Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1880-12-09


chaFm'nsly and everybody appears to bt
satisfied with the arrangement We now
suggest to the saloon keepers and coufcc-
TONERS the adoption of like rule. There
is less good reason, why they should keep
open late, than there is that the merchants
should.
Oh Sarah Jane, where did you get thai
pretty calico, that saw at the dress.ma.
kcr's to-day? Aunt Julia, bought 1t al
G II. .Tohnsons. lie received some beau
tiful styles to day. and such pretty Furs
Wool Scarfs, Gloves, Hosiery, Ties and
Ilandkerchiefs-'Goo evening Sarah,
must have dress
Some of our exchanges arc informing
their readers tlrlt the twenty first Of this
month will be "the shortest day" AS we
have always understood it, the length of
the day , Dec. 2lst has been and always
will he bout tho same, and canuot be pre-
vailed upon to think that this year it will
be any shorter.
Attention is called to Mr.. G. w. Hor-
nrr's notice in another item on this page.
He is ngent for the Agricultural Fire In
surancc Company and has his Office in Elm
mittsburg Nd. He is also acting for Life
Insurance Companies. Write to him for
rates and any other desired info rmatlon
and it will receive prompt attention,
DEER IIuNT.-Owing to = favorable
change of circumstances, the postpone.
nett Of tho deer hunt has been rccon~id
cred aud three of last years fonr will
Start for the Cote in Frederick county,
Va ou Friday of this week. They Will
lie absent about ten DAYS and will render
M account Of themselves upon their re-
turn.
One day last week, Mr. Samuel WilEide
near town had arranged TO butcher his
three hogs, when, upon going 10 The pen
in the morning found the largest Of the
three dead 1t was perfectly we'll the
evening before and mus, have slipped some
time during the night, as upon cxalnlna
ton it Nas found to have lurstcd its net
and died from the effects of it.
PCDLIC SALE.-Mr. George Mkcse'l
will sell on Monday Dec. 81, at l O'Clock
p m, at his residence, one mile east Of
town, on the Eichollz Mill road, one horse
two cows, lot Of hay and fodder, two wng-
ons and q large lot of farming and house
hold utensils. Terms will be. IS and under
cash, above that amount six months with
| interest.
And now cider wcarcth beard.
Those non subscribers who receive
CLARION this week, will receive another
next week If,hcy please you, retain them
and We will enter your name on our sub
slripton list; if yau are unwilling 10 in
vest onc dollar for Your own and oar hen
cit, return the second paper and We will
send 80 more, and no arn Will be doae
TO anyone.
coANrrrKD. Jimmy lileS, who was
"hal man af,rc lAr war got Orr"ari"u>I.
urunk on saturday la.l, took the Expire.
Company Of dis place -, the Go'ar, fril
across the railroad tack in advance Of -
rapidly approaching train, made Things
lively around the Depot, got himself AZ
rested and is now through the agency Of
Justice White enjoying the hospitality OF
Sheriff IIar.sock.
REMARKABLE CRor IN PROSPECT
| About five weeks ago, we stated that quite
q number of our young gents had set out
crop of goaiecs, chinncrs and mustaches
and spoke OF their stunning effect and of
| icrcd some advice 10 weak cy ed mailcGs.
THIS article has been printed rs original
| by al least a dozen other papers, from
which we are led to suppose, that there IS
an universal boom in the w!;>Kcr business
and that there is an epidemic instead OF a
sporadic case in our town
az, y in letter to the Frederick Times,
takes occasion to indulge in "a little caalid
criticism Of the Emmitlsburg Ct'ontcLe.
! The article which he made the hjrot of
his criticism appeared in tire issue of Nov.
5, 1880 AMI in watch the editor Of that
| journal discussed The idea, pu'port and
custom of National Thank givng;.
inas,nuch rs "A careful reading ri the article.
and the criticism lisclu,cs the fact that
there is a wide divergence oi primary be-
| lief bet ween the two authors, ii will be
with more than passing Interest, that We
await further discussion.
NOTICE TO FARMERS AND OWNERS OF
! PRIVATE REsIDEACHs.-Thc safest aud
bst company in which Farmers and
owners of Private Residences can insure
their Property, is the Time Tried and
Fire Tested Agricultural Insurance Com
pany. 1t insure. nothing but private Res
licences and Farm Property. In the last
81 years il has not had loss of over S..
O00 in one Fire, and it cannot be affected
by sweeping contlsgralions, rs its risks are
all detached 1t insures against damage
by lightning, whether fire ensues or not
and insure Live Stock against being killed
by lightning anywhere on the farm. The
Agricultural Insurance Co, is stock