Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1877-02-22

SALE ltEGISTER.-DlllS lot Inc loh'"
ing sales have been printed at this office
On Saturday, March 3, Mrs. Burk, near
Mt. St. Mary's College, will sell store, house
and lot. See adv.
JOHN w. Martin offers his house and
lot, situated on South Water street, at pri-
vate sale until March 10. If not sold by
that time it will be offered q: public ale,
or for rent.
LII. Boyer, near Sabillasville, March
9th, horses, cattle, farming utensils, NC.
A Lantz, near Sabillasyillc, Feb 2Sth,
two work horses, hay, corn, household
furniture, &c.
Saturday, March 10, Jas. c. Willar and
Cornelius Wllliar. near Sabillasvillc, one
mare, farming utensils &c.
Tuesday, March 10, John Flohr, miles
north of this place, two horses, COWS, &c,
also household and kitchen furniture.
LARGE shaws are coming into fashion
THE February term of Court began this
week.
THERE is three legged calf in Grace
ham. All right.
THE revenue on cigars alone in York
county Pa. amounts to 100000.
CHEEK wins in the world, especially il
the cheek is 'iimpled and rosy.
CHICKENS have resumed business, con
scqucntly eggs are reduced in price.
VINO fell off that bridge-E. Carmack
and many others. Too much soft cider.
THE boys all say now, who got the
pluck and head of that beef We know.
FRIDAY night last and Saturday sudden
ly brought to mind that winter was not
over yet.
LEAD has gone up since the shooting
matches are in vogue, and John Barley
corn gone down.
SpooNHouR is the man who did the best
shooting last Friday. He don't Look SC
very "spoony" however.
THE shooting matches that took place
recently have been justly criticised by all
And SO they might he.
OF the nineteen fights which took place
Friday week, we were in eighteen Of them
and only got knocked down once.
IT is said that the coming female hat for
spring looks as if it had been run over
lengthwisc by a broad wheeled wagon.
THE fifth prize Of the late shooting
match was the pluck, head and tallow and
we got cm. The horns and feet are yet
to be divided.
If it amt hog it Is beef talk in Mcchan.
icstown. How is it in Emmitsburg, OF
~how will it be in Creagcrstown tomorrow
Echo, answer.
THAT was not so that a young man shot
his mouth off too much on last Friday
week. No, he only wanted to let people
know that he was there.
TIE Supt of Lutheran Sunday schoo
culogizcd extensively on Sunday last in re
gard to the late shooting match and its
wickedncss. Maybe he's right.
DURING the past week we have printed
quite number of handsome posters.-
Send in your orders aud we'll guarantee a
nice one every time. Cheap too.
MARTIN, the confectionery man, says
his receipts on the beef day were not near
so much as he expected. Well that is all
owing to the man who got the pluck.
A EGG.-Cost Carmack showed us an
egg last week which measured 6! by u
inches. Two of that kind ought to make
fellow pretty good meal Think.
MAMA, have SIGH pains in my little
breast, gme me some Shrincr's Cough Syr-
up, il always stops my cough, then 60 to
sleep.
News was received here that our form or
townsnlan, Mr.. Joe Damuth had his house
and $50 in money burned Mt Monroe,ilc,
Ohio, a few weeks ago. Joseph is rather
unfortunate.
New HOUSE, Mr.. Tom Shaw has the
contract for building large frame house
near this place, for Mr.. Michael Freeze
The work was commenced on same ono
day last week.
A YOUNG lady of this place went to her
fathers stable, harncssed the horse ,litcncd
the same in a buggy. and then took two OF
her lady friends n ride. Shes pretty good
don't you think?
THE household goods of Mrs. McIIen-
3ry, on Water ST., were sold on last Salur-
J day by auctioncer, Martin. j. Ed. makes
the people laugh right smart when he gets
to crying-a sale.
Our thanks are due Messrs. Smith &
Shields of near this place, for handsome
little wisp made by them They are cx-
tensively engaged in the broom business
and deserve patronage.
HARRIS Bush says he shot the neck off
of two pnts last Friday quick as light
ming, and didn't get the beef Give him
the sixth prize-the horns and tail for that
isa pretty good tale TOR Harris.
THE outbuildings on the farm occupied
by Samuel II. Trundle, in Buckeystown
district. were destroyed by fire on Sunday
morning last Tho Dronartv 10 own oil h,,