Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1882-10-05

QuERY.--Does the ram,bo apple make
the best butter. or does the Lady Blush
when her best fellow is bccid'cr aud none
other butheri
~ No woman really practices economy
unless snc uses the Diamond Dyes. Many
dollars can be saved every year. Ask the
druggist.
Democratic County Convention on the
End of October; Judicial Convention in
Frederick, on 9Th of October and Congress.
sional Convention at Cumberland on
Thursday, Oct 19th.
REMOVED. MIR. Simpson, whose jewel
ers card appears in another column has
removed his place of busiLcss to a room
on the second floor of II. Clay Andcrs
building on Main st Immediately west of
the post office.
Many of the COWS OF Middletown Valley
are absolutely bursting, winch results from
eating grcclily of new and tender clover
which swcls in them, John Bussard has
lost two, Ezra Beach|cy two Martin Cob
lcniz and Carlton Keller one each
Visitors returning from abroad as well
rs recent cmigrants, will find Ayers Sar
saparlla helpful in avoiding the hardshps
of accimation, and in removing the bols
pinplcs and crup,ions consequent upon
sea diet, Its blood cleansing qualities
remedy such troubles promptly.
| Rev J. Summers, formerly of this place
is now stationed at Mountain Falls, Fred
erick county, Va. He was stationed there
once before, during the war and was hold
ing services at the Ecan Furnace church
one day while skirmish was going on
Immediately around the church.
The tomato fields on Monday morning
last, were marvel of production, the
ground was literally red. The process of
ripening has just reached its most rapid
stage and where the plant was well cared
for, it will require but two or three gath,
crings to amount to one hundred bushels
per acre ana they are being gone over
every third day, Eight thousand cans and
upward are being packed daily.
JOS. A. Wedllc will lay plank walk
five feet wide in front Of his property on
Fast Main street. This will fiji upa con.
siderable gap, but there will yet remain q
larger part Of the sidewalk between the
public school building and the termination
/ of the old payemenls, to he made passahIe
/ by the school children during the winter
months. This matter should not be al
lowed to pass by default Of attention.
we nre in receipt Of a copy Of the Tom
Green Times, published at San Angela,
Tom Green county Texas, sent us by our
Old friend, Col. NJ 2Lclan, U. S. A. who
| is stationed at Fort Concho The paper
contains an account of the wonderful
| frcshct that destroyed thousands OF dollars
worth of property and number of lives.
Nearly six inches Of water fell in less than
twelve hUrM, Ben Fick)cn, the county
seat MAS almost entirely destroyed. 1t
occurred on the 23i Of August,
*The great value Of Mrs Lydia e Pink
hams Vegetable Compound for all dis
cases Of women is demonstrated by every
day experience. The writer of this had
occasion to step into the principal Phar-
macy of a city of l40 600 inhabitants, and
on inquiry as to which is the most popu
lar proprietary mediclrc Of the time. was
answered, that Mrs. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound occupies most conspicuous
place in the front rank of all the remedies
of this class now before the public. Jour.
nal
SPECIAL SERvICEs'-The one hundred
and twenty fourth anniversary of the or
ranizstion of the Moravian Church at
Graceham, will be celebrated, ID. V. on
Sunday the Sth Of Oct. The exercises Of
the day will consist of preaching at l0t
q. m followed, after short intermissOn,
bv Love feast and the Holy Communion.
The anniversary services will close with
spccal Praise service at II in the evening
Preparatory services consisting OF
shor, sermon, will be held each evening at
n beginning Wednesday 4th.
Read the Haccrstown Fair advertised in
another column This fair is coming rap
idly into favor with our people, on account
Of the excellence OF its display, the varied
and attractive features of its program OF
amusemen,s, the lbcrality, energy and so
cisbilty of the people and the convenience
of railroad travel We can promise them
large delegation of visitors from this side
Of the mountain, from the fact that those
who have visited the fair in late years
have given it no stinted praise.
BANKING HousE.--A decided and long
felt want has been supplied to Emmitsburg
and the North End by the establishment
of banking house in that place The
movement of money in that town and the
two large institutions of learning near
there il considerable and has necessarily
been attended with much Inconvenience
which has been avcr,ed by the enterprise
Of Messrs AMMAN, Horner & Co., the new
firm of bankers. We are not prepared to