Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1891-08-13

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Potatoes wanted in exchange for subscr,r.
ton at this office.
Biggs Bros spring wheat flours aud
crown Stock Food are for sale by the best
dealers in every town. Try them.
Rev. W. c. Wire, of Lttlestown, Pa, oc.
cup'ed the pulpit in st. Johns Lutheran
church of this place on Sunday evening last
Try Biggs Bros spring wheat llours if
they do not produce better bread than the
fl"urs you haye been using, send them back
to your dealer.
Mr. Jos. G. Messner will make sale of q
valuable lot of stock and farming nipple.
ments on Saturday, September 5th See
adv. and bills.
An English naturalist has discovered
proofs that the bcdbug was common IN the
armies of the world at least 1870 years before
Christ, and that lie was ever sca rover, as
stocked with this breed of nocturnal prowl-
| erS.
DRYING THE HEARTH.-Flre was started
| in the furnace at CatOctin last week 1t re-
quires about q week t., thoroughly dry the
new hearth that has been put in. The fur
mace will be in operation by the end of tins
week. Coke is ARRIVING in large quantities.
REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES Republican
primaries will be held on Saturday 18th, as
follows: Creagersown, at n. M, Emmits
burg at 3 p. NJ, IIauvcrs at Dccr6eld, at 4 p
M, Mcchanicstown at s p. H., Lewistown
at 8 p. m. The County Convention will he
held on the 22nd.
DEATH OF Rev. }. ID FREED-11cv. ]. D.
Freed, tor forty years minister in the Uni
ted Brethren church, died at the hamc of his
son, DR.. Evers Freed, in Shippensburg on
Wednesday last, aged abou, Is years. The
body was brought to this place tor burial :
the funeral services were held on Saturday
morning, Rev J. w. kiracofe of Mccllan.
icsburg, Pa, preached the sermon from 1870
Psalm, 9th verse. The body was inferred
in the Hill Cemetery. The deceased leaves
widow and FIVE children.
A PLEASANT sUKpRIsE-While we were
envying his supposed existence among the
clouds and SHOWS of the Rockies and we
were comparing that with 100 degrees in
THE CLARION OFFICE, in walked Mr. Bob.
McGinniss of York, Nebraska. The last we
had heard Of him he WAS on Pixies Peak,
sighting out trip to Dcadwood, with his
back to the east, but he is here, looking and
feeling well after trip of more than 5000
miles. He has had a glorious vacation and
will return to his duties in about two weeks.
From the NatiOn's Capital.
Mr.. A. N. lIazen, Washington, d. G.. says
the famous Red Flag Oil is n perfect family
medicine and has no equal for Rheumatism,
Neuralgia, Sprains, Cuts, Burns and all bod
lily pain. Price % cents.
Consumption, are you troubled with this
terrible disease if so take healthy exercise.
live in open air, use Pan Tina Cough and
Consumption Cure and he cured don't de-
lay. Price 25 cents. AT DR.. j. Il. Waters
Drug Store.
During Sunday last we enjoyed the neon
ing of the great !orrd wayc that over spread
the country during the latter days of last
week. 1t remained with us oyer Monday
and rendered life worth LIVING. 1t was sum
mcr without having to exhaust the imaglna
tive faculty and the charming accompan-
mcnt of as It warm enough for you -
"Warm, amt it:' and kindred sOaccs aid
ed in summing up q total Of rxhlaration
and comfort that cam, he gagged by the
bare conc,it of a thermometer foot or two
too short for reliable service.
Iron ORE.-Mr. VIM. Hotter, the owner
OF couple farms few miles south OF tins
place, has left at our office a large specimen
rock of the specuhr iron ore which il is
known extends from the vicinity of Jrtltr
son to some distance north of the turnpike
east of Midllctown. Tins specimen was
found on one of Mr.. Hooters farms. There
is scarcely a doubt that VIC have an abund-
ancc of this valuable ore in this vicinity, but
we must haye railroad before it can be de-
yclopcd
The Circuit Court of this county has
granted decree of divorce to Lille F. Hines
from her husband. Clinton S. HINES, ard
$40 per month alimony so long as she re,
mains unmarried. Mrs. HINES and children
live in washington, d. G.
John Hale, colored resident of the vicin-
lty of Burkittsvillc. was committed to jai,
las, Tuesday by Justice west, ON the charge
Of enternga larn Will, malicious intent and
for an attempted assualt.- Val5ey Register.
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