Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1877-10-25

With buckwhcat cakes and sausage,
With pumpkin pic and kraut,
The autumn cOmcth in
AS the summer gocth out.
Docs your stovcpipc tit.
Cold winds are coming.
Watch your clothes lines.
Meal from new corn is the latest.
Farmers are Strengthening the porkcrs
The golden shower of leaves has come
October butter keeps best for winter use
Almanacs for 1873 have made their APP.
YarSncc.
1t will 500 be time to think of gobbing
turkeys.
The attendance at church, Sunday night
was small.
The season for accidental fires is at hand
BE careful
Summer bird, have taken their depart
urc for the South
Whitmorcs cigar makers sing the Gospel
hymns Win vengeance.
Oh. those oysters of John Martins are
too good. Fresh every day.
Quite II number of our citizens visited
the Westminster fair last week.
The way to detect counterfeit coin is to
bite on it; if it breaks your teeth it is good
Store your garden tools in a dry place so
you will find them in a fit condition for use
next spring.
Partrilgcs arc reported plenty and some
of our townsmcn have been right success
full i'll haggng them.
BETWEEN $7.lOO and 5000 were the
receipts of the late Frederick county Agri
cultural Fair. Quite Il snug sum.
Nix. Anthony Mcbride OF Emmits,
burg, has been appointed treasurer at Mt.
ST. Mays College, A very good selection.
TIE Frederick Times says crcuscS take
better in that place than theatres or operas.
Probably its the clown that makes The diff
ference.
Mrs Nancy Valentine died at her resi-
dcncc, Bottle Run, AlIccsny county, ON
!Fucsday, last week, at the advanced age of
ia years.
An incrndary fire occurred in WrStmin,
stcr l,st week The stable Of Mr.. J. Hen.
~ Hoppe in the centre oflhc city vas en-
,ircly destroyed
MARTINS store looked ikea hrc Live
Saturday night. The Su lUrn rain storm
drove them in. OF coursc all contributed
little to J. Eds. TIL.
SUNDAY last was a hard day on the "bri
gadc." A hundred or more held service
on the Gilbert house porch, while the
"dc,d TALL" as Bud calls it, had full share.
As usual the celebrated Short Horn and
Devon CATTLE at Mt. 81. Mary'S College,
took the first premium at our county fair
week before last These cattle are ccrtain
ly very fine,
The pickpockcts. it is said dill thriving
business IN their line list week during The
progress of the fair at Westminster One
of the losers was gentlemen from Frank
lin Mills near this place.
MIR. Thomas Andcrs' grey horse, Prince
which took the premium at the Fair two
weeks ago was quite i'll with collie one
night last week He is all right now and
re dy for another race.
THERE is just one thing about it, The
lady who insists on carrying good share
of her dress in her hand has to keep her
shoes tied up, or let everybody know that
she left home in n hurry.
ORGAN-Wc have an order tor new
six stop Burdctt organ, which we will sell
for the small sum of So cash Call early
aud secure this great bargain. The organ
is fully guaranteed for five years. IT,
OuR patron friend, Mr.. Jacob MDonald
of Crcagcrstown, has had his residence in
that place handsomely painted and fixed
up generally. 1t now presents a very neat
appearance and is one of the best houses in
the town.
MIR. John Covcll, a former resident of
this place, but now living in Kent county,
paid a short visit to his friends in this
place, on Wednesday last week Mr. c. is
. looking bad, having been very i'll lately,
hut cnnn l,n oil ,;nlt ,u,;,
The "Boonshoro' Odd Fellow" says: A
hog belonging to Mr.. Wm. Roulette, near
Sharpsburg, was buried under Il straw
stack, and after being there nearly seven
weeks came ont live and well. We think
that hog must have had n wonderful CON
sttution.
Mr.. Tom Shaw, boss builder was en-
gagged last week putting up a handsome
porch around the back building of Mr..
n. G. Croft residence on church street.
It will look quite elegant when done. This
shows that Mr.. G. has an eye to the beau.
tif1l as well as convenience.
THEFT.-Thc "Citizcn" SAYS: On Sun
day night last week, the saloon of Mr.. Pat.
rick Kennedy on south Market street was
entered by thieves, who made their en-.
trance by the transom over the front door,
which had not been fastened eccurclv,-
The money drawer was relieved of SO.