Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1881-09-08
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take great pleasure in informing the
citizens of Frederick county that have
been authorized to sell the Matchless Es,ey
Organs at the lowest prices tor cash or
easy payments. Also orders for sheet mu-
sic and musical merchandise will be
promptly filled. Call and see me at Me
chaniostown Md
GEO. II s. WELLER, Teacher
Of Vocal aud Instrumental music.
July 14-3m*
The drought having killed every species
Of flower and blossom, the bees are with
out their natural paeturage and nave come
to he most decided nuisance in our hous
es. There are nearly one hundred hives
in and around town and during the past
two weeks, myrads Of bees in!est our
kitchens or where ever fruit is being
handled for driving or preserving and they
have visited the cannerv in such numbers
as to seriously interfere with the work and
at which place it is safe estimate to state
that several bushels of bees have been de
stroyed, it having become anecessi,y to do
it,
ANOTHER ROBBERY --Gn Sunday morn
ing last just after Sir, and Mrs, Martin
Overholtzer, who reside several hundred
Yards north of town, had left their home
for church, a nero was seen to break
pane of glass in window Of the house,
when Mr.. VIM Stull, a neighbor went to
look into the matter and caught the thief
in the act Of jumping from the window
Beng unarmed he failed to capture the
thief, who made off across the fields. Mr..
! o. found nothing disturbed except bottle
,fliauor, which had been about half empt
led The thief vas followed, but evaded
his pursuers in cornfields and bushes
On Sunday last most unfortunate oc
currcnCe took place in one OF our respected
families and by no less than two parties
have we been questioned as to whether or
not the occurrence ould be related and
the names of the parties gwen Now in
the first place, We desire to intimate that
proper answer, although rot the oneI
given, would have been none of your
business" and further once and for all, we
wish it understood that we do not publish
private occurrences in private families, be
they "highiy esteemed or other" Use,
when to do, would be to offend or distress
Them aud our readers must agree to be
satisfied with US, if We record the incidents
of our locality and eschew gossip and re-
fuse to me ode with matters e private
nature.
EXTREME HEAT.--A tGrrd wave reach
ed us on Tuesday and the mercury arose
to a height not often reached in This local
i,y, registering l02 degrees, fair test, in the
shade There were several that regSt"I ed
still higher, but as they were ~ posed to
certain extent to the reflected heat Of pave
ments, although in the shade, wc consider
I02 degrees nearest the true register as it
is COMMONLY understood "in the shade a
thermometer exposed to the direct rays Of
! the sun rose to 12l degrees, but of all the
.ervid corners that humanity was ever
called upon to occupy, the CLARION Office
! on Tuesday afternoon deserves special
mention. 1t is in the upper story, has q
low ceiling which is but foot or two
/ from a fiat tin roof, its ventilation imper-
feet and at 2 o'clock on that day the mer-
curry arose to 10 tegrces and to make
matters worse there was wo,l; on hand
that it was necessary to do. Several days
such rs that would destroy almost the last
veslige of vegetation in this locality. On
Wednesday the mercury reached 1903
We are in receipt of long and special
" interesting letter from our old friend
Maj G. B Mcclellan, U. S. A., now sta
toned at Fort Lowell Arizona, to which
point he has lately been transferred from
Fort Bowie. He speaks Of the charming
climate, natural wealth and resources of
the country with enthusiasm, but shows a
partaity for old Frederick county, when
he speaks of "the best farm in Frederick
: county" which he will buy with the pro-
ceeds Of the sale of lis interest IN a gold
!, mine of unusual richness We are the re-
cipent of hearty invitation to come out
!, and spend season with him, and hts
guaranty Of pleasure we readily accept, al,
though we must reluctantly foycgo the
trip.
Since writing the above we have seel
in the daily papers that the Majors hope
of relief this summer from scouting and
fighting Indians has not been realized, he
!, having been dispatched at the head Of a
force OF men to that part of Arizona that
is infested with warlke Apacl,es and Nav,
jos. His numerous friends here will tcel
no slight concern for him in his perilouS
discharge OF duty.
Authentic reports from Hartford county
are to the effect that fruit packers will not