Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1883-08-09

success, although the weather threatened
most unpropitious beginning.
Attention is called to the card Of Mr..
Frank G. Norwood in another column, in
which he announces himself candidate
for the States Attorneyship.
! Mr.. Jacob Damuth raised u potato of the
Silver Lake variety that weighs b. 3 or.
and Mr.. Jonathan Gaugh one that weighs
/ tb. 3 OF.
Notwithstanding the rains that have
fallen SO regularly during the entire spring
and summer, our mill streams have failed
materially, but ~ yet, not enough to cause
any Inconvenience.
Mr.. JOS. A. Weddle left town this week
with force Of carpenters to erect build
ing for Mr.. Valentine, in Hagcrs-
town.
One Of the fine hogs in town was given
away as runt last fall and was fed with
spoon for time.
From the Daily Times Of Tuesday we
learn that movement is on foot to hold IL
Luther anniversary on the Fair Grounds
at Frederick All the churches in the
county are expected to participate.
The canning house will probably begin
on corn and tomatoes next week The
yield of the latter will be enormous, and
there are fine prospects of a full crop of
corn
There were five large camp mectings in
progress near Baltimore on Sunday last,
viz. Summit Grove, Wesley Grove. Jack
son Grove, Asbury Park and Towsontown,
the latter two being held by the colorcd
brethren.
There were upwards of fifty tickets sold
nj this point for Asbury Park on that day.
Jasper Carter colored man, in attempt
ing to board moving train. fell between
the cars, across this track and was killed,
three or four trucks having passed over
his body.
FAST TIME-A special train made the
run from Baltimore to the Blue Mountain
House one night last week in one hour and
forty seven minutes, actual running time,
or about forty miles an hour and over the
mountain.
EJECTMENT SUIT-Col. J. b. kunkcl
obtained Judgment of restitution of the
property one day last week, against Ed
ward Davis and Neil West, but a compro-
mise was effected and the writ not cXccu-
ted BY the compromise West at once
gave up possession of the property occu-
pied by him and Davis agreed to leave on
the following Monday.
DR.. +. X. Foreman has greatly added
to the appearance of his property on Han
over street. He has rc-modcled the lower
part of the house somewhat, cut the win
dows larger put u hallway in his house,
and painted in and outside. Ii now looks
very cosy and ncat.-Lutbstoaon Era,
PRECoClous.-Mr Jos. A. Wcddle pre-
scented us with an apple last week, OF fair
size, one of four that grew upon tree
Just Sc, out last spring. The body of the
tree ono foot from the ground il less than
thrcc-tourths of an inch in diameter and
the topmost limb does not reach four feet
above ground 1t rs supposed to be a
standard variety.
TALL CoRN.--Thcrc is growing on one
of Mr.. Geo. II. Johnson's lots in town, q
variety of corn that is said to yield four
and five ears to the stalk. There is at
present, room for four or five dozen as the
top blade on several ofthc stalks now bend
over at "A height of twelve feet, no tasscl in
sight and black green, thrifty growth,
promising ms much more as is already in
sight, or nearly so. More anon in rcire-
ence thereto.
Next week we will publish the letter
from the mining camps Of Colorado, re-
icrrcd TO in our issue OF last week. 1t will
appear on the first page and if as interest
ing to our readers as TO us it will prove a
feature of that issue, 1t was written by
our former townsman Schlosser keefer, to
his sister, Mrs. II, J. krise, Of Creegerstown
not intended for publication but the
graphic way in which Schloss always ex-
presses himself makes it most interesting
reading.
A FIENDISH OUTRAGE was committed
on little girl eight years old, the daugh
ter of Mr.. Cornelius Virts residing near
Sandy Hook, Washington county on Fri
day last by drunken jewelry peddler.
He was captured and placed in the
hands of a committee of safety, who got
him aboard the cars on the Washington
county railroad. The train was boarded
by a number of disguised men, who claim
ed to be lynchers, but as they not only
made no effort to carry out such design,
but allowed him to jump from the train
and escape, it is to be imagined that they
were lynchers only while in pursuit and
that their courage failed them, when the
victim was before them. He was recap
tured on Sunday night and now lies in the
Jail at HageHtown. He was arrested each
time by the same person.
LARGE SALIENT. j. Fl. Freeze, cigar