Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1878-07-04

The srandcst thing Of TIL" age that we
have ever used in our fan lily is DR. Schley's
family Cough Syrup. Safe ,sure and speedy.
relief for all coughs, colds and kindred at
fcctlons. Only rs cents for Il large bottle,
it never fails
The Ciizer. says, Mr.. John Reich, living
, near the Monocacy, East of Frederick, had
, a watch and some clothing taken from his
house on last Wednesday. Some of the
distinguished tramps now in the country
are supposed to be the boys who got away
with the plumber.
An Alegany county COW gives AZ gal
Ions of milk per week Prince Georges
COW SO! gallons per week; a Carroll COW
90 gallons per week; u Hartford COW yields
: IA pounds of butter per week, and small
: Alderney cow in Frederick county recently
gave birth TO triples, Who's ahead?
Quite II number of handsome turn outs,
: filled with tashionahly dressed ladies and
gentlemen from Frederick, passed through
here, Wednesday and Thursday, to attcnC
G the Commencement exercises at the Col
ltgc and Sistcrhood. On their return il
p the evening several stopped at the Gilbert
| House for tea.
e "What shall the harvest Le?" Why, il
$ will be an immense crop, Judging from it:
looks the last time we saw it, and tie diff
, fcr:nt samples sent to us for inspection. -
t The last specimen was from Mr.. Jcrc Floh
Il and we pronounce it super excellent, tla
i is, if we might be considered Il judge.
w. II. Lewis, postmaster at Kemptown
q this county, who was arrested short time
!, since for opening registered letters, plcaC
g guilty in the United States District Court
). Baltimore, last week and was find 500 an,
costs. The Judge remarked that it was
mere technical violation and there was TX
=, criminal intent shown. Hence the fine.
n Three promising youths of Frederick
whose ages range from ID to IL years, vert
arrested on last Wednesday week for steal
ing II lot of finished and unfinished box
q machinery, valued at $40; also, a lot o.
ncw brass castings, valued at 50, from thu
foundry of Mr.. Nc. Young. They, witt
y the purchaser of the stolen articles, wcr,
admitted to bail lol court.
: COUNTY LEvY'--On Saturday last {
week The Comfy Commissioners of Car
. roll county decided that the levy for coun
ty purposcs this year would require 81
cents on the 500. This is an increase
over that of last year of three cents, callscc
!, by release of all railroad Stocks ant
bonds, reduCin. the basis OF taxation ubou
100000
LEG CUT.-Mr John W. Col,cbcrry, re-
i. siding on cx .ShcriH Swcadncr's farm haC
O thc misfortune TO cut his leg pretty badly on
, Friday last. lie was grading rye, and just
rs the cradle WAS being thrown around he
slipped, the scythc catching his leg just be
low the knee and mrking very ugly cut
We are glad 10 sec i.I.n walking ont again
Banner.
f Mrs. Elizabeth Dulb, very cslinabl,
: ady, and wife Of Mr.. Enos Doub, residing
in Midllctown this county, died in thai
place ON Sunday night, the 23d, in the G9lI
- yer OF her age The Register says hcl
! romans were conveyed 10 Mycrsyilc Oh
. Tuesday and inferred in the L, b. Gene
- terry. where 4 l'trgc ConCourSc of people
were assembled to pas Il last sad tribute o
respect TO them.
IT was not an eruption of Mt NcSuyiu>
in Italy this tim; but it was general ilar,
, up Of the members Of the l. b. CongrUllo ion
IN regard to tie organ which has tlcspaSoCd
on their grounds for some months past. 1t
was unanimously decided at the late quar-
tclly cpnirrahcc that the ungodly instru
mcnt should be removed, aud it was taken
away ON Tuesday n. pei orders. Music OF
u vocal nature and On high key will take
its place.
The IEaycrs,own Daily news of 4 late
date says that Sylvester Peach who was
placed in jail some weeks since charged
, with setting fire to the house of Jane Wat
, ers, near Sandy Hook, made his cscap,
f ON jail whilst the sheriff WAS in the Ia
yard and has not yet been captured. |,
suggests that n good watch should be KEEP,
upon his old haunts, as that class of often
drrs rarely stay away long from their aC
cuStomcd places Of resort.
The Liberty Banner cautions person tc
- beware of unreliable lightning rod mcI
, Who are now canvassing this county, re
qncsting the signatures Of farmers anC
others to Il paper that entities them to sol,
, control in the way of roading buildings
! and doing it greatly to their own adVan
agc Wonder if it is the same party that
we're here ii few weeks ago? But then We
9 did not here OF their cheating anybody. II
+ is best to look out fOl them, anyhow.
-, FEARFUL ACClDNNT,-Thc Frederick
. Union says: a rcapng machine at work
last Tuesday, III one Of the fields Of Capt
Joseph n. Chiswcll, in Buckeystown dis
l!icl, from some cause or other became
y lljSaIIanurl from W hich cause Holm w