Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1882-11-16

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The health of the ne ghborhood is good
md only some few cases of local malaria
MIR. Wcddle is pushing The work on Mr..
}, Harry Freezes dwelling and it will soon
be ready for the pasterers.
Mrs. DR.. VIM. S. Mcpherson of Catoc'
tin Furnaces has been ill with pneumonia
and confined to her bed for a week.
Mr.. David Fcight, who has been resi-
dent of this place for several years left to-
day with his family for Everett, Bedford
county, Pa
After all the talk about dear potatoes, it
appears from all reliable sources that the
tubers are plentiful and the price will rule
low for the winter.
Bones Fifty tons of Bones
wanted at the Cresclc Mills, Mechanics
town, for which the highest price, cash,
will be p"ia
June ) TN f. WHITE.
Remember the sale of G. j. Sigmun1's
valuable farm on Owens Creek on Monday
next, November 20lh.
This is in many respects the finest farm
property that has been offered for sale in
this locality for years.
WEDDING CAKE.-Mr. J. Milton Cover
and wife returned from their wedding trip
on Tuesday last AMI during the evening a
la'ions. On Wednesday we were present.
ed with a delicious lot of cake, in all nine
kinds and The slices literally cut.
Mr. James Crecger who has been re
ported injured by fall from his wagon
has since our last issue been extremely i'll
| his life having been dcspared of on sun
day night last. We are graliied howcvci
to BE able to report him better and his re
covcry probable.
Messrs. G. II. Eckstein and o. f. Stein
er Of this city, on Friday, the 3rl instant
received two boxes of ore from the two
mines which they own near Denver, Col
orado. These mines have recently beer
opened and are already paying about on,
| hundred and seventy five dollars per ton
Times.
The Baltimore Daily Sun came to us o.
! Monday in n handsome new drcss an
vcly materially enlarged We doubt nc
tina, after the result of last Tuesdays ele'
ton IN the city it became an act of seliprc,
rryNton that the pancr should be enlarge
for said result was enough to swell II
p,lc to such proportions that had II nc
at orcc enlarged it must have burs'cd |
is lie leading lniiy in the city and its al
pearaurc now is ~ good rs the best
CuvnCH or GrD.-The tenth annu'
meeting OF the Maryland and Virginia e
tcrship of the Church OF God was held ;
Friendship Bethel, Frederick County, Ia'
week: The following appointments wei
made: Broad Folding Ciycuit, Elder o, A
Collins Shsrpsburg, J. W. kipc, PIeasa'
Valley, A. W. Phihowcr; South Mountaj
| Fuss; Ilcagcrslown, }. Slol Carrolito
Circuit. including townsville, Vim. Paine
Spingdalc Mission, including liamps'ca
]. Echart; Uui0ntown to De supplied
SOME CRur RETURNS Now that Il
packing season has closed, We have gatI
cred some facts in regard 10 the worth
the enterprise, in the WY OF labor an
product OF the soil. Several OF the humble
: of farmers whO were engaged IN ralslnl
corn and tomatoes have at our rcques
hud their land accurately surveyed and re
mort the acreage and products as follows
Holm 4 Fleaglc, five acres IN tomatoes al
t,ur acres in corn; Weld, tomatoes l05
bushels; com 81 900 ears worth $4036O
which add corn fodder worth 500, tol'
s453.GO. Nicholas Stansbury onei ourl
OF, a, acre ia trmalocs, yield l5I bushels
which would be at the rate of Sl23 ~ p
acre William Six i acres in tomatoes
Weld 900, which makes $50 bushels per
acre or 500 per acre Jonathan Gaugh l.
acrcs.in tomatoes, yield 34S hu. per acre
500 60 per acre.
The last two had their land accuratci'
, surveyed and the above figures are exac
in eyelv particular.
Mr.. Young has filled about 100000 can
this season and has paid ont for materla
and labor in this locality this season UP
wards Of 10000,
OF this amount between 81 600 and s.,
600 has been for labor, including the max
ing of cans and cases. 1t is highly proba
bic that next seasons figures will show an
increase of from - to 100 per cent rs the
acrrnre of corn and tomatoes will be ma
teriaIlv increased and in addition there
will be large farming of peas, which
will omen the seasons WORK at the cannery
month or two earlier.
The shipmrn mt of canned goods for this
seasons work W i'll amount to thirty-eight
carloads of cases, part of which yet remain
in the house here.
Mr.. Young has blown out his boiler, TAX
en- the machinery apart and is now busy
closing up his business for this season, pre-
paratory to entering upon that of another
LIZ Lna rnnted The Eranklin Mills farm o.