Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1885-08-20

Judge English, of near Lewstown is suf
frring severely from an attack of heart his
ease and dropsy.
The Dayton Hedge Fence Company has
! sold tity-two miles hedge fencing in this
county and about ten miles in Carroll.
1t is supposed that the loss to the county
in repairing roads and bridges damaged and
damaged by the late flood, will be about
$4,000.
Letters for publication must reach this Of
fee not later than Tuesday morning in or
der to insure their appearance that week.
Our Mt st. Mary's correspondent will please
take note.
SPRING WINDS AND CoLDs.-Now is the
inc that changcable weather and winds
cause colds on the lungs, and to relieve the
cough Wild Cherry Syrup is the best and
most ctftctual.
J. Mr. Brad. Lidic is now the "boss' we'll
digger of this place. lie is rapid, careful and
exact builds a good well wall and insurcs
the water to hold, only in cases of exception
al drought. lie has q complete set Of APP
plianccs and should be patronizcd. He is
now engaged in deep well on Mr.. John
Rouzcr's mountain property, lately owned
by Mr. Jacob Lidie.
THE Pickle at Cold Spring on Saturday
of this week will be the first one held on this
wcll.known ground for II number of years
an the memory of pleasant times spent
there in the 90 Lang Sync" will probably
cause it to he well attended. 1t will hc held
by the United Brethren Sunday School, but
all are invited. We hcSpcak good old-tmc
picnic at Cold Spring.
The Franklin Mills trim of Collinowcr &
Eycr have set themselves to do business and
are doing it. \ visit to their store lrvel
opcs the fact that few equal md none excel
them in their ability to meet the demands Of
the community. These young men are en-
rr~c1ic, have rood taste and are not afraid f.
fill up their shelves they have n very large
stock and their prices are favorable; this
must bring item trade and it does,
Jos. 5 Fisher, Wythcyllc, Va, says in
:hr year lSSi he used Powclrs Prepared
Chemicals for wheat, and increased the yield
four fold. In proportion to cost it was the
best fertilizer he ever used. The cost of
PowclHs Prepared Chemicals is IS per hbl 81, a
sufficient quantity to make onc-halfton com.
plctc fertilizer Address Brown Chemical
Co., Baltimore, Md
INTERESTING. -Durinw the succession of
severe thunder stocms on Thursday after
noon last the telephone wires running into
th, office entertained us with some mighty
energetic cracking and snaprin- and in one
instance the report cqnallcd that Of a mus
kct and the insulating material around the
wire for about five inches Was violently torn
OIL the wires were struck at a point about
one mile east Of us, near Grac"ham and
about three miles north of IL, on the En-
mi,,hnrg pike.
this place has received n complete set OF new
from lno 7 Stratton y. Y. City,
They are of brass, twelve horns and a small
drum and cost $lS2 90 They are very
have tlc latest improved piston valy" and
have linus far given full satisfaction. Anoth-
TT very engaging feature of the matter is
they are paid for, the band out OF debt, some
due them yet on subscription and the old in
strumcnts on hand and for SAFE.
Is Bad TASTE About two wears ago, Il
Washington correspondent Of Western
newspaper sent to his chief a not inaccurate,
bat too gushing pen picture of oar present
Hon. Louis +. McComas. 1t
was reprinted in all the newspapers in this
district. with bat few cXccp-
tonS. This could not he made to seem i'm
proper, bat the recent revival of it is in bad
taste and we assume hut little risk when we
SAY that the honorable member from the
Sixth District has no, been cast in a mould,
a second rr.prir, of the item in question
would be. Actors, hrakrm"n and tludrS like
to he thus written up, hut Mr.. McComas cs-
capcs that Classification.
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\ meeting of the Democratic County
Central Committee of Frederick county was
held in the Grand Jury Room, at the Court
House. on Monday. August TO- 1885 The