Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1880-06-10

London, was lately proved at s! $50, 600
personal estate. Mr.. Gilbcy owed his sue
cess to honesty and advertising. On Que
OCCASION n wealthy baInnct resolved to
have some cheap but excellent sherry sold
him by Gilbey analysed, intending, lift was
found impure, to publish the fact. 1t
proved absolutely pure, and the letter he
wrote to Gilbey about it served as splen-
did advertisement.
Coop Luck OF A CITIZEN 1T affords us
pleasure TO state that tic "Dust Fender
recently patented Ivy Capt A G. Bragg.
nicr, postmaster at this place, has been
adopted by the Baltimore and Ohio Rail.
road Company, the management Of that
corporation having negotiated with Capt
Bragonier for its Use on their cars. The
patent consists Of screen to he attached
to car windows, which etTcctually protects
the passengers against dust, smoke, cinders
and rain, and must therefore make travel
by rail far more pleasant than it now is
Regtster.
QUERY.-Will some of our medical men
relieve our mind Of burden, one that is
and has long been gnawing at our very
souls and vet remains mystery? What is
the nature of that disease, that for some
inexplicablc reason, prevails in an alarm.
ing dspropor,ion, on Sunday and still
more incxplicablc, requires the one single
and never varying remedy, wkiske,? VIC
have it on authority, that three out of CIV.
cry four of the prescriptions asked for on
Sunday are from the patients who have
diagnosed their own case aud have found
it to I've this dread malady
Mr.. VIM. H. R,msburg, a well known
citizen, died suddenly of aproplcxy at his
home on East Third street. at AS O'Clock
Thursday morning, in the G5th year of his
age. Mr.. Harrisburg was trustee Of Mon.
tcvuc Hospital and represented his ward in
the city council for several years He Was
for several years and until recently the Sc
Nor member of the firm of Ramsbury &
| Thomns, dry goods merchants, and also
conducted the dairy business very success
/ fully His funeral will take place this eve.
ming at 3 O'Clock. The intcrmcnt viii, be
made at Mt. Olivct ccmctry.- 7Imes
! A remarkable torcknowlcdgc o: which a
maj orily OF our citizens were possessed be
/ came apparcn, on Monday last when the
/ reports of the nalloing at Chicago began
to come in "Did'nt / tell you sot';
said that would hc the way and, now !
can tel You inst when Aspirant A will win
how Aspirant B will lose where Aspi
ran, C's support will go to and where As
pirant D's support will come from Yes,
Oh yes it was rs clear rs mud and they
all knew i and were willing To bet on it,
/ but no stake holders nerc appointed and
| the result as il is was in reality forctold
! by no one, at least not rs il really came to
pass. But they all knew it,
IMPROVEMENTS The NJ. +. parsonage
| has received its coat paint on the outside
| and now presents neat appearance.
James Adrlspcrgcr 4 Son were employed
to do the work Thrrc has also been a
! new picket fence placed before the build
! ing Which not Only gives it n Eccdcd phi
! yaCy hat materially adds to the appearance
Of the property,
Geo. ". Stocksdalc on Carroll St, has
had his dwelling repaintcd Ivy the Macklcy
Bros. and tie taste displayed in the trim.
ming is worthy of remark lis property
to use the somewhat slangy phrase looks
| far at distance,
The Odl Fellows have also repaired the
! fence in front Of their property and the
new Reform church lot IS being enclosed
by substantial and tasty fence.
New and very much heavier poles have
been distributed along the line 10y the Yves
tern Union Telegraph company.
The very valuable COW that was injured
by Il passing train and of wnich We made
mention several weeks ago as btlongiug to
Mr. Wm Six Of this place, not showing
any signs ofrecovery was killed last week
The loss sustained in this town each veal
by such accidents is considerable and
owners of cattle should make a calculation
of chances and we believe that very few
! Of them would allow their cattle to run al
large. 1t is no use to abuse the railroad
company for they really cannot be expect
ed to create the office Of cowboy in tho
company, whose duty it shall be ride or
the pilot, and get Oft on all occasions to
hu uu ey cow off the track.
HANDSOME TRKEs.-Van b. Osler in
November 1875 planted around his corner
property in our town twelve locust trees,
about q inches in diameter at the butt
by care in planting and by protecting
them we'll with boxes and further by care
full and tasty pruning has at this time tho
handsomcst shade in our town. just one
year previous, we bought lot of highly
recommended and as highly priced orna
mental shade trees on which great care
was lavished md to-day there is no com
parison between the two sets of trees, the
locust being 80 far superior. With n tree
out of which such superior shade may be