Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1877-06-14
TOWN AM COUNTY.
WHAT HAPPENS AROUND US.


SHORT sermons CUT loIhIcV "l0 ho" ia
fashion.
PEWTER five cent pieces are becoming
numerous.
Mcrcurial ointment rubbed on a gun
barrel keeps away rust.
APALM leaf fan Is just as cooling as an
ivory one and costs less.
No legs, arms or heads broken so far this
week. Local news is very scarce.
NEXT Sunday we will have plenty OF
church. Last Sunday we had none.
An exchange says that fans made OF
mulcs' cars will soon be fashionable.
DoCroRs never allow ducks on their
premises they make too pcrs onal remarks
--quack.
PARENTS who make idols of their sons
generally have idle sons when they reach
manhood.
= ULYSSES S. Grant, young son of Aaron
and Savilla Cravcr, died near Woltsvilit
on the 18th inst.
Comic silk handkcrchiefS are the fash
ienable philopcna presents from young Ia
dies to gentleman.
TIE potato and tomato vines are bloom
Ing where the bugs have not won in the
race with industry.
The next thing on the programme is
hay making. The grass crop is said to be
rather short this year.
MRs. Stove says we never know how
much we love until we unlovc. Harriet,
your head is horizontal.
Nix. Jonathan Gaugh, one of our hest
farmers, purchased one of the well known
Buckeye rcapcrs last week.
THE Maryland pcnitcnlary contains at
present 194 convicts, the Target number
ever confined within its walls.
A Cecil county man is the owner of a
COW that gives six gallons Of good milk
per day SO SAYS the Cecil Wing.
Just now, away down in the corner OF
many womans heart turks This Scnti-
mcnt; "No bonnet, no church,
CHARLES 4. Daml "a AMI wife, recently
sold to Frederick c. Fisher, " acres, two
roods and eG prrchr, of land for 500; b.
SEE adv of 4. +. Omdortr in this issue
for IIarvrs, Whi~Nry. lie has n very 81
pcrior quality and will sell at prices 30 suit
the times
Strawberry festivals seem 10 "" ali the
rage now, EXCEPT in Ncchanic>loWn,Mh cl"
1t is dinrult to find berries enough for one
square inca,
LARGE unantitics of bark are hnurd past
our office daily for the steam tanncry VI
Mr. John RoN2cr near town. He is doing
n big business
REy. H. p. West will preach in the NJ
f. church, this place, ON Sunday next AT 10
o'clock A. ny. \ cordial invitation is OK
tended to AL.
4 LITTLE rAll OF Jacob Reed, living
near ca'or,n Furnace died last week of
mcasrl> and pneumonia 1t was buried
the following day,
THOSE persons who have used CacsrTs
poulrcltc speak in glowing terms of and
say that their corn and potato crop will be
increased this year
ONN Of or merchants made sad mis-
take on Monday lat AMI RIM his coat tail
through light in his show window. H.
Is able to hc about again.
Major Mcclellan doncl his military
snil on Sunday last anu had a little dress
paradc to hip'self The Major makes fine
nrpralancc in full uniform.
Two young boys INDUCED in hand to
hand encounter on Sunday last near town
4 crowd of larger noys looked ON instead
OF separating them, What a shame.
SOME wood choppers while on their
way to work a few days ago. discovered
some young deer near Homecoming, and
succeeded in capturing two of them.
SEE adv Of DR.. Geo. s Foukc dentist Of
Westminster, in this issue The DR.. is an
old practitioner in this community and his
work has always given satisfaction.
lr is easier for u camel to 90 through
the eve of needle than To bust up a love
affair when both parties are agreed The
SINE has been beautifully illustrated of
late.
Mr.. James w. Bcacham, of Avondalc,
Carroll CO., is shipping from 80 TO 100 ga.
Ions of Ire Cream per day. Mr. b., has the
reputation of making the best Ice Cream
in Nd.
~,PRAYER and experience meeting was
held in vacant house near the furnace on
Sunday last 1t is said that the outsiders
made considerable noise and confusion.-
Too bad.
SEVERAL Of our boys have engaged
themselves TO Washington county farmers
to harvest this year. The boys seem to he
partial to Washington county harvest
fields.
TIN WEDDING.--Rev. d. a. Kunn, a
former resident Of this place, but now oc-
cupying oneof the pulpits in Nevada, Ohio,
celebrated tie tenth anniversary Of his