Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1879-03-06
1GHACEHaM ITEMS.

Brass Band, opane1 yesterday, (Wcdnes'
day. with many fancy articles. The EN-
mitsburg Brass Cornet Band will be in at
tendance on Saturday afternoon and even
ing. March 9Th. Ctner bands will be pres
ent during the tair, which will be conlln-
ued for week or ten days.
Nh, M. j. Collhower has taken the con-
tract to build barn for Cornelius Fisher
near Rocky Ridge. This makes the second
one for him shis spring, and he expects
more.
Or. Geo. N. Zimmerman contomplates
opcning a boarding house, this summer -
We hope the Or. may do well, as it is the
mos, rclutfu location in the ncighhorhood
having grand view of the mountain
range, and pure mountain air.
Mrs. Rouzcr. Calvin Firoy's motherin-
law, is still lying very i'll with drorsy.
II. w. 3.
Person tried and true bnsi-
ness friend d. G. IIammet,, Of Baltimore
city, q member of the firm Of Chandler,
Ouarler & Co spent few days with US
and on Monday started westward on 4
business tour through Western Maryland,
PENNSYLVANIA and Virginia.
Mr.. J. Kitzmllcr formerly of C"tocfin
District, but now from Littcslown, Pa.,
dropped in op Tuesday to pay up his sub
scriplien for the Clarion. He is an hoheA
and friendly patron and always pays up
promptly.
Our newly made friend The Rev. a.
Hoover, of Augustine Co, Va, ~ a sober
and generous christian. We were 10th to
part with him at the close of conference -
He resumes his field Of labor with our best
wishes.
REI1Glous.-Thc pulpit of st. Johns
Ev. Lutheran church was filled last Sab.
! bath by clcrgymcn who were attending
the session. Of the Va Conference of the
! L. b. Church. Rev. Miller Of Ohio
preached at 10 \. NJ, to large congrcga-
,inn and his excellent scriaon gave entire
satisfaction; the Rev. Gentleman made
many friends by his pleasant and earnest
manner.
A nr,l:bcr of the crygytiicn visited tie
Lutheran Sunday school ut ! 30 p m. and
! Prof Freeze of Shenandoah Valley Semi
nary gave The school an excellent address,
At ; y m Bishop J. j. G!oSshrenncr
preached what is caici the NN':al or Or
,lina,ion sermon which was delivered in
the Lutheran church because it is the arg
est church in town and because OF TIC gen
clal desire io hear tie Dis..op. Although
The snow was falling fas. the spacious room
was crowded, We might say packed,
The Bishop preached an able and earn
est sermon setting forth the duties of min
i>lcrs nf tie scslcl urging item T."
be burning 'anl shining lights After
tic sermon three of the brethren were or.
dained to which we have alluded in anoth
or column.
At nigh, Rel Isaiah Baltze!l preached
a very excellent and earnest sermon The
attendance err STEERING the snow storm, i
cyilcuce Of the appreciation which the cit
izcns have Of shc ability O! oAe who "aN
raised in oU community.
CoW4CSiCATGD.)
DEAR EDIroN:-I have noticed il The
last tnrce issues OF your lHs."t that You
have several correspondents who deal in
most dnlighlful theories, iransCcndcnta-
lists ulnpiams, and As discover that your
paper may bc used As a vehicle iol the pro
INDICATION of plrc>an, theories, propose
! to a,nrtlc your readers with an idea posi-
bly, more easily realized than that y per
feet man or woman, for in my Judgment
the moral and nNiaI svi5 Uf our village is
better ada otcl 10 the successful cultivation
Of my pet project, than 1t is to that OF eve
iuting Il perfect man or woman. i" Il
greater or less extent my theory is '-'srgsr
reduced to pr clicc and in the end may
discover that am proposing 'nHr,hing >u.'
posed ~ he ncSr, but Inv reality old una to
be met NTH daily in our midst. ToRntnh.
ism, there" it is written a word that at
first viii shock every nervous man an,!
woman thai reads this ihem To drlinc
communism is to say We may Bake, Use
and abuse everything we see, feel, think o:
or get our han Is on OK, ass, character, Sc.
cres wife. confidence, money or time The
persons ,hnt feels at liberty. anil whG
allows their feelings b. control thrm, t.
use other persons oxen or money
without their consent, or who keep or he
trays conf rnce as il may best suit ih'
whim, or who without license deals IN the
character and reputation of another 81
who looks upon time rs mere measure
of their cXistancc AMI another Prrsoa : pa
tier ce or who in mixed company, roll pt"c
ious secrets as sweet m''lsr' Eadcr then
tongue, or v,ho reads all Year exchanges
: and don't take the Clarion, the Chronic
borrower, the hummer, the Trump, all such
carry our the Communislic doctrine in its
purcst and most unalloyed f,rn. Trat
there are sucr persons and lhnt every
community must OF necessity be Athlete |
with its share believe Ri then the above
be logic we have thcm.-Now then for ny!
I project. AS organized effort will WIN