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

OS"S hoVSu nuu IVA CluoC Ill ELL
mitsburg to day.
Read advertisement of Real Estate at
private sale by Mrs. Mary 4. Black, in
another column.
Mr. E. l.. Bobli'z' photographic gallery
Is open every Saturday. His patrons are
always well pleased.
A beam of comfort has been found in
the use of DR.. Schley Family Cough Syr-
up.
AT the Christmas services in St. Johns
Catholic church Of Westminster collec-
ton tor the benefit of Mt St Mary's Col.
lege amounted TO fifty dollars.
The business ut the Double Pipe Creek
Station has increased to such an extent
that the railroad company will add an ad
dition Of l40 feet to the sw itch.
"The Judge" is for Americans by Amer
cans, free from rnSarity, sparkling will,
wit and fun. Illustrated by the most able
staff Of artists in the world. "Wiih
good will to all and malice toward none''
At the Christmas celebration by the
Lutheran and Reformed Sunday School at
Rocky Ridge, Mr.. Charles Barrick and
Miss Fannie Barrick organ;sls were pre-
scented with handsome sum of money
by their congregation.
The ronv of Fate" is sometimes super
seeded bv the "humor Of Fate" rs for in
instance, when lawyer gets Prayer
book, Il barber gets Feather Cross and
an editor pair OF Bracelets What con.
trast those articles make with 4 vice, razor
and scissors.
FULL OF 'EM.-One day last week the
CLARION Office was fairly alive With p!o-
motors of the Art Pre,crvaive, in all sew
en-, Mcssrs Beatty. McIlenrv. Root, Croft
all on Holiday visit, and the three that
constitute the force of the office. There
was general interchange of ideas, some
good advice given us and no small amount
of help.
HANDSOME PREsENT.-As the exercises
of 'he Lutheran SUNDAY School on Christ
mas Eve, the orgnniSt Of the church choir,
Mss Ettie Anders vas preser ted with
gold watch and chain, Col .DDo. r Rnnzer
making the presentation address. This is
not simply post of honor, already two OF
them having been made the recipient of
gold watch the other one being Miss Mat
tie Yonson.
New YEAR PATTY Through the cour.
tesy OF Mr.. ard Mrs r. C. S'ocksdalc, the
young people he'll, basket sociable at
their residence ON New Year evening. II
was largely attended by rlh-lovng and
FUN producing company and an evening of
pleasure WAS spent; a profit as well as "A
qualification to ALL We trust that we may
have more such to report during the win
ter season.
BARE BURNED On Friday afternoon
last the barn ON Mr. Jacob S.auh's farm
on Hunting Creek, between Eirhollz' and
Black's Mills was totally destroyed by fire
Including ab"u, 200 bushels of wheat, 5OI
bushels of onts, n large quantity OF fodder
and hay and nearly all Of ms farming I'M
plrmcnls.
Hi. horses were gotten ont in time TOT
save them and some of the harness was al
81 saved his cattle were not in the stables
at the time,
The re is nothing positively knows as to
the origin OF the fire There was no insnr-
asce. A paper is in circulation for sub
script ,ns,
COMMUNICATED.
Editor CLARION,
Dear Sir
In your issue OF Dec
2Sth, YOU spoke Of an Entertainment to be
given by the Union Sabbath School Of
Owens Creek which by reference 10 pre-"
gram promised to be very interesting. !
feel satisfied in saying that had our Editor
been present Il, the entertainment he would
have had no cause to he disappointed un
less in regard to sitting room, which was
indeed scarce and in demand. Those who
arrived early were provided with comfort
able seats, but unfortunately your writer
was not among the early arrivals, hence
considerable muscle wa required to obtain
the desired location. The house was lll!-
ed to overhowing, doors, windows and ev-
cry place which afforded Land or foot hold
was occupied.
"6ittin much pressed up" were the words
sounded an indefinite number of times i'll
our ears " hich were very appropriate to
tie occasion, for harder squeezing, either
private or public, was never experienced
by the crowd of ladies and gents near the
door. The program which was carefully