Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1882-02-09

Clay Cram r: this committee has been very
successful in their efforts and think there
will be no trouble in getting the amount
OF s,ockia that viii bulll the I'ike with
what the commissioners take. We think
that the people Of Graceha1n and Mcclian
;. icstown should come 10 the front and take
this matter into consideration and extend
this pike On through Craccham to Me
cllanlcstown, which no doubt would he
one of tn" hest paving road ~ the c,ln.
~ and At ;he SAME ,iMc be n benefit %
both places Oar next meeting VAS 10
have been he d in Crrno, ra!0wn on last
Saturday, but owing to bHd weather, there
WAS No meeting and presume it will be
held the latter part Of this week. probably
on next Saturday, to which we extend q
cordial invitation, to all who IL may in
,crcst. to attend On what day and what
honr the next meeting meeting will be
I held, we will let NIL know in due time.
Crengcrstn 2 s3
| ~ Nll'ND ihf IRNilhF'
Cor PROBABLY WHAT WE DESERVED --
We put our foo, into crsspnol two weeks
ago, md, rs usual in snch instances, re
lirvcd il If some of It's defilrm ", aud have
in an indefinite measure, suffered from the
contact W. are driven to IL, and confess
our inability to MEASURE lnrcrs With TIA,
apostle If refined t?) journalism. The editor
of the Varylnnd Union. That he. in max
Ing Choice ofhis weapons, should se'rc,
tIosc. Of which, 'hrong', TASTE and the i'm.
pulse oi an unhrnkeu habit, lie has lwcoln~
a most eminent n, ns,cr is his RIGHT and
We pre none the less w"r>tr'l, heransc Cf
our tastes differing and hcing entirely II, n
disadvantage in II Till of vnlgarisms. We
shall M, become inordinaely vain Of Our
journalistic capacity, should we be nj
judged in like manner by all such; for II
would ncrcs-ia,c but slight degree of
excellence +. to place one At the nn'i?nlrs nl
such giossncSs of manners and language
nor do we reckon i. d, ca,nmity. when We
consider tina. There Is No Islander IN Nh
allowed fool, though he do nothing but
rail- nor ~ railing in known discreet
man, though he do nothing but reprove"
The fall Of snow ON Saturday last was
an exceptional one. both us regards the
amount prcci3i;nled and the rarid,v Of
the fall 1t WAS cXlremrl; difficult 10 ub-
tam n correct measurement. bat we are
informed that ditrc cnl ones have placed il
from ii to IL inches. Tic irving wind
that set in during the night and continued
during sunday until noon, closed up our
pi 4 1T vnrions points rs IL did other ron Is
tia, run north and south On SGnlay NJ
force Of workmcn We're taken into the
mountain Ia open the drifts On the track
Of the W. VI II r.. and ut some points
the snnw was piled to The depth of six
fee, on 'hc track The mail train Gust ON
Saturday was DELAYED and passed this
roin, about todr hours late, hu, MI the
other trains run through ON time or with
but little DELAY. Cos J. b kunkers snow
pillow teams opened The pike on Sunday af
trrnoon between this place and Cnlocin
Furnaces and on Monday tie coal and
iron team. nude their trips as usual. The
snow from the roofs fond 'nd ,m"ni prin.
cirally IN oar streets nnl nd lin, tina,
thrown from the pnrcmrns. we hnl an
average "f AT least three feet Of snow Ia
our streets on Sund,y afternoon.