Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1883-05-17
Children Take Notice.


The committee in charge Of Memorial
Day exercises request al! the girls Of the
town and vicinity to meet in the Lutheran
Church basement on Saturday afternoon
of this week to rehearse music for Decora-
tion Day.
By ORDER OF COMMITTEE.
Mr.. Howard Ramsburg spent Monday
and Tuesday in town.
Mr.. Chas Osler sends US the report of a
game of base ball as played by prep
nine VS. College nine at Pennsylvania
College.
The result favored the latter by score
of to in four innings.
Ice Cream was eaten by the side of
warm stoves on Saturday evening last
Personal Miss Annie, il visiting Miss
Eta Ray, the prcceptress at Rev. W. G.
Wires Female Seminary, in this place.
*Revelation suggests the idea that from
Woman comes the power to "bruise the
scrpents head" The words take new
meaning to-day since this is precisely what
Mrs. Lydia 4. Pinkham's Remedies do for
the physically diseased patient. Her Veg
ctahlc Compound reachc, the ultimate
sources of the evil Its action is gentle
and noisclcss but it IS more powerful than
| the club of Hercules. Bdzdr.
! A Coon BURN-Mr, w. A. Lynn has
Just opened kiln Of the finest earthen
ware ever burned in this place.
His business is in charge of one of the
best practical potters in the trade and the
ware of Lynn's Pottery that has had rep
utation for forty years, is adding yearly to
The good name of the works Mr. Lynn il
having experiments made with his clay in
connection with stone ware clay and will
erect stone ware kiln rs soon as he learns
of the success of the trial.
! Rumor has it, that a certain man, name
unknown to us, will brave the tcrrors Of
the Local Option Act and open saloon
here for the sale of beer, whiskcy and all
other goods, contraband under said Act. 1t
is asserted that he will buy the license is
sued by the General Government and
claim protection under it by the govern
ment. This and many other surmises,
such as usually attach themselves to re-
ports founded on rumor, only, are afloat.
We give all we know of it and ii is subject
to whatever discount each individual read
er may feel disposed to charge up against
it.
A SECOND PURCuAsE-Mcssrs. B. Col
litiowerS Son of Franklin Mills have made
their second trip to the City this spring,
having returned last Friday, followed by
the goods on Saturday and Monday.
Their first purchase was heavy and
thought to be sufficient, hut the very large
increase in their business neccssitatcd a
second trip.
Being emboldcncd by the tlattcring pa
tronage extended to them, they have in
vested more largely than ever and are de
tcrmined that their stock of goods shall
meet every requirement of their trade both
as to completeness and prices
1t is a qualification to them to be able to
place 80 complete a line Of goods as those
lust opened, before their patrons, knowing
that none can fail to fill their wants, or to
be pleased with the prices.
A call at their store at Franklin Mills
will justify the above, in the mind Of the
reader. may l1i
Extensive preparations have been made
for the Fair at Mt st. Mary's College for
the benefit of the Mountain Cemetery and
we bcspcuk for it the liberal patronage Of
/ the people. The object is a worthy one.
The fair begins on the 21st inst doors
open from 3p. m to l0t p. m. each day.
SAD BEREAVEMENT. Our sympathics
are deeply moved a. we record the death
of Kate, wife of ID. C. Martin of Hagers-
town, formerly of this place, on the 3rd
inst, after an illness of but short duration
Mrs Martin was noble, k'nlhcarted
woman and model wife; she was held in
the highest esteem during her residence
here and the news of her untimely death
brought pang to the hearts Of a large cir
Gle of friends. To our old friend and com
radc, the stricken husband, we can not as
sumo To offer consolation, but it remains
for us only to assure him that we rec0g
nizc the dcsolatiol that death has wrought
in his household and the almost irrepara-
BILE loss that he and his little ones have
sustained
SOMETHING REALLY NEEDED--It can
not be gainsayed, that more or less impo-
sition is practced upon the farmer and the
owner of buildings in smaller towns, who
are called upon to share the risk of Fire In
surance with cities or larger towns and for
that reason, the Country Insurance COM
panies are rightfully very popular. The
entire portion of this county north of
Frederick, Adams county, Pa, south of
Gettysburg 1--WE are not positive that there
is even one there) and of Carroll west of
the Dug Hill company, is without such a
company,
We are satisfied that it is economy to