Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1880-05-20

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deputy Collector Of Internal Revenue, for
this county, collected last year $40 1880
rs tax OH whisky, lager hccr and cigars.
Suppose the traffic in liquor and tobacco
were broken up, then the Government
would lose tho above amount - Cnion.
Harry Myers and his brother ID. G. drove
out to st. Joseph, last Monday on business
the horse became excited on passing the
slaughter house, and ran off. Ono of tho
front wheels of tho buggy came in con.
tact with post and was broken, they then
succeeded in stopping the horse, and were
themselves nninjured.-CHroniric.
Truly doth "a guilty conscience MAKE
towards of us all" Last week we had oc-
casion to call one mans attention to a Ger
tain act Of indircction, and were called TO
account by another man, to whom we had
no reference but who, recognizing the fit.
ness of the remark to his own case, pre-.
cccdcd to make the application, on his own
account and then to chidc us for it.
"No rain till the change of the MOON
said citizen, on Wednesday, "thc moon
hangs too much on her back Well rain
had fallen the day previous in New York,
and we qucricd whether they had the
same moon in New York that looks down
upon us hclc. This chimney corner phil
osophy about the moon will hardly bear
the light of scrutiny.
DROUGMT--Ihc season of corn planting
This AS last wear has been followed by n
mrching drought, ncccssila,!ng in many
instances, the rcplan,ing ofwholc iic DIS, in
some lf which cases not more than one.
third of the seed sprouicd. The crop has
been more seriously aft, clcd by the drought
in the ncighborloel of i-cwi+town than
,l, and much rcplauling has already been
done in that section.
MOUNTAIN FlREs-On Sunday night
fire broke ont ia coaliny belonging TO
Mr.. Todd, jus; west of Lcw>town and
burned several hundred cords q! wood.
On Monday night a fire made its appear.
ance west OF our town and burned over a
large amount of timber land.
1t is reported that fire has burned
through the mountain from SnithsNurg to
P,nmar Park, damaging y vas, amour! of
limbcr.nnd.
NornlNG DoNN. The County Com
ms>iuucrs adodrncd last week without
taking action upon the petition tor an up
this place With the County Commits
siuncls and School Board both aNcrsc TO
providing Mddlctown with a necessary |
building for school purposes, it becomes
III act Of justice to exempt our citizens /,
from the payment Of further school tau
|mty Register.
New Bags. Joseph Firor aud Levi !
lIarhaugh of This place finished on Friday
,ast, n new harm, wagon shed and corn
crib t0rJ, II. Saylor. near Myers Mil MIR
Myers lost his barn and other outbuilding,
by fire last Dc.l"mhcr
These same mechanics have contract /
to build barn this summer for Mr. Ran |
dolph S,uil on the NrcagsrMown and
Wood,bolo road, near Monocacy.
4 IIuMHuG.--On Monday last man
put in his appearance here and hired n team
q, Ira, l,,. pty,. tn
chase horses He succeeded in finding
several that suited him, and had the own
crs br;n. them to this place that evening,
when they were To have been paid for
The men brought the horses, but the deal
cr had dcctmpcd having failed to pay both
his board and livery bills. The parties
took the Lorscs home again concluding
that iNasmuch rs they had been sold, they
woulr mt sell the horses.
Fr,rIyAIu--Th Ladies Aid Society Of
the Reformed Church of this place, pur
pose holding II Strawberry and Ice Cream
in the yard of the church, on Friday aud
Saturday evenings. June 4lh and 9Th, We
hope to Sre this festival libcrslly patroniz.
As this is the first tmr that this cOngic.
cation has in any way, made public re-
quest for aid and as our town has n good
name, SO far rs lihcralily towards such in
stitu,ions goes. we trust this one may re
ccivc its share Of patronage.
TEMPERANCE MEETING. A temper.
nncc meeting was held on Saturday even.
ing last in The Lutheran Church Mt Woods
boro over wlicE Hon John l.. Nicodcmus
pre- ilcd. The meeting was very largely
attended, Mr.. VIM u. Manlsly, Jr de.
liycrcJ an al Tres. which i, highly spoken
of lis an eloquent AMI succinct statement
of facts showing conclusivcly the legality
of submitting the temperance question to
the people, the evils of inicmpcrancc, the
bone fits Of prohibition, etc Mr. JOS ID
Baker OF this city was also present - Times
WHIT MONDAY This holiday was part.
" observed by our citizens some by fish.
ing, some by visiting their friends aud
others by good squire loaf around For
ourselves, we enjoyed IL visit to the home
of Or. NJ E. Lcathcrnan near Lew istown
The drive was not a pleasant one, owing
to the bad condition of the bike, but the