Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1888-07-19


the DRUG Store.
Local Items.
Emory Grove Camp begins August 9th.
Lutheran Reunion at Pen Mar August
22nd.
Total eclipse of thcmoon on Sunday night
next.
Picnic, campmcc,inrs and excursions rule
the hour.
The louisiana lottery failed to enrich any
of the local ticket holders.
Get your courage to the sticking point an'
ask Your best Girl to he yours while waiting
the eclipse.
The moon gets full once every month
it W Il ret n black eye the next time it tries
it.
Buckingham's Dye for the Whiskers is in
one preparation, and never fails To color the
beard beautiful brown or black OF a natur-
al shade.
Orlm' Acme Hall clothing house, of Bal
,lmo,c has had sent th,m one of the Jackets
Il part of Guardian Hose Companys uniform,
to gCl the pattern.
Nr. : NJ. Brely is agent COR the Fidelity
Accident Insurance comp my. IN our Judg-
mrnt this system " insurance is superior 10
that of Life Insurance; at least you do not
have 10 die To WIN
REMoDElING THE CoURT ROOM Work
men in charge of Mr.. Ephraim Cramcr have
been engaged during the past week in re-
modelling the court I 'om, with view OF ob'
tanning more light. In addition to tearing
out the gallery, number Of other changes
will also he made citizen.
Bodily hcallI and vigor may be maintain
cd as easily in the heat Of summer, as III the
winter m ,nths, if the blood is purified and
yitaizrl with Ayers Sarsaparilla Every
person who has uscl THIS remedy has been
greatly benefited. Take this month.
The Lutheran church at Wo>dshOro, Is to
have u new he'll which is expected to be put
IN position before sunday. 1t weighs 32t
lbs, and is said to have II beautiful tone,
A successful test of lifting The water from
the Carroll street bridge was made 10y the
Junior Steam Fire Engine yesterday evening
at Z O'clock The distance Of the lit was
about 90 feet .-NG'os,
A prominent grain dealer informs us that
new crop grain Just thrcshcd is not in prop
or condition TO he handled. The heavy rain
of the early part of the week prevented II
from drying properly and it will not be III
proper condition for thrcshing and market
until il has become thoroughly dry and firm
Farmers who hurry their crop forward be-
tore it is in good condition may not realize
more than 60 cents a bushel for it. We adj
wise little delay, 50 that there may be no
danger of loss or depreciation of the gram
by heating. -.eentthel
II was stated few days ago, that -four
poles would be put up at Taylorsvillc, in this
county, during the present campaign. one
for Cleveland and Thurman, one for Harrl
son and Morton, one for the Prohlhltonlsls
and one for Bclva Lockwood.
Charles +. Sanford, well-kn0wn gard
per, of Emmitsburg, has taken charge of
Roop Il Zilc's took and seed farm, near this
city Mr.. Sanford is contributed many prac
tical articles on gardening 10 the agricultur
al press-Aduocute
A mortgage was placed on record IN tho
Recorders office at Johannesburg ON Tues
day bv the baltimore and Harrisburg Rail
way Company western cxtenson to the
Mercantile Trust and Deposit Company, OF
Baltimore, for the sum of $240,0 The
property covered Try the mortgage Includes
all che real estate, franchise rolling stock
and other property of the of 'he railway com
pany, and is to secure the payment OF S249
600 of five per cent, bonds, issued to detral
the expenses of the building of the western
extension or the line from Ortanna, in Adj
ans comty, to Blue Ridge Summit, IN Frank
lin county, Pa, fourteen miles. The issue
of these bonds was authorized at a meeting
of the stock bOlcFers in Gettysburg on July
7th, and the completion Of the extension vii
give the southern section Of the state sec
ond line to Gettysburg.