Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1890-07-24

Inc "Olu rell0Dle -Dr. Gage CntaTTu
Remedy.
Arrange to make the excursion to Balti'
more on Saturday August 10Th. You will
have about eleven hours in the city.
A reunion of tho Reformed Church of
Pennsylvania and Virginia, will
bc held ut Pcn-Mar July 81.
Ayers Pills promptly relieve stomach
troubles, correct foul breath and Nh unpleas
ant taste, and cure constipation.
The grip has again made its appearance
here there are rs many as u half-dozcn cases
some of them severe.
The population of the Sixth Congressional
district is 1707Sl; by counties, as follows ::
Frederick, 1908; Washington, 40, OLE; ALE
gany, Al 1862 Montgomery, 2G'5o1; Garrett,
1887.
Mt Zion Lutheran congregation OF Will.
lia,nsnort, Md, has extended a call to Rev
Daniel Gaycr. of Mt. Holly, Pa, n native Of
Burklttsvllc, this county, TO become their
pastor.
TuE GRIT tried It's hand upon the NJ. v.
II. Il. conductor, Mr.. Marshall a. Gaugh and
he WAS for nearly two weeks, seriously
inhisposed: he has pretty nearly recovered
and is out again.
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BAsEnALI..-On Saturday next there will
be two games of baseball played here, MINES
from Smi,hsburg and Rocky Ridge having
arranged to play on that date with our club
They will both be played in the afternoon.
Rev. G. I. b. Branc of Washington, d. c.,
is on a business trip to this place, relative to
establishing mission in Washington where
he has been assigned rs pastor. lie filled the
pulpit in the u B. church, this place, last
Sabbath afternoon.
Remember the Griccham Mite Society
festival tl,,s week. The McchanicStowr
Cornet Band will be in attendance on
Thursday and Saturday nights to cnliycn the
occasion and great many OF your friends
from here there and everywhere will be
present also. Come
UNAssUMING,-An articles going the
rounds of the press speaks Of Cornelius
Vanderbilt as being "unassumng.' Why IN
the dickens shouldn't he be? Give us his
millions and we will buy every circumstance
necessary to our existence and will not
"assumc" either.
Since Thursday last we have been enjoying
truly clysan weather during the day. The
nights have also been praised by many, but
they have been rather too cool to suit us cx-
actly in the matter of temperature, howcv-
cr, as in more than one other circumstance.
we do not expect to he exactly suited.
The Lutheran Sunday School of this place
Will make its tenth annual excursion to
Pen Mar on Saturday, August end. The
treasurer Of the school will pay ten cents
towards the purchase Of each ticket for
members of the school, the fare will l@ thus
reduced to forty cents for adults and fifteen
cents for children.
\ BONANZA DlvIDEND.-Thc recently
re elected Board of Directors Of the Emmi;s-
burg Water Company held their first meet
ing on Monday night and organized Ivy the
reelection of the old officers rs follows -
President, !. =. Amman; ce,Prcsidrnt, l..
NJ. Mot,er; Secretary, f. Il. Zimmerman :;
Treasurer .. 4. Horncr. A semi-annual
dividend of per cent. on the capital stock
vas declared, payable on and after August /,
Sesne Startling Facts.
The Official returns from Boards of Health
show that nearly ,hrcc-fourths of all deaths
are from Consumption, when we think over
this fact i: is really awful, though every case
started with simple cough or ccld, realize
how important 1t is to check this terrible
malady wheel, can be done by using Puritan
Cough and Consumption Cure. Price % cts.
At DR.. J. K. Waters, Drug Store.
Since the passage of the last pension bill
tho clerk OF the court here has taken affidav.
its to great many applications for pensions
On several days as many as 81 and 80 papers
,ror1 cir,.l !,,- him