Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1877-10-04
TOWN AND COUNTY.
WHAT HAPPENS AROUND US.

New cider in market.
Oysters arc now in season.
Cider is scarce and high priced.
Pumpkin pies are now in order.
O'Bricn's circus exhibits here tomorrow
Now whenever u woman can she cans
Election ylay is not quite two months dis
tant
The county fair commences on the 9th Of
October.
Persimmons in this locality arc quicker
ing nicely.
Everything indicates the near approach
of fall weather.
Oysters arc ripe and may be taken-by
the pint or stew.
Whitmorc has made an addition to his
cigar mandatory.
The finishing stroke is being put to Mr.
Joseph Whites new residence.
Sur "Damuth" butcher terms the savory
sausage ground pig done up in links
A'El FEN llClltS ~ W uultl otlii'i
and get a glass of lemonade or cigar.
SEE adv. of Jesse II. Nusscar in anoth.
err column ofpublc sale of personal prop.
crty.
READ both tickets at the head Of the
first column Of our papcrto-day and choose
for yourself
A little CHI, d Of our former townsman
Mr. George Flcagcl, died Sunday night
last, of typhoid fever.
THE circus tent will be pitched in tho
lot of Mr.. Simon Weller, on the other side
of the creek, tomorrow.
CIGARS, peanuts and nice fresh cakes
4Gan be had at Martins stand at the fail
next week. Don't forget it.
On account of the husks on the corn be
ing unusually thin this fall our farmers
are predicting {. mild winter.
THE excursion to Washington, on Sat
urday last was INDUCED in by about thir
ty-tivc persons from this place.
Our new devil" is a "chip off the ole
block" and works well under the supcrvi
sion of his predecessor, Emory
Well, summcr is over. Now all those
who have died from drinking cold water
please stand up and be counted.
1t is diScouraging TO try to make love tc
girl with mouth full OF ginger cake
No allusion to any body on - street.
AN election for five directors of the W
NJ r. Il. will take place OH the 18th inst,
in Baltimore See notice in another col
unn.
Mr. Ezra IIouck, residing on NORTH
Market street, Frederick, lost one Of hi.
valuable carriage horses one day last week
from collie
JACK Frost, has been in our midst but
gave only slight squeeze 10 tive foliage
and flowers, more particularly along til,
warter courses.
\ lot of tramps INDUCED in a stone fight
ono day last week in the outskirts Of Fred
crick Three of them were arrested, anG
committed for 30 days.
THE funny man of the Times got of an
other joke last week at our expense. Give
us rest Mr.. Times or publish the truth
when YOU do joke with us.
TALK about check you need 90 no far
thcr than this place to find an over-abun
dance of it, for several persons here Ger
tainly have u large amount.
TIE Odd Fellow, published at Boons
boro', Washington county, Md, by Capt
John NJ. Mentzcr, entered upon its Thirty.
sixth volume on the Goth inst
Seeding in this section is about finished
and in many places the grain is above the
ground. The corn is all cut Oft and the
crop is considered about an average one.
A respectable colorcd lady, named Mary
Caesar, died in All saints street Frederick
last Wednesday, aged so years. She was
buried in the Catholic cemetery near tina,
city.
AN interesting revival of religion is now
in progress in the U. b church of this
place, under the supervision of the pastor
Rev. Freed, assisted by the several min
listers of our town.
Now is the time when the horse man i,
the hero of the county fair, and the mal
with the great big squash is the object o
the envious attention of the woman Will
the great big baby.
NEW BARN.-Mr. Tom. Shaw of thi,
place, has the contract for building large
barn for Mr.. Joscphus IIockcnsmth
near Emmittsburg He expects to com
mence work very soon.
WEEK before last some ficnd poisoncl
two colts belonging to Mr.. Frank Jones
residing near New Market. They were
well on Saturday evening and on Sunday
morning were dead.
Nix. Alfred Frey, of Mycrsyilc, this
county, who was kicked in the stomach
by horse about fortnight ago and his
death reported few days after is not dead
but is fast recovering.
There is young man in Mcchancstown
1pho il 50 modest that he will not 'enbraco