Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1883-01-25


bride in triumph and lett those who love
to attend to others business better than
their own to chew the cud Of disappoint-
ment.
Mr.. Ezra Brow who was shot some
months back Is recovering.
We are having plenty of snow at this
time, the fall being continued from day to
day and the sleightng is excellent.
FRITz.
p. 8. For = birds eve view of the steam
saw mill accident. please see VI.
II.
Nor SoID.-The property in this place,
advertised at public sale by the heirs OF
David King, deceased, WAS offered on
Saturday last and withdrawn with $720
bid
SITUATION WAITED by comreren,
salesman and clerk, either to fill Il clerk
ship or to travel Reference given.
Apply at THIs OFFICE.
In reply TO n correspondent who asks
what the legal weight Of corn is, the Bal
timore Sun says "The act of1SS2, chapter
264, provides that corn in the ear may be
bought or sold by weight or measure, and
when sold by weight 335 pound shall be
the standard weight of a barrel'
There has been more sleighing in pro
portion to the amount of snow, than We
have ever known. The bulk Of the frozen
material is made up Of hail, which being
thoroughly saturated during the tl'aw of
last week was converted into pure ice Ivy
the polar wave that reached us on Sunday
last. 1t has been the slippery. slip up-ricst
season experienced for years.
Oysters Oysters !. At one dollar per
gallon at "Pollry's.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Il. Cvc'man had a
pleasant surprise on Monday evening of
last week. a merry scighlng party, mum.
bcring thirty five made m unannounced
cali upon them. It WAS Joyous and
agreeable surprise 10 the worthy host and
hostess and they in turn'madc things leas
! ait for the visitors, in the way of a hospit
able reception ard generous table.
FLAT.-fhe 'dl}sy Register says: "The
appears to be very little demands for real
estate in he valley this season But a
small fraction Of all that has been thus far
offered has found buyers. The sale of ia
cob Rou'zNhn farm reported in this column
last week. seems not to have beer sale
after all Mr.. Noah Routzahn having de
clncd 10 take it."
If the Mililctown Valley confines to
send her best cit izrns West ii has nothing
better to expect than the experience re-
corded above Er
NO lady Of rcfncmtnt likes 20 resort to
superficial devices TO supply becoming
semhancc of her former beauty. Il /,
AezlM alo0e Tat hind'ey tie FIRE Nqt ttgtts
TIE roHHtrDaore ana brj"qs htrh the ,feM
rnts "j'tIr apple h'1't,~~ 10 tie ,tadi rlcek
Il ANYTHING on earth will DO this it is Mrs
.vdiN +. pinliham's Vegetable Compound
which has already brough heath 10 multi
tndcs with whom all other means he'd
failed
EIsIToRS-Two Of the NcsSrs M5ssr-
man, Mr. Charles J Seton and Sir linton
Nicely nil Of Millrrstown, IA, visited
Good Samaritan Lodge, i. q. y. F. ON
Thursday night last and remained over
until the following afternoon. On Friday
morning they visited our public schools
and pleasantly entertained and were in
return entertained by the three different
schools. One of the Mcssrs Musseman is
q school director in A('ams county. Mr..
Needy was formerly a stnool teacher and
later LEGISLATOR so that they were both At
home when il came to saying few words
to The scholars. They were four good
fellows out to enjoy themselves and ifther
visit was ~ pie surcahe to them as hey
made their presence to their friends here
we may reasonably expect to see THEN tNcrs
again after IA less lapse Of time than has
passed since any former visit