Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1877-01-18

Keep to the RICH. and wear your creep
ers.
LOTS of watch crystals broke on Satur-
day.
Where do you intend TO spend the Fourth
of.July.
ABouT four inches of snow fell OH Mon
day morning.
THE sun is now working but fraction
over nine hours day.
BETTING is fast becoming an epidemic
among our young gents.
Growing in popularity Observation-Disclosures
and syrup molasses.
Souse, sausage and spare ribs-thc three
popular dishes at present.
He but waters his soup who takes many
words to tell short story.
There have been but few sleichs resting
under sheds and about barns recently
DON'T publish your acts Of charity; the
Lord will keep your accounts straight
The beautiful stuff is fast disappearing.
Another invoice may Ike looked for soon.
Our devil gets off good joke OCCASION
ally. The last one certainly was buster
As bnd as the weather has been, the ir.
repressible tramps have been still on the
50.
Ed. Lcklc offers at private sale house
and lot in Glnceham, also one in this place
See adv.
However rich or elevated, a namclcss
something is always wanting to perfect our
fortune.
WANrEp.-A load Of good hickory or
oak wook-payable in subscription to
Clarion.
WILL our farmers remember the poor
birds during this severe winter; feed tho
Partridgcs.
MRS Elizabeth J. Rcnncr has been ap-
pointed postmistress at Double Pipe Creek,
Carroll county.
YOU'VE girls are so often addicted to
small fibbing that Incorrect statements are
known as miss statements.
RICHARD NJ. Wolf will sell at public sale
on Thursday, Feb. l, cows, hogs, farming
utensils &c Sale at 10 o'clock.
REMEMBER there is Il borough ordinance
requiring every one to take the Sow OH
the pavement in front of his house.
SEE adv of NJ. J. Flcagel in tins issue
Persons wishing brick this coming sum
mer will do well to give him call
THE stringency Of the money market
does not seemingly interfere with sleigh
riding in and about Mcchanicstown.
IT would be well for these who are for
tunatc enough to indulge in slcigh,r!des
not to bull-tlosc their horses when out
A DIG freshct will he the next thing to
chronicle if the present warm wcathcrcon-
tmucs. In time of war prepare for peace.
A YOUNG lady on - street. says the
frosty moustachc of her lover is sweeter
than saucer Of ice cream and not half so
cold.
ALTHOUGH the usual amount of wooing
and cooling appears to be INDUCED IN, mat
tiers matrimonial in Mechanicstowu are
quiet.
Mr.. G. J. Doll, the popular merchant Of
Frederick, has been mentioned as a candi
date for Mayor by the republicans. Sue
cess Mr. d.
A COMMUNICATIONS was received last
week without a signature. Like others Of
similar kind it was consigned to the
waste basket.
THE boys had good time skating on
the pavcments on Saturday. Pedestrians
also had good time trying to keep their
equilibrium.
For SALE.-Onc hundred second hand
circulars of Devilhiss' Magic Cough Syrup,
will be sold cheap for cash as they are OF
no possible use to us.
OUR glorious Union consumes 10000
900 gallons of liquor annuaily-twea,v
dollars worth to every man, woman, and
child in the country.
WE will reap the benefits Of the recent
cold weather about the middle of August
next, in the shape of mint tulips, soda wa
ter, ice cream. lemonade, etc.
INJURED BY A FALL Mrs T.. V. Scholl
of East Patrick street. Frederick, fell on
the ice in the yard Of her residence on
last Sunday and fractured a rib.
THE pavements in many places arc COW
cred with icc-slipperv side up, No effort
made to prevent accidents. Let the Bur-
CESS order the pavements cleaned off.
MR. Joseph Sheer, former resident Of
Middletown Valley, aged about s. years
fell from high load of shingles on the 22d
ult., in Ohio. and the wheels Of the wagon
passing over his head he was almost in
stantly killed.
Group comes as a thief in the night
the great. good and sure weapon of defence
l.