Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1880-04-29

Oh, do let up on that Islander suit bust
ness. All known evidence Is generally
F. gct-at.ablc by subpoena. Put up or shut
sup. You are becoming odious.
Never promise more than can be done.
!. DR.. Bulls Baltimore Pills have been sue
:, cessfnlly run on this principle For sale
by all druggists. Price IS cents.
!, FlRE.-A barn on ihc premises Of Hen
:. ry Stokes, of Enmitsbnrg, was burned
one day last week. The fire is supposed
to have caught from piece Of fuse thrown
into it from well that was being dug in
the yard Of the next property, as a blast
had hccn made sometime before the oc-
curvencC of the fire.
The Nostolflcc department = engaged in
changing the names of the postoliccs
throughout the country, in order to short
en- names and render mistakes less com
mon 4 few of lIc changes to he made III
this section arc-Ca,octin Furnace to Ca
tocin, Gorsucll's Mills to Gorsuch, Jcru-
salem Mills to Jerusalem, Mckins,ry 5
e Mills to ,cKinatry A:antau Mills to Man
tam, MonNton Mills to Monllton, Randalls.
"a town to Randall, SabllAsyii!e to Sabilas
s Warfcldshurr to Warfcid.
SlScrLAn USA.lM.ry.-Tr remarks
,s thHt we have heard made by some Of on!
! H.. 1,ct Gnt
lican c0DrlY convention, VIC lave Ecrm led
to infer hat in effect, the convention re-
solved itstt into q committee Of one, fol
tie purpose C making nominations aud
? ctctirg officers and delegates. Such IN
limited confidence in the ability and lntcn
| tiuns of ono man is beautiful thing &c
!, look upon during these times Of excite
II meat and political turmoil.
!. Liberty Township. Adnme Co., Ia
itrmH
. The exhibition At the Tract school house
;, was su,cc stUl and p}r":an: entertain.
:. mcnt--it consisted Of Dialogues drcaml.
. TONS ana vocal muse, AL of whic, were
rrn@rcd in excellent style. The nous,
Va dcnsgly crowded. and every one prc3.
en-, seemed to hc highly grnljiiod. Much
credit is due our teacher, Miss Alice Sea.
:, brook, for the happy arrangement of the
exercises ana the careful drilling Of her
pupils for the OrcnsiGn.
n Mr.. Pay. Riley, on the l9th inst, started
= in comnaHy With 45 others TO the bark
+ pcc!ing regions near Cuu.hclland Md
= The late iro|ts hay" seriously injured
The peach crop Of th5 valley. Don.
: INVITATION EHIESDEp.--An invitation
has been extended to Gems. Gordon Jos. l..
i Johnson aud Vale Hampton NV Mr.. 3.
u :. Brown, vice President of the Ladies
II Confederate Memorial ASSOCIATION, NJ this
= city, to 'ic p,5scnt at the ceremonies d: IN
u yelling the monHmcLt to the Confederate
u dead at Mt Olivct Cemetery, on the 9th OF
h,Juno next. Gen. Gordon, Who has been
requested to unycil the monument and de-
4 liver the address, stated that hc was IN,
II able to give a definite answer at present,
| but indicated his willingness TO comply
- with the request of the ladies, should cil-
+ cumstanccS prrMit. - Times.
:, CoLLrCr0r On Monday afternoon last,
tic County Comm sioucrs after keeping
many Of the party in mot water" for some
days past, appointed Mr. d. II. Routz2hn
Il collector of State and county taxes. Mr..
/ ROutzann will, we believe make n good
II officer. NJ Peter SchalTcr, of MiddIctown
IS district, tie stronghold of Rspubcanism
5 in Frederick county, was Nr Roulzahns
eapponcnt, but lie did not receive a single
vote. We believe that tie Republican
&c party is disposed t, leave Little Msssa-
chuscts' out in the cold for the future -
y Mr. Scl.atIe:, the retiring collector, has
i made Il most efficient officer having given
Q entire satisfaction to AL parties having of.
t fetal business with him. citizen.
/ PLEASANT RUMoRs.- Il may not be do.
q ing justice to the worth Of the reports that
} we hear, to call them rumors. They are
really deserving of more credi,ahlc mcn-
ton. We refer to the half official reports
o Of the wonderful value OF the lode of silver
Il ore taat has been discovered on on? m6uh-
), tain ana specimens Of which have been
n analysed assayin5 4 very heavy per cent OF
6 silver. That somewhere in the neighbour
hood of 1000 acres Of land have been leased,
# we have from Official sources, and that the
G mine will be worried at once ant by "
p wealthy firm Of New York and Baltimore
o. men, we have also understood. Have we
:, struck bonanza? and is our little village
= destined to become another Lcadyilc! are
- pertinent questions, which we would glad
ly have the futdrc answer aflirmGtiHcIy.-
We may be deemed too conservative for
=, The tlnes but we are not yet prepared, to
make Wild estimates Of hidden wealth. that
is to be poured into our laps, in the immc-
diatc future.
l., We clip from the odd Ftllor the follow
i ing kindly notice Of the departure Of DR..
' VIM. Z. Davis from DoonsboTo, "Dr. VIM.
T. Davis, a son Of the late DR.. VIM. L,
Davis. left Oh TUESDAY for NcchoHic.tpWn,