Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1877-05-24
TOWN AM COUNTY.
WHAT HAPPENS AROUND US.

SIC adv.
On Saturday. June I'd, Frederick Rider,
in Eycrs Valley, household and kitchen
furniture &c. See al.
Ice CREAM every evening at Martins
confectionery.
CRoQUET and base ball for exercise
Whitcwashing done as well.
SEVERAL farmers in this vicinity are re-
planting some of their corn fields.
A mans temper is most valuable to him
self and he should, therefore, kecplt.
SOME of our people have been eating
spring vegetables from their gardens.
WE had slight sprinklng of rain Tues.
dsy last. Barely enough to settle the dust.
CAYENNE pepper will keep the pantry
and store room free from cock reaches and
ants.
In September next the planet Mars will
thirty years.
THE latest style Of parasol may be had
by sticking ginger snap on the end Of y
knitting needle,
THE old men are now putting new
strong hinges on their front gates, for the
summer campaign.
Mr. Torn Shaw, contractor and builder
Of this place, has the mcasels lie is grad
ually getting better
SEE advertisement Of School Commits,
toner's in this issue in reference to cXami-
ustion Of teachers.
Own patron, Cyrus Davis, of Smiihburg,
IL: very fast nag which he recently re.
fused $3.50 for. 'Glang.
DECORATION day is coming on and VIC
hope our citizens will make arrangements
for hearty observance of the day
WHEN times are hard and cash is low,
and trade comes in mast awful slow, what
is that you would advise: ADVERTISED
SEVERAL Of our i'izcns were in attcn-
dance at the Carroll county court, West.
minister, ON Monday and Tuesday last.
Our chief Justice, Mr.. White, is largely
engaged in the fence rail business jus,
now. His rails meet with ready sale.
WE don't hear of many pair blossoms
this year, but two,lipS are abunhant their
~ = oil If al ,fi u
"Saly am de gal for me" Not Sally
Brown, but Salcylic Soap; il heats
all the other Sails "hy large maiority.'
THE first ice cream of the season wa,
tcvourcd ON Saturday evening last. Three
gallons amt circumstance in this place
VIZ hear of quite y number of persons
from thi. place who contemplate visiting
Gettysburg, on Thursday next, decoration
day.
LINEN busters, straw hats and other
light wearing apparel is now in orlrr. y
receipt for keeping cool is all tina, is wanted
nnw.
OUn popular undertaken, Smith, had his
hands full last FRIDAY lie buried two per.
sons in one day and furnished coffin for
third.
WE have heard complaints that the
rows are carrying off young chiCkchs-
,hcy even come into town on their iorag.
ing expedition.
Quite large crowd WAS ut the depot
Tuesday last to give the Texas adventures
good send off," The travellers appeared
likely and resigned.
FRIEND Kno.lc,of the Litlcstown News
IS laid up last week with sub acute rhcu,
matism, and the boys rim the maclincc
during his sickness.
Dr. j. w. Miller, formerly of Rocky
Ridge, having located at Graccham, this
county, respectfully asks a share of public
patronage in his profession.
\ NUMBER of our citizens smackcd their
lips over bay mackcrcl at breakfast Sun.
day last. brought to town by that enter
prizing fish vcndcr, Hiram Arthur.
FRANK llammakcr and Dory Weller
traded horses on Saturday last. Frank is
now considered better of and l.; the owner
Of one of the fastest nags in the county.
HARRY Carmack stepped in upon us
Saturday evening and spent Sunday and
Monday. Harry is whole soulcd gent
and runs with the Juniors of Frederick.
MAJoR Mcclellan and family are now oc.
cdpying the handsome brick residence on
TIC hill, 1t will do your heart good TO sec
how nicely the Major is fixed internally.
THE long looked for has come at last
and Friday, Saturday and Sunday last were
red hot days. The thermometer stood at
o. Keep cool, summer is not over vet.
THE Morayian Sunday school of Grace
ham, recently purchased an elegant Bur
dctt organ tor the use ofthc school Look
ont for the grand concert in few weeks
Mr. Parramoro, of this place, is the
agent for an automatic fly bush, which Is
exceedingly tasty and warranted to drive
away the nuisances. Shoe fly, don't bod
der him.
FIRE.-An old carriage house and wag.
on shed on the farm which Miss Eliza Tur.
Al.