Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1882-08-31

Remember the Gracoham band festival
next week. There will DC an abundance
of eatables at fair prcesand music and ora
tory, 0d &bjtun, gratis.
This is another ofours. A view of what
fruit, popular at present, will probably
make your Uncle mad? Why, If he should
see.auntelope. Pass the camphor
Messrs. White & Henshaw are agents
for the sale of ground limestone and have
in their possession some strongly worded
testimonials Of its worth. They report
good sales in this locality.
The keeper of the standards Of weights
and measures will be in Woodsboro, Sep
TENDER 23d; Lewistown, Gath, Creagcrs-
town 25th; Mechanicstown, Goth; Hauvers
Oct. end.
RELIGIOUS Rev. Ernest McGill has &C.
ccptcd the call to Catoctin Parish and will
hold his first services in the church at Ca
toctin, Sunday September 3D.. morning and
evening and on each Sunday evening
thereafter until further notice, which will
be given in these columns. 1t is the inten-
ton to hold services in Mechancstown at
intervals for time and at stated times af-
ter the lapse of little time.
PICN1C.-The Sunday School of Harriet
Chapel will hold their anual picnic on Sat
urday September end in Mr. j. B. Kunkels
woods near Mr.. James Miller's residence.
The Rev. Ernest McGill will conduct the
opening services The Sunday School
procession will leave the church at o'clock
They will be accompanied by the Myers,
vile Band; Judge Richie will be the orator
of the day. We cordially invite all to JOIN
US in the picnic and promise them a pleas
ant time BY order of
COMMITTEE.
How TO TELL. A RIPE WATERMELON -
1t is SAID by somebody that the ripcness Of
watermelon can be judged of when II
small spcck, scale or blister begins to ap.
pear on the rind These enlarge rs the
fruit natures and when melon is fully
ripe they thckly cover the surface. This is
easy to try, at least, and if 1t proves true it
will be Of value, as there is nothing more
disappointing than on cuttinga tc.looking
promising melon, it turns out to be orth-
less, rs is fully the case with nearly one
half Of them.
The new Primary Election Law applies
only to Baltimore city, and there the
law will govern the primaries. The Dem
ocratic State Central Committee, however,
by resolution declared that to be register cd
was necessary pre- requisite to be priv
LEGGED to take part in the Democratic pri
mary meetings throughout the state
Democrats, therefore, who desire 10 par
ticipatc in primary meetings, must he reg
istcrcd voters Primary meetings take
place the latter part Of September, and
Democrats VIII have the September sit
ting in which to qualify themselves
WAVED EN- On Thursday last, two
gentlemen OF our town accepted An invita-
ton ut the hands of some friends in Union
Bridge to 90 to- that town to play Il social
game Of croquet.
Several "Rover" games were played, in
none Of which were the mountainccrs sue
cesstul. Quite Il knot Of spectators having
assembled, they proposed game, Cnlon
Bridge Is Mechanicstown. The proposition
WAS accepted and in the first two games the
Butt,rsburghcrs got left; another man was
substituted but the result was not changed.
We have not learned whether there is
any other game Mt which the Union Bridg
cts are more proficient
We publish in this issue an advertise,
ment OF Leaves of Grass" by Walt Whit
man and are curious to learn whether or
not our bbliophi'es Will buy the po-
| ems, over some of which there has been
light for their suppression on the ground,
of their being m encouragement to immor-
tality. That highly virtuous, almost i'har
isaica organization Of great and good men
the Philadelphia Society for the suppress
sion of Vice and immortality will cndeavor
to have its circulation through the nails
stopped by having it placed under the
category of obscene literature. We will
! learn of the success or failure of that at
tempt shortly, inasmuch rs we arc prom
is ed copy of the book for our notice.
1t was an open secret one year ago, that
certain democrats were anxious to shelve
Hon. John Richie, politically, by placing
him on the bench for fifteen years, that he
might not be in the way Of theta aspira
tons
The thing worked so well, that some re
publicans are now evidently bent upon
pursuing the same method with Hon, Nj
G. Urner, He is certainly IN somebody's
way, else there would not be so pronounce
ed disposition to make him a candidate
Tor jndge, when he says he would prefer
nomination tor Congress.
He has however clearly defined his po-
sition in an admirable letter to q citizen OF
! Frederick in which he makes the Congress.
sional nomination his first and only choice
He would prefer however to return to pri
yate life.