Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1881-11-24

ested on Friday evening" lust, BY CONVEX
satlon on the subject Of q New County
We thought this project died violen
death about ten years ago. Csn II be, tho
it is to be revived sgainS
We understand that In occupying th
new school building, the larger pupils, tn
higher grades, will be placed Ia the twe
rooms on the second story; the two lower
grades below. The building Il Auished
and ready for the furniture.
Mart. Foreman killed two wild turkeys
at one shot, up In the mountain on tb'
vacancy" on Friday evening. One o
them weighed 22} lbs. Another interest
ing feature was, the invitation extended
tho poor printer" We carved.
Oxs OF TIE AMENITIES. The Enter
prize man (Sharpsburg) finds one of his
locals clibbed twice without credit and
lets them knew ali about It, Natural fol
novice, but he will soon get used to the
loan of his brain and quill They all do 1t
"The "star Of Bethlehem" says an ex.
change. Is visible from 3 O'Clock until day
light each morning, just above the eastern
horizon, and shines with briIlancy a.
most equal to new moon. II will disap
pear this fall not to appear again for 300
years.
Mr.. John Landers hns been appointed
Principal Of the public school in this town
and MIR. E. L.. Boblitz and F. White, ~
sis,ants. 1t has not yet been finally de.
termiued whether or n u II third assistan,
will be appointed. There are several sp
plicants.
The Pos.offlce Department, has just ruled
thut postage stamps with any fraction I"
them missing will NO longer be accepted as
prepayment Of postage on the matter tc
which they are attached. People will have
10 he careful hoy they detach the stamps
from each other.
Yes, We were determined II it lay with,
10 the cope Of our influence, III have dedi-
catory services, ut the time Of the fnima'
acceptance Of the School Building by the
, Commissioners. That it is now probable
, that something Of the kind will occur, We
, ore pleased to te able 10 state.
OYSTER SUPERB F. D. Millcr, pro
pr.etor Of the Miller House, Mechanics
town, will give supper ofOysters, Tur-
key. Game, Roast Pig and other deracies
in ~essou on Thursday evening, December
II Sl,oa!d the weather le bad, the supper
will be deferred until Friday or Saturday
evening. Tickets seveuty-Ave cents,
HEARsE Broken Ga the return from
the funeral Of Mrs. Charles Adelsbcrger OF
C.toctin Furnaces ON Tuesday last, ono OF
the horses attached to the hearse became
unnauageablc, kicked and badly damaged
The dashboard and broke of tire tongue
Mr., z NJ Smith, the undertaken cannot ~
re1sured o. heretofore no such trouble la.
occurred with the horse.
Two children of ]. Z. Simons have just
recoverod from an attack Of diph,heria
Two Of Nelson Willhide were down will
the disease in milder form aud have re
covered. We augur from this that while
,n!s dread disease may lie amongst us, tina
i. may not bc of the malignant type
While We hope for the best, let all precau
.ioas be taken against tue worst
DISQUALIFIED Josiah q. stitey and
Josiah Filler who were drawn Us Juror
| Tor tho December term Of the Circuit
! cou.; have been disqualified, on acc 'un
cf aav,ng removed from tnis county.
ArporNTMENr.-Mr Eugene Haller, for
mcrlv Of this city, has been appointed t" {
position in the Baltimore post"ffice, vic'
John Lanahan removed -Enamtner,
Mr David Biehl met with curious &C
cident one day Inst week, that came nen
resulting seriously. He WAS bending owe
huge stone. endeavoring to lin it from
its resting place on y steep hillside Thu
stone moved suddenly aud Mr. d. was pre-
cipi,ated on his head below the st"n'
which rolled down the hill, fortunalel!
having changed its course 50 that It passe'
lV and not over his head.
We have citizen. who not only believe
that cremation is proper disposition O
the mortal remains of man. but who la
emphasized his belief, by instructing, ra.l
er expressing his desire " his friends TO b
40 disposed of.
In this connection it may be of interes
to know that the practice of burning dea
bodies WAS common amongst the Roman
$500 years ago and is therefore no new
tangled Yankee notion, rs some suppose
to be.
THE BAND FAIR is under way, the va
rious committees to carry out measure
that will insure success having been az
pointed and all that are interested tan
there are many are at work. The ban
has debt, small though it is, it shout
have hong since been paid as it rests upo'
one man, no, citizen Of our town ant
who doubtless could put the money u
good purposes.
We ask our citizens to extend a liberia
! snnnnr, Fair will npen nm FRIDAY even