Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1883-06-28

ton. He left yesterday with his family
Fine showers began 10 fall on Monday
evening ane continued until Wednesday
Subscription schools closed yesterday.
The children of the two schools were very
generously treated BY their respective
teachers.
ARRESTED FOR VIOLATING THE FISH
LAw-Messrs. James Pryor and Jacob
Stauch have been arrested on warrant
issued charging them with violating the
law Of the State by fishing with net in
the waters of the Conococheague, recently
A hearing has been set for today, 22st inst,
before Justice Dugan, Of Williamsport -
ODD Fello,o
We shall report the result of the trial as
soon as ascertained,
The Commissioners of Emmitsburg have
enacted several new ordinances; one that
repeats former ordinance that required
the publishing of all regulations for assess.
ment of property and the levying and col.
lecting of taxes another which places the
license for Theatrical entertainments at one
dollar for each night or performance and
a third, to abate the nuisance of BALI az.
ing on the streets and alleys of Emmitsburg
A DoMEsTIcATEp BUNDLE BEE may be
seen in diminutive bee hive at Mr.. John
Figs apiary near Creegerstown. A son
of Mr.. F. made the hive and induced the
humble bee to take possession and it is
now nearly ready to turn out full sized
swarm. They are however, very touchy
and fail to recognize keeper as do theil
half.brothers, the honey bees.
AN ERRoR-Through some error the
award Of the new public school building
at Appold's Crossing was made to Carver
for 1896, when it should have been made
to Mr. Jos. A. Wcddle Of this place whose
bid was $527. 1t occurred through
some clerical error on the part Of the Coun.
ty Commissioners we presume and will OF
course be corrected.
A BARGAIN AWAITS all those who find
their way to this Office before our present
stock Of Bill and Note Heads are exhaust
ed. We have bargain lot" on hand and
at present prices and present demand they
will not last long We should like to sup
ply our friends and as one party has or
dcred 500 there is chance for somebody
to get left.
WANTS AND For SALE-Under the
head of Wants" and For Sale" we pur-
pose opening n special column in this pa
per wherein very brief advertisements will
be inserted at exceptionally favorable
rates. 1t will be conducted for time ms
an experiment and we trust to be able to
make it one of the permanent institutions
of the CLARION. All that will be required
to learn the real worth and convenience of
such column, is that our people shall
support 1t literally, when all will be sur
priscd at the eagcrness with which it will
be perused and the promptness with which
those interested will be accommodated.
Send in your wanted and "for sale"
in time for out next issue.
ST. JACOBS OIL made an excursion to
Pcnmar on Tuesday last, at which we
marvel not at all, for St. Jacob should
have very plethorc purse if printers ink
is worth to him as much as it is usually
accepted to he, especially if he succeeds in
getting the benefit thereof at the same
rates at which he offered himself to us.
We should be rejoiced to eXcurt once in
while ourselves, but at St. Jacobs rates,
our first excursion would probably be
hence in quest of some other business.
A correspondent ofthe Baltimore amer
lean writing from Frederick under date of
June 22nd, processes to give an epitome OF
political affairs in this county.
According to this letter Col Trail will
not refuse the nomination for governor if
rendered him; the writer also states that
Mr.. Lycurgus N. Phillips is pressing Hon.
l.. II Steiner hard for the State Senator
ship nomination; he gives number OF
other prominent candidates for Sheriff
and House of Delegates and quotes Hon.
f. J. Nelson as saying that there is great
need of Constitutional Convention, par
ticuary that the matter of electing com
petent Judges of the Orphans Courts may
be guaranteed by change Of the constitu-
ton of the State He refers to Mr.. Nelson
as an aspirant for the Office of Attorney
General.
While it is part of our duty to give
prominence to any and everything that in
our opinion will be of benefit generally to
our people, we desire that one point may
be explicitly understood, for while we adj
vocate and urge forward all such meas
ures, we desire to state emphatically that
we endeavor to treat every case imperson-
ally and have not, as is believed by some
to be the case, direct personal interest
with some source of enormous profit al
ready arranged to flow direct into our
own Golfers.
We expect to work for what We receive,
as others do or should do and while we
shall never turn AWAY from any good