Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1893-07-27
We now say that 1ain is needed In this I'M
mediate section: in others it s badly needed

We now say that lain Is needed In this I'M
mediate section in others it is badly needed
Religion teaches us to worship our Maker ;
some Of our self.made men are deeply relig-
lous.
Hagerstown bad a $4,000 fire on Sunday
last Chambersburg, Martinsburc and
Waynesboro were called upon for aid which
was promptly rendered.
PERsoNAL.-Mrs G. G. Fulton, widow OF
the late G. G. Fulton, of the Balto american
and her son. n.law and daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. Thos. NJ. Kenncy, childreo and nurse,
are at Mrs Jones'.
The Boston printers commend Anarchist
Altgeld tor pardoning his brethren. Weare
truly gratitied to know that you have got TO
90 way up into New England to find print.
ers that feel that way. Don't believe there
are many such in Maryland
We particularly request that those Of our
people who are haying summer boarders with
them, will report each Tuesday the ARRIVALS
and departures for the past week. They are
noted elsewhere and the publicity thus given
will well repay them for the labor of report
ting them to us.
The Blue Grass Gun Club, Of Mechanics
town, Frederick county, will 60 into camp
on the first of September at Green Ridge
Pa, IN the Blue Ridge Mountains. Mr..
Chas. F. Bowers Of this city, is manager of
the club. and Mr.. George II. Fleischaucr,
also OF this city, the president.-Sentinel
Some of our business men boast of how
well they get along without the printer; if it
were anything to boast OF, we might be heard
to thank our good fortune that we are even
yet still able to drag along, so to speak. We
are awfully proud, you know, SO can't be eX.
pected to coax or bootlick we would awful
much like to do it, but really, aw.ww, well,
in fact, VIC don't like to and then you see
We don t must, so we don't
A LIGHTNING FREAK.-O Friday, dur.
the storm, lightning struck the barn Of Mr..
George Baker, residing one mile east of Kee-
dysyille, Washington county. Since that
time three of Mr.. Bakers best horses are deaf
from the nose of thunder. A singular thing
about the occurrence is that three gray
horses were the ones made deaf, while two
bays were not so injured, though all were
there close togcther.-Neus.
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Know We the man that lives only for mincc
For apple pie, cherry pie, custard: now
why
When the apple is red ripe and the peach
too is bnshIng;
While the blackberry darkens and rich ma
ture is flushing
Every avenue stomach, ward, herself to
redeem
From her winters cold fannne-does he
call for ice cream?
Rustic Rhymer.
WILD ANIMALS LoosE.-A lion and tiger
are roaming around the hills OF Preston Co.,
Va. About week ago, a man near the Pa.
line saw the ANIMALS eating mare and colt
which they had killed He went after help,
but returned after the beasts had gone Fri.
day night at Valley Point, six miles south of
where the beasts were first seen, a large
three year old hcifcr was killed and hal eaten.
No traces of the animals were seen, except
indications Of u battle before the heller was
killed. The beasts were supposed to he from
the show which WAS wrecked on Il Pa.
railroad about four weeks ago.---NGes
EXpECr IT--We havca poet not unknown
to fame suiournlng with us for the summer
and it is our purpose to btset him without
ceasing that we may have Inn sing the prais
es OF our possibilities and actualtics in rich
AMI mellow rhyme.
Resting under the shadows of our Ozonif
crous mountain quaffing untouched natures
sweetest dis,illings and away from the mad
ding urban throng, Pegasus will need but
strike that eloquent fore foot, that pocsy may
f'ow in Il limpd, sparkling ri!l. Yea, rely
upon us our columns will, before the beau,
tc0us eve of summer utter in rhythmic ca.
dencr a descriptive of a land that the Lord
lovcth and in which His people sojourn.
J. Mitchell Stoycr, the well known and
successful fruit grower at Edgcmont, fur.
nishrs the following for publication
The peach canneries to he in operation
this season for tins belt number six, IS as fol-
lows: Nicodcmus Co., Uagerstown; Blue
Mountain Peach Co., Edgcmont; Waynes-
boro Canning Co.; &. w. Reichard Edge.
mont Rouzcrville Canning Co.; G w.
Wehbs Cnnncry, Rouzeryic,
The total capacity Of these several mills IS
$4,000 cans daily, divided rs follows Nmo-
Gcmus, $1,000; Blue Mountain Peach Co.,
10000; Wayncsboro Co., 10000 Richards,
5000; Rouzervillc, 10000; Webbs, 5000.
This will eat up 700 bushels, or seven
carloads of peaches daily.
These mills will employ together "bont
500 hands.
J A special dispatch TO the Baltimore sun
! froM Frederick says: at is understood that