Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1880-05-13

them for n market for their produce, there
fore a strike causes n depression in bust
ness greatly felt by the surrounding coun-
try,
The Disciples of Christ church have just
closed q quarterly meeting here. 1t was
largely attended and some very able minis
tiers from other localities were present.
The lodge Of the l. o. of o. +. is in q
hourshing condition here There were six
members of this lodge, myself among the
number, helped institute an cncampmcnt
at Sylvania, Bradford county, eight miles
east of here, on Friday, April 20. The
Grand Patriarch, from Norristown, Mont,
gomcry county, was present, also the
Grand Scribe and Grand Warden from
Philadelphia. We had a very enjoyable
time. The lodge started with twenty three
charter members. ! am very favorabIy i'm
pressed with the Encampment, or Sublime
degree as it is termed, and think in time t
viii become the most popular part Of Odl
fellowship.
l am working for the Maimsburg Flag.
ging company again this summer, as |
haze the two previous summers, in Yates
and Steubcn counties. N. ).
! see by your paper that Local Option is
one of the issues at your coming election
would like to cast my vote III favor of it.
JOB.
Buck Forest Items
Our lady farmer Miss Mary Il. Elder OF
Happy Retreat farm-sccms to be thor.
oughly imbucd with the idea of improve
mcnt A ln,ge quantity of inferior fencing
has been replaced by post fence. Miss
Mary is OF un,iling energy in whatever she
undertakes and We know will leave moth
ing undonc that will in any way add 10
the Improvement of her property.
Mr. ]. r. Collihowcr has 60 acres of n,
good wheat as can be found anywhere in
this county.
Corn planting is the order Of tho day
the farmers arc planting in earnest.
Mr. Jerry NJ, r,in is building large ad
diton TO his dwelling. j. A. Wcdilc of
your place is doing the carpentry, which
guarantees good job.
Rev q, A. Hoover is making things look
white around him, bv white. washing his
nils and out buildings. He ought how.
ever, employ some knight of the Brush
to brush his dwelling with oil and paint.
The sick Of this neishborhood are all
convalcsCent.
THE FIRST STEP Not long since tho
writer was on Il visit to a certain town in
This county in which there is a saloon and
bowling alley, A lady residing sornc ten
miles from the place, in company with son
II lad of sixteen was also visiting the same
family after dinner the lad started out to
see tie town. When he returned he was
questioned by his mother where lie had
stayed so long he replied, II WAS rolling
bals, and 1t is the incest game ever play.
ed, We PLAYED for bee: the hest ding |
ever drank, like it, The render may
draw the moral. RAY.
Sabillasyillc items
Mr., Hiram Miller is busy pastcring the
new store room Of Crawford & Bro.
Mcssrs joel Winiar and ]. NJ Bircly arc
now engaged in building AL office for VIM
Z. Luckc,t NJ ID.
Prospecting for copper still goes on
Some very good specimens of copper ore
has been found ON the farm of Mr. Samuel
Roger
The Y. NJ. c. A. of this place held
meeting in Eylcrs Valley on last Sunday,
conducted by Simon T. Ambrose.
1fa stranger had been in our quiet little
village on last Saturday evening about 10
O'Clock they would certainly have come to
the conclusion that q MOB was passing
through the place. The "fun" consisted o!
firing of reyolycrs, stamping cellar doors,
soaring women, waking children, and cuus
Ing men 10 say that the next time the fun
would come up before the magistrate.
TACK.
AMONG the many valuable ariyil.al papers
rontaincd in Tie Nay No. of The old AMER
ICAN FARMER Is en- On What We Nav
Learn From Certain WcclS," hv +. i.
Huntington, Adjunct Professor Of Ana!v
teal Chemistry at the University ofEirgin
II, which is not only OF practical value, Ia,
an importaa, contribution to scirhcv.- a.
of the various anal,su, given, one ONLY has
heretofore been made. Several articles or
Chemical Manurcs; the Wool I'roduc, in,
the South; Farming in Germany and
France; the discussions of practical Farm
e. Clubs, details Of Work for the Month;
Dair" topics; the poultry Ynr,l Diseases Of
Live Stock Il dome Department for the
ladies; an account Of the new Importation
OF Perchcron Horses. by Mr. Walters of
Baltimore. and a,icty Of other subjects,
make u, an issue of great interest, which
we commend To every farmer and farmers
family. The senior editor, in personal
notice, announces his arrival at his four