Catoctin clarion., 1898-12-22

home.
During these days ofkindly remembrances,
congratulations and especial good wlltoward
one another, our latch string is dangling to
be ierked at the will of friends.
Crowded with breezy advertisements and
alive with other useful information, last weeks
CLARION reached its readers on Thursday,
and on the following day it was caution to
see the crowds ofpeople in our stores buying
holiday presents and other goods. An "Ad"
in tho CLARION will make them 60.
From the earliest settlement of this section
of country it has been the no.depart from
custom tor every family having hogs to butch.
or to have the work done at home. In recent
years however there has been an occasional
departure from that old custom, following
suit, the Local Correspondent this year Just
delivered his pigs into the hands of Chas. W.
Weller, butcher. who is thoroughly equipped
for the work and in short time the hams,
shoulders and middllngs along with the lard
sausage, pudding and ponhorsc, all trimmed,
rendered and seasoned to the joy ofthe house
hold, were delivered to our door in cleanly
and most satisfactory condition and at cost
but little more than the average butchering
day dinner
In ability to conform with some OF the
present day custome Of celebrating the birth
of our SAVIOR, bring sadness and gloom into
many household that longs to share in the
Joys and blessings really incident to the sea
son.
BY way of a Christmas gift present your
friend either abroad or at home with years
subscription to the CLARION, and for fifty
two weeks it will convey tidIngs of interest
to the household What other gift would
they prize so highly and appreciate 30 much,
Mrs. Cecilia Stansbury is now lamenting
the death of her faithful family mare, Flora"
She died Saturday last, aged ~ years.
Mr.. Anderson Echoltzs new mill.house is
completed and millwright Milton Biggs is
now engaged at placing the machinery
which, for the present will consist of chop
ping outfit only. This mill takes the place of
the old one that was burned three years ago,
and it's completion will be hailed with delight
by the inhabitants of that community. Mr..
Eicholtz reports the mill dam and race in
good condition, and soon everything will be
| in readiness to set in motion.
Operations in the flint quarries have
ceased for the winter, and Superintendent
Frank Slothour departed for his home in
Baltimore Saturday last.
Do the Washburns and Crosbys, the Pills
burys, Lehmans or Zumb-ums eyer buy any
dry goods or groceries, hardware, lumber
furniture, or any thing else from our merch-
ants, Will either of them grind our grists Of
corn and cob, oats, hay, seed and cookie or
deliver to your door an eighth, quarter, a
half or whole barrel of -four, peck or half
bushel of corn meal and the same quantities
ofpig or COW feed freshly grouud5 The moral
to be drawn here is patronlze your home
mills. We have two good mills, one In town
the other several miles out, both turn out
superior grades Of -four and in the line of
chopping do excellent work. The proprie-
tors and their employees are good citizens,
clever and accommodating gentlemen and
are strong advocates of reciprocity princi-
pies, we need not 60 further.