Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1878-09-05
TOWN AND COUNTY.
WHAT HAPPENS AROUND Us.

Now look out for the early frost.
A frost is predicted for September.
Clean up before it may be too late.
Railroad excursions are all the CO.
Summer visitors are returning home
The camp meeting season is at an end.
b The peach crop of this county has been
failure.
Cool nights, inviting the use of blankets,
have arrived.
Potato lifting ut night is not IN unusual
occurrence in this vicinity.
Chilli is preparing for war. She has pur-
chased two cannons and drum.
Too many lazy COWS loafing around and
on our streets, by day and by night.
Some farmers admit that they will have
rs good corn crop this year rs last.
The rabbit season commences on the tif-
teenth OF October.
See that your name is on the registry
list. Remember September is the last
day.
The public schools of this place opened
on Monday. The boys all looked Jolly as
usual
A boy says that when he eats watcrmel
on his mouth feels like rs if 1t were in
swimming.
Our newly married men didn't indulge
at the sale on Saturday last very extensive
ly. Why not, boys.
"Who was she?" is the question asked,
that was flirting with so many young
men last Sunday night
Ifyou wish several thousand people to
know what you have for sale, hang up
your sign IN the CLARION.
The girls like the new song: "Put your
armor on my boys" it sounds SO much like
"Put your arm around me boys
We c. Il special attention to the adver-
tscmcnt of j. S. b. lIartsock, for Sheriff,
in another column Of to. days issue.
A brave man is one who is rot afraid to
wear old clothes until he can afford to buy
new. Newspaper men arc brave.
JUST received Fall and Winter Stock Of
Boots and Shoes. Call and examine Stock
and Prices. JOHN RooT.
From all appearances our town is going
to have gay wedding before great while
He bought the high chair at the sale on
Saturday last.
A young lady being asked by a certain
rich bachelor, IF not yourself, who would
you rather be ~ replied, sweclly aud mod
cstly, Yours truly
Don't tell the editor anything that hap
pens in your locality Let the lazy cuss
find it out himself, and if he don't, You
have better chance to growl a, him
Three young men from Hungry Hollow
loatcd two hours around The ice cream So.
loon at Glaccham picnic on Thursday last, ,
each waiting for the other to "sct 'cm up
The grand excursion announced to take
place to-day from this place to Washing.
ton. has been indefinitely postponed much
to the cliagrin OF quite II number of per,
sons
Mr.. George l.. Cramcr, of Frederick, is
now in New York and Philadelphia, lay.
inr in his fall stock Don't forget TO read
his new advertisement in next weeks
issue.
A young lady will sit in tho dark with n
great hly man Lcsidc her tor hours at II
time hut you couldn't get her to stick her
nose in the cellar way after six O'Clock for
love or money.
A subscriber wrote to journal TO make
some inquiries about the next worlds fair
whrrcupon the wicked editor replied that
he was under tho impression that the next
world wouldn't have any fair.
An exchange insists that no man likes to
hold girl baby in his arms until she is Il
wears old. Seventeen years would he a
long siege a, nursing We'd rather wait
until the baby was II years DID, and then
held her in our arms / years.
When riding on tho cars if cindc,s au-
hoy you, persuade your ncigchor next in
front 10 close his window; that is where
they enter. You may keep your own win
dow open with impunity, unless your
ncighbor behind is bigger man and com
pcls YOU 10 close IL.
List of Delegates to represent Mcchan-
icstown District in Democratic Convcn-
ton to he held in Frederick City, Scptcm.
ter 7, 1878: DIR. VIM. Mcpherson, Josiah
Schildknccht, Bernard Colli1owcr, Frcd'k
White, l.. r. Wacschc Chas f. Casscll,
A F. Orndorf and John Jones'
On Saturday morning last the Graccam
Brass Band discoursed our town several
pieces of very fine music whilst on their
way to attend a picnic in Eylcr's Valley
Taking everything into consideration they
did remarkably we'll The wagon was a
handsome one, drawn by four fiery slcctls,
decorated with flags.