Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1878-08-29
Kearney is of Franco-Turko Dutch He.
brew Irish descent.

THAT wife OF NINE says, since the INTRO
duction of Dr.. Schey's Family Cough Syr.
up all coughs and colds disappear, and our
nights arc undisturbed by hacking coughs
Sure cure, only rs cents. Try it and be
convinced.
The Turko. Russian treaty, modified by
the European Congress, has been ratified
and peace secured. In anticipation of this
secured peace, VIC have just received 1000
yards of bleach ed and unbleached muslns,
selling at 8, 8, 7, 8, 8, 10, II and 10 cts. a
yard, sugars at 8. 0, 10 and II cts. per ib
syrups at As, 50, 60, and SO cts. gallon
For sale at
GILDs s. Co.
Kitty Butler. wife of Chas Butler, COL
ored, died quite suddenly at her residence
on West Fourth street, on Thursday last,
aged about 81 years. The evening previ-
GUS to her death she had INDUCED in
very hearty supper. The next morning
about 8 o'clock, she became speeches. and
mains were inferred at the graveyard on
East 5th street, Rcvs. Haitian and Peck Of
ficia ting. Kitty was we'll known in this
city and highly respected by all classes
Times.
This is the season when careful house.
keepers are picking out fine, ripe, red wa
termelons, and getting pale pink one al
most ever time. Here is rule for getting
ripe one, that is said to be infallble:
When the melon begins to change color
inside and its seeds to turn black small
black speck or blister begins to appear on
the outer rind. These are multiplied and
enlarged as the fruit natures. In fully
ripene1 melon they are thickly strewn
over the surface. In row Of 100 melons
spread along the sidewalk not more than
five or six fully ripe ones will often be
found.
DEATH OF Mrs. ELIZABETH HoLBRUN-
NER.-We regret to announce the death of
this lady, wife of Thomas NJ. Holbrunner,
Esq. OF this city, which took place at her
residence on East Patrick street, in this
city, on Friday night last, in the 49th year
of her age. She had been a sufferer for
some time, and her sudden death awak-
ened deep feeling of sympathy for the
disconsolate husband and family. Her re-
mains were conveyed to Mt. Olivet Gene
terry on Sunday morning last, followed TO
their last resting place by a large concourse
of Borrowing relatives and iricnds.-Er.
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RAILROAD ACCIDENTs-Two accidents
occurred on the Western Maryland Rail-
road ON Wednesday week. The freight
train gong west in the morning parted
near New Windsor, and the engine slack
ing up too sundenly, tine detached cars ran
into the other p TT Of the train and tele-
scoped three house cars. The road had
hardly been cleared when the other acct
dent happened. The passenger train 60
ing west. which passes Westminster about
6 30 in the evening switched off at Avon
dale, and in so doing the engine and ten
der ran off the end of the switch. They
were so firmly imbeddcd in the earth that
they were not gotten on the track before
Thursday night. Another engine was at.
tached TO the train, and after about two
hours delay the train proceeded on to Its
destination.
CUT Down THE NoxIoUs WEEDS --
Pestifcrous weeds IRE maturing their seed
very fast now, and enough arc growing on
almost every farm to seed half dozen
farms. The road side, the fence corners
and out of the way places arc full Of them
Make raid upon them whenever possible.
If you cut down one obnc xious weed lie.
fore the seed natures, you prevent hun
dreds from growing next year, to sap your
soil, injure your crops and increase your
labor. An item in an exchange states that
the injury to the pastures and meadows Of
the United States, from weeds alone, is
one hundred million dollars year We
don't knew how the statistician found that
out, but we are glad he did. We hope he
will tell US soon how much weeds injure
corn and other crops, how much strength
they abstract from the soil, and what the
labor is worth that is employed in keeping
them in subsection.
FoxvILLE ITEMs.-Mr. James B. Fox
met with very painful accident on last
Friday by which he is obliged to quit work
for some time. While out cunning with
friend, through careless handling Of his
gun he shot off one of his fingers. DR.
Buhrman rendered the necessary surgical
aid and the wound is now doing well. So
much for small boys dsobedience to par
ents.
MIR. George Hauver formerly of this
place, but for number of years resident
of Indiana, returned few weeks ago back
to the old homestead to recuperate his
health, and we take pleasure in stating that
under the health reviving influences of the
Blue Ridge wind and water together with
the soul cheering scenes and associations
Of childhood he is rapidly improving and
bids fair to live many long years yet.
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