Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1883-01-04

BROOM FACToRY.-Messrs Smith u An
ders arc engaged in manufacturing brooms
at Lantz, to whom all orders should be adj
dressed
Maj, Chas. A. Damuth has sold his de,
sirable little property along the F. u Il
pike one mile north of town to Mr.. George
Markell for $500.
Our FARMERS should be mindful of the
fact that Mr.. w. r Young is in town
this week, making contracts for next sum
mers produce. to he delivered at the Can
ming House. See advertisement in anoth,
or column.
Ifreaders of the CLARION would stop tc
consider the fact that items of news re
ported by them to us, aids in making the
paper that much more interesting to Others
and that others would naturally appreciate
it the more and thus in the same manner
aid IN making it more interesting to them
we are assured That more items would in
that way come into our possession.
Farmers and others desiring n gentcel
lucrative agency business, by which IS tn
$50 day can be earned, send address ut
once, on uos,al. toll. G. WILKINSON & Co..
! 1876 and 1917 Fulton Street, New York.
Dec. IA 6m.
The huges, holiday joke was the instance
of our being called upon to cash two checks
amounting to nearly 800.
Now who ever conceived more conf
cal idea, than that country ncwspapar
man had that much ..oacy about him
Like many others under similar circum-
stances, we pretended to be able but not
anxious, to accommodate him; appearances
must be kept up YOU know.
The old year evidently left us, under the
impression that he had been pretty good
sort of year; his last day bore on its face
a genial and complaceni smile. For our
part, we have nothing against the old fel
low and were not at all disposed to meet
his parting smile with frown. Farewell
old 'S2! When you come around again
YOU may not find as good natured chap
ON the CLARION and you NAV have occa
sion to recall these touching remarks when
YOU get up on the shelf, ono hundred years
hence.
tB-The wonders of modern chemistry
are apparent in the beautiful! Diamond
Dyes. All kinds OF coors Of Ink can DC
made from them.
The week Of prayers, as recommended
BY the Evangelical Alliance will begin on
the 7lh inst The subject for the differ
ent DAYS will he as follows. Sunday, Jan.
uary 7th, sermons Christ ~ the Mediator
between God and Man" Monday. praise
and Thanksgiving; tuesday, humiliation
aud confession; Wednesday. prayer for
families; THURSDAY, PRAYER for the church
universal; Friday prayer tor the nations;
Saturday, prayer for the missions; Sunday,
sermons on "Tilc Second Coming OF
Christ"
Two weeks ago We published the notice"
of the death in Baltimore of Charles Ham,
NETT. formerly of this place. We were
not informed at the time, of the cause Of
his death, hut have since learned that it
WAS small pox.
We are grevcd to learn that his father,
Mr.. David G. Hammctt, ST and Mrs. Ham
nett, his wife, have both been overlaken
hy the dread scourge and are at present nf
aioted with It. We understand that Mr..
IIammctt has passed the crisis of the dis
ease but we have not bad any direct in
formation during the past several days.
franklin Mills, Fred k Co. Nd.
Sept, IS, 1882
We have Just returned from the City and
would respectfully call your attention to
our large and well selected stock of Goods,
we mention in part as tol)ows:-Dry Goods,
Notions. Ready Made Clothing, Queens
ware, Enr,henwarc, Hardware, Cutlery,
Groceries, Specs ofall kinds, Bacon. Fish
and Lard A large stock Of Boots and
Shoes of which we are making Specially
Upper and Sole Leather and Calf Skins
and variety OF goods usually kept in a
first ella Country Store. Give us call
Sept. 81 ttS H. CHllitlo"er ~ Son,
BUILDING ASSOCIATION AT the meeting
on Friday night last there were one hun
dred and nine shares reported; five other
names were added to the committee to So
licit stock the meeting Informally accept
ed the committees report OF constitution
which was the same as that of the old as
soclation with very slight modification.
The meeting adjourned to meet again 10.
morrow FRIDAY evening ut 81 o'clock
From information received, we are war
ran,ed in stating that the requisite number
of shares will be reported and the associa'
ton will he permanently organized by the
adoption Of Charter and the election
of Charter Members AS the work to he
done will be considerable, all inter
ested should he there at the hour named.
SUNDAY SCHoot EXERCISES. The en-
tettanments given by the Sunday Schools
of the different churches in this place on
Sunday and Monday of last week were of
excellent merit and brief mention of the
pr,minent parts would probably be inter.
esting reading to our patrons, but as the