Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1877-01-11

Cough Syrup. Now let all, who need re-
lief from any hacking Cough or Cold, put
it to flight by Using this sovereign remedy.
Best investment for a quarter at Gilds "
Co.'S. r.'
THE fourth quarterly conference of Me-
chanicstown circuit, United Brethren in
Christ, will convene at Keysville, Carroll
county, Monday, January %, 1877, at 2
o'clock p M, Rev. j. Reubush, p. E., Of
flcia'ing. Let every official member be
present. ....
The aggregate Of receipts by the West
ern Maryland Railroad for the year 1876,
from all stations were: 26,6O5, e69 pounds
of grain; 1886 barrels of -four; a 1871
tons of coal; 404 carloads of live stock ;
27SG5 tons of general merchandise; 1889
carloads of lumber and bark.
TIE week of prayer was duly observed
in this place and met with SO much en-
enlargement by Christians and others,
that it has been deemed prudent to con-
tinue the meetings, hence there have been
meetings in the several churches, day and
night, every day this week aud great
deal of good, will, no doubt, result from it.
SOME persons seem uttcrlcy incapable of
approaching a generous act, Merely be-
cause young man calls on young lady
half dozen evenings during the week, and
occasionally drops in between meals, there
are people mean enough to insinuate that
it means something besides anxiety about
the health of her sick mother.
AN election of officers for the ensuing year
for the Lutheran Sunday school took place
last Sunday, with the following result :
Supt, Joseph E. Webster; Asst. Supt.,
Judge VIM ]. Black; Scc'y., John Lam
ders; Treas, Major G. A. Damuth; Libra
rian, John II. Rouzcr, Asst Librarian, Col
John r. Rouzer
Foot CUT-Onc day last week our
townsman, Johnson Fleagcl met with an
accident which nccessitatcd his remaining
in bed for three or four days and he is now
walking with 4 cane He was cutting
wood and the AK slipped, striking him on
the top Of tho foot and cutting a cash in it
some three inches in length The wound
is very painful.
The papers announce that new coun.
tcrfeit one thousand dollar grccnback has
been issued We looked over our" pile
as soon as we read the notice, but happy
to say, found none of that denomination
that were counterfeit. No thousand dol.
lar notes will be received at this Office UNI
til %c are assured that this batch of
counterfcits has been called in.
Mr.. John Smith, one Of our cstimablc
and respected citizens, died at his resi-
dence few miles west of this city on Fri
day of last week Mr. Smith was y years
of age and WAS universally respected by
all who knew him. He had accumulated "A
handsome support by his industry and
economy, and leaves Il wife and several
children to mourn his loss. His remains
were inferred at Mt. clivct Cemetery. DR.
Diehl otficiatcd at his funeral citizen.
Gov. Carroll has issued his warrant for
the execution, on February Q, at Port To.
bacco, of James Henry Butter and Charles
Wilson, the two negroes who murdered
Mr.. John W. Everett on July 10, 1876
The Young man was clerk in store, and
the two negroes made a hurglarlOuS en-.
trance and beat him to death with club,
crushing in his skull Although the evil
dcncc was circumstantial, their guilt was
very clearly established.
FIRE-On Monday night the chimney
of house on East street took fire and
caused considerable CONSERVATION among
the natives of that street. Fortunately
the roofs of the houses in close proximity
had IA heavy bed Of snow on them, other
wise destructive confederation might
navy 'tCh 'i'' lNoNi', ''S wv HISI' W dS w
ccssivclv stormy. b" little careful as
fires Of that Find are only calculated to
keep YOU warm for a short tim" and ITS
too cold now to y" without house.
BIG UoG.--Thc much talked Of biz hog
belonging to Mr.. Warner Grimes, of this
place, was slaughtered last Thursday aud
sent to Baltimore. Upwards Of fifty per
sons--all mcn-witncsscd the killing and
many were the bets made on the weight
of it. One man offered to bet his LolsC
t.lat it would 90 over 800 pounds, with ne
takers, and we'll there wasn't, for the mon
s,er deceived his looks and kicked tn,
beam at 477t. How easily it is to he mis-
taken and how ca SLY a person can be de-
prived of house even on the weight of I;
hog. The subject WIS carefully handled
Cor two days, but IFS all quiet along tn,
lire now Right glad of it too.
We have received the January number
of LEISURE Hours, Il handsome mamm otI
sixteen page GA calumns) family paper
filled with the choicest lilcraturc-srrial
and short stories, sketches, poetry. wit
humOr, &c. 1t is entertaining, amusing
and instructive, and is one of the cheapest
papers-thc amount and quality of matter
considered-that we have seen. The price
is 81 20 per year. including as pr MUM a