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

down this way that will aid il in its fight
against the Pennsylvania and when either
or both Of those things end in truilinn
then you may see your stock quoted at
premium. As it is the mise. able misGi-
reel ION Of ,hc former management Of the
roa has placed it under such load OF
debt, that Atlas has little more to carry
than it has aud although most efficiently
managed nov, its stock will never have an
intrinsic par worth. except it bee ,mes the
eastern link of through southern, or
western road.
! WHAT REGIsTERED LETTERS ARE
The 1ues'in.. is often asked, "What is the
difference between r, gislercd letter and
any olher?' Tie difference is that a reg
istpred letter does not 20 IN the mail prop
rr 1t passes from hand to hand outside
the mail punches, every person through
whose hands it passes being required to
sign receipt Cor it on passing it over to
the next transit, The erson holding the
lat receipt is thus always able to show
who is accountable for its loss The re
s;,onsibihlv rests on the nan who has
signed a receipt for the registered package
and who is not able TO produce the pack
age CT n receipt from somebody else for it,
The safest way to send money is by mon
ey order. Where it does no, 60 To a mon
cy order office, il should ALWAYS he sent in
Il registered package. Money ought not to
be sent in an ordinary letter under any
circumstances. There is no possible way
OF tracking sucl, a letter.
SURPRISE PARTY-Mr & Mrs, r Ovel
man near Meters Station were very
mnch surprised On Friday evening last
upon the arrival ct n large number of
Young fniks n, their house, representing
the d1rren, towns, Crcsgrrstown, Grace
hmm, Rocky Ridge md Emmiltsbnrg
The gentlemen were, Bruce Oglr. Grorg"
Stevens, Harry Krise, Chllie Og'c, Park
Matthias, GrOrgc Late Clifford kri~c,
William Martin. Earry 9 INN. Paul Mot
ter. jobs. Johnson, William Black, Char
ley Ovchnan. Harry Ov,lmHn and Harry
| MclIrnry. The LnhicS ." ere Misses Lii.
ne and Ada Kuhn, OF Hanover, Anna
Kri,r, Lutte Mat,z, Rosa Black, Z'ppa
Ma'tin, Nellie Yonson. Elta and Ahhir
Matthias, Dorm Stevens, Zcppn Grouse and
Lulu Gcrnand
The principal cnjoymen, of the evening
was music, singing and Charaars. AT y
O'Clock an elegant supper was prepared b,
Mrs. Ovclu an and tie Young ladies, after
whicr all left Tor their different homes well
! pleased. }.
This is good winter for slrighs the
bill o' rep,rs is lighter than 1t has been
for quite while Horses too seem 'oap
prec,ac The absence of The "bean'ifii" and
com" up iravrly to the manager, Knowing
that they mr. to get The toll L"nrIit Of al
they cal and not hive thrrc-E.urlhs OF il
wo,n out OF them by rapi l. ba, pro!iIlcsS
journey to and from a j lining Villages. =
Even the very harness a,ilins mp with the
,.rou,, assurance that its Ii e is heinz pro
lnngcd by the absence from exposure 10
snow AMI slush and TIE bull ,lo robe take
comfnr' and moth to itself as il hihrrHa,"s
quietly in the garrei; and tn" owner, well
ne too Judging by our experience, Is I" b"
| ,,.,, II. III f,,ru ! W
usually i, no sleiylins and when 1t is cold
the bells jim lie, the fingers Jingle, souce
! frost bitten and the shiv rs that mcander
! ,remnlou-'y up the spine, remind one, Of
/ two halves OF Il cold iron barrel hoop play
ing l",p frog over the lumbar vrItahrs.-
! The weather clerk on duty this winter cv
identity has no taste for s!riyhing, or has
nc Sleigh.
p ) For thc sake Of Keeping up its
wont@l cn>t,n of dnin, the unexpected
the weather Obliged us t. add to the ahovc
/ This notice Of tax i,cL HAT j. Ina showed
to tac extent Icg,, and one llf Incir,
on dead level nnd then Turned in and
! piled i! up in Su"ay places of vtri"u'
! depths, SON. Of The roads N this locality
were badly drIitel yesterday
In SELF DEFENsE.-L,ke others, and
possibly To Il rleaier extent than some 9th
ers, we are guilty of an occasional act Of
cnrrlessieSs, or forg. ltulness. While snch
are Il uhllcss facts and while we neither
seek nor expect to escape last censurc for
! it, neither do we intend 10 rest under IN
just charges, nor to suffer to an extent,
greater than The measure of our oensc-
| Neither shall we permit the selfish inter
esls of Frederick 5 officials and profession
ais to work IN injustice to Us, while they
play the pleasant and pro!llabl" & me of
"you tickle me, II tickle YOU During
the past gear, WE have, to the best of our
knowledge, been ineNcu@ably tarly on
three different occasions, in the matter Of
sending certificates of publication to the
proper officers, in every instance of which
the member of our firm on whom falls such
duties, was absent from town on the pub
| LEGATION day on which such advertisement
expired and in this way IL was overlooked
and in ono Other instance it was purpose
" withheld II week to accompany it with
others. This is the sum total OF our crime