Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1879-03-27

Of card type, brass composing pallet, fur.
niture, can of ink, roller and fifty fancy
cards. The undersigned, having pur-
chased larger press and going into the
business mere extensively, will sell the
above outfit for SO cash.
E. E. CROFT.
BRAcKRTs-Our young carpenter friend
James Stouffer, has during the past winter
made himself quite renown in manutactur-
ing fancy wall brackets These brackets
arc made of walnut wood, Handsomely
finished and of various designs and sizes
His prices are also much more moderate
than elsewhere.
New PAPERs.-In the course Of few
weeks the list of newspapers in Frederick
county will be increased two, providing a
sufficient number Of subscribers can be
obtained to warrant the undertaking. Mr.
Paul Motter, an cntcrprisng Young man,
who has been engaged in the Job printing
business for the past year in Emmitsburg'
contcmpatcs starting paper in that place
styled the Emmittsburg Chronicle. The
other one will be called the Mountain Echo
and will be published by sons of Profs. La
garde and Hickey, Of Mt. St. Marys Col
lege. We wish both success.
ITEMS FROM THE EXAMINER OF LAST
WEEK On Saturday night last, the
steam Touring mill Of Mr.. jones Gambrill
on Carroll street depot, made a very mar
row escape from destruction by fire. II
appears that Mr. Jno. Rdcnour one of
the nillers, about II o'clock, was in the
act of closing for the night, and going
around the mill to see that everything was
NIL right and when lie opened the door of
the counting room discovered the floor on
fire. He Immediately procured a bucket
Of water and extinguishedt!c flames before
much damage was done. 1t was ascer-
tanned afterwards. that the magazine Of the
coal stove had tursted and scattered the
burning Goals oyer tho floor that caused
the fire.
| At recent meeting Of the hoard of d.
r,ciors Of the Old Mutual Fire Insurance
Company of this city. Mr.. Joseph g. Mill
er was apr olntcd to fill the vacancy caused
ty the death of Mr. John RciEsni1cr. On
Thursday last. Mr.. j s. W. Jarboc was
elected director Of the same company te
I'll the vacancy cau:cd Ivy the death Of Mr.
Jacob N Bus!,ey.
Mr.. Lewis L. Burck. assisting al Pam
pcl's Foundry, was severely burned about
his face on Monday last While engaged il
casting at that establishment Dr. Frank
T. Burck was summoned, under whose
treatment Mr.. B is slowly improving Ap
prrhcnsions AS TO injury Of cycsisht. ART
now effectively removed.
Capt, Avery II. Cain. brcvct major, com
manding company ID fourth infantry
died suddenly at Fort Laramie, Wvor,ing
OIL the 9th inst of cerebral apop'cxy. Tit
| IL, ceased was son in law Of the late Gen
James NJ Cooper. formerly of this city.
The County Commissioners have work
men engaged digging a well ir the south
west corner of the Court House yard fol
the purpose of erecting a more substantial
water closet This is something that has
long been needed, as the present one ha!
been q nuisance since its erection.
We are sorry to learn that Maj. r. F
Winchester was thrown out of his buggy
on Wednesday afternoon of last week, b,
coming in contact with wagon londct
with hay, and lsjurins his shoulder quit
severely.
For the Clprion,1
GATES,
Mn. EpITon Il have often WONDERED
why some one dIl not write something III
crnry on the suh]cc, Of gntcs have It
win searched through literature, nrclcn
and modern, to find anything on the sub
lcut. IIsw strange too, when wc conslle
that even from the enrlcst ages, they hav
been M Indispensable article,
They nrc mark Of civilization. md,
might add, Of refinement, and no well reg
ulatcd community would think OF abolish
, ing gates,
II wonld require volumes to record thu
tender words, tho sad good hves. the lotrr'
farcwells, and the son things generally
f that hive been spoken 1T gatcs-and If "
might add to them the cusses of the tram
when he secs tho big dog lying Just insid
the gate 1t would require several volumo
more.
There Is something fascinating about
gate dependent, however, upon the eli
cumstanccs surrounding It, whic Is har,
, to explain, and it follows us rom chldhoo
to age.
Even the brute creatures appear 10 ap
, preciate n gate with the exception of III
, hog, who have always observed woul
{ 'ooncr go through hole In the fence, eve
if he had to do it ut q disadvantage
never could understand this popularity {
the hog. But this is foreign to the suhiee
propose 10 prove that the present ger
Grafton, and especially the people Of Me
chanicstown and vicinity, do not have tn
appreciation of gates which was sh 'wn il
. earlier times, even IN the rude nges of III