Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-08-28

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Vacation time is rapidly drawing to a close
for the children. The Public Schools will
open on Monday, September LIST.
The Emmitsburg water company has en-
tered upon it's first law suit.
The Owens Creek picnic was well attend
ed and Mr.. Frank Brengles address has
been highly praised The confectioner dis
appointed them, consequently it was day
without ice cream, melons etc.
This is the greatest country for raising
stock, and therefore Days Horse and Cattle
Powder has large sale in all the farming
districts. For sale by all druggists at 25 cts
per pound package.
The apple crop in this locality is in dan
GER trees that blossomed well and on which
the fruit attained to fair size are now losing
them rapidly, falling before they mature. On
some trees however the fruit hangs well and
as yet give no signs of dropping of in any
considerable quantities.
A most unevcntful period, For jimmy
frost's sake somebody get married, get mad
or ovcrturn something Can't somebody i'm
provisc great event in their mind advertise
thirteen bands Of music to be present anC
take I'D a collection for a monument to tho
memory of Livelier Times.
Some newspapers are able to make
charge for death and marriage notices. II
has almost come TO be a necessity with lib tt
offer to pay for them. Our readers wan
them and we can't get them unless we ar
present and we haven't the opportunity il
| the second instance, nor the inclination il
the first.
| KINDLY Recommendations Monday las
we received at the hands Of kind Mrs. Saral
Peddirord Who resides several miles nortl
of us, Il large basket of peaches and tomatoes
The former were large, ripe and ofthe fines
| flavor; the latter came in 'the nick of time,
our chickens having monopolized the garden
crop at home. We shall not endeavor t.
state the extent Of our appreciation of thu
kindness.
WE'LL WAIT TO LEARN.-We have beer
treated to a genuine surprise. There are I'm
doubtedly persons living in this town, wht
will vote for St. John and Daniel, unless
strong pressure be brought to bear on then
by the headers" of the old parties, 1t woul'
be no great contradiction to find the bulk o
ticket in fact we are assured that nearly o
quite all of them believe that to do SO woult
only be to show n consistent record. w
are not however prepared to accept such as
suranccs until they are accompanied will
the proof that politics as an issue between
the old parties does not make an appeal tt
| the prcjudces Of men, that outweigh an.
possible appeal to their conscience.
/ IMPRovlNG AGAIS,-During the past wcel
there has been, Il sccoad time, a marked dc
crease of cases of dyscntcry, with decide
improvement in the condition of all the sick
| There has been one death in this place, one il
have strong reasons now to hope for tn
abatement of the disease. The latest case il
town is that of Nanny, the little daughter O
Dr. Lcatherman, who was Ill on Sunday last
but is now improving. Mr. James Michigan
ST., one of our aged citizens has been Yer,
| i'll during the past ten days, suffering flon
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! pcctcd.
On Monday afternoon Mr., Joseph Cover
of Union Bridge was stricken with apoplcX,
in this city, and died the same evening. III
WAS register of voters for the 12,h district
and had come to Westminster on the 8
train to sign the collective notice for the Sep
! TENDER sitting Of the registers. On his wa,
up Main street he was attacked with apo
pleXy and sat down ON the steps of Mr.
Wesley Matthias. Attention was soon at
tracted to him, for he fell over and wa
seized with violent rctching. He was ioun,
| to be unconscious and was removed to TIN
residence of his cousin, Mr.. Samuel Cover
Just opposite where he sat down. Drs. Her
| ing and Shaw were summoned, but he va
! beyond medical skill, and he remained un
conscious until nearly o'clock, when h
died. His remains were taken to uniol
Bridge on the evening train. Mr.. Cow,
was one Of the numerous family of Covers il
Carroll and was q gentleman highly respect
ed. He was in his 18th year - u eS!miaste
, Sentinel
Sickness is prevailing in and around Me
! chanicStown, Frederick county, to an alarm
ing extent, Physicians Of that place repor
over so severe cases. On Saturday fv
corpses were lying in the town. A pecula
malady similar to dysen!cry is raging -
| Westminster Sentinel.
The above is Il mis-statcmcnt and doc
not even approach the truth the creates
number of cases reported any one day b,
our resident Physicians were forty-three, o
wnich onc-third, probably more were outsd
of the town, from one to four miles, and a
no time has there been more than two deat
in our town at the same time. Such runor
start and grow with inconceiyable speed Jun
til they reach such proportions rs, that, ther
were forty three dead bodies lying in thi
town one day, such report having beel
circulated west of the mountain it will b.
noticed that that was the exact number O