Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1880-03-18

FOR KEN l.-Onc dwclllng mousse III
Mechanicstown. Apply at this Office.
mar Tiff
FOR SALE-Two hundred and fifty
bushels Of Late Rose (Pure) Potatoes.
Inquire at this Office. mar lift
The rumor seems we'll founded that a
number of prominent citizens of Baltimore
have resolved to erect Il monument to the
memory OF the late DR.. j. w. Bull, discov-
erer of that wonderful remedy, DR.. Bull's
Cough Syrup.
GREEN GROCERY & RESTAURANT We
learn that the contract and specifications
for erecting building for the above pur
pose, has been concluded between WIN. G.
Cover and Jos a. Weddle, the latter the
builder The building will he erected on
the South Side OF tho lot owned by Mr..
Cover on South Water st.
PERsoNAL-Dr. Frank,a veterinary sur
geon of national reputation was visitor
at Mess. AGcr & Co.'S this week. The
doctor talks horse, in ! way that leaves his
hearers under the impression, that his
knowledge of the equine race and the ills
heir thereto, recognize in him complete
master.
SEVERELY lIUnT.-On Saturday even
ing Inst, a son of Jos. Six was severely
injured by having the prong of fork en-
ter the corner Of his eye His father hand
cl him the fork up the hay.holc, prongs
! first, n most careless thing to do and the
place being dark, the boy stopped forward
to take the fork, when the accident oc
cured Fortunately the sight was not in
jurcl but the escape was n narrow one.
CMrRRAY's The citizen of last week
printed q long article descriptive Of The
splcud | canning Industry, located in Fred
ericx and carried on by Lewis McMurray
from which we clip the following, that vii
give some i1ea of the magnitude of the es
tahlishmcnt and business AFTER going
over some calculations, We find that MIR
, MrHur:ay has twenty one hundred
(2nGy acre, in cultivation, and tins will
the addition Of three hundrcd $500 acre.
rniScl hy the farmers, would make twenty
four hunl.~l acres, which, al fifteen hun
dlcd cans rer acre, would amount to three
million. six hundred cans. Allowing 4O(
cases per car, it wonld require 3I5 cars
with - loc motives TO move his crop tt
market These cars in one train, woald
reach 3! or miles il !eAsth.'
tcuMMvHICATED)
LIBERTY MILLS, Adams Co. Pa.-Tht
prospect for wheat GRO, was never more
prouioin. than it is al this time. On
farmers think that the SHOWS and freezing
of the las, few days viii not injure the
wheat, rs the plants are unusually strong
md thriving. Some t>% have been sowing
clover seed Thr fruit 50 far is al right
but it is too soon TO predict villa; the crop
May be
Thgma. Nmemak rr will move, April is.
on farm that he has leased IN Franklin G."
4 -iuEing school has been organized al
Crlysuu'- school house, unuer the insiruc
ton Of l'l,f f'lory.
oar miller, Mr lMnlcrs cannot be ex
c,.,cl ia his coGuty in tho excellence I"
his -four.
Miss Fannie Hoover, daughter Of Mr.
/ Holm Hoover, WAS married on Tuesday 9th
Inst to Mr. y, j. Davidson of Gracehan
/ nd
In the evening" sis usual in this com
muuity, The band Of .cr1nadrr,, So in nnM
her put in their appearance Captain Rei
mond commanding. After music by ih'
"Band' and firing .cjcral vol'rys a charge
was made upon breast work Of cakes
which WAS soon demolished by the SAINT
weapon that Simpson uscl up N ccIi"ir
occnsiol. The !.il in was then heater
and the command "march' given by the
! Captain and the victorious Band retired II
/ good order, to await nnotht" opportnnI'y
for a similar attack DON.
Local OrrloS - We arc ahlc to state al
last tina, the question Of License" or No
/ License" will hc submitted to the people o
I Frederick Couuty Mt an election To be he's
Aug 3rl 1850 We have not rs ye. seen
the full text Of the biz rs it has pa 7srd our
legislature but from what we have been
able to gather tho vote will be by election
districts, each entitled to choose for itself
As To the wisdom of this mode, we are no,
as vet fully ready to pass Judgment, neither
are we ready to give our full assent to
the idea IN its most general and widest
sense. That il is in reality II temperance
measure, we have grave doubts more es-
pecially should our information be correct
ia SO far us we have stated, that the dis
tric,s Of the County will Oc allowed to de
eide for themselves We shall give the full
import of the law and our opinion thereof
in oar mex, issue. The Local Option issue
viii divi,e honors with The Presidential
issue, during the coming summer, and be
tween thctwo, it viii be difficult 10 decide
in advance. which will the more interest
the anxious voter. Already have we had
foretnste of what is to come and many