Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1881-08-04

confidence of their truth and weight; he
said; why, DON'T you know that YOU
hold the reputation of having the neatest
cleanest, prettiest little village in Western
Maryland, that every city man that once
sees it comes away enchanted with it and
its mountains; that numbers of them would
spend the summer here with their families
If they could be accommodated ?"
We are gratihed to hear spoken such
kindly words and regret the fact that few
are privileged to come amongst US. 1t if
not only source OF income to our commu
nifty, but the new faces, comely manners
and intelligent conversation add to our so
cial development ana as such becomes
source of no small benefit to our people
To the sojourners with US, the CLARION
makes its best Low and feels an unutter.
able good will that it would gladly express
in words.
BY NO MEANS TRUE.-We have felt moved
to speak of this before, yet assuming 1t not
to be worthy of mention, did not. Now
that we are approached with request SC
to do we comply.
We have not stagnatcd
We have been asked by strangers,
whether. or not, it were true, that Mechan-
icstown had Settled back" stagnated;
whether or not the god Harpocrates had
chosen this spot in which to erect his
Temple of Silence. Itappears, that some
such ill., founded rumor has gone abroad as
this that we have lost our wonted vlgor
and enterprise and that business III all its
branche, is suffering, that laborers and
mechanics find nought to do and that we
have thought of pe,itioning the county to
be walled in.
An nonsense! Our merchants, especial
ly thos, who advise the public Of their
whereabouts, stock and general disposition
towards patrons in these columns will sell
more goods this year than in any other
year that they have done business here
We are authorized to say as much. DR..
Ox's experiment would be a failure here,
as much so to day as at any time within
the past ten years, and we speak of this
matter AS much to call attention to this ev-
idence of the cnyed position that our
town and its energetic citizens hold, as to
correct false impression, The thought,
doubt 'css is poverty stricken one aud we
are doubtless begging the question, yet as
IN many other matters of opinion and taste
we happily feel able to afford it and that
covers the condition Of the average citizen
here ard that settles it.
Busy -MIessrs Young, Osmond s Co.,
are very busy at the Cannery and it is a
refreshing sight in our go-casy village, to
see such life and energy, as is displayd in
this perfect beehive Of workers. Not
having located here sufficiently carly in
the season 10 SECURE ar out put OF peas
they were lacking the material on which
canneres depend for early work in the
canning season and the firm have taken
up the time that will in the future be par
ticularly devoted to peas, by canning small
fruit, berries etc. During the past two
weeks they hayc bought and canned thous
ands OF cans of pears, having been running
on them constantly for ten days. They
are paying seventy-fiye cents per bushe
for good bell pears aud other good varie
ties. They have also had plums brought
to them and will buy almost all kinds OF
good favored fruits. Parties having pears
for sale will do well to call on Mess. Young
Osmond & Co, as they will find ready
sale for all they have. Already do We
hear persons speaking Of the direct bencti,
this enterprise has been to them and this
season will give buta slight idea of the
immense good That it Will do our town
and community in the way of labor and
market for produce. We are gratiied tc
be able to report the most perfect satisfac
ton. yea more, the lively anticipation has
ed upon present almost certain prospects
of increased remuneration, Of those who
have placed their lands at the disposal o.
this enterprise and have farmed it in sweet
corn and tomatoes OF the latter cspec
| lally do we hear NEST cheering promise
and none doubt their ability to gather
from $50 to $50 bushels per acre, some
even expecting more now that they see
how well the vines are filled and the large
size that they attain We predict, that
next year it will be but a slight undertak
ing to secure 500 acres each of corn and
tomatoes, the acreage desired by the firm
We've got good thing and all must see
it; now let us have another. What
EDITOR CLARIoN-DEAR SIR.-To full
fill the pro mise made several weeks since
l will give you an account of the excursion
on Sandusky Bay and Lake Erie, that sew
eral of US thought to be the most enjoyable
in our experience. Promptly at lOa. m.
the steamer Jay Cooke, left her wharf III
Sandusky city, crab fashion, for Put In
Bay Island, "A miles out in the Lake
When fully in the channel, she swung
round in her proper course, settling the
dispute between two small boys as to
which was the steamers PROV and which
her stern. The Bay is shallow and has 6