Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1882-03-30
CQU:WZ,2' News.
lettings from our Exchanges.


2 lettings from our Exchanges.
. One day last week while Mr.. WIN
3 Shook was saving -hngles near his harl
3 a spark escaped from the engine and 81
. fire to q fodder stack near by II VII
, only by hard work that the surroundin
buildings were saved.-Ctizen.
Quite number If persons in this vicin
: ity, whose names were down rs su'scrih
crs for the History Of Western Maryland
are considerably exercised over the matte
and some of them refuse to accept or pa!
tor the work. They Contend that the,
were deceived by the can.assing agent
who obtained their names by misrepre
senlalion, and as they understood it. fol
an entirely different purpose than as sub
scrbcrs to the book - Valley Register.
The complaining above alluded to seems
to be pretty general, some Of our people
were shamefully imposed upon.-Chr0ni
cle
CoURr-HANK MILLER's CAsE.-The
Circuit Court finally adjourned Saturday
The Inst case tried WAS that Of Hank Mill
er vs. the Corporation Of Frederick Mill
er having sustained an injury las, winter
which laid him up for several weeks, by
| f,,1l; Nv, e., ~, Ia
cob c. Nj ler's N Market street, brought
suit against the city tor $4,000 damages
The jury rendered verdict for $55, the
corporation to pay costs Citizen.
The Young gentlemen Of Bnrkit,svilr
have o. ganize dramatic association and
IRE hard ut work preparing for al early
exhibition They purpose visiting the sur,
rounding towns and will lges in the spring
and SHOW ing the public what they can de-
in the lyric art. Times.
Mr. Charles Wilson, member Of the Leg
,slalure from this county, will more thnn
likely be Surveyor Nails chief clerk
citizen.
There has been considerable discussion
of late about the demands Of Frederick
city to be released troln paving county
road taxes Ii is fruitful theme. and
when i, has once taken form there can bt
no telling where il may end. E"Ie in
Emnll>bnrg we are yearly pawn. taxes
to keep streets aud alleys in repair. In
virtue of this patriotic duty, efforts have
hren made, in the past Ia relieve tle citi'
Gems from the same county taxation, but
all in vain. Somehow or another the
county commits toner's never would rise to
the plane OF enlightenment, whence they
might see the Justice of ire p oposal
| When Frederick brcnmrs exempt ever,
incorporated town will needs he also ex
e,plrd AMI we presume the honor and
! glory of keeping tine roads from spoilng
N,ll drvol,e only on inoSr who use them
There is &c thin view which presents the
subject uf.nxa,inn in ~ very arbitrary way
! Nh', tor instance. should man VINO
| does not ON II horse lrly nj all FIR roads
| And why those who lave no children pay
SCH. taxes, all lh. same In its sovtr.
,ign capacity, the State knows no such
thing as death, nor poverty, nor dlsabi'll!
| Every man is expected Ia come up to the
measure OF his u'y, and j. accountable IN
many respects for what he hath not, on
the ground that he ought to have that
which is required ofhm. and the harplts
| of taxation viii pursue his estate, when he
l,im,clfhas gone to the grave Here Is
pow or, tcrc is law, here the necessity for
the sove,egns existence looms up. Jus.
tjcc il not always hlindfpldtd and when
fnyoriteism now and then shows itself
through human iml"rtrclion, who shall
regulate the wavering balance that is
equpoise may be Just to all ? Chronicle.
! MARROW ESCAPE. Last week Mr.
Frederick Stull who resides about BY
miles north Of Frederick, made very mar
row escape from serious injury. In com
{ ing down the mountain with his wager
T loaded with wood he slipped and fell nnf
the wagon passed over both his legs, bu
fortunately did not break them, but they
were very badly bruised. - Union.
How Is IT DONE 2-Thc unsOphislica
ted country tax payers are puzzled ut SOM
.. the hibits in the statement OF Count.
: Expenses Tor TIE year 1881 ms published
last week For instance, tAey iind tina
s. 4s7 56 were pad in the settlement y
Magistrates accl's, and that $3,2l6 SO, o
all bu, $40 81 st the total amount wen
into the pockets of the five city masis
,ratcs, one Of them, c. ii. Ecksttn, being
allowed 81 ,25l Is, aud another, DR.. Thorn
as Turner. 81 ,Ol9 s. Then there is TIT
Constablcs Accounts. the payment o
which required S3.609 Is. Here also ih'
six constablcs resiling in Frederick eli,
came in Tor sweepstakes, getting away
with S3,lS4 II of the entire amount ant
leaving only *4l9 Oh lo he picked up by
all the cons,ahles in the hnlance Of The
county. We would suggest to our Fred
erick nelghbors, who are 50 anxious to rid
themselves Of u little .oad tex, 20 look NJ
home aud see il il would not lay them