Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1885-06-25
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the entire crop Of the county plowed over
twice, and by tho time YOU read this it will
be fully mid,slcs to a horse. If WAS re-
porting for Junragrcuturll report should
say acreage $50 per cent with average con-
d,ion 1o5 per cent,
What little wheat was left standing has
improved fully 200 per cent above all cX-
pcctations.
Oats prospect 80 per cent
Meadows and pasture land in splendid
condition, and all this implies that we Have
been hlcs 'cd with genial showers and warm
sunshine We are fully ten days earlier
than the average season here. Plenty Of
new potatoes, fine Size. 1'cis, beans, and
cabbay. heading nicely Mellon vines badly
destroyed by striped bugs. Send US RENE.
dy [CAtch the bugs Ed
Judge Foraker, ex-tarf. ofs9 o. b. l. is
his name We want to introduce him to
YOU. He is the next Governor Of Ohio.
Election I'd Tuesday in October, 1885; noni'
mated ut Springfield, Thursday, June llth.
We mean business this time.
What about lie reunion ofthc old 9Th Md.
Il; Mnchanicstown, some time in September
1t should be, and anticipate will l't the
prandcs, most glorious event in the history
ofthr Old boys of Co. w., since the muster
out on Arlington Heights in 1860. Ard
right here want to whisper suggestion
to the bows 4 onc-lav meeting won't do,
too short time. Why bless you boys some
of us have not seen The res! of you for 20
wears. 1t will take fully one day to just
look II, each other and note the change time
has wrought in our appearance.
No, boys, ..Flangc for Il two days review,
50 we will call it. You have generous
loyal patriotic people, whom, if you but so
lirit, would furnish YOU a Commissary equal
to our best at Yallow Jacket camp, Va.
We want u camp fire at night where, of
all places the battles are fought over again.
and side splitting jokes trld over; the lIgors
oflhr campaign of 'Gl must hc talked about,
and no time inI half of this in one day.
| fully expect to be there, but "" know
there's many slip tWix the cup and lip, and
in This may he disappointed, so hav" u
great mind to tell me read +, OF the CLARION
a few ofthc Thousand rcccn,rlc!iirs DC. OF
the BOYS Of old so. ID. The &c. YOU may
interprc, to read iN>t what YOU please.
Co.. .Ino. Ro l"cr was the ''"s' h"Shtu!
man in the Co. lie never wr"lc love let
ter durinr the war. If he had been killed
ofroursc he never would have been married
as he had to DO his courlinc rirn corc.
Capt Damuth Sheriff Grove ana W. A.
Lynn wrote and received more letters than
any holv of the Co, OF course they we're all
strictly busiiio"s.
john Travcr was the most modest 10y OF
the Go. He never would march in the front
RANK, through u town or esq for tear ne
would have To look ut the GIRLS. hay" not
seen the OIL boy for twenty years, but hope
ii" has gotten hravrly over that mod'sly and
i, now the HAPPY father Of at least dozen
',ys Ar1 ellis.
Cyrus Moslr learned to write while doing
duty n only such a nlstcass soldier dd.
He never was known to corresponds how
o,.or with ,,,. ,.;io Inv, Wis wife
FL WIllhidc picked up M officers hav"r-
.,,l, ,hnu, "a M ONO nurniur near Guinea
Station in Mur. 1864 Eli. sgid ii vas Lang
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Dan WiIhilr carried thc best ine-picr"
" ,h, G., ia wYv. h1, 10 h, rrou,a,rl.
VI ,I,r,.r We. I'm. best n,;,lcI bow of
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