Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1886-08-26

Mr.. John W. King, residing near WolfS-
vile, this county, gathered and sod the g.
SAG quarts of Whortlcbcrrics. The berries
were gathered from the Caloctin Mountains
and sold in this city .-Er0m'ner.
The Maryland Sunday School Union has
again issue its regular arnnal appeal to the
Sunday Schools ofthc State for contributions.
1t is well deserving Of support. A statistl-
cal blank accompanies each appeal. SCHOOLS
are requested to promptly fill ii and return.
We are in receipt ora copy of the Cincin-
natl Wustratrd NIjrs, a double number, with
supplement, the Exposition number of this
really artistic publication. We have it AS Il
| favor at the hands of oar old friend Ned,
Parrish of that city, 1t is u qualification to
br thus remembered
{ We are in receipt OF copy of the book of
premiums. ETC., of the Frederick County
Agricultural Society for the year l6SG.-
While the work from an artistic point of
| ' NN II ilDl ny ~ wv nSunl HiNi N w AN
lcncc, yet the lis, Of premiums and a,,rac-
tons still maintain the promise of the well.
earned and oft-asscrtcd superiority of our
countvs agricultural fair.
| The Meas informs US that about tTentQ.
! IRE persons left Frederick on Thursday
morning Of last week to attend the Reform
ed picnic in the Manor woods near Buck
cvstown. This is about the size of the crowd
that Frederick usually turns out to any gath
ering in the suburban towns in the county,
but when her good people get up Il carnival
or other display, they want everybody on
the face Of the earth TO come i'll |dNty
ngister.
DEATH or HARRY \. OvELMAS.-Ah0ut
II o'clock on Monday morning the sad news
reached this place that Harry Oyclman had
died at 8 O'Clock that morning at Garden
City, Kansas, where he had gone last winter
to Join his father, Mr. Geo. Il. Oyelman, and
his Older brother. He had been sick for
some weeks with malariai fever, and the
family here, though in receipt of daily in
itclligcn e regarding his condition, We're I'M
der the impression that he was improving,
and i, was great shock to learn Of his I'm.
expected death --(hr0nrhe
| KEEP YorR Eye OrEN.-A man has been
travelling over Franklin county selling what
he pretcnds to be a specially productive va
r;ctv of seed which lie calls THE Golden
COM He sold 1t at figures AS high as 1850
per hlshel He promises to buy back next
Fall all seed grown from this variety for
SO per bushc! The dealer has made M
mcruus gales and at the Chambersbury Ma
tiona! Bank negotiated notes from response
bic farmers, aggrcyating over $l,l9O face
value
We would suggest to our farmer friends
to keep an eye open or they may be taken
in on the same trick. -liagerstown Ne~s.
For AULD LANG SYNE.-lt was 40 event
Monday evening found US surrounded by
seven collegians, all given to song and mcr
rimcnt, such as is only known to those who
have once been college boys" and TO de
gree beyond the conception of the unniti
ated pleb, we enjoyed ourselves.
Rev H. II. Weber and MIR. Fredk Case,
man of Pennsylvania College, are guests Of
college mates here and with Messrs Rouzer
Black, and johnson Che batter of Dickinson
and DR.. F. X. White, made an evening of it
IN our office.
We are gratiticd to know that these young
men, having awaited themselves of the eX-
ccptional opportunities afforded them, have
each before them well.defned goal to the
attainment of which they will sevcralIy
strive with an ardor that augurs well of sue
cess. A feeling, deep, warm and not devoid
of anxiety pcrvadcs us, when we consider
the possible future, boys, and it is an honest
and fervcnt God-spccd we bid you.
To BE REBUILT.-We learn from the
Chambcrsburg Herald that the Western
Maryland Railroad Company has detc!mi.-
ed To erect a freight warehouse and grain
elevator on the site of the burned property
of the Company. The building will he Of
frame. The portion to be occupied as a
warehouse will be larger than tina, formerly
used. The grain elevator will be smaller
than that which was destroyed. The freight
office will be extended towards Miler's ITo-
tel and it, with the warehouse, will be six
feet wider than the old structure MasOns
have begun work upon the erection of the
new building 1t is expected that work up
on it will I've completed sufficiently to allow
of occupancy by the Railroad Company
within two months or possibly six weeks