Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1877-05-31

LOVE is so nice in a cottage-better how
ever in palace; but if had mot bought
DR.. Schlcy's Cough Syrup anG cured my
! hacking cough so promptly, would be
now in my tomb. Try it. 1t is so nice.
Those persons who dotted their under
garments during the warm spell were OBJ
iects of pity on Thursday and Friday of
last week. There is no use in being in
such big hurry divcsting yourself of win
ter clothing.
FOUND DEAD.--A young child of Mr..
George Freeze, residing on the mountain
about five miles from this place was found
dead in bed by its parents on Friday morn
ing last. The cause of the sudden death Of
the child we were unable to ascertain fur
ther than it was always delicate. 1t was in.
tered on Saturday last.
New HoUsE.-Mr. Cyrus Davis, resid-
ing near Smithburg, has workmcn EN-.
plovcd building handsome new brick
house for himself. Cyrus Moser Il Son, of
this place are doing the mason work. Mr..
Davis is an energetic young farmer and
likes to have things nice around him.
Mr.. William II. Kinks, Esq Of Trcdcr-
lex delivered the Grafton upon the occasion
of the decoration Of the graves of the Fed
cral dead buried at Mt. Olivct, yesterday.
"Tmc changes, and men likewise A
chorus of Twenty five voices under the di
rection of Mr.. p. VI. Englebrcct, furnished
the music for the occasion.
ABOUT halfpa five O'Clock last Tuesday
afternoon a week, as four men were en-
gagged frCSCoing the ceiling Of Catholic
Church on West street, Baltimore, the scat
fold gave way ana they Ill sixty feet to
the floor Henry knauss, one of the men,
was almost instantly killed, and two Of the
others were severely injured.
TnE wossipcrs had cool subject to ven
lilatc last week. What u contemplate
thing it is for people to go about among
their ncighbors and talk in such a mean
way as some of them do, and great many
of them have no room to talk cithcr,--it
they would just look at home. A gossip is
the mcancst person on earth and we are
sorry to say our town has some Of them.
ruE reunion of the two branches of the
Methodist Protestant Church, who divided
on the slavery question in 1888, was con
summa,cd in Baltimore on Thursday OF
last week, ON which occasion the delegates
to the Northern Convention marched into
the church, where the Southern r"prcscnt-
nivcs met them, and the two Conventions
mingled rs one.
WATCH STOLEN Mr. Calvin Gilbert, OF
Frederick, was relieved of his watch on
Sunday night last week. He was in the
hotel room with some of the circus party,
who are strongly suspected Of capturing
The watch. Word was sent to Cumberland
Z and Martin>burg but up TO this time no
= lidnrs have been received.
SHAlX A few weeks ago we advertised
for snake story and now we hayr it, IN
old lady, - years of are. Killed II rattle
snake, near Mt zion church, which meas
urcd four feet six inches in length and had
ten rattlcs on it, The snake was first dis.
covered by a party Of young ladies and
+ gents but none of them had nerve enough
10 kill it when the old lady stepped i'll ald
t dispatched the monster with club
4 CoFrEE.-On Thursday evening last as
= Mr. Joseph Liycrs was taking a load OF
coffee to Mt. ST, Mays College one Of the
! bar. rubbed against The wagon wheel and
| the coffee spilled out all along the road
BY the time MIR. l.. got to his journey 5
end the bag which once contained 1870
pounds, was found to be minus about 100
i. pounds The coffee crop in that section
next year will no doubt be good
BARN RAIsING.-Mr Tom Shaw, CON
, tractor, with his efficient force Of work.
men, assisted by number Of accommoda-
ting ncighbors, raised the larg" barn OF
, Mr.. Jacob Eichclbcrgcr, near Utica, this
tpulI'y vi hui SN'hN l''Sl' NV '"4 II 10 a
very large one and when done will be a
model for convenience and durability. We
, are glad to see that our farmers are wakcn
p ing up to the propricty of having good
i, substantial buildings on their farms.
TIE old elm tree which stood at the foot
| of Mr. John Roots lot for the past halt
century was cut down by his orders. The
! tree was about 4! feet in diameter and vii!
make large lot of lumber. \ tree Ike
+, that in some places about town, during the
hot months Of the year, would be worth its
weight in gold for shade. The I: equcntcrs
Of the lookup will have hot place hcreat-
ter as the old tree will not be there to pro.
: tcct them from old Soils rays.
PERsoNAL.-Wc had Il short visit from
Mr.. Sands, Junior member of the firm of 5
Sands & Son, editors and publishers of tho
American Farmer, of Baltimore, on Friday
evening last Mr.. 5. was on his way to
Lcwistown TO attend the Changers picnic
held near there last Saturday. We found
in him very clever gentleman, and were
sorry he could not remain longer.
> Dr. +. X. Foreman, OF Littlcstown, was
in town on Sunday The DR.. was sum.
mGned here suddenly, but left feeling that
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