue 'ai'
! :, making 10 III Icorua'S; anu ia .h a,
wy ,. " :, ' t. set shc is If the T,ocl
Sn,nish breed and the eggs frem whicl
she was hatchcd was procured from Mr.
Joseph Il. brown Vi 'h'S als''''t' "
r,u,r,p,. PC Morch "a ,1G
~, r,,r,ro,. !, u.os ,loosur. +, #
! 1end very interesting entertainment 'as
Monday and Thursday evenings given b,
the + CsBaod in the spacious town hal,
Eor ,,o ,o,oit of those who werc M
wv Wv 49,, u.
present. anu W w J"e'''' ~ '''e 'o'''''''
will give rs correct an account OF 1t as
can remember. AT O'Clock the band, il
crnnt of t,o ho,l noured forth lively strain,
c. .u -,
"r'''S'hg p'"l''' ''o''i an r'''S' ','''' ''''
room was full to overtloWinS, ana al pre-
ciscly s O'Clock the bell was tapped an,
,u,,.;, ro;so1 lisnl,vi,g = well orronrr.
'"' IVAN, '"''>''' Wv, f.'' ~ ~.
Stage me scenery" "'''''"'' array " ''''
lights, &c, and for the moment dazzling on
ewes almost forgetting we were not a
1,.,,o o Aoo1on,,. of 1r,.ic NJ r II
~ ,',', ,,, g.,
'cl"lck 'nch '''l'l''" ou' anu ''''''' '''
preliminary remarks. Then followed tn
lauphabIc scene of THE Dutchmans An
awe. " ,h,r,c,o,s-c g Row, and = II
s"'' >'''''~' ''',' go
Rowe. scene was 'he most ah'oslh
ever witncsscd-Spiritual Wrappngs, G
". Husb,nan, negro Sam: W. II. IIok,
gentleman of the house, We conrya,ullt
Nr Bushmon in his pcrfpct and comic i'm
nrrson,,ion of sam Jones. would dwc]
mon his scene SO that every one Nigh
enjoy it as did, but space will pot pcl
nit. even if did not have rcspcc, flo
, sans trp,inrs. remembering lis ,liycom
{ friturc over the loss Of bis sappcr, to Sc