Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1892-08-04


of their drama Better than Gold and it
will be treat to all who see it. 1t will be
given this Thursday evening.
Our esteemed young friend MIR. Harry
Forney and family with his mothcr.in Inv,
Mrs Margaret A. Myers left this morning
for OHIO where they will make their future
home. We wish them good luck in their
new home.
During the dog-day season, the drain of
nervous and vital energy may he counteract
ed by the use of Ayers Sarsaparlla. 1npur
flying the blood, 1t acts as Il superb correct
i've and tonic, and enables the system to de-
~ malarlal aud other climatic influences.
MORE PICTURES. Mr.. Ross. F.. Wlthcrow
received another large lot Of crayoned pic
lures last week. The work is excellent and
Mr.. WIS plan must recommend itself MS you
secure the picture free of cost simply by pur-
chasing ten dollars worth of goods at his
store.
MTSIIAP.-One dav last week Mr.. Autus
tus Krse of near Mt St. Marv's who has n
team at Penmar, upset his wagon and threw
his four passengers and himself out. lie fell
under the horses, which began kicking. he
was struck several times and received inter,
nal injuries from when he Is yet suffering,
although danger is believed to have passed.
DESPERATE BATTLE--Onc of Mr.. j. f.
d. Mller's neighbors espied II snake in the
grass on Monday last and becoming alarmed
ralseda cry. Mr.. NJ. came promptly to the
rescue and climbing up on the rail around
the porch landed with both feet on his
snakcship: he went up into the air aud
down upon the snake rs rapidly as elastic
muscle and the attraction Of gravltat on
would work the scheme. Afcr arguing
with it IN this style q"antum su.GicH, he de
sisted and proceeded To examine the re-
mains imagine the wonder of The nearby
inhabitants when they found that by this
particular treatment snake may be meta.
morphosed into Il piece of striped ribbon
Mr.. Miller is now engaged in projecting a
ribbon factory plant and will be ready next
week to contract for his first invoice of snake
raw material
SOME IRoN ORE FoUND-Thc prospect.
ing for iron ore by Baltimore Company oll
the farm Of Mr. Nj rln &. Cubcniz, Il shor,
distance east of tins place. is progressing
steadily under the management If Mr.. l.. X
Wacsche. Four shafts nave already been
! sunk and two more have been started The
first four were abandoned owing to rock be
ing struck at IL depth of from twelve tC
twenty tcct In the third shaft the rock was
soft slate at 1 depth of twelve feet, and in
the others mountain rock. On Tuesday, be
fore striking rock in The fourth sliatt, nbou,
a quart of the very finest iron ore in nuggets
the size of hickory nuts, was dug out. Neal
the rock the ground was foil of fragments o.
| OF ore the size of shO'. The men are now
cndcavorng to strike the fisslrc between the
rocks, where the deposit is likely 10 Le found
Vulhy Register
l MI. MOi IT'S Il)uLCl uli lNCI H'lC VII .l'ii'iuN
last.
Mr.. Dan Coycr is home for the remainder
of the heated term.
Mr.. Clarence Foreman of Washington vii
spend this week in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. l.. Nartsock are stopping
with Mrs. Philip M,thias.
Mrs Dr. +. X. Foreman and son John re
turned to their home in littlestown las
week.
Misses Grace and Edith Thomas are visit
ing their grandma Mrs. Philip Matthias il
this place.
Mrs Howard Schnurc and daughter o
Srlins Grove Pa, are visiting Mrs. SIS par
en- Iii this place.
Misses Clara and Fannie Lan,lrrs have re
turned from II visit 10 their brother Lieut.
Geo f. Lenders, at Fortress Monroe,