Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1879-07-24

tween the Independent and United Com
panies in regard to the plug at the corner
of Sixth street, which created much excite
ment and was finally settled by the United
withdrawing from the plug On Friday
evening these two companies got into a
water BATTLE which at one time Looked
quite serious. We.are sorry to see any i'll
feeling manifested Between our firemen,
and hope we may never witness like &C.
currence again.
The tax levy for 1870, made by the
Board of County Commissioners Of Fred
erck, was turned over to Peter W. Shafer,
Collector of State and County taxes, on the
10th ulto, and in less than ten days there
after, that efficient officer assisted by his
obliging clerk, Mr. Marshall Miller, had
the tax lists all extended and the books
made out in full When we reflect that
this work necessitates the making out of
new books for the twenty districts Of
Frederick county, the magnitude Of labor
required thereon will be the more fully ap-
prcciated The exhibition therefore, at
tending the cngrossing duties Of these gen.
tlemen reflects most eminently the skillful
ability and assiduity operating this highly
important office. Our commissioners de-
serve congratulation for the selection of
such faithful public servants, who dis
charged their laborous functions with Oh
eye single to the protective interest of the
people at large, during their entire incum'
bency.
We are sorry to learn that the buggy be-
longing to Mr. Marshal Miller the obliging
clerk OF our county collector, was demol.
ished on Friday afternoon last. Mr.. Mill
er was ON his way home and when near
his uncles, DR.. T. E. r. Miller, was COM
PEELED to take refuge at his house on &C.
count of the storm. He put the buggy in
the carriage house and In few minutes
thereafter puff of wind blew the carriage
house over smashing the buggy to pieces.
The buggy was valued at about 500.
, THE EXCURSION The excursion over
the W. NJ. r. r. to Baltimore and thence
} down the bay to st. Michals on Saturday
, last, was magnificent success, and the as
: ISOLATION of r. r. employees, by whom the
trip wns conducted, may well feel fattered
Those living along the line of the road felt
that whatever profits accrued from the cx
cursion, would be commercially employed,
and chceriully and right nobly did they
extend their patronage.
The day was all that could be desired
, and more than could be expected at the
season of the year The mighty voice of
the iron horse aroused the slcepers from
. pleasant dreams to more pleasant reality
ofclcar weather and cool breezcs and a
| knowledge that the longed for day had ar.
, rived, dressed and pcrfumcd for very
special purpose, apparently gotten up to
order by "Old indciations' for the benefit
Of the excursion. The train left Mechan
cstown with eighty four passengers in.
Guiding the Band. This number was
swcllcd antil its Carnival at Union
Bridge, when it was found necessary to
make up another "section.' The Union
Bridge band accompanied section No. 2,
and at Linwood the Uniont0wn Band
boarded No. 1-Nothing worthy of men
ton occurred during the trip to Baltimore
other than the fact that both trains ran
through "os time without halt or acct
Gent. AT Fulton the trains were consol
dated and q double header" took us
through the tunnel. A rapid march
about a mile brought the excursonists tc
the wharf on Light street, where the good
steamer, Sam'l j. Pentz, was in readiness.
Although somewhat of jam occurred at
the gang plank. yet good order and good
humor prevailed. Once aboard the com
modious boat every one felt comfortable as
there was room to spare and as the excur.
sionists were treated to another band from
the city there was no dcarth of music. The
steamer left few minutes late and all
were pleased to know they were at last
atloa, on "the briny deep" All, did say :?
No, not all one passenger becoming OK
; cited at the supposed delay in starting
wished to know when the "darned thing
was going to start oblivious of the fact
that we were already safely beyond the
range of the guns at Fl McHenry. 1t
!, was something new to majority on board
and some ludicrous scenes occurred. One
} dweller on the shores of the Hunting
, creek, had no idea that the "current was
SO strong in the sea-" Another was dis
appointed because the roll of the ship in
: the waves did not make him sufficiently
! seasick to relieve him of his bile Anotll,
3 er knowing individual pointed out the
large b. & O. elevator as f. MCIIenry-
Another practiscd the imposition of max
ing gfeener believe that there was war
down there and that tug giving q sail
ship lift was one war vessel capturing
another, and so on, ad infni.
After partial break down on the part
Of one of the bands, it was suggested to
one Of its members that 'your boys were