Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1892-06-23

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Somebody act upon our suggestion for the
Fourth Of July: either upon it or upon bet
ter one.
PRorEnrY soIp,-Mr. r. J. Baker has
sold the property adjoining DR.. Fl. G. AN
ders, on Church street to Mr.. Pm. Hammak'
or of this place. '....-.
BAND ExCURsIoN-The Band Excursion
to Baltimore left this point yesterday with
about 81 passengers on board. There were
SO tickets sold at this point.
STATE PnrNr1Ne.-The Baughman Bros:
Of the Cstizsn haye secured the Court of Ap-
peais printing. TWAS as a bombsl'ell falling
among the Annapolis printers.
A Minister dining with an editor and oh
serving the scapt table asked . blessing as
follows; "Lord, make us thankful for what
we are about to receive and strengthen us
to Journey .homcward after wehave received
it,"
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SCORE ONE Our cornet band has been
engaged by G. A. r. Post in Ohio to lead
1t at the Washington Reunion, September
next. They will make better music than
many organizations there with bigger
name. ...
Sunday last was q day Of thunder showers:
between the hours of 3 p. m. and midnight
no less than six different and distinct thun-
der clouds passed within sight of us. four OF
them favoring us with rain, one of them q
decidedly heavy one.
WOLF TooTH.-Dr. NJ. A. Pitinger ex'
tracted from Mr.. John Wilhide's horse an
enormous. wolf tooth on Monday last it is
three and one half inches long, one and one
half inches WIDE, nearly an inch thick and
weighs three ounces. He broke his toreeps
at the work
BAsEBALI.-Thc Pastimes, one of Balti-
more League Of five clubs, visited Mt. St
Mary's on Monday last, defeating the Col
lcge boys by score Of to "A. The Pastimes
stand second in the league and Mt, St
Mary's is not playing the ball that they did
several years ago.
YOU'VE PASTORS. Mycrsvi|le stu
dents at, the d, Gettysburg Theological Semi
nary, Rev. Horace Zimmerman, a graduate
and Mr. Elmer Bttlc, STUDENT have been
assigned to pastoral duties during tho
summer the former at Clarion. Pa and the
latter at Monongahcla, Pa.
Some MischicyiQus boys placed lot OF
paror watches on the railroad track near the
depot Thursday evening, and when the cars
passed over them they made a continual
noise for several seconds, starting all the
horses at the depot, but fortunately the horses
were stopped before any damage was done
Chronicle.
SALE OF Property. The three farms be.
longing to the late Lycurgus N. Phillips
were sold at public sale "n Saturday last
One of the New Midway farms of 80 acres
brought 1886 per acre; the other of 1871
acres, 1886 per acre another in Liberty dis
trict of 1872 acres, $50 per acre; the gross
amount being $1247l.20.
Lfcar-Wt do not see the NATURALIZATION
of the electric light project, at least not
within c.sini,ely stated period OF time
vet It VIII come 1t should come and at an
early date for the coal oil lamps that light (:)
our streets are able to do little more than to
burn murky and pursaloriai section out OF
the s,lper-rmbicnt darkness.
While the promise of a peach crop in the
Edgcmont belt is reported to be disappoint-
ing, we learn that the orchards on the top OF
the mountain near WolfsviIle will from pres
ent appearances bear full crop. In one
wear we will have report of a large orchard
on this side of the mountain rs Mr. Henry
G. Forcman's will be due to give its first crop
next season. At present it has u very thrifty
appearance.
LAST WEEKS RECORD BRoKEN.-.W e
thought we were writing of real warm
weather, when we gave the record of Monday
and Wednesday OF last week as 81 and 06 ;
but Fridays temperature made better rec
ord by the same instrument, in the same
place, 81. That is the best to date. We
have no standard instrument in the town,
bpt the one which VIC have selected, from
wl,ici, to report, is the most fairly located
and registers higher than the lowest and
lower thai. the highest and We believe gives
nearest the I. ctual temperature.
pnyITIcAI-',"lr democratic nomination OF
.,amlrr of Cunsres from thi, district is we
tss;eyc conceded to-, Zen. William McKaig.
In republican circles ,',ere is some differ
encc at opinion as to who shall be the nomi.
tae. 1t is known that SUBJ. treasurer wei
lington wants it and it is thought that Mr..
McComas would like to be "vl.'dlcateu.
There is surely as yet no agreements or I'M
Outstanding between these two gentle. men
and il both seek Il to the end, the result ~
fur az may be adjudged at present is doubtful
Mr.. McGo,aas has always been easily able to
secure the vote of this county: he may be
able to do SO this fall. but .l+s too Is open to
serious doubt. The convention will probably
not Ike held for at least two months yet and
in that tune mattcls will likely take on a
more ineligible shape.
INCREASED ODD FELLOWS BENEFITS. An
adjourned meeting Of the Grant Lodge of