Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-30

THAT wife of mine says, since the intro
duction of DR.. Schlcy's Family Cough Syr.
up all coughs and colds disappear, and our
nights arc undisturbed by hacking coughs.
Sure cure, only 25 cents. Try it and be
convinced.
Twenty light different vehicles passed
the squire corner inside OF an hour and II
half Sunday evening. To court the num-
Der of times each passed that point would
take the Lightning Calculator some time
to figure up. This is hcresay only and not
from our personal knowledge.
The peace and quiet of South Water
street was greatly disturbed on Saturday
night last by the bursting of Il street lamp.
About one hundred men and boys and, a
few females, witnessed the conilngrntion,
but none had the courage to so forth and
make battle with the devourng element,
and it was left to burn out. No insurance
A TUMBLE Our.-Mr john Wadd!c, in
the employ or Rev. G. Reid, near Sans
Creek, was thrown ont OF a cart on the
10th instant by barrel of wills key rolling
against his feet, and falling in front of the
cart wheel it passed over his head, hruising
it badly and nearly leaving him minus an
ear Banner.
A lnhorer on the Western Maryland
Railroad, while coming up the road in Il
hnnlcrr. Tucsdny evening last, was shot
in the lcg above tie knee, by n rifle ball
fired by some young men who were en-
gagged in target practice in Col. l.ongwel'S
grove near Westminster. The car was
not in range Of the firing, but the bail
struck n tree and glanced.
A force of worEmcn, under Joseph
Wcddle of this place, are now engaged
erecting large bnilding--l00 feet long
at the Monterey Springs lIr'cl rhis ho-
tel having lately been put in the very best
of order by mechanics of all kinds VIII
soon be open to the public, and we doubt
if there is a more cheerful and better man
aged summer resort in the country.
SEAT of the MARYLAND LcgiS'a'urc-Mr
Sped V Wilson, of Annapolis, Nd, fur
ushcs the public with the suhioincd inior-
nation For several years have suffered
from pains in my head, side, &c, and after
trying various remedies, and deriving Elite
or no benefit from them | was induced to
try kcilcr'S Roman Linimcnt and after 4
few applications Inexperienced grca, relief
would most rh"cr!nly recommend il to
all rs the best family Iinlmcp, now in use,
II is some time since we have hccN treat
cd to an eclipse Of the sun, and Therefore
the coming one, that on the 2lth % July,
will he looked forward to with conSidcrn-
bic interest Il will he total across the
i United States, Che shadow belt being ahont
one hundred AID thirty miles vile 1t
Il viii be visible from four TO six O'c.pc}: in
the afternoon.
rs the pic Eic season approaches, the
membership of the Sunday schools in,
crcpscs The same disease was also prev
alrut about Christmas time. There is M
telling what an attentive scholar n pros
prctIvc rcmp in the woods, or u bag "
CHEAP candy the small boy " i'll develop in
to if given a fair chance.
Don't shoot tho birds; fthcy do PICK a
few strawberries, raspbcrrics and cherries
they DO much more good than harm, in dc
s,rnyiug the hurtfI insects. They arc
among the farmers hest friends and the,
could not get along well without them
The birds We're created for q wise purpose
and it is wrong to destroy them.
CLERK ApPo1NTED.- Mr.. Peter W. Sha
fer, OF this place, the new Collector Of
State and County Taxes, on "Wednesday
last appointed AS his clerk Mr. Marshal
i Miller, son of Mr.. George W. Miller, o
Crcagcrstown District. This Announce,
mcNt will bc Il surprise to nearly every
body hcrcahouts. rs it was generally cX
pcc'cd that Mr. Skater would select as his
Clerk one Of the two applicants for the po-
siiion from his own homc-RcWstlT.
YES, IRIS So by reference to the mar.
riagr notices in another column it will he
seen that our worthy former townsman, D
g.. buchanan kccGrr, has taken Ia himself a
wife and is now classcd among that happy
band who know no troubles for a year at
least. We extend our congratulations to
d. Buc. and lady and wish them long life
OF UnaIloycd happiness Quite q number
f.. of the groom'S particular friends paid their
respects to the newly married couple at the
hotel dc CrragcrStown one evening last
week
Rocky RIDGE, Nay 81, IS.
! Mr.. EDITOR: If YOU Will permit me q
little space in the collmns Of your paper
| will give you a few items from "lIigh
Germany" To say that this farm is well
adapted to the raising Of all kinds of stock
is not to be disputed, but what can he done
by GOOD management will be seen by the
following: | have a cow that dropped a
calf June 81, 1877, and when the calf was
four weeks and two days old it dies sed LOG
pounds; another, April 81 rs, that dressed
III pounds when four weeks and one day
old. You will observe that these two calves