Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1878-08-15

FOR GAEE.-Wc have on hand a
splendid eight stop organ, OF the Pclouhcd
Pclton 4 Co.. manufacture, which we will
sell at avery low figure for cash. Call and
examine. 1t is fully guaranteed for five
years.
Il man Walking along the B. Il Q. Rail,
road track, three miles west of Cumberland
on the 4th inst, was struck by Il train of
cars and instantly killed. In his carpet
sack were five discharges from the United
States regular army, indicating twenty-five
years service lie was Al years old.
JUDGES OF ELEcTloN w cdncslay the
Board Of County Commissioners appoint
ed the following Judges of Election: Cap
tain George Hoskins, vice Gideon Stnlcv
District No. ,; James Troxcl, vice w. 7.
Gardner, District No. s; Joshua Stokes,
vice Major Damuth, District No. 10.
ACClDENr.-,IohnY caklc, son of the
late VIM. Yrallc, shot himself in the land
at the residence of Augustus Eadcr, on
South Marlct street, Wednesday night
last He was in the act Of cleaning Il sinai
revolver when it accidentally went off iii
llcting the above injury. CHigea.
Whitmorc, the cigar manufacturer and
dry Joker has gotten himself small print
ING press and Il case of type whereby h,
means to do his o Sn work. "Granny' has
an established reputation for making ;
good cigar, but we doubt if he viii cvc'
gain such reputation as u printer
The American Farmer for August, pub
lishcd by Samuel Sands & Son, Baltimore
ut 81 50 per annum in advance, or less tC
clubs, has been received, and like all Other
Numbers is rcplrtc with interesting reading
matter for both farm and garden
In the list of members Of the Mc"han-
icstown Cornct Band published in our last
we forgot to mention tie names Of Joseph
Freeze and Albert Terman rs "R flat
players. The cymbala lave been given Ia
! Henry &. Forman Tor the pre- Cnt
Mr. Louis McNIurry, of Frederick City,
has purchased from the agents OF Miss
! Emily Harper 500 acres OF iahd i'll THIS
county, known as CARROTS Manor paying
therefor $4,000, or about $50 per acre
The barn of Mr.. Wallis, in BucIioys'"WA
district, was almost entirely destroyed by
. the wind storm OF Thursday night Il week.
/ the barn Of Mr.. William DulroW, near
A,lamotown, was entirely destroyed ~ fire
on same night.
Oar n,,ron friend. Mr., Solomon Pen.
we'll of la,octiu Furnace, who is now ON
ournsupr>iou,ouriu PENNSYLVANIA informs
ms tI,at he recently killed 4 black snake
which measured within a few inches OF {,
feet. Unlike the Washington county snak"
it bad no squad pigeons in It's stomach, but
Mr. p. SAYS its moutA Was fully capable Of
taking in a cool sized dog.
| Mr.. John rin!I..ly, of Cumberland, was
aroused on TLurs,lay Il, milnieht Nv a
l,ir'llinr sensation at hi, feet. Thinking 4
cat had catered the room he awol,e hi,
/ v!.r and unon gIuncing under the bed dis
covered staIwart negro tramp sAoclcss
and haicsS, crouching down on the door.
The intruder attempted to escape bat Was
pursued captured and jailed.
Iosr Boy.-hhou, two weeks aro IA
! fls S,onns;tpr = white bow WIN, wa, c,,,
uI,vcd At pr %nnnara', NJ Mount Pleas.
ant This county, disanppaycd and his
wb,rpabou,, j, up,uuwn. any one sending
inrormatjon c,orcruinw Li.u viii greatly
relieve tic distress OF his widowed nu'Ilcr,
who resides in Union Mills. Said Rutus i
about 4 years Old, and of dark complex
! ion.
! E>rr. tccInrvr very lf,trr.sino
,rrilcut occnryrI III SnnrtIrr's Mil near
Alom,,ovn in this cp,;u,v. on Monday
hy which a little son of Curtis AytcN, AIRED
about years, was instantly III lei. |, up.
pears that the Ii(tIe fellow WI. playing ON
Il burr which had recently been washed
when he slipped and trll over the water
wheel, instantly killing iim. YuaeS.
Mr. John Home, Of fine Franklin Mills
no,r,hi, nl,.r Whose rnnr, linu f,r mn.
/ King Il EUlrHOr article OF Hour Is not ~ b@