Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1876-01-21

Marshall Smothers, well known land
mark of the village. He was seen with all
axe ON his shoulders looking" Westward
, ho'
PRoF. Marco, assisted 1y Frank Key
will give one OF their startling entertain
mcnts in Oser's Hal, on next Saturday
evening, s9d instant, Our fun loving Cit.
ems should avail themselves of this cppor.
tunitv to laugh and grow fat The adms
sion fee is extremely low, and within
bounds of all. Don't fail to attend and
bring your children along.
The religious feeling is prevailing to q
great extent throughout the land. We sec
by the Cumberland County, Pa, pape.s
that large and enthusiastic meetings arc
being held in ncaaly every town in the Val
ley with abundant success This is Ger
tainly very cheering news, and the exam
pie shonld be followed in our town.
We understand lively and protractcd
meeting is Prevailing in the Moraviau
Church at Graceham under the auspices
of the Pastor, Rev l.. p. Clcwell. Judg
ing from the Signs of the Times" a dccl
reli@ious iIyor seems spreading through
out our DSlu Iand, such as Las not beer
witnessed fora long time. Surely the worc
is not coming to an end shortly.
THE lIagcrstown "Twicr-a- Week" says
Victoria Woodruff did not fill her engage
mcnt to lecture in ihat place. She was telc
graphcd, it is said, not to come as she would
have no audience. She had not hearers
enough in Baltimore to pay expenses, still
fewer in Frederick and fewer in llagcrs-
town. Strong minded women are not ap-
preciatcd in Western Maryland.
MH. HENRY SaXton, treasurer of tho
Carlisle, Pa, Shoe Company, spent Mon
day night in oar town. Mr. ). Is one OF
Carlislcs best business men as well as an
influential citizen. Through lis energy
and enterprise the Carlisle Shoe Company
has no supcriors and but few equals We
are sorry he was unable TO make his stay
with us longer; but such men as Mr.. Sax.
ton have no time TO make extended visits.
A SHARP THlCX-A week or two ago
an cntcrprisng tramp came 10 Frcdrr
lex, and in passing by Mr.. Morris Flower
Garden, appropriated, % some how got
possession OF plant growing in Il !loWcr
pot Anidca struck Him that there IN, CHI
he "miIions in it, SO he forthwith pro-
cccdcd to the nearest drug store where he
! procurcd some oil of ansc, hitch lie
! poured upon the plant; also some anisc
seed, which lie placed in hiS pocket, and
! started out to "aetOnish the natives with
the fragrance Of his wonderful Egyptian
plant, and also supply them with n small
praulity of the seed At the low price of 81
He was very successful, both in selling to
ana astonishing them, for in Q few days
4 they found that !hcy lad been "sold' -
Quite nGiUhcr Of tie citizens of Frcdcr
lex invested their dollars in upisr seed
and, if they property cultivate it, Frcdcr
lex Will be able by next ycarto supply the
/ balance Of the State with as many Egvp,
tian plants rs they viii require. Banner
/ IF LiberW,
THIS smart nan as he is termed in the
above, paved our town visit, but, we arc
pleased 10 say, didn't take any dollars
away with him. Not much, our citizens
are too wide awake to he dupcd by a
tramp.
For the Clarion
Mr.. EDITOR Tie revival of religion in
the United Brethren Church in this place
is still in progress. \ number of sinners
hayc come out on the "Lord's side and
still others are floching to the foot of the
,, cross, pleading for an application of that
blood that "clcansath from all sin" Mem
bcrs of the different branches of the Chris.
tan Church are aiding in the work of
God, and hal!oWcl influence is penetrate
ing bearing heavily upon the minds of
lhdllN inOIigdl SDlS anu daughters III
this community, O, that we would COM
prchcnd the love of God, as did the poet
when he pcnncd these beautiful lines;
"Could with ink the ocean fill,
And were the skies of parchment made,
Were every stalk on earth quill,
And every man a scribe by trade,
TO write the love of God above,
Would dram the ocean dry.
Nor could the scroll contain tic whole,
lfstretched from sky to sky"
The meeting is growing in interest, and
we trust that ere it comes to final close
scores of sinners may take up the cross
and follow in the footsteps of Jesus; who
died for US all, on Calvcry's rugged sum
nit LAUREL
WE clip the following communication
in regard to the public schools ofour coun-
ty from the Baltimore Sun of the 10Th
| inst
Editors otMe Sun Your Frederick cor
respondent repeats his statement that
eight or ten years ago about $40, 600 only
were required to keep the schools open for
four terms, whilst now nearly $4,000 arc
disburscd for three sessions
Let me give you the exact dates and
figures. In the year ending July 81, 1867,
| the total cost of the schools was $44,3 2G
(School report for 1861 p. 202) The num-
Der of different pupils for the same wear
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