Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1882-02-02


should be examined and carefully cleaned
and chimneys burnt out on the first rain,
day. Timely attention to these matter
may save serious fires.
WANTED.-At this Office, hoy to en-
ter as an apprentice, about 16 years old, o
robust health and of good moral character
proficient i'll photography and having de
cided taste for the work. None other neet
apply.
The weather has closely followed thu
rule, repeating it over and over. fol quit,
while. one day of clear pleasant weather
one of snow followed by fog, two of rain
two of wind and cold. 1t completes it
cycle in one day less than q week, usually
Frank Siddalrs soap las wrought rev
olution IN our town and Mr.. Boot says i
sells like hot cakes. We haven't heard o
any husband kicking the bottom out q
the wash boiler but we expect to hear %
the Soap kicking the bottom out Of tn
patent washing machine business.
Mr.. Jacob WASHER. who sustained a Sc
rious injury from cut in the leg by a.
axe, is out again, but walks with cane.
Fresh Garden Seed just opened at
jan. &c. ROOTS.
Superior "Tnr Func" Roasted Coffee
Beautiful! Red Colorcd Conl Oil, $50 de
grces test, g cents yer quart, Celebrated
Frank Sidda!rs Soap, washes Clothe
without boiling, Fresh Garden Seeds an,
New Bacon nj
jan. 25it GEO II. JOHNSCN'S.
Our icchOuses are all flied with tn
purcst ice that has been stored here 70
several yc,rs 1t oflarest happens, tina
snow falls aud is saturated with water ant
frozen before the ice is harvested. whicl
makes il of inferior quality and difficult tt
preserve, bnt nothing hut pure water ic
has been taken this winter
Father Is getting Well.
My daughters say, GLOW much bette
father is since he used Hop Biltcrs" HI
is getting we'll AFTER his long sutlerln.
from disease declared incurahle, nhh WI
are so glad hat he used your Bil'crs.-f
lady Of RacLestcr, n. Y Lticu HerhL
1t would appear That Frederick has Al
eloquent gentleman, who scizrs upon cv
erv occasion that is offered, 10 relieve him
self of the oia,olical fire that consum"
him continually and that somebody is tire
of it. That very individual would seen
to be a natural growth aud prerequisite
IN every community.
The Frederick Examiner says, I'VE de
sirc TO state, that from the fact that N
deaths have occurred within the city lin
its for nearly or quite two weeks, the dis
ease shows such sensible dimil ulior
lha, il can no more be called epidemic
The few cases of sickness yet existing ar
Of a very mild FORM
The toughest weather Of the winter
thus far experienced was the cold wind
storm " hicI sat in about midnight on Sa,
urday last and continued without break %
interruption until Monday at 6 p m TIN
cold WAS great but rendered still more in
tense 10y the strength Of the wind. Tn'
thermometer on Monday morning regis
lriing IS degrees above zero.
ACCIDENTS AT THE Oas BANKs.-O'
Thursday last, slide of earth knocked
Mr.. John Lynn down, first striking hin
IN the side and covering up and consider
ably bruising his legs.
On the same day stone about an incl
in diameter fell about thirty feet and slrr"
Mr.. William De>ilbiss on the top Of hi
lead. I, knocked him scnsclcss and ia
effects were very serious, but lie has al
mos, entirely recovered,
While there has not been an average lov
temperature thus far during THIS winter. !
has been none the less one of the most rig
orous winters that we have experienced
for number OF years The frequent, rap
id and considerable changes arc harder tt
withstand and endangcr health more thar
constant extreme cold and we can REGAL
no winter in which such changes were ST
marked as they have been this winter.
A gentleman in this place wrote ano'h
err IN Cumberland, the following exceeding
blief letter.
To which the gentleman in Cumberland
after complying with the request, sent th
following answer
What was the substance Of the CORES
pondence
SERMON TO THE YouNG. Sunda.
night next, Rev, w. c. Wire will dei'Vc
a discourse to the young and rs he said il
referring to it last Sunday night,there Wi
prnbably' be something in it OF benefit tt
the older. We trust that u large attend
ance may be given the occasion for as
rule young persons are the most easily i'm
pressed and n sermon, specially adapted t.
interest and do them good.
George Numburger is in prison at Fred
erick, charged with shooting Frank Thorn
nc at Point Of Rocks on Thursday night