Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1880-07-01

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phlct conta lining also complete treatise
upon consumption, explaining its causes,
nature, and tho best methods of treating it
together with valuable hints concerning
diet clothing exercise, ETC., for concump.
,ivcs Address Worlds Dispcnsary Mcdi-
cal Association, Buffalo, N. y.
Rocky Ridge Items.
Our farmers are in the midst of their
grain harvest, and ftarinl time we have
of it. The late storms having SO tangled
it that it cannot be taken up by the best
machines. There will be about 33 per Ct.
Of rakings this year. The grain ripencd
prcmaturely and that with the frequent
rains prevented many farmers securing
their carly hay crop. Hands arc very
scarce, some farmers having but one or
two.
Our S. S. trnion) is gcttins along finely
this term.
Rev. Mr., Hedges filed the appointment
Of Rev. Wire at this place on Sunday last.
Local Option has many friends here A.
bouts and on Sunday July 4lh Rev. Wire
viii preach sermon bearing upon that
subject.
10 day two weeks ago Mr.. Isaac Rem.
per II very worthy and prominent mem.
Der of the German Baptist Church was
buried in the cemetery OF said church
Ills remains was followed by large con.
course Of friends, and relatives May his
ashes rest in peace
LARGE CONTRACT We are pleased to
learn that two of our townsmcn, i. Boy
Ian and $. NJ. Gilbert, hay, been awarded
tho contract to build seven miles of new
pike on the Inc Of the MoAocNcy and Ur.
hana turnpike. Work will begin in about
ten days, and they expect to complete their
contract in about seven months. They
will work from - to 100 hands, many of
whom will 40 from this place. They will
also take from seven to nine two horse
teams with them. Thus will the enterprise
of this firm be Of great benefit to many
laboring men in this community. Accor.
ding to the engineers estimates, the con
tractors will receive about $4,000 per milo
These are hut approximate and may vary.
OrK FIRST While in Carlisle last vice.,
we saw Quitea number Of Indian Chi cfs
who were on an official visit to the indian
school that located at the [. : Barricks
On Tuesday afternoon several Of them at
tended the class day exercises, in the cam
pus We selected one standing alone, hav
in. fully determined to secure an inter.
view as representative Of thn CLARION
! We approached him smiled hcnignly and
lie smiled, about Ivy 9ly; held out our hant
which nc took AMI g ~e then thought in
tended to keep. We kcd him whsthr
he would answer a few questions to be
| published in one of the leading Journals
/ Yes he would For this we thanked hin
| kindly with our lips but not with on
heart, for the awful thought i'ashct
through our mind that we really didn
have anything to ask him. 1t was oul
frs, personal chat with the head of q ma
ton" and we felt the humility consequcn
upon plcbcian birth. We became dcsper
ate and suggested that possibly the wealth
cr was warmer than he was accustomed
to in his native northern domain. Ugh
umph humph," wa. the cuurtly answer
Just then we thor =. We perceived sway
Tag motion, back and forth as though hi
mighty mind WAC undecided as to tn
ACCESSIBILITY OF prplonging the interview
or shortening the period Of our cNistcnc
and fortunately We were able to decide 70
him, by directing our thoughts ana step
toward one OF the boys whom we had no
seen for ten long years. When W
interview Wah.Ne P.Do KatcE.e kam
again, we shall see that the hugjuice ~
m re evenly divided between us, in al
vance.
OUR TRlp.-lt WIS one Of much anticj
pntcd plea sure, which was to u great de
gree realized, the extreme heat hcing tn
only draw back to our pleasure. We mr
nine Of the old class of 20 and togc,hc
/ played the old games Of our college Ili
over again. One of the most interesting
features was precludcd, from the fact :ha
nearly MI hud muVriH Oar reunion sup
per at Dickinson was held in one of tn
recitation rooms ana III which VIC were
imprisoned by the students by barring ant
,eing the door. We mad been there be
fore however end soon demolished tn,
door. We attended during commence
men: week and found the exercises still
unchanged from what they were ten year
ago, other than the new feature, lately i'll
troduccd, the Cadet corps Of students I'M
der charge Ola lieut. cnant of artillery, tina
the U. s government has detailed to drill
the corps. The college is in a ilourlshinl
condition and is gaining in stuecMts
Dickinson will celebrate its centennial II
1888, having been founded in 1888.
1t is proposed Ia erect a new bulldlnt
on the site Of South College to be occupi
ed by tAc Scientific department and an en-
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