Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1881-01-13

the illustrations fine, the colorcd pMte
beatty, the present number contains pnr-
trait of MIR Wick which will afford much
pleasure TO his many friends in this vicini-
ty Send 10 cents to James Wick, Roches
ter, N. Y.
Sarah Bcrphardt's hotel bill at the Car
ro,l'on' amounted to $500 in four days,
which sum is not expended during year
by many poor families. Bultim rean And
the divine Sarabs five performances ut the
Academy of Music yielded $13 900 and tic
receipts Of many "pohr families" do not
foot up that amount in twenty years.
SAVED Docrons BILL --t'so. NJ
Walter, Messenger of the Adams Express
Co. Md. says Having used DR. Bulls
Cough Syrup for the past ten years in my
family, | wish to say that consider it the
best Cough Syrup | ever used. 1t has
cured my children Of Group several times
and saved me many doctors bill.
There are serious apprehrnsions for the
safety of the fruit, especially the peach crop
this year. 1t il feared that not only the
germs but the trees may he frozen to death
1t is expected tim: the final effort that
will be made by MunshGnr's counsel for
the hcitermen, of his chances will. if even
not successful, delay his execution fully
six months
The attention of those of our readers
who NAV bc on the lookout for small
: farm, IL called 10 the advertisement OF Mrs.
: Sarah Webster Thc Earn oFelcl by
her at private sale is ct the most de
t srabc in ibis locality. 1t lies close to
{ town, the land 10 good, the buildings new
8 and it will make charming home for any
4 one.
We report the sale Of the Mechanics
r town Mills, on Saturday last, by ID. e..
p Martin. mortg gee, I" Mr. John Jones, the
E prrsen, proprietor of Franklin Mills. for
l $3l35. This shonld be considered Il great
bargain, when we consider the fact that
the property cost Mr.. Wirenan S2t00 orig
' inallv, aud on winch he spent $4,000, md
upwards in the bullisr of dwelling and
= rebuilding and improving the mill
CRUSHED Those ofour readers. who re-
member Rlnc Ridge Summit, prior to the
opcnr. Of pcnmar, hen The former WA.
the objective point of the w NJ X r.
mountain excursions. viii regret to learn
that the con,mpdious dancing pavilion la,
been crushed into spin!rrs by the cnor
nous weight of snow On the roof The
damage to it is such, that it probably viii
r not he rebuilt.
v NEW POTTERY WIN. A Lynn. lat,
proprietor Of the we'll known Hymns Pot
lerv," informs us that he "il! ~ soon as
e tho weather PERMITS begin tn" erection "i
Il new pottery on his land on East st l.
Y proved style and under the Supervision "i
! Mr.. Geo Parker. thoroughly practical
potter, aud who has mastc'rd the trade in
some Of the large New England batteries
Nj, LYNN desires 10 have his business un.
der WAY by April lat,
. Postal ROUTE BIDS Five Of our citi-
= zens we learn have forwarded bids to the
=. O. department At Washington, for car
, r,ing the mail between this point and
Frederick dniv. and between this point
and Creagcis,uwn, daily. There was dc
i vrlnpcd IN unusual amount Of strategy
, and some rcal cu'c fn'sse in The matter ot
leading each other csrray in Nc matter ~
ltheamonnt bill The successful hid Mill
hr known pror to Marcia lst. Tee arc
doubtless others bidding and OF which we
have no Knowledge.
Property SALES On Friday Of last
week Mr. J.W Wrestling of HARRISBURG!
Pa sold The old Hoover Forge Property
S to Warner T. Grimes for $3.50, GOSH Thi-
y We deem n mos, cxcclcn, bargain. for TIC
|. property is really WORTH nearly duuhlr his
a amount We trust that Mr.. Grimes viii
u At once secure some one to conduct the
forge or secure renter who will do so.
y Last WEEKS cold WAS general, the wave
n passing unusually far south. Snow lei
II and ice Termed in attitudes where ii ha'
n been almost unknown in the pas; and il
r central Virginia tic cold was phcnonc
e. nal Our town did not suffer rs severe
!. cold as Others ncrr us, the lowest ren0ini
% reported being II degrees below zero
,f while from within 10 miles of this place
+, come reports OF IS to 2. degrees, minus.
Of One of our mos, valued exchanges tool
r. us 10 task once upon n time tor qu"lin,
r. an occasional Latin phrase. on the ground
70 that readers as n rule FILLED to translate il
r. hence it WAS uninteresiing To them Thi
,s same paper now jus'ifcs the use of Amas
. for Christmas. on the grounds. that y i
u, nearly the Greek letter Chi, that Chi is tn
first letter of the Greek word ChrjStos thu
X is the common abbreviat ion Of Christie
% and argues, ergo, for the above named rca
p suns, Xnns is no more ohitctonal, iha,
&c A D, A. NJ etc. Wcmusl really rrotes
10 against the assumption that readers Ms
i. rule are bet Ter verscd in Greek than Latin,
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