Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1880-06-24


school houses, 81 cents; public roads, Y
cents; principal and interest on county
debt, 81 cents; court expenses Al cents,
miscellaneous expenses, 30 cents. This is
the sane rate as last year and ia better
than could have been expected when you
consider the vast amount ofpriE"'c sccur.
tics that is being converted into moltSa,
grs and other non.taxablc securities, and
tho total release OF all building association
stock, which in itself amounted to over
$lSH, 900; also Me fact Of the commission.
CTS having provided $o,1ol. 50 for school
houses. We have been informed by the
clerk TO the board Mr.. II. f. Steiner that
the amount o: transfers tbs year exceeded
that Of any year previous, to his know ledge
and yc, the tax books 50 into the hand OF
the collector much earlier than usual.
The State tax Is III cents on the 500
I'Ai,n.
GRAND EXCURSION Grand Excur.
sion under the auSpicics of Charity Lodge,
X. of p, will take place on July 10Th, from
Pen Mar and intermediate stations TO
Washington, ID. G., via: W. NJ. II. II. Ex-
cursion tickets WILDE ISSUED at $40 for
the round trip. The above Lodge is 4
Westminster organization and las hereto,
fore given special attention 10 Tic wants
Of eNcursioas,s and VIII not fail to attend
to this one. Nc,hope sincerely shat oar
citizens and many friend. along the Yves
tern Maryland Railroad will patroNhc this
excursion Us the fare is very mo'Iorut", See
advertisement in another column.
NEW BANNER central local option
committee have procured an elegant new
banner iorlAcir headquarters and it, was
iluny to the breeze on Saturday. Sever
al weeks ago at anUt l!l5 p. m, those
living near the headquarters heard 4 crash.
, looking out they saw Two men running
down Market street with he local option
ia, broken from It's heavy staff The Red
Me-, who occupy the third story Of the
bnilding. have granted the central commit.
the permission to suspend 'ac;r new rn.i ch
! from their Windows. 1t will not I've $"
easy now to throw Il rope over the new
staff and break it from its socket Times.
Boys just think Oft. \ real circus is
coming And Band, None of yodr
comm on Brass Band, but a real Cola
/ Band, In chariot of Onyx and Mother Of
pearl drawn by ever so-nnnv calico h"r
scs. And what IS more, it is the only !r
Ultimate circus IN America. Think OF it.
How we are favored, " hen the only lcwt.
innate circus in America snuhs New York,
Baltimore, and Flcatown and stops right
here with US. Gather bones and rags all
week and make sure that You get there in
time to geta front scat for there wont be
any more along this summer, may be rcy.
err
N'SAwAY-Wc feel sorry to learn OF
the misfortune Of our old hicuo, Mr.. J
II Shoemaker, that occurred near Tia" DC
pota Emn'llsshnrg. itappcar> that Mr..
-, In company with son of Mr.. Thomas
d., tlnhaugh, on Monday morning. last, while
driving along the road in sight of the
railroad, his horse became frightened and
run away, breaking the wagon and throw,
ing Mr. ), and his companion out, hrdis-
ing Mr.. s.. considerably and breaking the
left arn Of Mr. Clhnugh in two places
We hay" NOT heard the irll particulars oI
the accident and therefore cannot say
whether or No. Tie injuries were very Sc.
rOlS.
ENCuESIoN -Attcntion is called To an
advertisement in another column OF tic
Mutual Aid Society Of the W. VI. Il K.
excursion to Bernard, up the Sassaira,
River via: ". VI K. r. ;nl Steam boats
This VII! he Il monster excursion as trains
will start from Willam-port and Gcttys
burg. 1t viii undoubtedly, be well patron
lied for several excellent reasons. First
the fare will hr low; second, the trip will
be- a delightful one; third, the arrange
mcnls TO make it aplcasurablc one Will DC
completes fourth, there will be an alum
dance of excellent hNnl ana orchestra
music accompanying il; and finally, this
Association has been doing IL Samaritan 5
work with most generous hand, and il
will he pleasure to all rirht.mnlcl and
generous people, to lead thrm a helping
hand.
TANGLED.--A trip to Baltimore Ia I
Saturday gave opportunity 10 view Tie
wheat crop along the line. We have seen
many ugly harvest fields, but do not rccol.
lcCl Of ever having seen worse tangled and
lodged grain than we saw on this trip. The
rule is, that it shall lie fat, the exception
is an occasional patch of upright straw.
Much o: it could not nc cut with other
than scythc, except it be horscrakcd
Some las already sproutcd and all is dead
ripe. The binders complain CT brittle
straw and throughout the harvest this year
will be ausht but a iiolie. The yield, if il
could be successfully harvested. would he
good but we fear that much Will be wasted
or graded low on account of failure /,
harvest properly and N time.