Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1879-08-07
TOWN AND COUNTY.
WHAT HAPPENS ARUUND Us.


One has only to die to be praised
Always best when rare-Family broils.
Watermclons and cramps are in order.
Truth is mighty"-ycs, mighty scarce.
Look not upon the apple when it is
green, my child.
Always leave home with some Toying
words for they may be the last.
A faint heart will never win fair lady
half as quick rs fat pocket book.
1t is better to hang around sensible
Girl, than hang around street corner.
Wealth is parccllcd out to those who in
herit it, those who steal it, and those who
dig for ii.
Dipthcria is prevailing IN Catoctin dis.
trict, Frederick county. One family lost
three children.
lis mentioned that very tight panta
lions are going to be the fashion for gen
tcmrn this fall
Fair time Is gradually approaching. On.
" about eight weeks left 70. you to pre-
pure your exhibits.
1t is always right to bury the dead in n
proper mancr, and that is just the way Mr..
F. N. Smith docs his work.
Monday Inst was one of the most opprcs.
siye days we have experienced this season.
The thermometer stood 95
The Board of County Commissioners
met in their office on Monday last for the
=. transaction of general business
Joseph Glaze has purchased the farm of
W. CLAYTON Cutler, Frederick county, con.
tanning 1881 acres, for S32 900 cash.
Whilst skylarkiny with some comrades
in Middlctown, on Saturday night week,
Clinton NJ. G Koogle fell and dislocalcd Il
knee cap.
While attending picnic at Byrnc's
Island, near IIarpcr's Ferry, recently, Mrs
Dumick of Frederick, had her pocket
picked Of So so.
A tombstone with simple cucumber
carved upon it is oilcntimcs more express.
i've than one carved with ten thousand
lines Of obituary retry.
A St. Louis man recently died. In his
will he never could forget Il favor, and LETT
5000 to AN individual who, ten years ago,
ran away with his wife.
Constable Staub. Of Frederick, captured
William Lce, runaway from the House
Of Correction on Saturday week and re-
turned him to that institution.
The phosphate mill is now running on
full tine with large force of workmen.
The proprietor expects to manufacture a
larger qusn,ity this ,eason than Ger.
Wchxyc received from the W. NJ. r. r..
Co., an illustrated pamphlet Of Pen. Mar
and High Rock, and the surrounding
country, which is very interesting and use
full.
Charley Sllerh, Of near the College. was
in town, Saturday night, with his banjo,
cnlivcning things. Charley is ccrtaiilv
master of his instrument and is also good
singer.
We understand the Lutheran Sabbath
school Of this place intend holding pic
mic in Cold Spring woods on this Saturday
wecA, 10Th. Full particulars in our next
issuc.
William Budd, formerly n slave belonging
10 Abraham Shrivcr, of Uniontown, Gar
roll county, who ran away forty five years
ago. returned recently to look around upon
the scene of his youth.
The Maryland reunion Of Roanoke Coz
-. lege students which took place at Lovc'ts'
vile, Loudoun county, Va on the GATH
ult adjourned to meet in Mcchanicstown,
this county, in July, 1880.
Harry Crcager, a IIagerstown man, ATE
thirteen water crackers in five minutes,
without water. Our devil ate fifteen in
four minutes and quarter without water
and has been sick ever since. Fact.
The Examiner says several tramps one
evening last week set fire to manure p'lc
in the field belonging to MIR. George
Cramcr, north of town, destroying por'
ton of the manure and also q quantity OF
rails belonging to him.
The jenkins Cornct Band of Frederick,
colored organization. has just purchased
q new set of instruments from Messrs. X
Wurtltzcr & Bro, of Cincinnati Ohio
through Prof. r. B. Ruby, representing
that firm, at a cost of $500
ATTENTION FARMERs.-Look to your
own interest and buy Zell's Economizer
at 1913 cash, or $35 at crop time, which
cannot be beat by any $40 fertilizer. Phos
pilates on the market at
G. w. STOCKSDALES
A spark from a steam thrashci last week
ignltcd some loose straw on the farm OF
Mr.. Rott. Difendcrfcr, on the Trappc
road, Talbot Co., and both the thrashcr
and 1875 bushels of wheat were consumed
before the flames were cxtinguishcd.
At "A meeting of the Republican County
Central Committee, held in Frederick on