Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1886-05-06

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immediate attention to the sick.
Public office at the Drug Store.
Private consultation room in the rear Q
the Drug Store.
Marshall e. Leatherman, M. ID
Daniel L. Lealherman. M. ID
Thankful to generous public for thci
confidence and patronage in the past, hop
that the firm may maintain itselffully in tn
consideration of my patrons.
Marshall f.. Leatherman. M. ID
Local Items.
Strikes.
Grass butter.
The odorous onion.
Look up the linen buster.
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House cleaning wit is now in season.
The farm machinery agent is abroad.
There was beautiful aurora on Saturday
night last.
Ifyou would avoid bad dreams; pay the
printer.
Farmers; keep your hands oil OF lvor.
wheat. It's a swindle.
Mr. Henry A. Sipes is building new
barn; Jos. A. Weddle contractor.
Baltimore City is to be snvied; Sam Jones
Sam Small and Phneas T. Burnum, all a
once.
Flowers will be plentiful on the 3Oth da.
of May this year. We will have the usual
Decoration Day exercises.
When the cholera breaks out among your
chickens, give them dose of Venitan red
go paw the printer and all will be well.
The grass had begun to suffer previous to
the late rains, but an excellent yield is now
assured, save where the frost destroyed the
clover.
When the robins nest again and the flow
ers bloom in the spring, take underhold on q
buzzard dollar and give it square fall into
the printers palm.
A correspondent writing to the (Nronicle
evidently citizen in the minority at the
recent corporation election, asks the new
town council to wall in the town.
Mr.. VIM. H. Leathcrman, residing near
Mt. Tabor Church, in this valley, is the own
er of a valuable COW, which has given him
four CALVES within fifteen months Abont
fifteen months ago she dropped twin calves
and quite recently dropped twins again.
TalEey Register.
Another item has been added to the drain
age question. Water is now flowing along
the side drains in E. Main-st, that comes
from pond nearly a mile distant; on the
other side of this same street flows water
from ponds nearly a half-milc distant. Were
these facts not serious, they would be ride
ulous.
More bass were caught in the Monocacy
last week. from Greenfield Mills to mouth OF
Monocacy, than ever known of before. Sew
eral four and five Founders were among the
lot. Mr.. Jesse Clagett deserves the credit OF
being the boss fisherman of the town. He
seems TO have knocked the heretofore famous
'.Buck" out Of time.-Csttzen.
INsTALLATIoN.- Rev. U. II. Holman was
installed Pastor of the Reformed Church at
Emmtsburg on Sunday morning last " Rev
A. S. Weber of Westminster and Rev. II
Ditzer of Taneytown ofticiated. The for
mer delivered an eloquent and impressive
sermon on the occasion, The new Pastor
enters upon his charge with very encourag-
ing prospects of usefulness. Mr.. Weber
officiatcd again at the evening services in
the church.
NEW AssEssMENT.-Las week the real
property Of this town was newly assessed
by Judge VIM. j. Black. This assessment
is made under the law every five years.
From the assessors list we CLEAN the follow
ing: there are 113 persons owning the entire
assessable property in this town. the amount
of the assessment Is $194,0O0; the largest,
Mr.. V. B. Osler, 50 1875; the smallest, Mr..
John Spurrier, $780, there are SIX assessments
exceeding 5000, viz: V, B. Osler as above;
w. T. Grimes, $500; John Rouzer, $3.50;
G. W. Stocksdale, $1,000; ]. B. Gilbert, S.
200; Col. ]. r. Rouzer, 5000.
Bass PLENTY IN THE POTOMAC The
angling season has opened in real earnest
on the Potomac, and the promise for the
coming months is most encouraging. New
er in the history of bass fishing on our river
have such number of fish, averaging so
well in size, been taken during the first day
of season. Mr.. Emanuel Chrissinger, one
of our most expert and successful fisherman
returned from the river on Saturday laden
down with the "speckled beauties" Eman-
uel is great lover 0: the sport, and follows
it as pastimc, giving away more than he
eats or sells--a fact Of which we have proof
sitive,-Hagersto,on Ne'os.
'The Clarion did not reach us this week,
perhaps it went to the circus at Frederick"
Chronicle. The fault of the non-appear-
ance of The CLARION in our brothers sane
tum lies outside of this Office. We k,.oas