Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1890-12-25
additional Locals.
Shortest day /; Sunday last.

Additional Locals.
Shortest day; Sunday last.
Our Christmas Gift, please.
Miss s. Waters private school closed for
the Holidays on Friday last.
We read of robberies throughout the coun-
try; keep your smoke houses locked.
For large and rich stew or fry of oysters,
the Firemens Fair is safe place to call.
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS closed on Tuesday
and will e.open on Monday January 5th.
Read the County Commissioners meeting
notice in this issue. 1t concerns the Road
Supervisors.
Don't forget that Osler has the most COM
plete line Of Christmas presents ever shown
In this town.
The sad intelligence of the sudden death
of Mr.. Thomas Andcrs, of Rocky Ridge, was
received on Wednesday morning.
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Read our Christmas advertisements: our
town is really over stocked with Christmas
goods and bargains are offered on all sides
The mortgages, Messrs. John r. Rouzer
G. W. Stocksdale and William Six, purchas
ed the Geo y. Keyser property on e. Nam
st., this place on Saturday last for 81 sol.
There is promise of another Fourth. of
July tempered Christmas We should heart
lily enjoy snow, a real sleighing snow, hut We
may not hope for it before New Years Day
Wheat is quoted in the city at $1.OO tc
81 .O4 for Southern; Corn at 81 to SO cents
per bushel; ear coon Mt Sc IS to So 90 pei
barrel OF $50 pounds; oats at 49 to 80 cents
rye at "a to 70 cents; hay at 5000 to $11.0O
MIR. D. V. S,auffer of prospect" farm has
lately purchased the well bred standard stall
lion, "Taretonian" and the registered Perch
eron Stallion abba" These two fine
horses will ada greatly to the already large
list of well bred horses in Frederick County
ELECTION Il regular communication
of Acacia Lodge No. l55, A. F. & A. NJ.
held on Monday night last Bro. Frank Hes
son was reelected W. NJ; Bro. s. NJ. BirelY
s. W.. Bro. l.. r. Walsche, J. w.; Bro
&. ]. Carmack, Secretary; Bro. George W
Stocksdale Treasurer.
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1t is understood that Guardian Hose Com
pany Will give an exhbltio drill on oul
str, cts on Christmas afternoon, should the
weather be favorable and the streets in fl
condition. Their cvolutions should proy'
very interesting to our FAIR visitors, Of when
large numbers will be here on that day
President Misher and Director Seabold
OF the Hagerstown Land Company are away
from home closing up arrangements for thu
locating of two new industries in Hagers
town. These two will be the finest labor
giving industries yet secured by the towI
and will add immensely to the wonderful re
cent progress of that city.
Emnitsburg district, has in his possession I
relic of We olden time, in the form of LITTLE
steel hatchct, such as was used years ago To-
cutting button holes, the handle Of which il
a sharp. pointed spear, used to make the holt
in which the eye Of the button was to be in
serted. Mr.. Delaplane says il has been il
his family for more than one hundred years
-Chronicle.
SOMEWHAT DIFFICULT-Th task Of driv
ing an entire community tandem and keep
ing them all IN line, is one of the heretofore
un heard of successful tasks. Should any
one hope for this devcutly to be wished re
suit in any public undertaking, they ART
probably doomed to disappointment. There
is a point in this that will he best apprecia
ted by those to whom it may apply.
WEDDED.-Our two young townsmen Mr.
NJ. L. Crecger and MI George l.. Wincbren
ner have avallcd themselves of the Holiday
season to enter upon married life. Mr.. Cree
ger and Miss Mary H. Wisotzkey were mar
RED on Tuesday evening at the home of the
brides parent, in this place; Mr.. George l.
Winebrenner and Miss Ella Harbaugh were
married on the same evening, in the Crca-
gerstown church.
The different Sunday Schools will hold
Christmas exercises as follows Lutheran on
Christmas Eve and at 6 O'Clock on Christmas
morning: Reformed at 8 a. m, Christmas
morning: United Brethren Christmas night
Methodist Friday afternoon at $50 o'clock
Morayian Friday night at Z o'clock: Apples
Saturday night, O'Clock Graccham Christ
mas Eve and Christmas night: Catholic
church. Christmas service on Sunday morn
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