Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1881-05-19
RAND FEsTIvAL.-Our brass band will

BAND FEsTIvAL.--Our brass band will
hold an ice cream festival on Thursday,
Friday and Saturday, May 30, ~ and % in
the Academy Yard Donations OF
cakes will be thankfully received and the
ladies of the town are specially invited t.
interest themselves in the festival and aid
in making it a financial success For fur
Their information, see posters
Goto Leatherman's Drug Store for Pure
Drugs, Medicines, &c.
May 12-4t.
Nor BAD.-At the first practice a! glass
ball shooting, NV" of our sportsmen sue
ceeded in breaking twenty-f"ur out offifty.
six balls Of the the thirty-two missed
twenty were missed out of the first TWEEN
ty-four, when they "got the hang" oft and
did better work, one breaking eight out Of
the last eleven shots the other breaking
six, which We regard as good shooting for
"greenies."
| Try our fifty cent Syrupa
may l2-4t. ROOTS.
The Hanover Spectator Of the 18th inst,
says:
"On Friday last Col ]. B. Kunkle, the
liberal proprietor Of Cat,ctn Furnace
Frederick county, Md, Shipped to our
townsman, Jacob Gundrum, Esq, as a
present to Major Jenkins Post, NJ 90
Grand Army of the Republic five pigs OF
No strong gray charcoal iron for the
purpose of making cannon for the post
Tip top, first rate, good, none better, try
it-Navy Tobocco at ROOTS. only so cts
per ID. may l2-4t.
Ice CREAM AND STRAWBERRY FEsTI-
yAL.-There will be a festival held for the
benefit of the Meth e. Sabbath School on
| Friday and Saturday June 3 and and on
Whitmonday, June 9th The festival will
be held in the church yard. The commit.
tee will wait on the citizens for contrbu.
tilns and request liberal response.
BY order of
Committee.
Just received, Oils and Paints at the re-
duced prices of the season, at
may IL At. ROOTS.
BONES WANTED-One hun.
dred tons of bones wanted at the "Cres
cite" Fertilizer Mills, Mechanicstown Md.
by July 1st 1881
apr 90 At. Chronicle, Banner and Erdm-
,ner copy and send bill To this Office.
Two BARNS BURNED On Monday
morning last two barns on adjoining farms
owned by Joscphus Hocken,mith aud
John Sluss and lying about miles south
west of Enmittsburg, were burned There
were four horses and several head OF cattle
burned in the former barn and lot Of hay
and grain in each Of them. By some it
is thought that the fire occurred accident
ally through Mr. Hockensmith's children
and by others that it was the wilful
work of an incendiary. We have not
learned whether or not they were insured
Carlisle ShOes-Just received a
full line of Ladies, Misses and Childrens
Lace and Button Lasting aud Kid Foxcd
Caters, Lace and Pebble Goat Shoes. at
may 24t. ROOTS.
| OUR NEW ENTERPRIsE.-On Tuesday
evening last Mess. Young and Galloway
representing the firm of Young Osmond
& Co. arrived in town and during the
evening met the Directors Of the Canning
Association, at which meeting the style
and size of the building was determined
upon and the outlines of an agreement t.
erect same agreed upon. On Wednesday
the site of the building was located and
s,akcd off and it is now placed out with
plan and specification 20 be award, d to the
lowest bidder Work will begin on the
building under the superintendent of MIR.
Galloway in few days.
ALMOST A FIRE.-On Tuesday morning
wood box that had lately beer removed
from the kitchen to the cellar in the house
of Mr.. John Root was discovered ol fire
1t was filled with paper and is supposed tc
have caught from match, as the mattel
safe hung directly above it in the kitchen
and a rat or mouse is thought to have
lighted it. When the family arose or
Tuesday morning they found the h use
full of smoke and tracing it to the cellar
found the contents Of the box burned anC
the box on fire 1t was narrow escape
for the house.
SPECIAL NOTICE!
Tomato Seed and Seed Corn
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