Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1880-12-30
1oraI Mens.
Did you get a present?

We had white Christmas.
Courtesy is good Investment.
The horses now sigh for thaw.
The entcrprising Odd Ft'Io.c sent cut n
Holiday Supplement-
Wo will ret through with the Holidays
this year without Fair. Too BAD G.
The executors of Isaac Weller, deceased,
will sell the farm Oh Saturday Jan s, 1t
3 o'clock.
PouK,-lIams, Shoulders, Sides, Sausage,
Lard &c. for sale at
Dec , At ROOTS.
The man who loves his family Will al.
WAYS take newspaper AID the nAn who
respects his family will always pay for 1t.
Remember the sale of the Mechanics
town Mills in fron: Of the Gilbert House
on Saturday Jan. ., at o'clock.
Touch it lightly on New Year; il YOU
have many calls to make, it may interfere
somewhat with those on the latter p"rt of
the list.
1t is remarkable. how much cider with
various degrees of hardness may he found
about town Does this, in any way, suy'
gest May LIST 1881!
The borough ordinance preventing the
use Of hre crackers has not been enforced
during the past week. If no accidents
result, nlls well.
There Will I've Watch. Night services at
u,e NJ. T. church in misplace "n Es'dSy
might, Leginning halt pas. nine oN'oc'.
The re will he q sermon Ivy the pastor
THE ECLIrsE-lIave your piece Of
smoked glass ready for Friday morn
.n.s sunrise as Oh this day the sun Will
rise partially cclipscd.
VIVA, has occurred to make old Sol
ashamed Of 1882 lie hides one rye on
lac .nst day OF the year, AS though theie
Was something wrong about it.
VIZ learn from letter from Li,Ilrs'o"n
l.. sac Gettysburg star ana ss"f.atf that
t,r, F, II Sciss, formerly "f this place,
will loo lie in Taueytown ON jan. ! 1891.
just received full stock of Ladies' siis
s.~s aud Childlcns Carlisle SHOES, Rubber
No,ts Arctic aud flask. Shoes. Head
quarters ior Loyls and shoes *
4, ,h,a K0D
John, INV dear, said she tender'y ;f,ou
DO not bay bottle of Dr. Butts Cough
Syrup Immediately. will e, home t" IN,
mother: cant sland Hi. cousnin. any
longer. lie bought y bottle.
the Hon. Milton G. Cruer Was ON
"Wednesday n,s Il Of last week, h"o"rcd
M4,h n complimentary reception by Ass-
acrn Maryland Republicans, al lalm-sec
iiaii, Washington.
blanket your horsc, even though lac
lille lab + niny replace much greater
smoun,, in ti,u ,rcatmc t Of u case OF lung
fever VI consrsii,e chill
Aud nov the Ssl1day Neus has givea /"
H.. "Ru,hici" 'Sa.nacl," 70 thst thu. with
"Oid M,ti,rr Shiplon" may n relied upon
to ,,iscount" ,loocs and the Pr"phcts' And
si;c as, ali iulurily in " nutshell
iaose who have water barrels or other
pc. eek, ii1t4u 80 freeze, can prevent theirs
tr"E, bursting by placing n stone AS large
Ms a hu1f'cck measure ia the centre OF Tie
bottom. Inside Tilis % Ali inallible rem
ed5
i.Ruw&ane D;ck SAYS. that ifcur pro
PIE wua.G only live just the least oil hl.h'
CT, there would he enough dyspeFlics her"
10 justify him to locate here permanently
He claims to sell a specific for That and
sevcra, Ottcr diseases.
Our sabbath Schools came fully ~, to
their u,ual STANDARD OfcXCc.}crco III their
Christmas exercises. We verify believe,
that few towns oi our size. can boast OF
such elaborate decorations rs those dis
pltftu mere lulb SCaobN.
1t Is not customary to make CHI lat mas
calls III our town now. as it ms several
years Ego, this custom being observed ON
New ears day. 1t will not lie very
agreeable 10 huusekerpcrs TO laTc it oh
served on Saturday next, III case the pave
incuts should he in the same condition then
10 Oh Chrissa,as.
About the beginning Of new year the
Frederick Times viii come out in n new
dress, reducing the Size Of the type cnnse
<,urnt.y the size Of tie sheet Of the Daily
in order that it may contain the usual
amount of matter, will bc reduced in sic
Likewise, while the Weekly will retain lis
present size.
70 show how well some papers are ap.
prcriatcL. we quote the Sans Creek Cor,
respondent Of the Westminster Adpaedte -
1--WE were deprived Of our ddrocate last
week, and of course had no Sunday read
ia1" Ihc Italics are oar own and the
quotation goes to shaw how much some
papers are appreciated.
Parties intending to make sale of real or
personal property will consult their best
interests bv calling Mt this office. We