Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1877-07-19
Checrfulncss is health.

| LOVE, the tOOtnacnc ana tgnt DOolS arc
things which cannot be kept secret.
j. ED. Martin is doing good business
in the peanut line. They are NICE.
On Monday the thermometer stood at
81 degrees in the shade. How is that for
high?
A LITTLE misery swcctcns life. 1t is the
salt that makes it palatahle and whole
some the Shade that sets off and relieves
the sunshine
WE are indebted to Mr.. Jno. Landcrs
for copy of the Jacksonville. dll.0 Jour
nal. We hope you are having fine time
friend John.
ROSES bloom in summer only, but Dr.
Schey's Cough Syrup will keep the roses
of Health ever on your cheeks. 1t never
fails. Grandest remedy for all Coughs and
Colds of every kind. Only 25 cts.
The following gentlemen were installed
as the principal officers of Good Samaritan
Lodge |. 0. O. F. for the ensuing six
months. N. G., f. l.. Boblitz, Y. G., G.
IIarman, Sec'y Jno. Landcrs.
UPTON Baker, q young man in the en-
ploy OF Mr.. John G. Stone, residing ncal
Mddlctown, this county, whilst visiting
his parents in the vicinity Of Burkittsvillr,
on Sunday last, was kicked in the forehead
by n horse, and received very painful
wound.
Now is the time for lovers to get spoony
over ice cream, she taking Il few pretty
tlabs at his vanilla, and he borrowing a
taste of her chocolate. This process in
spires confidence in the day when they
will be throwing corned beef aud cabbage
across the table.
OUR esteemed patron John \. Roddy
met with peculiar accident one day last
week that might have resulted quite scri-
ously. He was sitting on the fence and
the rail suddenly turned prccipilalins him
to the ground, falling on the back part OF
his head nearly disocating his neck.
In the July number Of The American
Farmer is printed can open letter t" an
absent trustee" on the subject of "our Ag
rcullura College, 1t is an article well
worth reading by every citizen voter in the
State as il is in all II very common sense
view Of the matter.
FRASKILN Mills, VIM. Bi,tingrr owner
Jones proprietor is having another
and complete ovcrnauling, Biygs and Car
mack, millwrights. There was consider
able work done to the mill last summer
but not sufficient to make it n first CT: $
merchant mill, as it is now intended il
I shall he
WE dare to venture the assertion that
our town has done more work through il:
mechanics, at home and abroad this season
than any other town Of It's size in the coun
tv. No less than six different undertaken!
or contractors having gangs of men ut worl
through INC county.
The people of West Va, will decide a
+ the polls in August upon town for TIT
permanent capital OF the State. Martins
burg is being very strongly urged by TIT
people of Berkeley and adjoining counties
Clarksburg, Charleston and Wheeling ART
also in the field IS candidates.
OSE day last week, Robert, little son o
Mr. .Jno H. Rouzcr, met with what Nigh
have been y serious accident They were
putting some hay in the barn and the lit,i
fellow whilst playing on the mpw, tel
from the ovcrjut to the ground, u distance
of 0 feet hurting his hip. At present TIT
little fellow is getting along very well.
As harvest is about over Everybody i
too busy in harvest to attend to anything
but harvcsD we hope our very c!licicn
corps of local correspondents will resume
their pens and bind in shcavcs for TIT
CLARION, every stalk or straw of new
; that they may be able to glcan from tn
ncld of the -four winds of their respect
i've localities.
AT regular communication OF Acaci
Lodge \. f. Il A. NJ, the following gentle
( men were installed rs the officers for TIN
next ensuing six months. w. NJ, ID. &
Martin, S. W., l.. Il. Wacschc, j. W., &. }
Carmack, Scc'y Van. b. Oslcr, Treas, Jno
=, II. Rouzcr, S. d., A. Foreman, ]. d., Gee
w. Stocksdalc, Tyler Chas. +. Casscll.
The water in Hunting Creek has de
| creased very materially in volume
during the past week, so much so, tina
some mills are compelled to stop to gath
or head" There was time when thi
stream was equal to all emergencies. VIII
some scientific person explain to us TIT
cause of the decrease in Volume as com
pared with that of thirty years ago
THE teachers convention that convened
at Easton, Md, Judging from the commit
tees appointed was not very well attended
Ir sixteen committees VIC are unable It
find name from Frederick county. How
ever we are satisfied not being of thos'
who profess much faith in them. We have
attended several and have generally founc
them to be very well regulated Mutua
Admiration Society.
WHEAT DESTROYED. - On Saturday
niphf lacf n ctanE of wheat bplon pinr IL