Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1877-10-11

and secure this great bargain. The organ
is fully guaranteed for five years. If.
DEAD.-Archbishop Bayley, of Balti-
more, died at Newark, N. j., on Wcdncs
day last and was buried at his own request
at Emmittsburg, this county, on Tuesday
alongside the grave of his aunt, who was
one of the founders of the Sisters of Char
i,y at that place.
Two men were arrested near Frederick,
on Sunday week, charged with stealing
several turkeys from field on the farm of
Mr.. Isaac Reich. They were placed in
Jail for trial at court. A number of hen
roosts were also robbed in that city one
night last week
WANTED.-If some of our mountain
friends, on coming to town, will bring us
a few "pinc knots tor kindlings, we will
be under many obligations and put their
names in the paper, or if that won't do,
why well treat to- That question will
be settled after You get here.
CoLD.-Thc first real cold snap we have
had this season occurred on Friday last,
circus day, and it was cold, too. Stoves
were brought out and ovcrcoats called in
to rcquisition. The poor circus fellows
certainly were to be piticd in their tight
thin garb, but then they didn't mind it
much.
Corn 1IUsKING.-Thc season for corn
husking has arrived, and the farmers are
, busy h lskng the corn and storing it away
for winter use. The yield in this section,
though not near so good rs last year, is Y
good deal better than was expected owing
TO the drought We hear of no complaints
anyhow.
A COW belonging to Mr.. Isaac Barton, Of
this place, made narrow escape frcm
drowning on Thursday last in Hunting
Creek, just below town. just after the
ram and whilst the creek was in a raging
condition she wadcd into the water and
was carried considerable distance down
the stream before she was rescued
RAIS.-Onc of the most violent rain
storms that has visited this section of the
country for many "A day was witnessed
here on Thursday last. 1t commenced ear
" in the morning and about noon came
down in perfect torrents, swelling the
streams and submcrging the low grounds
We have not heard OF any particular dam
age being done.
ELECTION NoTICr- Swcadncr
Tivcs notice to the election officers of the
several districts of our county and also to
the voters that an election will be held on
Tuesday November 9th, for five County
Commissioners, five members of the House
of Delegates, sheriff and county surveyor,
also State Comptroller Sec his adv in
another column.
HARNESS SToLEN'-On Friday night or
Saturday morning last, sonc miserable
i. scamp entered the stable Of one of our
: Church stree" citizens and took thcrcfrom
: two sets of buggy harness The party
who took them evidently wanted to make
it appear that some circus men did it, but
the joke is too thin and the sooner they are
returned the better or the consequence, s
will be anything hut agreeable
HAWKINS, the negro who committed a
fclonious assault on little school girl near
thc Relay House, Md some tour or five
months ago, was Monday sentenced by the
Howard county Gircnit Court to be
hanged. The sentence of the law will be
carried out at TuwSontown, Hawkins hay
ing removed his trial from Ballm re c0un-
tv (whcre the crime WAS committetD to
Howard county
Emma Hartman. aged % years, en-
ploycd as a servant hv Calvin Anlcrs, at
Linganorc, four miles from Frederick
committed suicide, "Wednesday night las,
week, taking tcaspoonful frat poison. 1t
is alleged that she had been scluccd, and
killed herself from shame and rcmOrsc.
The remains W re inferred AT Mount Car.
mel grave yard the following afternoon.
There is something attractive in hlnl.
some figure and u graceful carriage Of
body, and admirable in Il pleasant cN, press
ion of countcnancc; hut where the face is
disfigurcd by Skin diseases of any kind,
the admiration loses half its favor in pity
for the sufferer. kcllcr's Vegetable Life
Drops in con junction with the pro"rI OBJ
scrvancc of hygicnic rules will always cure
Skin diseases arising from impurity of the
, Blood.
! KICKED BY A lIoRsE.--On Thursday
| last, says the Examiner while Mr.. Gideon
| Buzzard was receiving n wagon load of
C Val at the coal yard OF Geo S. erosion, in
this city, one Of the team horses kicked
Mr.. Augustus Mchrling on the chin, also
breaking several teeth, and otherwise
f bruiSDg his face. The close proximity of
Mr.. NJ. TO the horse no doubt prevented Sc
rlous injury We understand that he is
doing as well as could be expected.
WHEAT SToLEN.-Thc Examiner saws
Mr.. Andrew Albaugh, living near Lewis
town, in this county, lost about twelve
bushels of wheat by some thieves ON Sun
day night last, who came with Il wagon
and stationed it near the barn, and from
thence carried it in bags to the wagon
8 which was near by. During Their opera.
ions quite q quantity of wheat was scat