Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1883-06-07

coronation of the Gar.
Now who's to blsmes We received thu
missing Chronicle on Thursday, five day
late.
Locust blossoms are plentiful and Il
they smell all right there will be heavy
yield in the corn crop. 'Rah for the "if'
When we consider how recently WI
have experienced frosty weather, it Seems
unreasonable that in fourteen days W.
start again towards the winter season
having arrived then at the longest day.
LARGE RATTLE SNAKE.-On Saturday
last Messrs Waesche Bros lumber wagon
ran over and killed a rattle snake in the
mountain road above town. Mr.. Wacs
che secured the rattles which numbered
ten and button. The snake was about
six feet long and three inches through the
thickest part.
Detective ROuzer recaptured at New
River, Va, George Beasley, who recently
escaped from Jail at Hillsville Va. Beas-
ley is charged with being an accomplice OF
Hudson, in the Hagerstown Jail, on the
charge of horse stealing. Rouzer arrived
at Hagerstown with Beasley last Friday
evening,
During the memorial exercises at Fred
erick, on Wednesday, bench on which a
number of ladies were seated gave way,
and Mrs. Susanna Smith, an elderly lady,
living near Liberty, had an ankle badly
fractured.
FINE LUcK-Mr. w. r. Young accom-
panied by Mr. Tom. Davis, took, on Fri
day last, sixty-fivc trout from Fishing
Greek with the hook and line Some of
them were very fine.
Nor so FINE. Why do not printers
catch fish? Is it because the art is super
ior to such miserable mortals, or is it be-
cause, on the contrary, the scaly scamps
believe it is not healthy to fool around the
devil. There must he some good way of
accounting for the fact, for fact it is, that
two-thirds of the CLARION walked ten
miles and fished ten hours on Saturday
last and, counting the Scotch herring they
had six less fish when they returned than
they had when they started.
A LUNATIC ABROAD. On Thursday
last man giving as his name----
was put OH the train at this place and
raised some excitement by his insane acts.
He was apprehended and put in the Lock
up for safe keeping over night but was re
leased the following morning. Upon Civ
ing further evidences Of a mild insanity
he was again arrested and sent to the
Frederick aims house.
We have it, not however upon unques-
toned authority, that ticket was bought
in Smithburg for this place and that his
hands were tied and he placed upon the
train and further, that upon his arrival
here, one of our citizens offered to pay his
passage still further on, but the conductor
declined to carry him further, We learn
that the unfortunate mans family reside
in the neighborhood Of liagerstown.
THE SHAM BATTLE engaged in by the
soldiers of the Frederick Encampment
was, so far rs our opinion goes, a splendid
success. We had never witnessed Il real
battle and never before sham battle, but
withal, we feel justified in uttcring word
of praise for the fine appearance, precision
of the movements, and commendablc forti
tude that marched and manoeuvercd in
the rain
We thoroughly enjoyed it and believe
that then for TIE first time We were abb"
at least in a measure, to form an idea of
the terrible nature Of a battle.
The attendance was excellent and in the
afternoon large concourse of people at
tended the Memorial exercises in Mt. Oil
vet cemetery, the military leading the pro-
cession. Hon. John l.. Thomas of Balti-
more delivered fine Grafton and the ex-
ercises were interesting throughout.
In our article last week, we had no in
tention to urge point that would in any
way or in the slightest degree, deprive the
county commissioners of their right to cx
crcisc full guardianship of county proper
ty.
We do not see that such 3 construction,
only, may be placed on what we said, but
it would seem that such an inference has
been drawn by the Chronicle. The ques-
ton of design of the proposed monument
has naught to do with it's ownership, nor
does the ownership necessarily carry with
it control Of the design and our neighbor
and we agree on the main point that some
one with a taste bcgotten Of experience in
such matters should control the design, let
them be called "committe on designs"
or by any other title.
On the very same grounds that we OPP
pose the proposition to place the question
of design wholly in the hands Of the coun-
" commissioners, every one fully acquaint-
ed with our qualifications in that direction
will certainly not second the suggestion of
the Chronicle.
WHoLEsALE.-With the reopening of