Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1880-08-19
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otoINH"''c very quickly lO0k All inc llSAI
out of HIM later in the day.-NcrS.
The Juvenile mite society will hold a
festival Oh Friday and Saturday evenings
OF this week, commencing at O'Clock in
the grounds of the Lutheran Parsonage
lcccrcam, Cakes, fruits &c will be offered
A number of ladies will assist IN arranging
and managing. ALL old and young are in.
vitcd to attend. The object is TO have an
enjoyable time and the funds will be APP.
piled to benevolent purpose.
Committee.
The Annual Reunion of the Southern
Alumni and Students of Pennsylvania
College, Gettysburg, which was appointed
to be held at Winchester, Va, Aug 25tl
has been postponed several months Oh ac
count Of the inability of the speakers and
dcbatcrs to be present. There arc more
than oi0 members in the association
chiefly in Maryland and Virginia, at least
thirty of them residing in Frederick coun.
ity.
PRoFEssoEsHIp--D. W. Herring, son
of our townsman Joshua Herring las been
appointed to the chair Of mathematics in
| Western Maryland College ut Wcstmm.
stcr. Mr. Herring is u graduate Of Yale
! College, with the decree of G. + (ciyil On.
@inccr) and is very proficient in mathc.
MATES, having secured most cnviabc
standing in his class at graduation. We
can congratulate both Mr. Herring and
the College.
"Early to bed and carly to rise
Makes man healthy wealthy and
wisc.'
SO says ''yc ancient proverbs but how
long does il take? One of the dUmbcst and
mos, impccunions old men we have ever
known, t0lDwcd that rule from a Child.
"'rhe carly bird catches Tie worm" is an
Other high moral corollary Of the above.
We'll, if our judgment he worth anything
il just serves the worm right.
FELL FNoM \ W1Nnow.-On Saturday
asst, our youngest, \ boy of II months,
climbed II Il chair, thcncc into window
and fell thence to the ground on the onl.
side, a distance of over cinli feet. \
bruised check and skinned nose cons,itu-
tel the SUM Of his injuries. 4 very fortu-
nate escape. lie has simply taken his
turn as safe seems to have dccrccd that
each Of our children Shall take a tumble
at about that ayr; all those preceding
i'm having had their fall.
The Rockville tSrntiaH Of the 18th inst,
says: The printer, Of Frederick ed the
opportunity and "Worlcd orr a picnic al
Black Rock on Saturday last. We hope
the ceases who attended had no "hIurr'd
Impressions left from the event. The
participants all made their "point,' flour
i,hcl' like Il Green bay tree, AID put Il . to
the exercise, by going home getting be.
tween sheets; and 'locbngup their ''iolms'
in the arms OF Morpheus Seat.
How would you like 10 trust the cduca
ton of your children to Il man, who is ca.
pablc Of talking for half IN hour or more
on the subject of the presidential election
to be, held in the fall of 1881? We were
compelled to talk to a Frclcrlcl; county
pclagouur for fully half an hour this week
on the subject Of the presidential election
that is to be held next November one
year
a SAD CA3E.-lIcnry st, Clair the man
who was 50 severely injured by the prcma
turc explosion OF a blast IN the farm of
Geo. W. Horinc, near Bolivar, in this val
ley on the 22d of April, FROM ia, effects Of
which he is not likely ever to recover
sufficiently to perform much manual labor
has met with another treat misfortune in
the loss of his wife, whose death occurred
at her residence on the west side of the
South mountain, on Sunday last She
leaves her manned husband with five
small children to be cared for - lMldy
Rgst,r.
LOOK Our For llIM,-Onc of our cX-
changes says: "Anothcr fraud is on the
road ofan improved pattern. \ well dress
cd man is going about the country claim
ing to W. deeply interested in the cause of
Temperance. He calls at a farm house pre-
scnts pledge for the farmer to sign, and
when this is done produces a card, similar
in appearance, to which be also desires the
signature to be affixed, in order 10 keep a
correct memorandum of his work. The
second card is sight note for any amount
the swindlcr may see fit to demand. Look
out for him. TRIM
The Lutheran Sunday School Of Wolf3.
vile will hold its annual picnic on Friday
the 27lh inst, in the grove near d. Biscr's
mill one half mile cast Of Wo!f.Yillc. A
number Of able speakers have been invited
to deliver addresses appropriate to the
occasion. The Amcrican Band of Middle.
town will furnish the music. Prof II. NJ.
Biscr viii assist the Singing class with his
cornct. Prof f. G. Hoover will preside
at the organ which will be furnished by
Prof. Scachrist. \ plcasan: time is antici-
pa,ca The public arc cordially invited to
attend.