Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1878-12-05
And the gals" name was Phoebe and
nobody could guess it.. Too bad

noUOuy Coulu guess IL. lO' p"I.
The days have grown so short lately
tina. thirty days note comes around now
in about three weeks.
Fashionable MOTHER Maria, I'm almost
discouraged; how many times have l told
you not to say tatcr, but pertater?"
We had very pleasant chat with Rev
Father John McCloslley, of Mt st. Mary's
College, one evening last week. The ven
cradle Father looks as hale and hearty as
ever.
The non appearance Of the Graccham
Band at the Fair last week was a great
disappointment MS they were anXiously
looked for and you'd have been well treat
ed.
The grandcst thing Of the age that we
have ever used in our fan lily is DR. Schlcy's
family Cough Syrup. Safe sure and speedy.
relief for all coughs, colds and kindred at
fections. Only % cents u bottle.
OYSTERS We again call the attention
Of our readers to the fact that Mrs. Kate
IIesson. opposite the Lutheran church, has
opened first class oyster saloon for ladies
and gentlemen. She has ever, facility for
doing them up in every variety and her
rooms are regular parlors. A call solicited
That man of no small dimensions, John
Ed, has been to the city and laid in his
stock of Christmas goods, which will be
opened in a short time. Since he has civ
en- up the big bass drum in the band he
will devote his whole attention to business
Go it, John.
TO satisfy election bets, SAYS the Gctvs
burg Compiler, thrsc democrats hauled
three republicans on whcclbarrows nearly
the whole length of McShcrrvstown, Adj |
ans county the band of the place contrib
nlcd music to the general mcrrmcnt,
A Louisiana farmer set spring gun in
his cOrnlrld 10 make short work Of Il bear
that infested the locality, and then pulled
the wire to see if the machine worked =
/ The brckshot missed him, but the small
/ shot made his face resemble the top part
of pepper box,
The L. b. Church of Mcchanicstown
! Circuit will hold their fourth Quarterly
! Conference at Fly lcr's Valley Chapel next
/ Saturday, the 1th inst, at "o'clock, p. m,
Rev w. O Grimm, =, f., officiating. Ii
/ is desired that every official mc..bcr be
present. Services Saturday night, Sunday
and Sunday night and the meeting VIII be
prolraclcu ,iurin.. the week. j..
THIRD TEETlI. We frequently hear OF
people getting thci: second sight, hul ihc
| following Is the first instance to our know.
ledge of person eating the third teeth.
a short time ago, Gcory, Douyhcr'y, a
citizen Of Gettysburg, Adams county, in
the 14th year of his age, Gu, two from,
teeth making the third time he had cut
them. Of This fact we have been informed
by reliable citizen Of This place who went
IT, see the man-anl the teeth too. Adams
county is ahead nIlis1e He,uiN.
HOG MILLING. This week has hccn
terribly fatal one for ho-s in our town, not
less than a hundred dying with sore throat.
The most of them have been tolrrably large
ones too, some running over 300 pounds
considerably The Banner carries the fist
ward AT "a, and Calvin Mc'calte has the
second at SO but in a week or two \. Ii.
Mctunlc will take the town with-somc
say as much rs 90 But the district is
going 10 TO still better; w. & Wilson, it
is said has Il hog that will wei"h over 500.
Look ont for these whopprrs. Ms biz hog
is about 10 months oll and W. a iitila
over two years. HNHrr.
RUNAwAY.-A horse belonging to y. G
=. Thomas, driven at the time by Joseph
Grimm and his brother, ran of on Wed.
ncsday afternoon of last week. The ami
nal started at the lower end of Ihnrch
street and took the pike toward KrclYs-
vile, but was stopped at the blacksmith
shop below Ncolcmus. The vehicle was
upset and baly damaged. When stopped
the horse had only a part OF the machine
with him, the balance was scattered along
the street. No person hurt-OM Fd}otc
ARRESTED FOR DETAINING LETTERS -
Mr.. John Wagaman, who was for nearly
nine years postmaster at Beaver Creek,
was before United States Commits Toner
Albert Small! Saturday afternoon, charged
wth having detained several letters in his
possession which came to his office while
he was postmaster, with the intention of
preventing them from reaching the parties
to whom they were addressed. After
hearing a number of witnesses Commits
sioncr Small held Wagaman to bail in the
sum Of $4,000 to await the action of the
grand jury at the December term of the
United States District Court. obi IcIloso
Rocky RIDGE, Dec. ., 1873.
Mn EDITOR A veil of mourning was
cast over our place on Tuesday of last
week, occasioned by the death of Orpha,
daughter of Mr. Hanson Ecker of this
place. This very bright and interesting
little girl just entering upon her fifth year,
was the Joy and friend of all that knew her