Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1879-06-26
TOWN AND COUNTY.
WHAT HAPPENS AROUND US.

price $50, Apply at this office.
A slice oflemon helps ice tea.
A son .nct-Your neighbours pretty
daughter.
Miss construction - Whalcbonc, paint,
powder and SO forth.
Live bait (minnows) seems to be the ia.
voritc food of the black bass just now.
Pennsylvania has the largest number OF
post.ofliccs of all the states in the Union
3G1S.
The potato crop is coming on bcauti-
fully Some patches are already in bios
SOM
Resumption makes a man run all over
town to find dcspiscd fifty cent note to
send in letter
Parr, the murderer, wore long linen
buster. He knew where he was going,
and was prepared.
1t is perfectly surprising how much some
men know about things they know moth.
ing about.
A wizc man IL the same the world
over, but phools vary ackording to lati-
lludc and longitude.
Don't forget the sale of personal prop
crty of Rev. j. Summers, on this Saturday
See adv. in another column
How to put money in your purse Open
your pockct-book, take a grccnback be.
tween your thumb and finger, and lay it
right in.
The Carroll county agricultural society
are arranging to have successful fair this
fall. The directors have held several met
ings recently.
- "NcStibulc Guards is tho new name for
those young men who wait ut church
doors to see the ladies come on, after ser.
vices are over.
ApPRoACnING-Fourth of July-Is the
nations birthday tc be observed in our
town? If so, il is high time to make the
necessary arrangements.
A great failure in business is sometimes
less amcntahle than failure in health
dr.. Bulls Baltimore PIlls preserve the
health Price g cents
For REGISTER OF WILLS-Wc hear
the denomination of our present popular
and efficient Register of Wills, Col. John
II touzcr, spoken Of We heartily en-
torsc his re nomination.
Services were held in the Moravian and
Methodist churches in the morning Of
Sunday last, and in the United Brethren
ii. the evening by Rev. Summers. All of
which were well attended
The strawberry festivals for the season,
are over. This pleasant method Of work
ing for churches, Sunday schools, and 9th
or benevolent organizations, seems to he
growing more and more into favor.
Mr.. John Is. FalIon, worthy and in.
dustrious citizen Of this piocr, says the
Citizen, died at his residence, Oh Church
street, on Monday morning last. lie was
in his 10th year. and was highly respected
The Citizen says "John Dennis, a
young SON of Col G. Il. Dennis, broke his
left arm in two places, Il few days ago,
whilst at play in the barn on his father ,
farm near Urbana.
A new power press has been introduced
in the Valley Register office Mldlctown,
recently. We are truly glad to see that
brother Rodcrick is max ing such rapid
progress in the art mysterious, and wish
him still greater success,
Led like victim to my death tn GO
This sentiment has many Sniicrcr uttered
but since tie advent Of pr. Schlry's Fam
ly Cough Syrup none need fear So die for il
Is "A sure cure for coughs, colds and kindred
affections. Only % cents.
The grand excursion to Sandy Spring
on Sunday last was indefinitely postponed
owning to u lack of stamps on the part
of the members Of the club, and disa'
grcemcnt between the caterer and trcasnr-
cr. The Lam was cooked, anyhow.
IN LUCK--Wc sec by one OF our c3
changes, that Mr.. Mctzger, who died re
Gently in Carlisle, Pa, left legacy to the
borough Of Hanover, in the shape of $4,000
for the purpose Of building a town Hail.
Why cannot somebody remember Mcchan-
icstown?
Over ono hundred men have been at
work on tie Baltimore and Cumberland
Valley Railroad, and several gangs are TO
be added. On Tuesday a strike took place
on the Pennsylvania side, the men refus.
ing to work unless they were paid $l25
per day. The contractors offered ST..
Application has been made to the Gov.
crnor for pardons in the cases of Conrad
Elchclbergcl and John III. Wilson, who
were convicted at the May term, 1878, Of
Carroll county court for winning money
ut cards by fraudulent conspiracy and
sentenced to Jail for two years. The gov
crnor VIII hear the case on the Goth inst.
at is better to laugh than be crying