Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-06-25

Judge McSherry was congratulated last
week upon the arrival of new grandson
who will be known as James McSherry Alvey
The little one can boast of having two Chiel
Justices as grandGthers MIR. Alvey, the
happy father, was congratulated by his many
friends in this city,-Cstazen.
The "lnvinc bes'' and "Nonpareils" went
at it again last Friday, but by turn In the
tide the score could not bc tied by the lnvln-
cibles. After seven innings had been played
! by the vocal apparatus, and plenty OF "leg-
talent" the game was given up in disgust by
the Invincibles to a score of 30 to 10.
1t ia rcported that a strange disease is
affecting the horses in the upper portion OF
Washington, county, and across the State
line, which has caused the death of several
ANIMALS. The first symptoms are high
fever, followed by prostration and loss OF
appetite. Later on diarrhoea sets in, and
almost invariably produces death.-Chronscle
Mr.. G +. Hammett of this place, who had
been visiting his parents for three or four
days of last week, sailed Saturday on the
Netherlands line for Europe. Heand friend
land at Boulogne-Sur-M cr ON the Both inst,
and from there start on bicycle tour through
France. Switzerland. Germany, Holland
and England, returning about the middle OF
September.
CoNcERr.-On Friday, tomorrow) even
ing the Emmtsburg Choral Union, an organ
lzation of forty voices, assisted by the Gul'
tar, Banjo and Mandolin Club of the same
town, will give one of their choice concerts
in tho Thurmont Town Hail.
Their concerts arc of high order ofmerit
and they should be greeted by a liberal re,
Spouse to their effort to provide an evenings
entertainment for us. Reserved seat tickets
on sale at the postofficc.
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tina. We are offering our readers. This new
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it can aid us materially by saying as much
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our list grows. SO will this particular feature
increase in extent and merit We give you
an additional column this week.
Mr.. Geo. Wise, who recently moved into
the old Nctf property in this place, purchased
by DR.. E. l.. Becklcy some months age, while
rummaging around in the cellar last Monday
found an ancient looking pistol Of the flint
lock style The weapon is over foot in
length and has q wooden ramrod attached
the flint is still in place, and there was load
in the barrel The weapon WAS evidently
the property of the late Jacob Nef, who diei
many years ago at an advanced age paNes
Reg ister.
| How dear to our hearts is the old silver
dollar, when some kind subscriber presents
it to view-the liberty head without necklit
or collar, and all the strange things that t.
us seem so new; the wide spreading eagle
the arrows below it, the stars and the words
with the strange Kings they tell the coin
of our fathers! We're glad that we know j,
for some time or other it will come in right
well-the spread eagle dollar, the star span
gled dollar. the old silver dollar that we al
love SO wcll.-Er.
Prof Cyrus F. Flock, editor Of the Erdm-
liner, was married to Miss Ely, at Farmers
Vile, O., on Saturday the 18th inst. The
ceremony was PERFORMED by the Rev. DR..
Kephart, editor Of the Religious Telescope. OF
that city. After the marriage, Mr. and Mrs
| Flock left for Denver, Col, on wedding
tour. Prof. Flock is delegate to the Ma
tlonal Convention of the Jr. o. U. A. M :.
now in session in Denver, and left Frederick
some days ago to attend the convention
MIR. and Mrs Flock will reside in this city
-Neus.
NEBRASKA SILvERITEs- Mr.. s. NJ Birely
of our banking firm of Birey and Osler, i=
in receipt, per A dams Express of two young
jack rabbits, at the hands of Mr.. II. l.. Nc
Ginniss, OF York, Neb. They came chrls!en'
ed Susan B. Anthony and Mary E. Lease but
the recipient dcmurs, first because only one
of these names are applicable if any regard
is to be shown for stubborn facts and further
he prefers to have in them somewhat of q re.
minder ofthe Nebraska Silveritcs with whom
he held discussions while "doing" that sec
ton last summer.
RoBBERy.-Last Wednesday night thieves
picked two locks on the street door of Mr.
Jos. Cohen's clothing store in this town and
took therefrom, as near as Mr.. Cohen can cs
innate, about two hundred dollars worth OF
goods, principally clothing. They played
havoc with clothing suits, taking coats and
leaving pants and vests and vice versa, SO
that a great number of broken suits remain
which must be sold at a sacrifice.
Mr.. Cohen has She sympathy of our PEG
pie, for he is most deserving young bust
ness man and good fellow.
| FRoM A CHERRY TREE.-Mr. Geo. Grinder