Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1888-10-25
COnsum biiOM Surely Cured.

ed to John J. Bradley, Philadelphia Pa.
COnsuln biiOn Surely Cured.
ToTHE EDITOR.-Plcascl inform your read
crs that have positive remedy for the
above named disease. BY its Timely use
thousands of hopeless eases hayc been per
mancntly cured. shall be glad to send two
bottles of my remedy FREE to any of your
readers who have consumption if they will
send me their express and post office address.
Respectfully,
T. A. SLOCUM, NJ. G., 1871 Pearl ST., n. Y.
If you can not take the baby to the coun.
try, use DR.. Bulls Baby Syrup tor the usual
diseases of early childhood. Price % cents
Il bottle.
Every moment of our lives. every part Of
our body is wearing out and being built up
anew. This work is accomplished by the
blood but if the blood does not perform the
work properly the system is poisoned
Cleanse the blood by the use Of LNxaNor, the
golden remedy.
The pupils Of Wakcrsvilc school have
taken the census Of the village and report
800 inhabitan;s-90 men, ZIG women and
1jt children.
A brass hand is being organized at Woods
boro.
John Quits, who lived in Lcwi,tcwn
district twenty wears ago, died in Mon,gom.
cry county last Monday, and was buried at
Crcagcrstown on Wednesday. He was
about 70 years of age.--Ners.
A CURIOSITY jacob ID. Wofc Esq of
Wolfsvllc, has d curiosity in the form of Il
small potato from one end of which six or
eight thrifty shoots of cabbage appear. 1t
rcscmblcd a cabbage sprouting for seed al
though the bulb is evidently Il potato having
distinct eye and a small root, I'M" curl
osty was found in Mr. w olfcs potato patch
where some cabbage we're also grown. Mr..
W. planted the strange growth and is eager
to know what it will bring fol,li.--Times.
Our book "tIc' 10 beginning TO pan out: If
our friends are at all active in our interest,
we believe that the extra hundred above high
water mark will be obtained. We will say
Just here that these books will cost you Gj
cents secured in any other way than through
our offer. Read that offer in this issue and
determine to aid your local newspaper TO the
extent of one new subscriber. 1t is very lit
tie that we deserve if We do not deserve 50
slight an effort as that would be.
\ Rich DISPLAY -Thc artist,cally ar
ranged offering Of grains and fruits at the
Lutheran church on Sunday evening last,
the occasion of the Harvest Home exercises
by the Sunday School, was orc deserving to
be reproduced on canvas by hand true to
nature; it was truly a perfect picture.
The event was happy one throughout,
the exercises being especially pleasant and
instructive. Rcy. J. II. Barb became the re-
cipcnt of the offering, it having been pre-
scented to him by the pcrintcndent, Nh }.
| ". Webster.
AFTER OrR IIoRsE.-On Friday night
last an attempt was made to steal the editors
horse. The thief succeeded in prizing the
stable door Off its hinges, but at this juno
turc was evidently frightened away. At
about II u'cl 'ck that night, after quitting
work, we unlocked a rear door of our dwell
ing and walked out upon the porch. 1t is
likely the scamp was then at work and tllo't
he had been heard and that it was about
time for him to leave. If the animal had
been taken we think we would have known
where to go to look for the thief Valley
Register.
Two of the public schools in the ROlrcrs-
vile district of this county hare been closed
ON account Of scarlet fever which has been
gong the rounds in that locality. In some
.ascs the disease does not assume a serious
form, but in Others it is quite dangerous.
| Several deaths have occurred.
Diphtheria has been prevailing at Han
cock; tins county, for some time past, ami
there has been four or five fatal cases, one of
the latest victims being Fannie, the little
daughter of HI, Louis Beard Precautions
are being taken to prevent its spread and 1t
Is thought the worst is now ovcr.-jLugers
torn Neacs.
REpuBLIcAN Mass MEETING AND ToRrn-
Light TRoCEssIoN.-On Saturday evening
November 3rt, the republicans Of tn" North
end will cndeayor to out do all former at
! tcmpts, many Of whcfh were eminently sue
cessful, in the way of great mass meeting
and torch-light procession in this place. The
matter is in tn, hands of energetic men ma
ny Of whom have had experience in such
matters and from the surrounding districts
large delegations may he expected. The
| Hon. Louis j.. McComas sill address the
meeting and as the people of the North. end
have very decided prcdilcctOn for MIR, Nc
Comas, the fact Of his presence will, as it al
ways has done in the past, insure the success
of the meeting. The Hon. NJ, G.. Urncr, who
has invariably accompanied Mr.. McComas
here will again Ire with him
Posters arc out setting forth the promise