Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1889-01-24

prices low. Best quality Of apples now sell
at 40 cents per bushel, po,atOes thirty i've
cents cabbage 3 to cents per head. and ciI
der well no wonder Hsyrssh was elected
--cider did it! =
Two Of our entetprising saw mill men Of
Jacksonville, concluded there WAS not mills
enough in the county to take care Of the i'm
mense apple crop for cider, decided to pat in
. winner, one that could get right down to
business, and get away with apples, bought
a Hydraulic press, rugged 1t in splendid style
under convenient and rocmy building, 80
that the elements could M materially inter.
fere with the busy work that they knew
would come, advertised over parts of three
counties 1--WE are in N. end of Faye,te near
Clark and Msdison) began work Sept. LIST, at
charge of let, per Gallon until Oct. lO'h,
when II cents was charged. Dec. 22nd, was
the last barrel made. The books were bal
lanced and over 5000 gallons were made
During one day 125 bbls. were made and
on one other 20 bbls. these were the largest
runs. shall not describe the mill, simply
say, you drive up TO door, inside Of which
is large hopper, through which On elevator
belt passes and carries the apples to the mill.
You shovel apples with a scoop just rs
fast as you like. The mill takes care Of
them, and then presses from TO 3 barrels at
= pressing. The entire cost Of the whole
outlay was $50. You can't GO amiss for
cider among any of the farmers in the cOun-
try. Ifahy of your readers want an infalla.
bic cure for cider Just tell the EDITOR to ask
it, and in our next. which We promise will be
before the next apple crop ripcns, We will
give it.
Going to Washington G. H., Jan. llth,( "a
beautiful day. saw to me novel sight II
Cloyei Huller 1t work IN a clover field hull
ing clover that had lain IN the windows
since last Oc,ol,er when cut. Since then
rain has intcrhrcd and there stands the ma
chine with the work only half done. That
is not the way your enterprislng Maryland
farmers do their work. Well, this County
has few, if any barns arranged to hold crop
of any kind of unthrtslcd gram, yet much
seed of excellent quality is annually sold.
Now the general market price Of that can.
not tell. A farmer, who thresheI 90 husnels
the last IF October, called here this evening
and sold me two bushels st IS 90 per bushel
Snppling vaIicty. qaa!ity FIRST cIsss. We
usually sow in Fcl,ru .ry, abou, last half
What ab"u. Poultry: Wen We had .
booming show al W. C.. II. from January 2
to 9th. Mr. Schcel, Of Southern Illinois.
Judge, reported birds Of splendid quality.
Competition in all classes, hard Everybody.
l guess. got all they deserved and went
home happy. There. money in poultry and
the p. Rock is the best general purpose fowl
on earth.
& NE.
An EvENSxa WITH THE CitihssE.-Thc
Chinese Village Company will appear on
"Wednesday evening. SO'h inst, from ~ 10
ocl"ck, In Ffcess' Hall, with an exhibition
OF Chinese Wonders and Curiositlcs.
Chinese men, women and baby appear in
native costume and give pleasing iIlustra-
ton Of life in China. eating with Chop Sticks,
play urnn tom. tom moon instrument etc.
\ chinese supI,er will be served for cents
to tic ket holders.
This Entertainment will b. held 10y the
Ladies of the NJ. +. church for the benefit Of
Missions. S c posters.