Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1881-12-29

msde by Mr. Shafer.
One of the enjoyable things about
Christmas is, the portunity it always If.
foris US ofmeeting old tr'enes, as it is a
season when all e" home" that are occu.
pied at distan, points The reunions are
pleasant to all and this week finds ew of
our families with missing members
Amongst the arrivals we note that our
school boys from Penn >ylvania and Yves
tern Maryland Colleges; Messrs Harvey
and Maurice Rouzer and Frank White
from the former md Frank whitman from
the latter; MIR. Chas. V. Foreman, who
has been employed by mill building com
panY at Wilmington. Del. rs drhnsh's.
man and Mr.. Albert Norrman. millwright,
who has heen in the employ of a lar-r mill
building company in Ohio
DID'NT PRESERVE THEM On our frat
page will be found m advertisement that
claims to preserve almost everything and
the only thin, thai worries H. about il is
that their advertising agents, f N FrcSl,
man and Bros, i not bay several tons
of it and scatter it around loose over their
credit MS it might have preserve them
from bankruptcy and Us from dead loss
of thirty dollars. But we contracted to
publish il three mon hs and wen do it,
and II E. n. F. & Co never pay us for it
we will only ask of the Prentis. Preserv
ing Co., that they send us a package Of
Ozone, warranted to preserve us from the
pitfalls of insulvent advertising agencies
and Wen agree to call it square, especially
should We secure the 800 prize, of which
we feel somewhat assured.
CRUSHED BY THE CARSON Saturday
evening last. Mr.. Jos. A. Stoutfrr, of near
Wax efrld, Md. member of the firm OF
Bale and Stoutfrr. of New Windsor in at
tempting to board the evening express
west, from which he had just gotten of
md which was in motion, starting. fell nm.
der the cars and the wheels ran over his
right leg between the knee and the ankle,
terribly crushing it.
Mr.. S,outfrr is well-knovnn tn us and
we had parted company with him on the
train, Int n few minutes before the ncci-
dent brfrl him He is M excellent citizen
j. n good fiuancicr. was formerly cashier
and is nov director Of the First Nation.
Al Bunk Of New Windsor, and h hosts Of
friend who will sympathizc with him in
his misfortune
Mr. Isaac n. Barton is agent for the
Emmit,>bnr Live Stock Insurance Com
pany, in this place.
We nre pleased to learn that snch an as
sociation has been formed near home. as
its purpo>c and province are good and
with list of names. such as those by
which this company is otiicereh to wHr
rant it, honorable conduct Of business, we
welcome il rs not only legitimate and
prac,ical movement, but as a magnificent
exchange for that dead. double buried and
triple damned namesakc, Mutual Life In.
surancc Let our home people, owners Of
stock; pn'ronize this home institution and
our word for it, that should all the agents
tina are appointed by this COMPANY. he
men Of integrity and their mechanics.
town agent gives prorise ofthi1, "" shall
not have Wildcat, horse, mule and COW
Lie Insurance
The matter Of placing pavemcnts IN
rnnt Of improved property on certain
streets has been mentioned in these col
umns on divers occasions, but thus far III"
question las been treated, only i,nper.
sonallv, but should no further heed he paid
the matter than has been Of ate, it is more
than probable that direct reference viii
shortly he mad to a case of d"wnrght in.
Justice and imposition II is not qucs
ton Of borough finance, wherein the re-
cripts from taXation must regulate the ex
pense incurred but it is question Of
courage 10 execute borough .rdinances,
courage of conviction Of duty and courage
to exact compliance alike Of those who are
arrogant and those who are humble, those
who are influential and to be courled and
those who may ;.either have nor aim to
have influence or patronage
Christmas eve was pleasantly passed bv
the people of our town, generally, and
specially by the Cove" stags, with some
few other invited friends. Eg.nog of that
exquisite favor and good round body the
compounding of which is known only to
Biz G.. was served cold and in blossom
to set of apprecia'ive pala,"s and Ihe ef
feet was worked of by Calls, in body, on
friends, some of whom appreciated their
retiring rather more than their entrance
From the fact that all were married ucn,
there were divers opini ms expressed as to
the extent to which domestic felicity might
be affected and there was degree of gem.
us developed, that was surprising, III the
various plans that were adopted to con-
vince the Madame, on the return home
that he wiz jiz ze-ze-Hey! Zc-s s.h,
Mus, an bin drnkn' musch"
Graceham Items.
At the residence Of the brides parents,
Dec 22d, by Rev 4. W. Shields, Andrew
j. Valentine and Miss Jane, daughter of
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