Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1878-01-31
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their sale DIS printed at TINS Office VIII re-
ccivc gratis II sufficient number OF btanh
site notcs, also IL free local notice until day
of sale. Heretofore the sale bills printed
at this Office have been greatly admired
and no pains will be spared this season to
make them cVually as handsome. besides a
great deal cheaper than any where else.
HOUSE BUHNT.-Wc were informed last
week, too late for publication however, of
the burning Of Il house near FoXvillc, this
county, belonging to Mr.. Daniel Burklight.
1t was caused by the chimney taking fire
and the flames communicating to other
parts of the building The entire building
was consumed together with nearly all of
the contents of the house. 1t is quite loss
to the owner as he is poor man.
STILL THEY CONE Prof. Pharazyn, the
great Magician and Vcntri!oquist vii! give
three of his gran0, chastc, moral and anu
sing entertainment in Os,crs Hall, this
place, commencing tomorrow (tridav)
evening. The admission to which is 30
cents, children %. The Prof. is highly
spoken of by the press throughout the State
as giving an exhibition OF Il very superior
character, and the most tastdions need have
no hes;tency in attending. One paper says
"On the whole, it was the best thing in the
way Of amusement we have ever seen, and
: the genuine, spontaneous applause which
was elected from the audience, gave cvi-
dcnce Of their warm appreciation Of the
treat.
Local ConREspoNDENCE.--A number
of our friends in various sections, have fire.
Qucnlly promised to send us the local news
Of their respective neighborhoods. A few
have complied. We would be pleased to
have correspondent in each district Of
the county. There are many things trans
piring in those ncighborhoods that would
be interesting to our readers, but it is i'm
possible for us to learn of them, unless our
friends keep us posted. 1t is not necessary
TO write in drtaii-lllc time, place and M
turc Of the occurrence is all that is ncccs
sary, We will always be glad to prepare
suc9 for publication.
A Boy KILLED The Examiner says we
have been informed, that q little son, aged
about 1 years, Of Mr., Martin lIokc,wh re
sides in Mt. Pleasant district, in this coun
", met with horrible death, on Friday
r morning last. He was riding on n wagon,
containing some 80 bushels Of chop, on its
way from the mill and when near his home
by some unknown cause he was thrown
| ,A f,lli ba ,,lt flL l-,,1
was badly crushed, killing him almost in.
slantly. The pare nts OF the deceased hav"
the sympathy of the entire community in
their sudden bereavement.
EMMIrsBURG, Jan. 81, 1878.
Mr.. EDITOR Quite mistake was
made 10y one of our young men at the NJ
f. Church last eve. He was stationed at
the door after church waiting patiently for
his lady to con c out, when as he thought
nc had her they walzcd of, and when halt
way home he found that ne lad the wrong
lady, hut another lady instead. ] suggest
that he gctS IL par of glasses This same
party occasionally takes a sleigh ride to
your city and sometimes upset and the
horse is found next morning at Mr.. Payn"s
stable, The gent certainly has our sympa
thy; at least we wish him better luck in
the future. SAME.
This communication was sent to Ua KS,
week too late for publica>ion.-Ei
a RoMANcE.-E Every day there comes to
Washington with the list from phjlno,yt
yulopc and addressed in the delicate chirog
raphy of u woman, to "Edwarl u. Ewing
simply this and nothing more. The lady
never signs any thing but her initials, hcnc,
the letters cannot be returned to her. Here
is the subject for Il romantic novel. One
can imagine Il broken hearted woman every
day sending letter ont into the world II
her lost lover, in the vain hope that some
day it may reach his hands. She does not
know his whereabouts, so she sends hcI
letter out, directed anywhere, nowhere, no
ping, yet dcspairing Of its ever reaching
, him.
\ REQUEST Those of our friends VIII,
know themselves to be indebted to us. anC
wish us success III the future, will pleas,
step up to the Captains office and scitl,
their little Indebtedness, AS we purchased
a small property last Saturday on crcdt
and will need all that we can rake ant
scraDc to make the first payment on Aprl
list 1873. Now if you wish to see us &C
f along all right, and not get into the Shcr
, itl's hands before we are married year
, why please attend to this little matter a
once and save us the embarrassment Of be
ing sold out We feel that we have tn,
same RI, to invest in real estate that any
one else has but then we'd like to have
money enough to make the first payment
on what we have bought, anyhow. Don
forget.
DIsTREssING.--The family Of Mr.. Sam
Warner, poor but honest man, residing
in this place, have been greatly afflicted toI
the past three weeks. The entire family
except Mr.. W. and a young boy, have beer
. sick with mcascls, which in one case, that
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