Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1877-09-06


invest in zeal estate.
ROSES bloom in summer only, but Dr.
Schley's Cough Syrup will keep the roses
of Health ever on your cheeks. 1t never
tails. Grandcst remedy for all Coughs and
Colds of every kind. Only rs cts.
TREspAss-I hereby forwarn all per-
sons to keep their cattle and stock of every
description from trespassing upon my
; promises, as am determined to put the
law in force against all persons whose cat
; tic or stock may trcspass upon the same.
f. G. MEssNER.
Mcchanicstow II, Aug. 80.
} Roof & Croft the live business men Of
our town, and who know the value Of nd
vertising and supporting home printing
office, have just received IN immense sup
ply of the best and cheapest goods ever
brought to this place Go no where until
you ha, &c seen their stock and do not be in
weighed into buying from persons who do
not advertise goods or get their printing
done in the city to save a few cents.
The Board of County Commissioners
has appropriated 5000 to the United Fire
Company of Frederick, for the purchase of
q new steam fire engine. Mechanicstown
is destitute of fire engine of any kind
and Us the Commissioners have acted in
such magnanim0us manner toward the
Frederick fircmcn we think il would be
nothing more than just for them to pur-
chase one Of the old ones and send it out
to u.s. Remember, Mechanicstown always
rolls up good Republican majority and
that is more than Frederick does, and it
ought to be respected accordingly. Send
us the "inginc, dads
No matter how perfectly adjusted every
portion of Il fine piece of machinery mav
he, there is some one part more likely to
get out OF order than the others, and re,
Quire skilled attention. So in the human
body there is one organ the direct or in
direct cause Of mare physical discomfort
than any other, and that is the Liver.
When functionally tlcrangcd it induces a
long series of troublesome and dangerous
complaints. Kcllcr's Vegetable Life Drops
are pronounced the best remedy for all de-
rnngcments Of the Liver ever compounded
SCARE.-At Tie Examiner Printing Of.
ice in Frederick, on Monday Of last week,
quite an excitement WAS created by the
sudden and unexpected collapse OF II wall
Immediately under the room in the second
story. which co!.taincl the large presses nt
the establishment The loud report of the
crash and the hnsty retreat Of the compos.
.;tols and Devils win, did not stand upon
the ORDER of their going but rushed un-
tremendously down stairs, preceded Ivy
one of the editors, into the sanctum, all
colnhin ID to produce great CONSERVATION
and attracted large crowd, of people. The
fall was caused Ivy workmen cXcavating
the foundation, in order to enlarge the ad-
joining store room. Fortunately no one
was injured.
ASoTnEH PIC.NIC The Lutheran Sun
day school of this place, have ut last deter
mined to hold " picnic and have settled on
Saturday Sept. 9Th, ms the day and Cold
Spring woods AS the place, for said picnic
The committee appointed have been work
ing ass;duously to this end and we are
pleased to say have succeeded in making
arranGcmenis for more than an ordinary
affair Tho " e, 'nnwu Buell. family have
= been engaged 10 furnish music ~. the oc.
II cas- on and several able speakers have alst
;, been invited All Sunday schools through
IA out the country are invited rs we'll as 9th
. or persons who wish to attend. This vii
:. no doubt be tie picnic Of the season az thu
n committee in charge arc persons well nc
II quaintcd with this sort of business.
ACCIDENT.--On Saturday last. SAYS til,
Middletown Register, Mr., Rocky, tcnan
on the farm OF Mrs Gouvcncur, in Peters
vile District, hitched spirited horse to
- buggy for the purpose of going to Fredcr
lex When he reached Pctcrsvilc he tool
in Mr. Henry Hoffman, Is well known res
ident Of that place, ard just when the gen
y temcn were clevery seated in the buggy
dog ran out and frightened the horse
. which caused him to run away. Mr.. Roclk,
= was thrown from the buggy when the MI
: nimal started to run, and at the end of Pc
9 tersvilc Mr. Hoffman also was throw,
u violently from the vehicle. The first nance
gentleman received some slight bruise
e only, hu. the other received II severe gasl
u on the forehead, a fracture of the skull ant
a was rendered unconscious for full 45 hours
: AT last accounts he WAS considered to b,
7 in precarlous condition by his physician
II Whist become Of the horse and buggy il
c unknown.
CONGRESSMAN WALsH's CADETsnIp.-
We stated some time since that Hon. VIM
> Walsh would select by competitive eXami
. nation the candidate for West Poin
. cadctship. The examination will be helt
y Oh Wednesday, September 18th. The con
test is open to all males in the Sixth Con
. gressonal District, under twenty-five year.
of are, and who come up to the following
: standard 1.-THE age for admission o
cadets to the Academy is between II ant
% years. Candidates must be ut least
: five feet in height, and free from any in
fictitious or immoral disorders and, gener.
ally, from any dcformily, disease OF