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

bank al Catoctin Furnace were in town
and did some excellent singing. After i'm
billing too freely their chords were not so
perfect rs ut first, and the music finally de-
generated into series Of dscordant yells,
that were not only nuisance in themselves
but spoiled the effect Of their really good
music in the earlier part of the e7cning.
DIsAGREEABLE.- have tie Clsrson
news discounted and discussed in advance
of publication. If you will persist in loaf
ing around and reading the the copy. form
and proofs, unbiddcn and in direct viola.
ton Of our wishes, please paddock your
tongue until after publication d>y, when
you may venture any opinion your brain
may ',c able to evolve and our opinion of
our, elves, ofyou and Of the question Mt is
sue will in all probability remain the same.
Geo. w. Shaw and Son having sold their
mill property, on Hunting Creek will offer
ut Public Sale on the premises known rs
"IIighland Mills" on Tuesday May S5th at
IL o'clock NJ, some valuable personal prop
erty, consisting of two cows, three shoHts
lot ofhay md farming and household ntca-
sis. Terms Ten dollars and under, cash.
On sums above ten dollars, six mouths
credit with interest.
We rrgrt, to learn that Tie Mnravi.n
congregations here and ut Graccham, will
shortly be called upon to part with their
prcscn, pastor. Rev. L. y. ClcwIl, WHO
leaves to take charge in Lebanon Pa
His departure will be regretted by many
rs he has during ms rast"fnte here made
himself dca: to r,any aud his labor> for the
welfare and guow:. of his church hns been
crowned With eminent success. We hive
not learned who i, j.. that will succeed him.
Our street, that has been under the ios
tcring care OF Tie +. Il f turnpike com
pany, is in the worst condition we have
ever known il 10 lac, and with little hope
Of Improvement tl;s sumner. Stretches
of from 10 to 60 feet of new pike are made
We, KY or 1T most semi monthly. thus rcn
dcriny a pleasant drive an impos ibii,y,
while great quantities Of stone lie along
our curbS yc, to he broken and tho patch
work continued For conscience sake
boss, do it al at once and let us have done
with it.
D,5 let, { =
Late Rose and Peerless seed potatoes Rails
el from pure stoc; aud carefully selected
ClIAS. +. CASSELL
a PAINFUL. OrGE>rloN. --Mr. j. lIar
lin krtanvcr, of this place, WhA hr,i been y
sufferer f r many years with i',RroMin-
nails submitted to painful operation on
Monday last, when lac nal The nail from IL"
large toe N cncl foot extracted ~ tn"
hope tina, he might avoid further trouble
from this cause he had the nails pulled out
from The roots or lna,riX. 1hc operation
was rctormc,. Iy DR. J, T.. Beatty, assist,
cd by Dr.. W. T. Bo,clrr, vino administer.
cd chloroiorm to their subject
II is said tnnt The coming summer ha.
for women is to be straw. 1t will bc knock
cd in on the front, .l1mmcd in on the back
showed in on each side and Kicked in on
the top. TO make the effect Of the whole
harmonious, the rim will then BE- lamn,rd
up all around. Furthermore, il will be
trimmed with strips oF tin, turkey wings,
old fruit cans and debris generally. II
has The advantage Of being very cconom
ical hat, too, n it can he made from II boys
old straw hat which has been run oyer u
few times with whccbarrow.
ELECTION JUDGES The County Com.
mi-sioncrs have appointed the following
persons Judges Of Election for THIS aid
surrounding districts, the first named are
return judges; Mcchanicstown-W William
J Cramcr, Joshua Stokes, Abcdncgo Slick
Emmi,,hnrg j. I. Hays, a A. Amman,
james w Troxcil. Crcagcrstown-Lrvi
c. lIarhaugh d. :. 10y, ". W. Zimmcr
man. IIauycrs-John Xlisc, Hiram IIar
baugh, Jeremiah Fisher Lcwis,own--J
III. llinea, David Trimmer, Geo. W. Mort
A Local 1SousrRr-We have in oar
town, branch Of trade, that is an honor
to US, as II manufacturing town. We refer
to Lynn's Pottery, situated Immediately
west of our borough. The ware sent out
from this factory has deserved rcpu,a
ton, for tincneas of workmanship and lu-
rabiitv, that is second to none in the state
Mr.. Vim. A. Lynn has ut present, work
man that for originality Of design in fancy
work, and for perfect knowledge and mas,
terry If The business in its different branch
es, can not be. exccllcd anywhere, having
worked III some OF the largest carthcn and
stonewarc factories IN the country. Give
Mr.. Lynn call.
Bones wanted Three hundred
300 tons Of Country Bones wanted by
the undersigned at Crcsci,c Mills, Mcchan.
icstown.
March, 1etf. Chas e. Casscli
MILL TO BE so1D.--The AIcchanicstown
Mills situated at the upper end of our town
is advertised at public auction OH Satur
day July 10Th The location is good one
and lis local retail trade in flour and feed,