Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1883-05-24


BE on hand at Armacost's Opening at
his new store In Graceham See adv.
Tomato plants for ssle by w. r. Young
IN Mechanicstown at reasonable prices.
Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable CON-
pound Ia daily working wonderful cures
In female diseases.
PAYs RAlLRoAD FARE.-Mr. 8. Weant,
doing business at Bruceville pays the rail.
road fare both ways, to all parties who WIS.,
1t his place Of business. He advertises
bargains without number and with his
faith in the virtue of printers ink, should
be doing an excellent business.
Forty hours Devotion
Will open with grand high mass at 8 a.
m. ON Sunday next, 9th, in our Lady of
Mt. Carmel Catholic Church, Mechanics.
town, and viii close on Tuesday morning
at a. m. with solemn high mass.
Vespers and procession of the children
at 4p. m.
Sermon and Benediction of the Blessed
Sacrament on Sunday and Monday nights
at u o'clock.
We may yet tell the readers of the
CLARION an organized expedition from
this place to Florida; object, business. A
number Of our citizens are contracting a
bad cave Of Florida Fever and the outcome
may be al above stated.
There ia now probability that the
usual mountain fires will not recur this
spring. Az rule, the season ia not 80 far
advanced before thousands Of acres of our
mountain have been burned over while thus
far, We have not had one to report. lnas-
much az great proportion Of them are the
work of incendiaries We may congratulate
the owners upon the improved condition OF
matters
The pressure upon our columns for ad-
vertising space is unprecedented and we
beg Of our readers to bear with us. 1t is
the best possible evidence Of the popular
ity Of the CLARION with the people, for If
1t were not 20 universally read by our
home people, it would not be sought out
by advertisers, yet we are not willing that
that popularity should suffer by reducing
its reading space below reasonable
amount
NEEDS ArTENTIoN-One of the worst
nuisances in the town is the first-class cess
pool on West Main st. that lies across that
street in front Of Mr.. Van B, Oslers resi-
dence. 1t is mere stagnant pool on the
north side of the street and but little else
at any other point.
The attention of the authorities is re-
specially called to it; in our opinion mon
ey might be spnt and authority exercised
here to IS good purpose as at many other
points receiving attention.
We desire to say once for all, that the
CLARION il not II charitable institution
either in the sense of giving Of receiving.
To be more explicit, we neither expect to
think, write and print for nothing, nor do
we require that any one should invest,
money in us, who do not in their opinion
obtain full value received.
We prefer in the first instance to prac-
tice direct, whatever charity we may have
to bestow and in the second, it will more
fully meet our tastes and desires to be able
to feel that 1.-THE laborer is worth his hire
only this and no more.
Our RoADs.-Every inducement should
be extended by our city authorities, AZ
well a. by our merchants, TO induce our
country friends to visit Frederick. One
of the best means to accomplish this result
il first class roads If our Commissioners
would determine to build five miles Of
pike every year, they would enhance the
value of country lands sufficiently to get
back into their treasury in taxes all the
money they would expend in turnpikes.
Every year nearly thirty thousand dollars
of the tax. payers money goes to NIL up Old
mud holes, or in working over the same
old hills and ruts, which benefit the super
yisors more than the travelling public.
One hundred thousand dollars in bonds at
twenty years could readily be issued at
four per cent. for turnpike purposes,
which would be taken up like hot cakes
and easily redeemed at the appointed time.
Every prominent road should be piked.
Coop Music. For the first time since
the Graceham Band received their new in
struments, we listend to their music on
Saturday night, on the occasion Of their
visit of courtesy To the band Of this place
1t Is no flsttery, but their just need OF
praise to say of their playing that 1t was
excellent. Many Of the members of that
band, patrons of this paper will doubtless
recall the fact, that we never meted out to
them any unmessured praise at any time
since their organization we did not and
for the reason that it ia not our purpose In
any case to say that which we do not be
lieve, simply that we may fiatter or cajole
some one into a friendly feeling for us. We
never recognized perfect harmony, mol
was there an absence of more or less harsh
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