Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1881-10-27

Sisters Mil race.
Mrs. Cunningham, a widow lady and
former resident of this place, died at the
residence of her son in Baltimore and her
remains were brought to this place for
burial on Tuesday last
FALL AND WINTER GooDs AT FRANK
LIN MILLs.-The unde signed having lust
returned from the CITY with II full and COM
plcte line OF Goods, consisting in part Of
Dry Goods, Groceries Notions, Hardware
Quuenswarc, Woodenwarc, Boots and
Shoes, II full and complete stock IA special
ty) Ready Made Clothing, Bacon, Salt,
Lard and Fish, Rails and Posts always on
hand and for sale, low. The above goods
have been selected with care for our trade
and were bought low tor cash, and will lie
the old stand, Franklin Mills Give us II
cali.
Oct. q lf* B. COLLIFLOWER & SON.
BALTIMORE, Ocr. 10Th 1881.
My DEAR CLARION -
II is not nm
known TO you that | take n deep interest
in and about Merhanics.own and from the
kindLcss have experienced at the hands
of many of its inhabitants, am very much
alive to anything that rebounds to It's cred
it 1t SO happened then that when heard
the name of the old town mentioned the
other day, prickcd up my ears, crane' my
neck, and listened with increased interest
, 1t is just possible that may not be re-
counting anything new to some Of the
CLAKIoN's readers, but in view Of the Gel
ehratlun about taking place at Yorktown,
ii takes on a new interest and may bear II
repetition. IN course OF Il conversation
with Judge Nelson Poe, one of the Judges
of the Orphans, he showed me number
of old letters received by ms great uncle
David Poe, Il Commissariat Of the Cont
ping Of supplies from here to the forces en-
gagged in the reduction of Yorktown in
, l,Si. The letter howe ger which will in.
tcrcel you most away up there III the
muuntins was one f ON General Gist, nc
know led ling the receipt of IL cannon by
vessel from Baltimore and which was
mounted and III o! &C put into service and
douhti,s, did It's part of the great work
which was eventually 10 Illuminate the over
! suits that were 10 make our Independence
| pussihlr This cannon was made at Ga.
lucln Furnace, near your town, was drag
rel over hills, through mud and rut>,
many long, weary miles hy male power
and profanity, dnreSay, to Baltimore and
thence by vessel 10 lis destination. 1t may
| be that some of your tOrrinlhcrs actually
assisted TO place this precious cannon
, aholrd Of this White Sulphur Express,
whilst some of Your iorcmutilers stood a
lcdidrcn. baleton,ed and sun bonnctcd
watching with biy-cycd wonder the depart
urc of Tins engine of drstructiOn-at any
late if the readers of the CLARION are IN
Il ned to feel proud of The fact that when
tine country Vas nglon with fever Of cN-
cilrmcnt attendant upon the tremendous
struggle to free themselves of CALLING
woke, your region was also nslir doing It's
mite toward TIE suCccs, which was about
ii, 81,
urs that we wcrea people that had Little
inclination TO bear trilling, of course youI
are at liberty to do 50, and iUdcei since
every other place is taking T." itself all
sorts uI credit for any part p aged in our
wal for Independence, why should no' Me
chanlc>tuwn pat hcrScli on the back II she
tccla amy ways disposed tlilt way. And,
by me way, the owners of CatOc'in Fur
mace, Thomas and J&mcs Johnston, were
either. Thomas sccMe to have played tie
most important part, As lar As can learn
ullhougn, probably buth were exceedingly
patriotic and puulir spirited and douOlIr.s
gave largely Doth OF llnc and money, To-
ward TIE success of tue glca! cause.
Thomas was Maryltnl's first governor
unler Continental rule, being chosen 10y
thr legislature on the ever memorable day
Of the Declaration OF independence July
4th l176. A personal friend OF General
Washiugton's, ne was offered by Alm The
position in his cabinet of Secretary OF State
which he declined. He WAS however, af,
forwards appointed Judge OF the Supreme
Court of The Unltcl States, which he flied
acreplably fora numhcr of Years and was
one OF the commissioners appointed 10 lay
out the District of Columbia. he died
about 1879. rpc in years, after having
been hunureu with far more positions of
trust than usually fails to the lot ola single
man. lac WAS no doubt man of sterling
worth, especially fitted for the stirring
times in which he lived end devoted much
of hi, time and energies TO shaping the
course of the infant icpublic
G,n1 B'adIey Johnston, one OF our
most able lawyers here, is descendant OF
james ! have been informed.
Our celebration closed with the depart
IRE of the French CUES s, whom we wined
aud dined to death wish | had time to
tell YOU of a conversation that took place
between Lieutenant Salmae Of the 20th
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