Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1882-10-05
Scientific Prize Question.
Iofal Mems.
The turnip crop is late.

Apple butter bilns arc not frequent.
The sore and yellow leaf time is here
but the leaf remains green.
o, sters have arrived. They may he
- had both at Stulrs and Pollcy's
The Harrisburg Smelling Ore Co, has
abandoned the Mt Zion mine.
A leam of comfor, has been found in
the use Of DR.. Schlcy' Family Cough SyI
ny.
Union Bridge has 2 30 trottcr and Nc
chanicstown has a 2 80 PAGER; Just enough
to win.
GKaPE,nIc-Thi must be q good coun
try for for grapes judging froL the guam.
titles sent 10 this Office - Union Bridge
lndtr.
Mr.. c. r. Andcrs received an order last
week for one thousand hnrrcls offonr from
Livcrpsol, England, to be delivered in BAL
tiMole by October 18th.
Iii Mr. Iohn Collihowcr ofGracchan
father Of Mr.. Bernard Coliilower Is very
III. lie is a very old man and but slight
hopes are retained of his recovery.
The pulpit of the Lutheran church will
be occupied next Sabbath morning and
night by some of Tie members Of the Lu-
theran Synod Of Maryland, now in session
at Emmtsburg.
Mr. Ulrich has been relieved at our rail
road Office by Mr. Chas. Cole, who Will
nlso be relieved shortly 10y Mr. Oglc, who
will be placed here permanently. MIR
Ogle is 4, present, tho operator at Treder-
lex junction and is consequently known
70 many Of our citizens.
The Rev. A. d. Rowe, a Lutheran Mis-
sionary At Guntoon, India, who died re.
Gently a, that Station, was in the service of
the Childrens Missionary Society, com
posed of tho Lutheran Sunday scool CHI.
dren of Maryland. Six native children I'M
der his charge are supported by the Sunday
school of Middletown.
Eight thousand cans of tomatoes is the
daily work now at the canncry. One OF
our farmers has delivered between 800 and
$50 worth off oil less than an acre and an
other sos about 800 worth off of consider
ably less than two acres. With favorable
weather another week these figures will
Ike increased from 20 to 80 per cent.
Mr. John A. Flcagle took 259 bushels at
one picking from five acres
Bv reference to the proper column IL
will be found that our former townsmah'
Mr.. Geo. Lynn. now of Altoona, h"s
doubled ID lie took his bride into bran
new furnished house and like the dear
good man that he is, said with all this DO
possess thee to be apastime unto thee, to
dust up and SHINE up, even until dcat'i 40
US part" Our congratulations, George,
and please extend them to Mrs. L. also,
for she got good fellow.
MANY of our farmers will be unusually
late with their seeding rs they intend 10
nut wheat in the corn ground and, owing
20 the regularity of the season, the corn
is vet very green, SO much so III many
places that it is not yet considered sa1c 10
cut it, We have heard of one farmer VINO
expect. to get out little or no wheat as IL
was his intention to SOW it i'll corn grouho
principally and he is not yet Wiling 10
risk cutting off the corn.
And now the supersttious are recalling
the terrible events in this country that iol-
lowed on the heels of the comet OF looo
and the war comet" and pressClng dlsas-
ter to follow our magnificent morning Wis
itor. all of which is worse than nonsense
A comet belongs as naturally to the heav-
ems MS do the stars and planets ana lher
safe coming and going, with such lrfeso'
larity md apparent rccklessness OF mo'''n
and direction, proves the greatness ana
goodness, rather than tie anger OF 'h''
Master