Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-23

Don't fail to have City Trimmed Hat
for Whitsuntide. M. E. Pencil
If you want your Baby to look bright do
net put it to sleep with laudanum when
restless, but use DR.. Bulls Baby Syrup
% cents bottle.
The long looked for has come. WASH
ington Augustus appeared in his suit of
blue, for the first time, on Sunday last, and
to say that lie looked "nobly' is but a
slight way to express it.
FOR SALE.-We have on hand a
splendid eight stop organ, of the Pcloubet,
Pelton & Co.. manufacture, which We will
sell at very low figure for cash. Call and
examine 1t is fully guaranteed for five
years.
New BARNs--Joseph Wcddle, of this
place, contractor and builder, has just com.
plctcd q large and commodious barn for II
Mr.. Miller at Double Pipe Creek. He is
now engaged erecting one Of equally large
dimensions with all the modern improve
ments for Mr.. David Martin near Grace.
ham.
DEAD.-Charles Jackson, n respectable
colorcd man, died at his residence on the
turnpike, short distance from this place
on Friday night last of consumption. The
deceased was hard working man, and
was for a long time in the employ of the
late Geo w. Foreman. His funeral took
place on Sunday, at three O'Clock.
TIE Hagcrstown Herald and Torch Of
the 18th, says A sad case of suicide took
place in Clcarspring on Sunday morning
last. Miss Rcbccca Bender, an unmarried
lady, drowned herself it, a cistern ut the
residence of her uncle, Mr.. Samuel Boyd,
with whom she resided She was upward
of 80 years of age and was subject to peri
odical fits Of arrangement.
We live at the bottom of an ocean of
air and of Necessity breathe more or less
of the heavier poisonous germs constantly
float, through it. To prevent such from
asserting their prcju1icial effect upon the
system. DR.. Bulls Blood fixture should
be used rs its efficacy is simply wonderful
FkosT-Quilc severe froS; was cXpc
rienccd in the vicinity of this place the
carly part of list week Potatoes, beans
and tomatoes were cut down to the Ground
and it is feared that the rye and wheat in
some localities was badly injured. The
gardens about here, however, escaped UNI
! injured On Monday of same week quite
Il heavy snow storm was witnessed at Blue
Ridge Summit.
Benz Clark of Baltimore city, was found
dead Sunday morning lying on the edge Of
IA l!mckiln just outside The city limits, with
his left hand burned of, one Of his lrgs and
foot badly burncd and otherwise muilatrd
/ 1t is supposed that he had gone to the kiln
to warm himself, AMI falling asleep, was
overcome by the gas. Clark had his right
hand burned off at the same kiln in Il SINH
! lar manner about Il year ago.
| Daring the past month several of oar
citizens, owning lots in the hll cemetery,
have greatly hrauifird them by planting
shruhhcry o. ! tIrrrni kinds. Oihc sshould
! 90 and 90 likewise and max" This city OF
! the dead look as handsome as possible
Surely there l., no place where flowers
maze more imposing spectacle than ON
the graves of departed friends. Our Gene
] \ 1 IL.
and attention on the part of lot owners
could be made very handsome
LOVE FEAST On Friday last The Sem
annual love feast WAS celebrated bv the
! bunker denomination in their church at
/ Rocky Ridge. The weather was very I'M
propitious during this meeting consequent
| " the usual number Of members md others
were not in Attendance. In the might feet
washing and other duties pertaining to this
denomination were ailcn lcl to. RcvS D.
p. Sayior and Geo. A. Hoover preached
during the day.
ELECTION the 6;h u't al election
was held IN Enmtshur- for Burgess and
six Commissioners, which resulted ia the
election of John F. IIopp for burgess, and
Robert Gclwicks, J. ii. L. Webb, Isaac
/ lIv,lrr, Peter IIolr, James A. l.klcr ard
| Daniel Shullz for Commissioners. The
question of widening the street from the
public square to the depot was also settled
! by Il vote Of the people and was carried by
a majority Of GS. Emmils5ury is fast be
coming one Of the most cntcrprsng little
towns in the State and the day may vet
co... when it will ou'grow all the Others
Keep the ball moving.
MAN HoT-Thr Westminster Advocate
says: "lIo"acc Ward on Saturday last,
about 6, p. m, shot colorcl man named
! VIM. Chin, who is porter at the Montour
House, in front of the Wilson House this
city. 1t seems that there had been some
conversation in regard to the hire Of IL
horse and buggy from Ward by Chin the
latter replied, SO il is stated, that it was II
lie, when Ward drew revolver and .hot
him, the ball taking effect on the forehead
but passed around under the skin, and was
afterwards removed by a physician. Ward
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