Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1877-03-22
TOWN AND COUNTY,:
WHAT HAPPENS AROUND US.
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Olu Genus aTlll, UctWccH tlllS piaCC e''u
Emmitsburg horses, cows, sheep, hogs,
farming implements, &c.
COLD, colder, coldcst-Monday last.
SEE advertisement of County Commits
sioners in this issue.
TIE circuit court for this county adj
journmcnt on Saturday last
SEVERAL deaths have occurred at Mon
tevuc Hospital during the past four weeks.
REV. Galladette, of every bodys church,
assisted Rev. Summers at the Lutheran
CHURCH last Sunday.
RANDOLPH Wacschc, "tlat rascal pat, v
might be considered star performer. He
played his part well.
Jenny Lyles, of Frederick, was scnten-
ccd to the penitentiary for Is months for
larceny. Two men also received the same
sentence for same offence.
TIE weather fol- the past week has been
excessively cool. The corner brigade had
rough time of it on Sunday and had to
change their base many times.
A NEW choir has been organized i'll the
Lutheran church under the leadership of
Samuel J. Scott. They made their debut
on Sunday last under very favorable au.
spices.
have used Shriners Balsamic Cough
Syrup in my family for ten Years for
coughs, colds. Group and bronchitis is the
best remedy cxtant for the above named
diseases.
A. GRIMES, GETTYSBURG, PA.
JEREMIAH Fox has built Il handsome
new fence in front of his residence on
West main st. Cal has the spirit of elm
provcD:ent' within him, as well as the
balance Of our citizens.
DIED.-Mrs. Baxter, mother of Edward
Baxter, section boss on the w. NJ r. r.,
died on Thursday last after brief illness
Her remains were inferred IN the l.. b
cemetery the following day.
TIE Baltimore Conference of the NJ. +.
church, which was in session for week
in Frederick, adjourned last Wednesday
to meet in Cumberland next year About
two hundred ministers and delegates were
present
SUDDEN DEATH-Mr VIM. Mcdaniel
aged about 4S years, son of the late John
Mcdaniel, of Frederick, dropped dead on
the corner of Lexington and Pearl streets
! lTBalimorc city, on Wednesday morning
last, 7lb inst
Mr.. llcaton, the man killed on the rail.
road last week. at Union Bridge, was n
graduate of Dickinson College, Carlisle
Pa, also graduate of medicine, but was
compelled t" give up his profession on &C
count of E.ilinS health.
RuNAwAY.-Thc quiet of Water stree,
was greatly disturbed on Monday morning
last by a runaway horse. lie was finally
brought To bay, after running about hun.
drcd yards, without doing any damage &c
himself or wagon
ISAAC f. Pearson, Esq, prominent
lawyer Of Carroll county, and formerrcs
idcnt of Frederick city. where he studied
law with Joseph NJ Palmer, Esq died al
Westminster on the eth inst, in the lis,
year of his age.
CAUGHT IN TIE ACT Several nights
since, the child of n prominent citizen was
detected in q severe paroXysm Of coughing
\ prompt recourse to DR.. Schlry's Family
Cough Syrup rescued it from Group. and
all are now happy. The intelligent reader
will take heed. Sure cure for only % cts
Try it.
ANOTHER shooting match took place a,
Crcagcrstown on Friday last The prize
was large beef, but as the owner coulG
not sell enough chances he withdrew tho
beef and put up n small hog which wa.
won by Hiram Wolf, the hero of many hog
matches.
House BuRNED,-A report was prcva
lent in this place last week that dwelling
house, with all its contents, save the fam
lily was burned near Emmitsburr, and also
that it was the work of an ncendary We
asked several persons about it but received
nothing respecting the truth hence we car
only give it as a current rumor.
THE U. b. denomination of this place
|havc purchased IN acre of ground, adioin
ing their cemetery on the hill, from the
heirs of the late VIM Seton, and inten(
throwing it into said cemetery. 1t is theil
intention to greatly improve the land ant
sell lots for buryiDg purposes. The amount
paid for the lot was 5000.
TALK about organizing brass band ir
this place is on the slate now. A meeting
will soon be called to take steps toward:
an organization and also to secure money
for purchasing instruments. We hope ou1
citizens will respond literally to this cause
and soon we'll have band rs is band.
Our friends in and around Emmitsbure
will please bear in mind that Mr. Isaac
Hyder, the popular merchant of that place
is authorized by us to receive names an6
money for the CLARION for the next vol
umc Those who have not already giver
him their names should do SO ut once anC
, get the best family paper published in tho