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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-11-09

Topics to be used were announced in The
PHOENIX last week The public are cordially
invited to attend these services as far rs pos.
sble. The Sunday afternoon meeting men
toned above will take the place Of the young
mems meeting at the Y. NJ. G. A. rooms.
Donations the past week are Two books
from George Bliss, thermometer from Eu-
gene Adams, beautiful lambrequin from Mrs.
Crowell, and a handsomely decorated glass
panel from Miss Gordon. SEc'Y.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1883-04-19
5l2'y'3S lSS1
Ordinance No. II.

BE it enacted dnd ordained by the Prrsi.
dent and Commissioners of the Corpor.
ton of Mechanicslown, that all perso''s
owning property on Carroll Street, shah
before the First day OF August, 1883 graz q
or cause to he graded the walks fronting
llieir lots; they shall also plant curb ston's
and gravel said walks 10 as to make good
tootways, all of which Shall be done accor-
ing to lie directions and of the width and
grade prescribed BY the Commissioners ot'
the Corporation of Mcchanicstown ard
the said grading. curbing and gravcllg
shall be done at tile ex pense Of the owner
or owners of said properties.
If any owners of property on said Car.
roll street shall neglect or refuse TO com
ply with the rcehisiion Of this ordinance
within the time SPECIFIED, the Commission,
ers Of said Corporation may order the san g
&c lie done at the expense of the owner or
OWNERS of snid roperty ar d the same shall
he n lien on tie said property and may lc
collected in the same manner rs other
debts
Passed and approved April 18th, 1888
]. HENRY COVER,
President Board Commissioners.
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OrJli1, .,l,ce No. Is.

Be 1t enacted mi orduinel by The Prcsi:
Den, and Commissioners on re Coipora,on
" Meclmnicstowu
That from The date of the passage of this
ordinance no person or persons shall be
allowed to erect porch. or any structure
of any description. or place any boxes, or
anything upon lie pavsmepls or sidewalks
of any stree, within the limi of snid Cor
pora,ion. that win no, leave space OF not
less than four feet in width Of the side Of
the pavement or Sidewalk next the street;
under penalty of not less than one, or
more titan twenty dollars in tue discretion
of the President of said Board Of Com
for each and every violation
of said ordinance.
Passed and approved, April 18th, 1888.
}. HENRY COVER,
President Board Commissioners.
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Carlisle Shoes. full
line at Roots.
L. G. Stock sdale's.

DISTRIBUTION OF CARP Mr.. G.. w.
Dclawd,r. one OF tie State Fish Commits
sioners, arrived I.cre vest, rdav and dis
tribntcd some eight hundred carp at H.,
Citizen office TO different gentlemen throng'
on, the county. Mr. Dehwdrr has given
considerable time and attention to the du-
ties of his position, and We can assure ou'
friends that the interest of Western Many
land will not suffer rs long a. he is retain
e., in this important posi,on.-Cdizen.
Will the Catzsn, for Mr.. d., be Kind
enough to inform Us now parties who may
have wish d to secure some of those carp
were supposed to know that they would
be get ,a1 able at that certain time and
place p Ed
We learn that the paving ordinance Will
probably be applied TO West Main st, ex
tended.
The Pennsylvania railroad company
has placed compile tied piece of work al
the Western Maryland Junction, intended
to display the usual stop signals, 1t works
smoot bly, and is very convenient.
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L7DUNTY NEWS.
JOttlngs from our Exchanges.

A MOST WORTHY UNhERTAKING -
The walls of the Cemetery at Mt. st
Mary's Coll, ye, are showing the effects OF
age, ard here and there present an IN
sighll, appearance; TO rebuild them ol
otherwise rrnovate the enclosures, we are
informed it is contemplated to hold fair
III the coming month OF May. Meanwhile
by special request, a number of prominent
musicians of Baltimore have kindly volun
teered their services, and will produce on
April 10Th and 20th, inst Gilbert Sulll
vans very successful operas, "Pnafore
ard "Tral BY Jury" in Music Hail. al
the College, lhcrc is thus IN store an en-
tprIainment that should enlist thc attention
of every fricld of the College, and call
forth on nll sides "A hearty interest IN the
worthy work Posters will give the par
ticulars.- Ch,bntcle.
Tie Martnsgurg (W. Va.) Light Artil
lrry, four guns, ard the WrightsrlIt
Gravs. one of the crack companies of Pa
are coming to the encampment, which
takes piace the latter part of next month.
- Times.
A CALL The announcement is made
that the general council Of the new charge
of which the Sharpsburg, washington
county, Lutheran congregation forms q
part, has determined to call Rev Nj. L.
Beard of BurkIttsvile, this valley, TO til,
paslora,e -ReytSter
OLD SAWS If i, thunder, on all-fools
day it brings good crops Of corn and hay,
is one old saw, and another is, 'ii the first
three days in April be foggy there Will be
n food in June" Now. II YOU believe IN
such things, look ont for pnor crops OF
corn and hay and for a flood in June.
HOME SURaERY.-A ie~ weeks ago
James II Williams, residing near Founl-
ain Mills, while making "A wooden wedge
with An AK, accidentally severed two flng-
ers from his lett hand After some hest
fancy he and the family adjusted the
pieces to the fingers, and he can now boast
of still having ten fingers and thumbs
banner.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1883-04-19
Do not fail to ask
for the celebrated
Walker Shoes for
Men and Boys at
Roots.
|CoRREsPpNDENCE.
BOleysville.

A heretofore unknown village has sprung
into existence as by magic or some subter-
ranran cause.
This village is situated in the Blue Ridge
mountains, IN the Hunters wantz road,
where the Equatorial Air Line X. r. cross
e. this section from the Middletown Val
lev to Blue Ridge Summit.
This village is located in beautiful val
lev surrounded by towering hills and crag
gy rocks and ripping streams lend il an
enchantment, bewilderng, If not even yet
more.
These enterpr;sing terIestria's will erect
a depot aud a spacious hotel for the recep
ton of guests seeking health and pleasure
in this land flowing with milk and honey
even so, from Dan to Beersheh'
They are highly cultured, c'de:-
Miss. do you take cream in your coffee
Yes Nam: drop--a drop and halls
Nam, If you please; too much snperhu''y
q, tactical f1uidity disintegrates all flaVoros
ito and renders it obnoxious, Nam
H. N. S.
VACATION Our school children have 4
vacation during this week, the public
schools having closed on Friday last VI
Monday next Messrs. LanderS and b"ol''l
will each open subscription school an'
NO urge II upon parents that they con'lnu'
their children with them 1t will be worm
~ , costs to have them kept in training
and a., tia, they learn will be c's"' s"'D
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1883-04-19

SCARE BIZ AaArN.-We are in recep:
of thre, Good 1t begins "Mr. Editor
CAcocrlN Clarion" Better II want you
to discon\ pue your publications cfony
thing, ETC." Tbe Italics are ours Best
Inter nos, \s not best that the cutaneous
enyelope shtNd be SO Intensely tenous
where aspira bns toward reportorial hon
orr abound.
If the gentls'nan is seeking notoriety. he
can accommodate himself with first clast
article by carrying his threat into exccu'
ton Next to chewing iron filings, we &c
fetish ISLANDER suits"
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Side meat, Should
c,'s, Hams, Lard and
Flour ut
r. +. WITHEROW'S.

NEW PREss. On the first page OF last
weeks issue of the Union was printed
correct representation of the new cylinder
press which Las been put into that office.
I is one of the latest improved Camp ell
country presses, aud is truly handsome
pur. of machinery. The work which the
press il capable oi doing is OF the finest
Kind
1T il not necessary to enter into parilc
WARS in referring to the complicated or
r,u,c aud functional difficulties to which
the more delicate classes of American
women are subject; bu, we take pleasure
- in saying tina, Mrs. Lydia E P'nkhams
Gaen, Remedy for all these troubles has an
mbnunded popularity
Head quarters for Boots ana SHOES
list receiving our Spring stock remem-
l. r we keep the very best makes and guar
\ tee p, ices at
A,.r, IA On. Roots.
cNErweuty four beautiful colors OF the
diamond Dyes, Tor Silk, Wool, Cotton
k6c., 10cts. A child can use with perfect
success
Nrp MACHINES We do not open our
columns as a rule to personally offensive
communications but after seeing the ma
chine in operation IN the columns of inc
Westminster Advocate of last week, we are
disposed to permit Quill" to reply to the
yoIey of silt fired at him BY the thin-skln'
ned correspondent Of the above paper AT
FOR us, we shall be amazingly happy when
this cruel war is over"
North Elba, Essex Co., N. Y.
Or. Clark Johnson
wish to acknowledge the great heneh'
have derived from the use Of your Indian
Blood Syrup. WAS great sufferer ron
Dyspepsia, and your medicine effectua''
r.,;.v.d mo Allie T. App.
The following is in brief the result o
the Westminster h re -
,ersons burned to death, % horses
and 9 COWS, burned to death, 10 houses,
church, II families houseless, 10 business
Arms driven out, 2 large manufacture
DESTROYED, s stables burned, besides small
buildings. Correct estimated loss' s'''
900.
Twenty five marriage licenses were Is
sued by the Clerk Of the Circuit Court 10
thi. county during the month OF Marc'
last
Mrs. Sarah Coddington, who was oor'
In Frederick on April Sd. l79l' died Il
Cincinnstti some ten days ago.
Thomas E. Pope has disposed OF ms u -
bacco establishment in FREDERICK w.
Thomas, formerly Of Bnckeys'o~n' oe
coming the purchaser
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1883-04-19
Spring Goods just
opening, full line, call
and see at
.Poot's
Roots.

Shad and herring were never so cheap
this early in the season.
The stock of store goods in this town at
present is probably larger by sat per cent
than ever before in the life of the town.
Steel has been laid to within four miles
ofthls place, whether or not without a
break, we are unable to say.
The Red Land wheat is looking remark.
ably well, better we believe than any other
that we have seen.
Mr.. w. r. Young has planted tomato
seed in six large cold beds in his lot along
the pike.
Large lot of supenders just received at
T. G. Stocksdale's.
The weather during the past ten days
has resembled cross between dissap-
pointed Siberian winter and the output Of
mud volcano as near as we can Judge il
by comparison in nature.
Another large invoice Of tinware at
T. q. St0cksdale's.
This il the season Of the year when the
good housewife carefully buries the fra
grant onionlet in the evening and the old
hen gracefully countcrsigns and seals will
her seal the doom Of the early summer
appetizer, before the approach of the next
sunset. The family dine on noodle.soup
and the orphan chlckle's watch the -four
winds disport themselves with the mater
ial feathers. Sic cite est, wh,n the fence
is bad.
The finest variety of toilet soaps in Me.
chanicstown at
TIC. Stocksdale's
We copy the following bit Of sound doc.
trne from the Chronicle AS the spring
opens, sharpers and swIndlers leave their
haunts in the cities and go to the rural
districts to fleece and swindle the inhabi
tants. They have all sorts Of goods. ma
chinerv, seels &c, for sale, and are al
ways pOss essed of smooth, oily tongues
We advise our readers against buying OF
or dealing with strangers, uness they are
well endorsed In any event, il is always
best to buy of home people, and you are
surc not to he swinded. II articles do not
turn out rs represented, the person with
whom you dealt is close At hand TO rectity
the matter.
Garden tools garden seeds at
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1883-04-19
GOT "EM" AGAIN
A BRAN NEW Lot of Goods,

Just received from Philadelphia,
Baltimore and other leading markets.
AS | make Shoes our Speciality and
all, Men, Women, and Children &C.
knowledge | have the best assortment
and the best goods for the least mol
ey. You will save by baying of me
| also carry a larger stock than ever
of Dry Goods, Groceries, &c. We
can now give You more goods for your
money than ever.
glark's Spool Gotten Sets,
ROSS F. WITHEROW.
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PrODersyrSalS.ss

I Mr.. Chas. A. Eyler will sell as Trustee
on Saturday, April slst, the firm owned
" Henry T. Reaver near Lautz
Vim. H. Brown agent. will sell on the
remises Of the late Henry Brown nea,
rp6vllie. ak Wood lots, on Monday Apri
30th, 1883. See bills.
MI. Ira Hetterlv will ell at his residence
near Stoners Lime Kilns on Saturday q
this week, at "a. u. q lot of household eff
fecta Sre hills.
NM Dorcua Pennell will sell at her res
ihshce in M,rhanicstown on Saturday
April 2lst. . lot OF personal property. Sc.
bills.
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Double Pipe Creek Items.

With what grand inconsistency the AID
nocate's Frogs and Bass" do write d. p.
G. big Frog" says eve decline holding
an, controversy with WI garism and illit
eracy and both oft these exists in the CLAIR
IONS Quill" Now that is the opening
of his article and instead Of stopping there
he exhansts bis narrow mind rs well MS
those of a few friends he has in ID. p. T..
in trying to degrade us, we don't in the
least regard such terms from either fools
soapslic ks or idiots aS any sensible reader
will consi er the source and pity the wrl-
ter. OF course the Prot. writes with the
pen of a ready ritter as We are told he
was a very smart baby SO smart that when
but three days old cried for fear he was n
girl, would to responsibility for his par
ents he was girl as an unprincipalled
immoral girl is to be pitied. while the op-
posite is despised by mankind. BY a per
son of that type, vulgarism aud illiteracy
are land at our door, the charge made from
our writing former article to the CLAIR.
1oE. We challenge him, dare him, to de
mand our proof for every assertion In that
article and we will prove every one to aim
by three four,hs of his own school or all the
residents of d. p. c.
Mr. : ID Newman made a flying visit
to ID p. C. We mean he was rldirg fly
er. Horse trade the object but missed a
deal and returned to ClI3wsvile wiser II
not a happier man than when he came. -
Whoa Sam.
Our public school closed with due honor
last Friday evening and our popular teach
or started foI his home In Taneytown yes
terday morning thanks we offer that the
school term Is so short rs that was the on.
" means ofridding ID p &. of the grand
eat fool that ever trod its streets to our
knowledge Now let our opponent come
on with his bituperati"ns We shall never
renlv to him further as he broke the
agreement by which tins controversy was
to he governed and we will not degrade
ourselves further by dealing insuch dirt
before the public. But he can hive salts
facticn at a moments notice.
QUIZ.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1883-04-19

A new Beatty Beethoven Organ at a
Great Bargain Inquire within 10 days n,
TUE CLARION OFFICE
A SUGG EsTION That the two sections
now endeayorng to build railroads JOIN
hands, that is, that the Midflctnwn Valley
and the Harrisburg and Gettysburg roads
rs projected, look up the matter of con
nection between the two by road from
Gettysburg either by the old Tape Worm,
or along the eastern foot Of the Caioc'in
mountain, via Emmtsburg This would
make u direct route north and south and
might eventually become trunk line. The
distance from Gettysburg to this point is
but eighteen mites and hence TO the pro
posed southern terminus Of the NJ V. on
the b Il O. T. r, less than thirty miles.
The winter has passed and another sea
son of activity opened but there is nothing
to which we can roint. as We gladly would
that gives proof Of an aggressive spirit of
improvement in the resources :ou' town.
1t is not yet too late however to Sc, on
foot and put in operation one of the hun,
dreds of enterprises that may be pr"tiably
conducted. In this connection we would
say to our ncighhors in Graceham, that to
our certain knowlcdge.a canning house in
their Town would he amply supported bv
the farmers of That locality and We should
ne grntlticd to see n people, who are not in
the habit Of doing anything by halves, reap
the benefit of this most excellent industry.
The CLARION may be relied upon to do its
share in the matter. if 1t will intimate your
desire To try your hand.
A clean shave and kpobby hair cut at
"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1883-04-19

There is no falling of in the number OF
government liquor licenses issued In local
option counties.
Peter Cooper, who has just died, was a
persist ent milk drinker during the Last ten
wears of his life and lie often said that 1t
kept him alive.
Several deaths from small pox have &c.
Cured in Uniontow ahd Tsneyto wn dis
tricts, Carroll county, Md, and there is
considerable alarm in consequence. The
disease was brought from Baltimore.
A farm containing 80 acres belonging to
the Chapman estate, near Blue Ridge Sum
nit, was sold few days ago for $4,000
also eight acres adjoining the farm for
1856
An observing editor says at Is queer
how some people are inclined to take hints
never intended for them, while those who
are really aimtd at never feel hit in the
least. Newspaper publishers particularly
find this true. When dun is printed il
is taken bv those who always pay prompt
ly. while the drlinquents never think II
means them
Pool ! POOL! Barber Shop! Choice
Wines At Lucas, one door west of the
Postoff1ce. Pool room on second floor
entrance by door next to Postofiice. En-
trance to Barber Shop and Bar next door
west.
just now the judiclous farmer is matur-
ing his plans for n successful and prosper
Gus spring and summer campaign Of out
door operations. His season of rest i:
about at an end, and ere many day. he
will be plunged deeply into the require
ments incident of farm life Those who
are tbs most successful managers will car
~ the Eighties, burdens and reap the great
est rewards for time spent and toll en-
dured. Successful farming requires brains
as well ~ other callings
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1883-04-19

The pool room at Lucas is above stairs,
separate and distinct from the bar and
barber shop.
ANOTHER CraAK FAcTokY.-Messrs W.
a. Conner & Co. is the title of firm Just
formed in this place for the manufacture
OF cigars
The rooms in the Osler Building former.
ly occupied by the CLARION is being fitted
up Tor the business, the manufacturing
will be carried on In the old press room
and the office and packing department IN
the room soutl, of II.
The factory will accommodate from
twelve to fourteen hands and il il tile in.
iention to put six at work, May lst This
will make The third cigar fhctory in this
place working from fifteen to thirty hands
We congratulate the new firm and the
town as well on the prospect of more labor
to be given ont in our midst Mr.. Con
rer has had an excellent experience as Mr.
NJ. J Whlmore's foreman and we hive
every reason to predict the success Of the
new firm.
| big Boz ANA Bargain Box.
The Big Bonnn-a Bargain Box contains
12 sheets Note Pap er l2 Envelopes. one
Lead Pencil, Pen Holder. Gold Pen. |
Memorandum Book, | Key Ring,l Indies
Breast Pin, Platte Finger Ring. Band
Ring, Set Sea Bean Sleeve Buttons, Set
Gent s Gilt Shirt Studs. I Gents Bosom
Pin, Plated Collar Button, and Leather
Money Purse with metal clasp. Remrm-
her. all the above articles in an elegant Pa
per Box Wild handsome Chrome Cover,
only 30 cents nv mail to any address -
Send 10 postage stamps and we VII send
you one box by return mail. 1t will he the
most gnuds Won ever bought for the mon.
ey. You will he more than pleased. 1t is
the largest and hest Stationery Package
ever gotten up, and is selling like wldfire.
We are hound to sell 80, 900 t"xcs during
1888 Order one now and you will want q
dozen more. Remember. box postpaid
for 80 cents, or boxes for 81 90. Agents
wanted to sell Bonanza Boxes, Pictures
.Jewelry, etc. No money required until
goods are sold. Send 80 cents for II sam
plc box, catalogue and terms TO Agents
Address, HILL T. BCRROW,
AZ Marietta ST e., Atlanta, Georgia
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For SALE.--A prime lot OF White Flint
Seed Corn. Inquire at
THIS OFFICE.
A belated equnoctial struck us on Mon.
day last, evidently in hurty to catch up
Alex. p. Beatty spent several days in
town this week, recruiting his health.
Mrs. Pencils safe viii take place on
Saturday of this week, in the afternoon.
STEEL SHovELs, W arranted A No. /, all
sizcs for sale at
T. c. Stocksdale's.
Samuel Mc1instry an aged and well.
known citizen OF Carroll county, residing
a, McKinstry's Mills, f Il dead on Saturday
Inst. He would have been seventy five
years old IN June next and had on the
Monday previ US celebrated his golden
Wedding,
An excursion train carrying about 200
persons passed through here from Cham
hcrsburg on Sunday last. The excursion
ie,s visited the burnt district in Weslmins.
ter, They returned in the afternoon.
On Friday las, at Citizens Meeting In
Westminster, two committees were ap
pointed, one to ascertain who were made
n,ccsslous by the fire and another to look
after stolen property,
In Another Column
YN i'll he found tie advertisement of Hold
piu's Aron,nnna, which is IN absolute
= tmrc for Dyspepsia, Liver aud Kidney
Il ,mpminls, etc 1t has been used tor the
,asi twenty years aud has gained won.
drriul reputation for its curative powers
" YOU are afflicted uont fail to try u hot
nc. Price q, and IS cts. Sold by drug
r,s,s IN Mrchanicstown. Apr 10 At
LARGE STOCK OF GOODS Mr.. John
Root informs us that his present stock cx
crrds 81 O 600 in value With two other
nr,,cass general stores in town, another
one M .lr north If us at Franklinvills and
another new and large one in prospect in
Grncchaln, foreigners may well decline to
,'Uinpric.
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1aral Wtn,s.

For SALE.--A prime lot OF White Flint
Seed Corn. Inquire at
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Organ For Sale.

A new Beatty Beethoven Organ at a
Great Bargain Inquire within 10 days n,
TUE CLARION OFFICE
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What We Haze.
Tire Iron, Carpets, Mattings

Crash, Table Cutlery, Spoons, oil Cloth,
Carpet Chain, Cashmere all shades, Strap
Iron, Bulls Cough Syrul Clocks, Trunks,
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BY NYMQUANK
Zepti's Experience at the Cur
niVlll.

Work given out On receipt of your
address we will make an offer by which
you can earn $3 to 81 evenings at your
home. Men, Women. Boys or Girls can
do it II G. WILKINSON & CO., 1915 aud 1877
Fulton Street, New York.
Mr.. Van B. Oslcr is touching up the
PAINT Oh BIS business block oa the c.,:ncy.