Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1886-09-30

Prompt attention given to all calls
Public office in the Drug Store
Private consultation room in the rear o
the Drug Store.
Local Items.
Bascballists; where art thou?
Attend the tournament on Thursday next
there is promise of an enjoyable time.
the Frederick Cornct Band has been ell
gagged to furnish the music for the Count,
Fair next month.
The iron for the MonOcacy Valley railroad
has in part arrived and the work of track
LAYING will shortly begin.
The cool wave, according to the weather
bureaus promise, heraldcd by fine shower
arrived on Tuesday evening.
There are 1872 United States pensioners in
Frederick county who draw $l,96072 pei
month from the government.
Some new corn has been delivered in our
town; price $225 per barrel. This price
Will probably rule only in small lots.
The next sitting of the Officers of Regis
,raton for this county, will be held on Mon
day and Tuesday. October 4th aud 3th.
The Frederick County Agricultural So
,cicty will admit the pupils OF the public
schools of the county to the Fair on Wednes
day and Thursday, October 10 and A. on the
,ayment of 10 cents each.
Mr.. d. T. lIof shot nine Quirres or
Wednesday, among them was one that wal
very peculiar, having its legs and head Goa
black. its tail foxy and its body grey. Davy
intends to stuff the skin Chronicle.
The Boonsboro' Times says that crack
three feet long and four inches wide has
been noticed in the Washington Monument
on South Mountain 1t is believed to have
been the result OF the earthquake shock felt
Il few weeks ago.
A SECOND CRor- William Lidio
showed us an apple and a pear, both OF
which were borne by trees on his property
from blossoms winch appeared about the
time the first crops were ripcning. They
were not large but were both perfect
The steward of the Blue Mountain House
George Shciss, of Ringgold Md had pen
of IS fine hogs in the mountain, which he
was failcning from the otfal of the hotel Ia
ncs Cholera descended upon that pen OF
hogs and it Is probable that all the hogs " i'll
die of the disease. -HagerstOwn Ae,cs.
Westminster still continues to tease Fred.
.rlck abou, her great baseball Cuba Fred
,rick is foolish enough to allow it, West
minister has not the rcmotest expectation OF
defeating Frederick this season, but she Is
having her full share of amusement at the
childish loneliness of Frederick on the sub
ice, of her pet and really excellent baseball
club.
Western Maryland college ut Wcstmins-
ser is to have II real japanese pupil. Miss
r. T. lIira,a has arrived from Japan VIA
San Francisco at the college where she Will
zcmain three years. She Is a convert l"
christianity, and has been pupil OF the
Methodist Protestant Mission School at lo'
kahama. She WAS converted to rist'ani'v
irv Rev. F. c. Klein, Of Baltimore, mission
AIRY in Japan.
Collector Groome has removed Mr. stan
lev Young, 81 200 clerk in the Baltimore
custom house, and appointed &, W. u
Smoot Of Charles county, to his place Mr.
Young is a son Of the late John IL. Young
formerly of this valley, and was appointed To
a c.rkship in the custom house by Collector
John l.. Thomas IN May, 1863 lie had
therefore held the position for over II years
valley Register.
just why dogs are necessity IN the econ
omv of Nature we have never fully comprc'
hcnded. OF this we are assured, that II the
particular canine that dismembercd our cal
feels himself to be of more than ordinary
usefulness, he had better get in his work
RAPIDLY or else find other locality than our
back ward in which to work ont his he IL
hor otherwise lis chief work may bc Icit III
an unfinished state.
MAGIC LANTERN EXHIBITIoS.-llav
secured the loan of a large Magic Lantern
and n great many excellent views, purpose
giving an exhibition, and lecture at Grace
liam on Friday and Saturday of this week
Doors open at 6 As p.m. Exhibition to be-
gin at 7,l5 p. IN. Admission 10 cents
Children under 10 years, 5 cents Proceeds
for the benefit of the 5. 5. Library and Mis-
sons.
The same exhibition will be repeated at
Mrchan cstown ON Friday and Saturday
evenings Of next week.
c. c. Lanius
Or IMronrASCE TO Observation-Disclosures
are already being received by the score al
the Pension Office from soldiers who lost legs
or arms, inquiring what steps are necessary
10 secure the increase of pension provided
by the act just before Congress ADJOURNED
All pensioners interested should know thai
it is not necessary for them to do anything
whatever. No attention should be paid to
The circulars of swindng claim agents Of
rNI0n