Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1886-08-12

There is now a seeming probability of our
town registering the name of another now
and excellent citizen.
The Tramp having wandered away on a
long journey will not be able to reach the
village till next week.
Mr. Baltzcll Fox, a resident of Crcagers-
town, Md, now III his cightle,h year, and
married but once, has one hundred grand
children and if;y-thrce great grand chill,
drcn.- 7ines
Unexpectedly, advertisements crowd our
columns this week. They probably cons'i-
tutc as profitable part of the paper to you
a. any other; at amy event we shall not
apologize for their appearance.
A REpEATER.-Dr NJ. +. Leatherman
has just treated himselfto new twenty i've
shot Winchester sporting rifle, % caibre,
with globe and peep sights and vcrnicr 1t
weighs nine pounds and is dead shot when
every thing is right behind it.
JOINT s. $. PICNIc.-Thc Apples Church
and Frankinvillc Sunday Schools will hold
joint picnic in the Cold Spring grove
north of Mocha .iicstown on Saturday, Aug
2Sth, for which posters will be ont; there
will be a band of music and prominent
speakers.
Work on the VI V. II. II. is advancing
very rapidly the heaviest part of the grad,
ing is now done on the extension and with
favorable weather it will be buta short while
until track laying will be commenced. Mr.
Horatlo Foglc has charge of the men on the
works.
Mr.. V. b. Oslcr has secured the services
of Mr.. Crccger Of Rocky Ridge to lay his
flag pavement on the corner 1t is nearly
completed and will be Il fine one.
Mr. VIM. Lidic is laying pavement in
front of his property on w. Main, st, Judge
Black is engaged on Carroll St, and Mcssrs
Schcy and Wacsche on f. Main-st.
RELIGIOUS NoTICE-Therc will be scr.
vices held in the Lutheran church in this
Iplace on Sabbath the 18th inst. The sub
ject for the morning service will be n
Harvest discourse in which an analogy
will be drawn between tho natural and
spiritual harvest. The subject for night will
! be a rchukc to medlcrs and the christian
duty of every one attending to his own bus
mess. w. I. Wire, Pastor.
LOOKOUT FOX THEM. -Countcrfct silver
dollars bearing the date 1881 have mai,
their appearance in this locality. Upon the
outside of these coins is q thin shell of silvcI
which gives il Il proper color, but the i'll
sides are composed of lead to give the nee
cssarv weight. The silver plating can b,
easily peeled from the spurious composition
One of these worthless dollars was pamcd
off on Mr.. Justice Helmet, the South PATIO
mac street brewer, day or two ago.-lla
gerstown Nr'cs
Political BAsEBALL.-Thc democrats arc
"out of sight in poll of this town, but
when it comes to baseball players, they arc
seen to put on airs and now it is PROPOSED
to play Il game here on saturday next to set
tie the question: Black and Ba,zell are spok
en- of as the Republican battery Halmal
W Seton the Democratic. If F. Stokes
and paddy" HcsSon were here with Andcr
and Stull to strengthen the former, the,
would make it hot for the latter with thu
two Shriners, White, II, Seton and Fralc,
NIL of the Mcchanicstown Clubs best nine
I, is the intention to secure the services of ;
Prohibiiionsl or Mugwump to umpire.
A NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. conduct aud idl
gatht rings Of men about the entrance Il
business houses Of an evening is not onl,
evidence of bad taste on the part of TIN
loungcra, but is a positive disadvantage It
business men. Many ladies take the even
ing to do their shopping and it is distastcf'1
to them to have TO press their way thloug
a throng Of laughing, testing and loud talk
l ing men and boys, A lady need not b
! vcr-sCnsi,ivc to feel abashed at loud gut
J faw, INDUCED in at the time Of her approac
t to such mixed and thoughtcss compan
and many an innocent burst of laughter il
e no, ,lnnaturalIy mistaken as hcing the REL
: of some frcc-spokcn jest at the expense {
f ladies w,.o have Just passed by.
= 70 the end that we may not be misundcr
r stood in this connection, we will say tina
I,;, 10
e rare trait in orr town and it il mot Of lIa
r we peak, hut only Of That disposition I
{ gather in knots at various points and seen
p indy without thought disregard the pre-
,uncc o! Iad,C. IN The streets.