Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1881-02-24

PRIVATE Residences. The Sufest and
best company in which Farmers and
owners Of Private Residences can insure
their Property, is the Time Tried and
Fire Tested Agricultural Insurance Com
pany. 1t insures nothing but private Res
licences and Farm Property. In the last
~ years il has not had loss OF over &c..
600. in one Fire, and it cannot he affected
by sweeping conf1agrations, as its risks are
all detached. 1t insurcs against damage
by lightning, whether fire ensues or not,
and insure Live Stock against being killed
by lightning anywhere on the farm. The
Agricultural Insurance Co, is a stock
company, and the strongest and largest
company, doing mn exclusive Dwelling
Business in the United States, if not in the
world, and is now issuing $4,000 Policies u
year. For further particulars, apply to
w. G. HORNER, Emmittsburg, Md.
Dec 9 8.m.
MAIL ROUTES LKT-The star mail
routes have been awarded, and we give
below those let in this county: Monrovia
10 New London, to V. Boerng, at $l37.
Evansville to Hyattstown, to N. L. Soper.
at $l86. Airss to Bucktown, J. H. Will
son, ut $40. Knoxville to Petersville, to
same, At $117 Adamstown to Park Mills,
to same, ut 500. Frederick to Union
Bridge, to G. W. Beard, at $500. Fred
erick (by Hansonville, &c. to Frederick,
to J. Fox, at 1898. Frederick to Hagers.
town, to +. f. Mullen, at $500. Freder-
ick to Jefferson, to 3. F. W. Danner, at
$l99. Diminishing to Gettysburg, Pa,
to Finly i Gatlitf, at sea-. -Middletown to
Eller!on, to same, At $685.. Wolfsville to
Suithsburg, to David Barkman, at 1924 e.
rs. Brownsville to Broad Run, to A.
Branden, at $l4142
RELIGIoUs INTELLreENCE.-Not that
we propose under this immediate head to
give any direct or interesting intelligence,
but that we desire to state that our col
umns are not only open but our desire i.
that under this head we may, weekly, give
such intelligence, rs may not only be en-
tertaining, but beneficial and Of conve-
nience 10 our readers We therefore sug-
gest, to the various ministers in charge in
Mcchanicstown, Gracehan and surround,
ing paints, that they make 1t u point to
hand in to us weekly, by Tuesday noon,
whatever appointment, regular Or special,
subject or order, that they may have TO
communicate to their various charges and
we will gladly give them place. If it be
worth the attention, We ask you to give it,
we saall doubtless receive 1t, if not, we
shall not print ii, from the fact that We
cannot by our own selves, gst all, so we do
not desire 10 he responsible for all.
Foxvllle Items.
Another thaw seems to I've upon us and
hopes are again entertained that the snow,
which is nigha foot deep yet, and hard froz-
en- will. under the influence of the present
rain and warn winds entirely disappear.
The patrons ofthe CLARION were eager yes.
,crday to see it. and hastensi to the Office
upon the arrival Of the mail in order that
they might see the next expected move in
the Buhrmar- Fox and CLARION contruvcr-
~ now on hand What the next card
played will be is for the future to disclose
Miss Lizzie Brown maiden lady of
some seventy years OF age WAS found dead
in her he'd this morning, She had been
complaining for some days, but had retired
in what her friends thought an improved
condition in the evening, aud although
niece of the Indy slept with her, no knowl,
edge of her death was had until morning.
Our timber merchants have been busy
over a month in getting out spokes, rims
and railroad lumber for different local.
ties. The Stesm Saw Mill WAS started
again short time ago and is now doing
its best in filling orders for car timber for
the w. NJ II Y.
We learned To day that our village can
beat the Jews, Greeks and Gcnties on hard
cider, some of it being Of that brand, that
its effect on customer will make the ven
der heave at two forty rate Perhaps
this was some Of the cider one of the CLAIR
IONS Correspondents had reference to u
short time back
NIX max.
GFoDETIC SURvEY,-Undcr SPECIAL
provision of the Treasury Department of
the general government and by special en-
actment Of Congress, a full geodctic sur
vey OF the Appalachian System of noun
tains, south Of Mason i DiXon's line has
been ordered. Two gentlemen, Messrs
Wallng AMI Richie, with this place as
headquarters have been for several weeks
engaged in surveying the Catoctin spur
and South Mountain in this vicinity. They
are fitted out with neat scientific appara,
tus. including Theodoite, lIeliotropc, An