Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1877-02-01

THE snow is leaving fast.
JOHN Lohr continued his auction OF
Monday.
CREscrrE Poudrette is warranted to b.
genuine bone phosphate.
G. j. Sigmund offers his desirable prop
erty in this town at private sale. See adv
A DOG jumped through window ligh
Mt the Gilbert House on Monday as slicl
rs grease.
HARRIS Bush declares he heard the blu
birds sing on Monday Well, now, may
be Harris is right.
SUBSCRIBE for the CLARION at $1.25 pc
year in advance Sent to any addresspos
age prepaid byus.
AN exchange says at this season of TIT
year the champion liar can always b.
found at the village store.
THE name of Jonathan Gaugh, of thi:
place, has been drawn as a petit juror fol
the CT ming term of court.
JIMMY Livers ives in town on Sunday
He looks like Jimmy Of old and shows ne
signs of his recent accident.
LOOK a little out midnight marauders
there is can of nitro. glycerine in our Goa
hogshead, and it will bust too.
HARRY Shriner, of this place, is regard
ed as one of the best telegraph operators
on the line. Hurrah, for Harry.
AN up country farmer has q barrel Of
apple brandy over sixty years old. II is al
most as soothing as the spirit of'76.
THE weight Of the big hoy was disgust
ingly discussed on Sunday last by the cor.
TIER brigade, who "held the fort" all day
SATURDAY last was a charmer sure
enough and brought out the corner bri.
gadc in full force. Oh, how they did bask
in the sun.
THE religious meetings are still being
kept up although the interest is somewhat
on the decline So far they have done
much good.
SOME enterprising young mon, Of near
this place, arc about to engage in the
broom manufacturing business. We wish
them success.
Tomorrow is ground hog day. Then
comes Valentine day and Washington
birthday. Then what? Why, Fourth Of
July, of course.
THERE is man in this town who at
tends to other peoples business more than
he does his o1n He'll come to grief some
Mme Mind that.
WOULDN'T il be good idea to hulldoze
the ground hog on Fridav WHEN lie sticks
his head Out of the ground, OF do we want
little more winter.
FARMS SoLD.-The woodward proper
~, about mile aud quarter from this
place. was sold at private sale last week 10
John Wierman for $500.
IT is mean to snicllcr in your sleeve
when q " oman slips down and then rush
to her assistance with tears in your eyes
and tell her how sorry You feel.
LET Sitting Bull ret glance ct Hi
VOLTS stove pipe rife, and will GO a biz
apple on it that he will bury the hntchrt
without an, more words about il.
PrI 200 lbs 20 the acre Of $i5 phosphate
and it costs you s. 80 per acre. Buy Ores.
cite Poudrcttc at sec 50 per ton and You
get $50 lbs to the acre at the same cost
ANNIE B. and Perry Wol'ari will sell
at public sale on Saturday, Feb 3 in front
of Martins store a house and lot situated
on the turnpike short distance south of
this place.
Our town on Friday last presented q
rather duh appearance after all the shoot
crs left for Woodshoro. Wen have our
turn on the 9th Of February when great
big steer will be shot tor
GeoD OFTEN CLARION hereafter
will I've served ~ all subscribers for the
small sum Of le5 cash. Any person send
ing MS FIVE new names with the cash will
receive u copy free tor one year.
THAT shooting affray, which occurred a
short distance from this place on last Sun
day a week, has not developed itself yet
We suppose both parties are too bad
scared to give uttcrance to their souls
Rev. Geo f. Maydwcll will preach his
farewell sermon three weeks from Sun
day. The Rev. gentleman during his three
years soiourn in this place has won hosts
Of friends who will deeply regret his
leaving,
ONE of our Young boys, on Sunday last,
threw metallic pistol cartridge against
brick wall, which exploded with loud re-
port. All this occurred on the pui lie
square and on Sunday too at that. Wakcn
up Caleb.
HEzEKIAH Yineling, Of Umontown dis
trict, Carroll county, last week, in crossing
Pjney Creek, near Tancytown, was upset
in the midst of the stream, owing to the
giving way Of the ice. His team was so
exhausted by the exposure that lie was