Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1877-05-10
CLARKsBURG, w. Va, May 4, 1877.

i CLARKsBURG, W. w., May 4, 1877.
ED. CLARION Your paper is regularly
received every Friday morning, just about
"a hours after it leaves Mechanicstown.
and can assure you that it is always read
with pleasure, az it gives us all the news
from our old home. Clarksburg is situated
on the Parkersburg branch of the b. & o.
r. r. about 80 miles east Of ParkersJurg
and Gu the west fork of the Monongahclu
river 1t is the county scat of Harrison
county, and is one of the places to be voted
for, for the capital of W. Va, with prob.
ability of getting it. We have several coal
mines around the town, but they have not
been dong much business on account Of
heavy freights. One of them started up
this week with contract for $4,000 tons.
We have beer having some very cold and
rough weather this week Tuesday the 1st
showed some on Wednesday. Had heavy
fruit is injured much yet. l..
F1su.-One day last week, Hiram Ar
thur, vender of fresh fish, stocked several
of our mountain streams with herring in
an improbable way to himself. He was
going his rounds with several barrels of
herring In nn open spring wagon and
whilst crossing stream near the furnace
the horse gave a sudden jerk and way went
one of the barrels into the water. Hiram
never stopped, but drove quietly on keep
ing his misfrrtunc to himself Presently
two men, residing close by,happcned along
hat way. saw the fish IN the water, and
the query was, how came it so? They
were not long, however, in getting their
boots off and into the water after the fish,
which they succeeded in catching-cvery
tail, and then sat down on the bank to d
vide the spoils The men say it was a good
days work for them, while on the other
hand Hiram says he lost nothing us the fish
Aerc little bit spoiled and he took this
method of disposing of them. The latter
story seems very plausible.
For The Clarion,
TT, ,r,, ,,o ,,l,, d,,,Ite tho rooI ,,;e,,o
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si'loh o' ''e peo?'e VI Nv 'e"s' 'h's S"ct'o"
OF our State toward the dOwntroudcn cltl-
zen of African descent, we proudly point
to the efforts of the noble dozen, including
one of the above named class ofour citizen,
who showed their noble devotion to prin
ciple and the cause of of civil rights
by their solid ballot at our last Charter
| election. Cnsclilsh and disinlcrcstcd band
lh''''''''I'P's'S s''''Sh,et' p''''o.S' .ne
The merit IF vour motives ~ envy ar moI.
ice, nav some evil disposed person may say
that some OF your noble selves are ashamed
10 ADMIT your a''oN OF 'aSC f'l"hy' ana
sa,,o NAV. acc,,s,. ,.,,, ,,t ;m,r;,r,o I'M, W..
inc conscious of the rcc,i,udc of YOUR in
tcntions, you may still pcrsrvcrc, feeling
conscious '''a' your fho'tS are apprec't'eu
aIhoroncn 10 r;,,ht rho ,in,n l. n,n,;,,r
nav it now is, When all rood citizens viii
concur in saying that You cast your ballot
I n III REPRESENTATIVES nay So"' III ''c
hr,rnns to the trovrIcr yorminr HIM from
the rocks upon which YOU split, aud which
may also shatlcr him II he approach too
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DEATH OF An 'Ip 'ill"hN'-l hc IN
"l''''ler oh lucS''ay morning. may ISL
IT. " I'''''' ~ 'c'Ns' VINO '''o reside" Ill
'''lS Guy iot he"''s l'"'' "cc''''S'orc"t''co
MS l's'' nc WIS po''i l'e'e'''"e' ~ l''i'
III Nor'" A''"ii's' hrrhs''l'e county 'h"'s"'
e'"se''S' iie l''''''seo "e''''S'r' III i'eo'
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P'pu''' WIN "'s i'"''c''S WI "''"""' VI i''o
skill! and de'lcacy OF manipulation, When
public attention was directed to silk cul-
tnro comm thirty voorc oy, IN connection
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Will WI i'"'' i-"''''o"'S' "c e"a"Sc" !"
the business, using the cast wing OF the
Barricks for the accommodation of the silk
,,or,,,s o,d ,,o oa;o;,;,r fo,d f,r ro;s;,r
y, -. >. =,
-no'"S M"''c"""S upon WHICH 'ncS were
fed. DR.. jerks was Il man of great bcncv
olcnce, high morality, answering integri
=, ,,l 1non ,.,o,.Ir,o,t 20 ,ho r,aoro,
y "''' ''~p ,'''''>'',''N'''
Government, hehce he was an ah'i'slaVery