Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1876-10-26
TOWN AND COUNTY.
WHAT HAPPENS AROUND US.
Fscnd. Ecad.--Wc will furnish the

rates and send in their names at once.
Amanacks for 1877 are out.
Church fairs are now in order
Cheese is not so lively as it mite be.
The din of the gong is thought less of
than the dinner.
Buckwhcat and syrup are now in order
for breakfast.
Most of our mechanics are busy at the
present time,
Cornmca is attracting the attention of
the frugal housewife.
ASTHMA can be cured by using Shrincrs
Basamic Cough Syrup.
Send us part of your Indebtedness if
YOU cannot send us the whole.
Sec the Golden sky at sunset; or sec its
rosca,c blush at early dawn
Gcn,lcmcn's ovcrcoats arc made very
long, reaching below the knee.
TIE Republicans of Emmitsburg have
recently put up four large flags.
Keep your temper, OF course but that
does not mean you arc not to have any.
TIE schoolboy is now putting Il shine
on his coat sccvcwith the end of his nose.
THE bets made in Baltimore on the com
ing elections, it is thought will aggregate
quite million
Ten ounces of sulphatc Of lime will pre-
serve barrel of cider for any desired
length of time.
The fugacious fly, the musical mosquito
and the rolicking roach, are about to go
into winter quarters
MARRIED lsdics will please notice that
some political meetings last till o'clock
in the morning 1t can't be helped.
Cor. James 4 Owen, president of the
Emmittsburg railroad, was in town Mon.
day attending the democratic meeting.
OYSTERS, pickles, butter and crackers all
for - cents at John +. Martins. Try Il
stew and be convinced that they are mighty
nice
john Wolf took load Of pumpkins 10
Emmitlsburr one day last week and
brought them home again. Why? Be
cause he didn't sell EN-.
THE wife may have ncw fall bonnet,
and then again she may not. 1t all de-
ponds ON what success her husband has
with his election bets.
SALE OF A FARM.-.Iamcs Brown, agent
for David TroxcIl, sold on Saturday last al
Benefits warehouse A valuable farm con.
Ginning l22 acres, to Albert Barton foI
SEQ per acre.
TnGRN will he preaching in the NJ. H.
church, this place, on next Sunday week
nj O'Clock, p. IN, at which time Il series
OF meetings vii! commence to continue
throughout the week
Willie Lyman about . years old, was
killed at Cumberland Saturday, by tel.
rIraph pole which broke from It's fastcn-
ings while being pat up. The boys head
was horribly crushed.
TOW Smith, the brave, has hois'cd an
other strcamcr in place of the old one, but
Ike the former it has an egrcgiouS error in
il, which makes it read Hayes and Mhecl-
cr'-ony Il W. turned upside down.
OWING 20 the rain of last Saturday Rev
Shaw failed to put in an appearance, con.
scqucntly there was no service in the VI
f. church on thai day Rev. Naydwri
ty
THERE is no demand for cough candy
tlis year. Why? Because the Carlisle
boots sold by DR.. IIcnshaw are warranted
not to leak, and they keep the feet perfect
~ dry and warm. &c; pair and sHyc doc
tor bills. IT
MAJOR DAMUTn has made some yalua
bic improvements on the farm recently
purchased by him, near this place, in the
shape Of bitches, stone picking and brusl
clearing. The Major will in time, make ;
misc place Of it.
FRIEND Slick, not content with having
ago0Se, has also fine lot Of ducks. which
for size and age defy competition. SaIc
ducks are only three months old and The
largest, a drake, wcghs-wcll We forget
but its enormous.
We had the pleasure of hand shake by
our old friend and patron, JOS. b. Brown
of Sabillasyllc, on Monday. Mr.. Brown
is one of our stuuncl men and is Il goot
friend of the Clarion Mr.. b., you forge
TO give us those notices.
THE whiskcy business was extra goo(
last Monday, and not few Of the b.hoys
showed themselves off to advantage. a
slight alteration took place on the Gilbcr
House porch, but was speedily quclled by
our efficient constable, Caleb.
ARM BROKE Mamie, a young ddugh
ter of Mr. John w. Payne, living shor
distance from Franklinvillc, accidentally
broke her arm one day last week. How