Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1878-12-19
TOWN AND COUNTY.
WHAT HAPPENS AROUND Us.

| lie holiday VIII ne hNe'I'
Who borrowed hog gallows.
Acknowledgements Claus visit.
In cloyer-Thc Christmas turkey.
Sunlay-rain snow, and unpleasant
1t is thing almost impossible to collect
money
Get your amanacs ready, 1879 will soon
be here.
December olst will be the shortest day
in the year.
Smuggling up things is a part of the
December work on Il farm.
Go to Emory f. Croft, this place, for
fancy cards. They are very cheap.
.Ieally every one has seen a peanut
stand, but who ever saw one sit down?
When the contribution box comes rornI
If you don't give cent you should nod,tor
nodling is assent.
Gathcryour evergreen and mistctoe for
the holidays, and secure your Christmas
tree.
The average housewife has been elbow
deep, this week, in the mysteries OF pud-
ding, sausage, lard, pigs feet, &c.
MIS-. Catharine Barrett, Of Mt. Savage,
Md. the mother of four pairs OF living
twins died Saturday last, the 3Oth ult.
The inspectors and other EMPLOYEES Of
the Baltimore Custom House whose duties
call them outside of the building. appeared
in blue uniforms on Monday of last week.
Mr.. Clay Cramer, of Crcagerstown, in
forms us that he killed on the 10Th inst, -four
hogs averaging 303 pounds apiece, the
finest that has been or that will DC killed in
that town.
Wash of your pavemcnts and dom let
the mud accumulate, at corners especially,
until pedestrians are in danger of slipping
and falling while passing 10y. Besides, il
locks slovcniy.
If YOU pass house late at night and
happen to notice young man And iadT
Standing in the front door, aud hear
smack AS though mule pullcd his foot oui
OF a mud hole, YOU can rest well assured
Sra, the young man don't reside there.
Fish commissioner FurgusOn has sent Il
large nunhrr Of Young California Salmon
TO Cockeyavilc to be placed in the Gun
3owNcr. \ number have also been placed
in the Patap>co, Tank Station, Western
Marylau Railroad
real EsrArE.--Mr. NJ, L. Shelter of
pr,cr,vinc district, th, county, purchased
OF Mr. Lewis Crawford, his farm. contain
ilu 1oJ acres, situated III Iillbaugh'a Val.
1cy, for $4,000.
.JrnoHs MrSsrs. Joseph l. Miller and
john B,r,Alrw were chosen last week 1u
r,r4 for TIE DrrcMhrt Trrm of Court
which commenced in Frederick on Monday
JlA, to ill the vacancies created bl llcnry
i HARRIS and Rutus Day.
CuRr,rMAs Fh,wv>I.. The SNrlny
.hool Festival OF the Evangelical I.a'l,"r
al Sm,lay echnul, will take place on lirs
d,r, Drcrm1rr 2llh. The exercises prom
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..nls my be expected,
The revival at Smithtirll is SIN pro
g.p,sins ami i, growing in interest. Tie
ATTENDING, is ruoI and ,l,r number o'
.pro l,r.I," returning il ,mr, is swell in~ in.
t,a ltl, army. Nav this rood work lie
crowned with a rrcat ,irlt,yy. l.,
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have ever u,rl in our 4, i!y is DR. Schlcv',
SIn'H Cough Syrup. 'ate,sHrc nnd Sp"dy
''''' hF IN '''G ~ 9 - ~ N'l'''" Ill
.+F syrup, NYFN'. ~ c'nfS per
ga DrISht as any made At
II h"o's.
TlnrvEg SHOT Ar-About o'clock ON
M0h,ilv morning of last week. ,hrcr
ti.rye, Ncrc irving lhrlr luck about The
PREMISES Of b. Ros,nour, Ere derrick, bat
were discovered hy o',i,crs B,ckle, and
E;c,,tlbcrrrr, WHO gave chase To them fir
jig a nu.1bcr of shots ut them rs they ran,