Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-10-23

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DR.. Dller of Double Pipe Creek, has been
ill for several weeks.
The man or boy who can't "talk politics"
now has q poor show for entertainment. As
a street corner institution, he may be orna-
mental, but of no other possible utility.
Ross Black, son of eXjudge VIM. ID. Black
who has passed through season Of severe
suffering from infammatory rheumatism, is
now much improved and able to walk about.
Mrs. Frederick White has been extremely
i'll of typhoid fever during the past week at
ono time being dangerously ill. We are
gratifiel to be able to report her condition
as being much improved.
Some of the farmers on Pipe Greek are
rrscctling their wheat fields that were sown
before the late rains. The ground being very
dry and dusty when it was first seeded, was
packed and encrustel to such an extent that
the wheat failed to come up we'll hence the
necessity off second sowing.-U b. Inder
Though numerous causes may operate TO
turn the hair gray, all that is needed to re-
store the natural color is Halls Vegetable
Sicilian Hair Remover. For more than
twenty years its sales has been enormous
but we have yet to learn of its first failure.
Some one has declared conceit worse than
consumption, and the comparison is a true
one. Many arc the ''conceited' who cry
down legitimate remedies, and who deludc
suffering humanity, whose only salvation is
the immediate use ofDr, Bulls Cough Syrup
"You may curry and rub him rs much as
you please, hu, you arc not going to get a
good coat on him until he is in proper con-
dtion. The horse is hidehound. Give him
some of Days Horse and Cattle Powder
That will soon set him right"
CoNFERENcE-Tbet Twelfth annual confer
cnce of the Church of God of Maryland and
Virginia, will be held at Maybcrry, Carroll
county, Md, commencing November 6, 1884
The opening sermon will be delivered by
FL Ter Wm Palmer of Crcagerstown, Nd
This body will represent about thirty
churches in Maryland and Virginia and
numbers about seventy clerical and lay del
cgates.
The handsome structure, Grace Lutheran
Church, of this city, is about completed, and
will be dedicated on Sunday, October Goth.
The dcdicatory sermon will lie preached at
1890 O'Clock in the morning by Rev. +. W.
Conrad, D. d., of Philadelphia. In the af-
ternoon Rev H. C. Holloway, of Middletown
Pa. will preach, and TIE Lords Supper will
be celebrated, preparatory services for which
will be held on the evening previous. AT
night, Rev. George Dichl, of Frederick, will
preach. Westminster Adcocate.
GRIT AND GUMPTloS.- sprightly con-
temporary, the Frederick Nears is forging
ahead and bids fair to become one Of the
leading enterprises in the state. II has long
been accustomed to d, stcreotyping aud is
about to add electrotyping to its list o.
works. 1t sends out most c.ed!table Duly
and, weare told, its weekly ranks with the
best in the county 1t will probably give
the easy going wccklcs of that city grand
shaking up when it once gets settled down
to do its best and all of it. We always ha' c
admired grit when backed by gumption.
For CLEVELAND, HENDRICKS 6 NELSON
On last Saturday evening the democracy
of this district organized a campaign club.
One hundred and forty six signatures were
received, of which, one hundred and seven
attended the netting. DR.. VIM. White was
made temporary chairman and Chas. +.
Casscll temporary secretary, A committee
OF three appointed the following officers for
permanent organization, who were chosen
by the meeting. President, JOS. A. Gernand
of Graceham; Vice Prcriden;s ALDER: Coli
flower, Dan. F. Roddy, James II. Fraley,
Geo. II. Bussard, John Gernand Frank Col
lllowcr, Tbos. Eyler; Treasurer Bernard
Colliflower; Secretaries VIM. l.. Armacost
and Chas. E. Casscl.
GERMANE, CoGNATE and very suggestive
is the following remarkable sentence, the
closing one of highly literary effort in the
Frederick Ne,cs editorial columns of Satur-
day last.
at may be taking you back good ways
to bring in the Sanskrit, but comparison of
it with the grammar you are carrying under
your Hrm today ought to be q very cncour-
aging ald consoling proceeding, and The
NEWS Lopes and has no doubt but that the
instigator of these remarks will hereafter
take to his grammar rs readily as he does to
dessert at dinner
We have it on authority that the writer
of the above is the "original' who dcprecat-
ed the charge that he wasn't "much of a gram
marist," but claimed to be considerable of
an arithmcticker."
New GooDs.-Our town is now in its very
best shape to attract buyers; it has never
before offered superior advantages and we
doubt if ever before prices were so low with
such complete and full stocks from which to
select Every one of our merchants have