Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1881-09-15

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NJ. Zimmerman, the attending physician
that Geo. Yonson, who met with the Sc
we're accident at Waynesboro, has not SUI
fered much pain and that his hand is heal
ing satisfactorily.
A grateful breeze, probably littl
wavelet from the coast storm, sprung VI
ON Saturday morning entirely dissipating
the smoke from our sky, sending the mer
curry down several degrees and gave swell
tering humanity chance to get lunl
full Of pure fresh all.
Our railroad agent Mr.. W. A. Hahn in
forms us, that he has had an excellent pc
sition offered him on the S. r.. r., an(
that he is debating with himself in refer
ence to its acceptance. Quite compi
ment to his efficiency.
The afler.harvest hay crop has been {
short one and the pasturage having beer
80 severely injured by the drought, it will
become necessary to begin to feed hay
much earlier than usual. 1t will therefore
likely become scarce before next years
crop is harvested.
A change in the weather came on Sun-
day last and we were treated to refresh
ing, although not by any means heavy
shower. Its office doubtless was to pre-
pare the people gradually for something
radically different from the weather OF the
past two months.
Somebody was mad amongst the freight
train men on Friday night last, for their
was some of the tallest racket in the way
Of wlistling and putting by the engine
crashing of cars together and swearing o
men that has been cut loose IN these part
lately Guess we can stand the racket, i
the company can stand the wear and tear
We Fecal! the fact that our street cross
ings at several places become submerged
in the slush and mud during the winter
season and as all agree that they are toe
low at places, we suggest that they bt
made to serve the purpose by raising then
to proper height, that our citizens may
get the benefit of the money invested il
/ them.
The sale day at the Hagerstown, Md.
Agricultural Fair will enable all person:
having desirable stock Of any sort to fine
a good market and excellent opportunity
to sell Agricultural Implements ant
miscellaneous goods will also be offered
Persons having stock or goods to offer viii
send to p. Il. Wilmer, Sec'v, for prem
um list containing full details.
Among the very many foolish thing.
that have been said in reference to ouI
grievously wounded President, we have
seen little that has evidenced a more nanc
desire to say something, than newspa
per controversy on the relative merits of
whisky and prayer. The simple mentioI
of such things. to defend either the one el
the other, displays to say the least, baC
taste and morbid desire to be sensation
al.
That intolerahc humbug Vennor, who
predicted a cold July, q cool August ant
ice and frost during the first ten days ii
September, was in Baltimore last week
and acknowledged that "he was non n gooc
summer prophet" We'll, we should opin,
not! 1t would have rendered our exist
ence bearifc, could we have had him OF
Sept, :, watch the formation OF ice in oul
Office, with the mercury bubbling up ovel
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DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES The Demo
! cratic primary meetings in the variou:
districts viii, be held on Saturday of thi.
week, for the purpose of naming members
of a County Convention, to be held il
Frederick city on Saturday Sept, "a t.
name candidates for the various county Of
tiCes to be filled at the coming November
election, The meeting in this district viii
be held at O'Clock p. M, in Justice
Whites Office
A RUMoR.-A rumOr was current in thl:
city last Saturday that Mr.. John Rouzcr o
the vicinity Of Mechanlcstowp, Frederick
county, had lost a whole field Of growing
corn by cutting off while it was too green
Linton. We have made inquiry regard
ing the above and find tlI1t there is nc
foundation whatever for such rumor, Mr.
Il. not having yet cut Oft any corn The
same paper is authority for the statement
that this district had hecn visited during
tue week by good rain, when in fact no
rain to penetrate to the depth of halt inch
had fallen since Friday July a.
A CoLLIsIoN.-Op Saturday morning
an extra freight train west collided with
the Mechanicstown Accommodation, east
at point about one fourth of mile west
OF York Road Station. The freight train
was running on the accommodation time
and was entitled to all the blame tor the
accident. At the time of the collision the
passenger train had succeeded in stopping
the engineer having applied the airbrakes
and reversed his engine, but had not sutfi
cient time to get started back, when the
other train struck it. The pilots were
broken of of both, the spark arresters