Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1882-12-28

-December
Go to Leatierman's for Ra:sits, Citron
Currants and Lemons. ,,t
Drs. Oelllg & Pfoutz' Tonic Elixir and
Pills are kept for sale al DR.. NJ. e. LeatI
erman's Drug Store. These are standard
remedies. Give them trial. See adv. in
another column.
Go to Leatherman's for Candies, Fruits
Nuts, Toys and Masks.
! ENTERTAINMENT.-The Union Sabbath
School of Ow ems Creek will give an enter.
tain.ncnt on Thursday night Of this week
! December 2Sth) We have printed pro-
gram of the exercises and it contains a
group of interesting parts that promises an
evening Of pleasure and profit to all who
attend The exercises begin at $50 O'Clock
p IN.
Do'st thou love life?-Then do not
suuander valuable time,-for that is the
stuff life is made of;-but procure at once a
bottle of Dr. Bulls Cough Syrup for your
Cough and be cured. Yourdrugg list keeps
| it.
FUN IN EMMITsBURa. BY reference to
| New Advertisements it will DO seen that
Messrs. VIM. H. Grouse Il Son, of the
Western Maryland Hotel, will provide for
some sport on January the fourth Glass
ball shooting in the morning and Fox
chase III the afternoon The entrance fee
to the shooting will he but an equivalent
Of the amusement and the winners will be
very well repaid.
.Ladies of all ages who suffer from loss
of appetite; from imperfect digestion, low
spirits and nervous debility rnay have life
and health renew ed and Indefinitely ex-
tended BY the use of Mrs. Lydia e Pink.
hams remedies for all complaints incident
to the female constitution We havc not
only living faith in Mrs. Pinkham, but
We are assured tina, her medicines are II,
once most agreeable and ciIicacloue.
Our town has been unusually lively dur
Ing the past week, even for the Holiday
Season the far for the benefit OF the Cath
dlit church having attracted many stran-
gers. We are gralihed to know that /.
has been very handsomely patronzcd and
while we may not be able to make 50 cx-
cellent a showing as the Tancytown fair,
ust closed, we are assured that when the
receipts are finally footed up, they will
surprise many.
As we stated last week, the goods arc
marked nj very low figures and snlcs are
readily made.
\ beam Of comfort has been found in
the use OF DR.. Schley's Family Cough Syr-
UP
The FnAey Register doesn't evinee much
interest in the proposed railroad to con.
meet the Is II o and w. Md railroads
While its columns are available for much
that refers to the Frederick road, il simply
reports, without comment or favorable
mention, til" proceedings ofthe Joint meet,
inc of the two upper districts, Cntoc.in and
jackson
IL il t5 hr assumed from this. That its
heart is in the former enterprise to the
exclusion of anything that may benefit 9th
er and le' s favored portious of the Valley ::
or does it fear that the attention divided
amongst too many kettles, the broth may
all be spoiled?
We are interested in seeing the districts
in the northern end Of the Valley secure q
railroad, especially If they are willing to
subscribe their portion of the stock. The
meetings held gave out solid business ring
and We have other reasons for believing
that by proper interest along the southern
part of tie proposed line there would be
rs little difficulty to build that as any road
through the Middle,own Valley. As i'll
stands now, il is a question Of connecting
the Pennsylvania and Shenandoah railroads
on the one hand and the Baltimore and
Ohio and Western Maryland on the other,
oCth through the Middeown Valley and
we know enough Of the vim and energy
of the management of the two latter roads
to affirm our belief, that they would not
hesitate to render valuable assistance, to
secure any such desirable connection he.
tween the two roads as this excellent feed
CT would he.
Go to Lea,hcrman' for Fruits and Spices.
GrnceIlnln Letter.
Christmas is again one of those pleasant
occurrences of the past, although we have
many mementoes in greeting and gifts by
which our minds can be refreshed, Of the
now past The services of Christmas eve
were well attended, Rev E. w Shields
gave his hearers an interesting and instruc-
tive discourse from the 10Th chapter of
Matthew; the usual distribution of,he wax
tapers was as much enjoyed by the older
portion uf the audience as by the recipients
(he chi!dIen)
Services were also held on Christmas
morn. Christmas night the Sabbath school
give its Xmas entertainment. AT 6 Al p.
m the exercises were opened with singing
by the school, and prayer by Rev. Wire Of
MechauicstoWn.
The exercises consisted of Rotations of