Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1878-09-19

yonr system thoroughly use few bottles
of DR.. Bulls Blood Mixture.
PRESENT. Our generous friend, John
Edward Martin,kindly presented the Band
with FIVE gallons of ice cream on Monday
evening last which was eagerly devourcd
by the many friends u that organization
at the rate OF ten cents per saucer John
Ed. always was generous sort of Il fellow,
but this hist act was certainly the crown
ing one.
REMEMBER the original Champion Boot
81 Idle. scanned and warranted not to rlpand
also warranted waterproof, is sold in Nc
/ chunicstown only Ivy
HuglJtf JOHN ROOT.
WHITE CATAMOuNr Our friend Mr..
! John =. Beard, SAYS the Liberty Banner,
last week shot on what is known as Laurel
Hill, near Davsvilc, a snow white full
grown catamount These animals are very
rarely seen in this part Of the country. and
this one Is the first ever known tn have
been killed in this ncighborhood. Friend
Phil has the belt oh catamounts.
LUTHERAN SYNop,-l'nc fl fly ninth an
nuai convention Of the Evangelical Luth-
cran Synod of Maryland, will begin in
Christ Church in Cumb"rhnd Md ON the
evening or Oc;oIcr 3D. and continue III
session about one week. The opening ser
mon will he pre-, ched by the president of
the Synod Rev f. s. Johnston. of En-.
miltshHre. The Synod Of Maryland has
hundred churches and twenty stations. -
The convention numbers seventy five clcr
icrl members, and there are also lay dele,
gates.
HEAVY FAILURE Col Geo H. Dennis.
president of the Centre National Bank,
| Frederick, has just appointed Mr.. VIM p
MaulS'y, jr,, trustee. Will liabilities csli
mated At 500 900; assets as vet unknown.
Prominent Among the creditors are tic
Central National Bank for $1,000 Rams
burg. k"oglc " Co., phosphate dealers,
S",000, beside DR.. FairirX Sclilry, Mrs.
Ross, john Rrikn,lcr Esq and his sol,
for amounts not NOW ascrrlainrd. ,;nigc
Richard II. Marshall was elected president
of thc bank, wee tol. Dennis resigned.
The place to buy ynur boots, shoes and
hats, is where nothing else is kept for sale
I md ihrl place is NJ the Mrchani-loW /
NC and l,i >Inr" Of DR IiEN-li>Ws -
y large sl"rn is "IWays On nnnd, and sold
below the Bottom
pEAri or Mas. WM. T. TAnrltR -Lna
Friday morning this cs,imablr latly died At
the residence OF her son in law, Mir Chns
u. Fout, on East Patrick street, in the b4ih
year of her aye The deceased was well
nno"u IN this community and chi ycd The
respect of n large circle of friends and nc
qnainianres Her remains We're inferred
1t MI OliYrt Cemetery. on Suaduy after
noon last, followed 10y u lar4c concourSr Of
Borrowing relatives aud friends. The Rev
DR. Dirhi officiating.
SAD ACCIDENT.-On Thlrslrv evening
,,>t. Mr. Inhn Irons, nt Rocky Ridge start,
rd lnr Gracrham, Il distance # three miles,
/ 'ul on his arrival 1T Owens Crcrk bril- &c.
ono mile from !'rHcrham, his horse brrum
ing Fl ghlrncl n, some object, threw him
of, breaking his collar bone and several
ribs. As no one happened To pass there
that evening he lail in an inSrn-h!r con-
liion TIL the following morning when he
was discovered and carried To the residence
of Mr. Boiler in Graccham, and DR. Coo.
Zimmerman sent inr, who rendered the
hrcgsrary medical all ;and AT last accounts
lis improving rapidly,
4 package of ciinrrcd grain unt'raShed.
has been lctl at this office, which MAS IT,
ken from the ha,n of Mr.. Frank Thomas.
ON the Manor, Il few days since In re
moving the crop from the barn in the CEN
ire OF the NOV, was this maitcr found, -
hot rs to cause uncomfortable sensations
upon coming in contact with II person ;
hand A nail or any sort of iron, conlg.
unus to his heated spot, wouli have I'M
d"uMrd|v caused spontaneous combustion.
Mr. Thomas tiallrrs himself upon having
made such a narrow escape from loss by
fire
. ACClpNNT At THE MINES We are sor,
ry 10 hear, says the Liberty Banner, that
Mr. Charles Bond met with severe acct
drnl at the Liberty Mines on Wednesday
last II is the practice in mining here to
drill Il number of holes and then apply the
battery i all ut once. In this case it ap
pears that one failed to explode with the
rest, and Mr.. Bond was approaching the
spot when it exploited, cutting his face in
terrible manner DR. Simpson was callr,,
in, but we have heard nothing further. 1t
is hoped that his injuries may not prove as
bad as they a!c supposed to be,
ATTACHED ny NEGRo.--I Information
reaches the Times to the effect that on Sat
urlay evening last, II Miss Lester, about / :
years of age, daughter Of an employee of
Mr. George Thomas, Bakers Valley, two
or three miles from Buckeystown, was as.
snul'ed by IA colorcd man while on the
road from that village to her home. While