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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-06-25
DOUBLE PIPE CREEK LETTER.

.)DCEIIE L HE tffhh, JNi!C ~, Icic.
Mr.. Edilor: With your consent and
kind indulgence We will now proceed to in
form YOU why we think Double Pipe
Creek town must soon step into the lore
ground of public notice.
A L,aiorty of your readers, no doubt,
are aware ofttccXiStcnccG whereabouts
Of Double Pipe Creek, from the fact that
it is noted for the abundant power it AZ
fords for manufacturing purposes, and, for
the variety of fine fish that inhabit and
are taken from it during the fishing sea
son.
\ great number Of men, women, and
children from all along the line of the w.
NJ. Il. r., inpaticntly await the proper
SINE, and, fully prepared with tie required
outfit hurry of to Pipe Creek fishing,
generally meeting with success, but some
times return to their homes W.th the usual
fisherman lucl The creek at this point is
the dividing line between Frederick and
Carroll Cos, ana u miles from the mouth
an both banks of said stream and directly
Oh the W. NJ. II. r., is situated the pleasant
and thrifty little town Of Double Pipe
Creek, distant from Baltimore 4S miles,
ana s miles from Mcchanicstown, the home
of the CLARION. Like all the villages Of
4 M lea, the customary Number OF
cnolcneH 1 nni,Ii,,ra cn"s,it1to thr town
With few exceptions the houses are all
new, large and substantial brick buildings
tisplaying both elegance and comfort
For convent encc we will distinguish the
.,,, w .,n' ~ town thuslv. Carroll and
t ", portions " Th" si,o nf C.rrnll
rfeuc'lcN po,',"' love and ~ laval os y
portion VI wy" t - anJ ~" n,ytens;",,y la1 ort
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'' '';n, ~ ErnG.r;rk norton Of town is
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The crowd now dispersed. A sumpt-
uous dinner and many short speeches
wound up the proceedings Of the day, with
which all were well pleased.
1t was proul day for the College and
will he remembered in all after time.
We have moi space for II Heightened de-
scription.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-06-25
atsaflIN RaE1Nsa

THIS implement is very ctIectual to
i keep Cattle or Horses from jumping
fences Every farmer should have them.
4 stool. NOW on hand ct the Agricultural
.toy1 o. ,-ETAH. e PRICE,.
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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-06-25

non No'. Joseph ByCrS OF lImmtlSDurS
District, and John w. Staub, Of Creagcrs-
town District, for the Legislature; VIM. J.
Black, of Mcchanirstown District, and
Peter Sahm of Frederick, for Judges Of
the Orphans Court; Francis Brcnglc for
Slatc3 Attorney; and James Null for
County Commissioner.
The Republican State Central Commit
tee of Maryland, in preparation Of the APP
preaching Fan Campaign, met in Rainc'
Hall, in tie City Of Baltimore, on Wcdncs-
day, June lG, Joseph b. pugh, Of Cecil
county, chairman, and passed resolutions
calling Il State Conycution Of the Rcrub..
can Party of Maryland TO meet at the City
of Westminster, at f. O'Clock, NJ, Oh Wed
ncs,'ay, September s, 1915, for the purpose
Of nominating Il Republican State Ticket
A TERRIFIC thunder storm passed over
the ncighborhood of Wolfsvillc, in this
county, on last Saturday afternoon. The
lightning struck at four different points,
one of them a house. The chimney was
knocked over, tie fluid passing down
through the stove and floor, and says the
Boonshoro' Old FcY01n, passing into the
ccllarat point Immediately underneath a
woman seated on alocking chair. Strange
totcll the woman was not in the least in
iural Wa r,ulI NOT lnar,, thn naunr at
the owner OF tho house.
-" The Democratic voters Of Mcchan-
ic''o"h D'S'I'cI VIII mona PRIMARY meet
ar1, ie~5 nin NJ ,a,nc' In,nS,,nv -" ~
attend the County Convention 10 be held
in Frederick city ON Monday, the 2Sth inst,
"'i'' COW eii.lon WEI aclc'' HiA u'''s'''N
Cnnr,nn,;nr r,ioI =. nnn,;nn;o randiIoic.
for Governor Attorney General and Comp
trollcr, June %. 1t
WE cannot refrain from comp|imcniing
Mr., Geo. II. Johnson upon the neat and
substantial manner in which he has re-
paired the side walk and built nice picket
fence on Water street. 1t certainly looks
,.. $500.
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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-06-25
a RARE GRANGE.

T7HE subscriber, desiring to move to
| town, offers her desirable country resi-
dence a, private sale. rhe place is stu
ated within the corporate limits, and con-
tans about 20 acres of land, and all the
necessary buildings to make pleasant
home. Fruit Of all kinds upon the
place and never-fai!ing spring
of excellent water is convenient to the
house. This property was the residence
Of the late Jno. A. Martin, deceased. For
terms &c. apply 10 u. G. Martin.
may29 Pm ANN F.. MARTIN.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-06-25

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Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-02-19
SAKBROOK.

Since the wits of ST. many Of FOur rea-
ders have been sharpened by coming in
contact with the Liquor Agents Prob
lem," we think il best not 10 allow them
TO become dulled again until they shall
have solved the following riddle, found
IN some ancient diary or scrap book. It
was said TO be by Lord Macalay. Wheth-
er or not Lord Macaulay was meant, we
are unable 10 decide. However it GER
tainly, as was said of it. sis not without
subtlety." But here it is:
To i've and five and forty-fVe,
The first of letters added,
You'll make thing, TO kill king,
And set wise man mad.
Yours truly, 5EPTIMIus.
Ed TtL-As remarks upon the weather
are always in order, we would beg leave
TO say that we have had some of the cold
est weather out here in Saybrook during
the last two weeks that we have ever en-
joyed. Tuesday morning, the 9th, at 2 a.
m, the mercury stood at twenty below
zero, and on the next morning at ten be-
low, and such is the fckleness of our eli
mate that at p. m, the same day, it was
twenty-one above. followed by a heavy
fall of snow, which was driven by the
wind through every little creVice IN the
walls of houses or barns. and piled up IN
queer, fantastic shapes just where it was
wanted the least. The frost has pene-
trated almost every cellar in town, and
laid its icy fingers upon the fruit and veg
etables stored therein by the farmers
proVident care; and the extent of the
damage cannot be ascertsined 10 a GER
tainty till the weather is warm long
enough out doors and in, 10 thaW things
out in the cellars, which from present ap-
pearances will happen by the tenth of
May next. We remember well being
told by some of the first settlers of this
township, that in the winter of 1SI7-1s,
the weather was so mild that there were
thunder showers every month, and peach
trees and other vegetation full as for
ward. Shall we ever see the like again
in the 18th century, The weather is not
quite so severe to-day, and tonight there
is a steady stream of sleighs, freight
ed with the young and thoughtless, in
search ofpleasure.
The Ladies' Aid Society meets tO-mor-
row at Mrs. G. W. Cooper's.
The Sociable will meet at the same
pIsce, in the evening.
Isaac Brooks, Sen, died at his resi-
dence on South Ridge, on the night of
Feb. 2ud, at the advanced age of 81 years.
There is not as much sickness in the
town as there was few weeks ago,
D. R. Garner keeps constantly on hand
at his new feed store, -four, corn, meal,
and bran, which he sells as low as any
firm in the county. J. J.
SavhTook. Feb. 10. 1875.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-02-19
KINGSVTLLR


MT Andrew CauEhey, OF Erle. gave a
lecture in the Presb't. Church in this viii
lage last Wednesday evening Feb 10Th
subject The boy and what to do with
him." By previous arrangement this
lecture was substituted for the ladies' usu-
al social eff the church-the lecture be-
| ing free, collection taking the place of
a fee. The night was one of the widest
and roughesI of the season, yet a much
larger audience was in attendance than
was anticipated, and the lecture proved
mine oftwealth to any Onei fond of prac-
teal ideas and interested IN the deVel-
opment and powers OF those who in the
future will take our place in life.
By reason of a typographical error of
last week, Mrs. instead of Mr.. F. ] Lille,
is reported the nurse attending upon Mr..
Joseph Mullett which does not tally
with the fact.
With the sickness of Mr.. Mullett the
Trustees the Presb't. Church have se-
cured the services of Mr. Ed Richmond,
as Sexton for an indefinite period. The
work could probably not have been put
into more faithful hands.
Many OF our highways, from the storm
of last "Wednesday night and Thursday,
are now filled with snow-rendering
travelling through the fields necessary if
at all.
Mr.. Mullett's health is improving and
recovery no vain hope on the part OF US
ali.
Our cold weather so unusually prolOng-
ed has contributed much to the lack of
water, so much wantedin propelling our
mills on the creek, and in addition has
blocked up the passages through the
race ways from the dams in a great meas
ure
Our Spring Mill, G. W. Rhen. pro-
prietor, does not, fortunately share with
them IN this difficulty, at least not TO the
same extent.
We see A. B. Luce, our Dry Goods
dealer has come out fiat footed in mark
ing down to cost on his goods. When he
makes that statement, remember its no
idle tale-but business g.
Kingsville, Feb. 16, 1875.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-02-19
ORWELL.
Another Question.

Dear 3eI.-The problem recently pub
lished in your columns seems to elicit
good deal of interest and discussion so,
too, with the subject of temperance in
general, and justly. The public mind has
been more generally and thoroughly
aroused on it within the past fifteen
months than perhaps ever before, and
may the interest never flag, is the earnest
prayer Of every true man and woman.
But while this is so, are there not 9TH
er questions of almost equal importance,
of which We measureably, at least, lose
sight, and which are potential for evil
For my own part, whilst yielding to
none in interest on the temperance ques-
ton, think there are, and to one Of
them 1 wish, briefly, to call your atten-
ton
We are said, and truly, TO be reading
people. Our reading can no long er be
estimated by the book, but by the acre
perhaps by the quarter section" would
be more signlcAant. Now if this reading
we're all good, and we had time to digest
it, it might he all very well, but, uufortu-
dately, such is not the case. Much of it,
and particularly that which falls into the
hands of tue young. is as perniciOus in
its influence, and as sure to kill, as "fOrty
rod whisky" Men are as upprincipled
in their publication of the one, as in their
manufacture of tie other.
Laying all question of light reading,
and novel reading aside. there are few
people aware of the vast amount of OBJ
scene and sensual books, papers and pic
lures upon the market. The Tract, and
other societies, have their colporters, but
their number is Insignificant, compared
with the venders and hawkers of vicious
books, and their wares are finding their
way into the hands of the young of both
sexes of almost every household in the
land where alcohol never comes. they
go. They penetrate the sanctity of home
they food the college, the seminary and
the public school. Not q catalogue is
published in all the land but finds its way
into the hands of these vampire publish
ers and venders, and through this instru.
mentality they multiply their victims, so
that the trunks and bandboxes of students
are largely the receptacles Of their vile
traffic. If the venders of ardent spirits
are fertile In expedients for evadine the
law, and plying their nefarious traffic
these despoilers of the literary taste oi
the young, these prostituters Of the pow
er of the press to unholy and licentIons
purposes are still more so, and 1t Is tint
that every voice in the land that can
speak, be raised against them. H.u.J.
Orwell, Feb. -, 1870.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-02-19

There will be no further post ponemsnt
of the Fifth and Last Gift Concert of the
Public Library of Kentucky. twill take
place positively 9th February, 1875
And furthermore, no matter whether the
tickets are sold or not, the drawing will
be a full one. There cannot be another,
as the charter expires with this. Pay
menIs of gifts will brgin the 5ih day ST.
Ter the drawing, which will take place IL
public 1T the great hall Of the Public Lii
'brary. Tickets must be presented or sent
TO Room 4. Public Library Building,
where they will be taken up and paid by
cash checks upon the Farmers and Dru-
vers' Bank of Louisville. The gifts
amount to $4,000. 900; the largest is
$2Oo,ooo. Whole tickets, $50; halves
$25- tenths, or each coupon, s.. Money
should be sent to Gov. Thomas Z. Bran
lette, Louisville, KY. We state these
facts in answer to letters from subscri-
bers, and add that there is no time to
lose.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-02-19
ASHTABULA COUNTY NEWS.
IaoM oUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.
CONNEAUT,

The weather forms the main topic of
conversation when denizens meet, and
the "oldrst inbabitant' will assure you
that its like in extent has not occurred
lin all his born days" However, its dis
comfort Is not without its be nefits, for it
puts the coal dealer and ths wood team
ster on his taps to keep up with the de-
mand tor fuel.
On Friday evening an entertainment
will be given at CleYeland's Hall, for the
benefit of the Methodist Church-so en-
able them to recushion the seats. &C., and
a good time is in store.
Next week the County Musical Con-
venrion assemblies at Amboy, and its do
ings will close with a concert in our
village on Friday evening.
A revival effort is just beginning at the
Baptist Church, and Rev. Mr. Hurlburt.
an evangelist, is preaching every evening
TO large audiences.
Our agricultural friends are moving
towards the purchasing of new grounds
for the holding of fairs, and several sites
are mentioned in close proximity TO the
village; among them is the farm just
west of the corporation, known as the
Kilborn farm.
Messrs. Scott & ingalls, are picking up
a car load or two of horses for the east
'ern market They are daily upon the
streets with a number of fine appearing
matched teams, which they are soon to
ship for the nabobs of New England.
Our lake men begin to talk about their
business upon the water for the coming
season, but do not look for an early open
ing of navigation-thc ice has too nearly
touched bottom.
DR.. John Yemen, one Of the early set
tiers in Conneaut, now i'll his ninety-third
year. is seriously i'll. He settled here in
1914, and for forty years pracliced med
icine.
The tax gatherer has been round, and
the dear people breathe more freely and
ucSIh " COuSiuGI AnO ways anu u1Couo "
replenish their Iank, dilapidated money
purses.
Rathbun's mill, which was destroyed
by fire in November last, has been near
ly reconstructed, and already one run of
stone is in operation. In & very short
time the mill will be in complete running
order.
Several important business changes are
noticed along our streets, and the new
block erected year or two since, has in
part passed into other hands, and is be-
ing refitted for the new tenants AS soon
as the season will permit, it is iu contem.
plation to break ground for the erection
of new block on Main street.
Mr. GRIFFEY, formerly of the Citizen,
is spending few days here with his fam
lily. He reports hard winter up in the
Lake Superior region, and dull times
among the iron men. For number of
days he has been indisposed with the
throat difficulty, so common this winter,
but is now improving. HORACE.
Conneaut, Feb. 10, 1875.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-02-19
HARTSGROVE.


Friend Reed-The story about the cold
weather has become a dull monOtony-
all, ere this, have realized the fact The
temperance move is still in progress here.
Not Cnly sons but daughters are newly
enlisting In the ranks We are not
Calvinist, but we hope the old doctrine
once in grace always in grace-may
prove true in this good cause.
We will now propose a question which
some of your readers may think very CO.
sy OF solution. Ifso, they will please an
swer it in your next issue-How many
rivers are there connected at the confluence
of the Allrghany and Monongahela, at
Pitisburgh2 A moments sober thought
will show that the question refers, not
only to matter of fact, but 1t also re-
lates to the power of words.
A gospel minister being anxious TO es.
tablish the power of name, claimed
that there never was Christian before
the day of Penlecost A second though
admonlshed him that they were first call
ed Christians several years after, down al
Antioch. LATCHsTRINa.
HartSgrove, Feb. "a. 1876,
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-02-19

We mentioned last week. that the re-
spOndents to the petition for extending
the limits Of the corporation, gave notice,
when learning of their lost cause that they
would take an appeal from the decision.
The fact has since broke upon the NOV
ers Of appeal, that no record was made of
the proceedings, and therefore, there was
q yer, sandy foundation upon which TO
base an appeal. AS the thing looks now
as one of the counsel on that side informs
us-the decision in favor of annexation
will have 20 stand. This will prove
vexatious disappointment 10 the oppo-
rrnis of absorption, for they were not
wanting in grit and determination to car
~ the appeal-as one of them asserted
to the third heavens. provided he could
find lawyer to practice in that court.
They. therefore, submit to the inevitable
ii such it is-wiih poor show of grace,
OF graciOusness. The common conclusion
is, that though It might have been, under
more favorable circumstances, STAYED of
for time longer. it could be but for
time, and must come at length. The re-
suit, therefore, raises the question, is the
objection TO be locked at in the light of
an impending event, or as a calamity
that could be fought down indefinitely?
Philosophy and good feeling, perhaps, is
better than a hostility that is to put
lasting enmity between different portions
of the same corporate household. There
will be some things under the village
charter that will be unsatisfactory and
perhaps grieVOus. as there are under all
such organizations, but it will be well to
look at the administration as a whole,
and decide calmly. whether there is not
much more to approve within than with
out the corporate limits.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-02-19

APPOINTMENT OF Mr.. LEE.-News
reac he'd US on Saturday from Columbus
announcing the appointment by the Gov
ernor, of our townsman, EsUBIoUs LEE.
ESQ, TO fill the vacancy on the Common
Pleas be nch, caused by the recent death
of Judge Garfield. As the doctrine. ITO
the Victors belong the spoils," is recog.
nized by parties. none but Democrat
was entitled TO the place. A more unex-
ceptionable man. however, could hardly
have been selected. While he has th e
confidence OF his political friends, he is
also held in high respect by his fellow
citizens of every political shade. In capac.
ity, principle, and independence, no one
questions his fitness, and his preferment
is particularly agreeable TO the bar as
well as the laity of the county. II should
be added. perhaps, in this connection,
that Mr. Lee has not at any time sought
the Office, and accepts it now only at the
solicitation Of his friends.
1t is not the less satisfactory. perhaps
that his appointment disappoints Mr.. Bur.
rows, of Painesville, whom the Republi
cans cordially hate, and who, 1t seems
fails TO command the respect of those
whom he would make bis allies. Hi
situation is about as piliable as wal
that Of the great expounder OF consiitu
tional law, when he made the inquiry
Where am TO goH" The appointment
carries with ii lesson that It may not b,
Improbable for both these gentlemen Il
recognize-ihat sieadiness to prlncipl
Orings its reward, while apostacy, ranco
ana Vindictiveness as surely bring theirs
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-02-19
OR ELL.

The Orwell boys and girls have taste
for,the enjoyment of lite, While the party
was going of at Rock Greek. another
party-masquerade-was going of at
the Orwell House.
Scarlet fever is more or less prevalent.
The lady, alluded to last week as hav
IN eloped with gay lothariO, has been
heard from in Iowa. The deserted hus-
b4nd-Parker, living just north west Of
the village, has fled petition of divorce.