Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1883-03-29

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The DRY Goods department as well rs
the notions and other departments have
been fully replenished for the season, at K.
F Witherows
Read Co. Commissioners notice in our
advertising columns.
The knee.leeps and bone claquers gave
mud dress reheal sal on Monday evening
of last week. Owning to the frost Of the
following day, the opening of the regular
season was unceremoni,,usly deferred
Groceries are as cheap with r F With.
crow rs any where In town,
We shall not promise to be over am liable
in our nex issue Al d 81 ould we fall To.
and comb the head nf some delinquent or
other .+afscrablc fraud with hree.lcgged
stool, YOU will please credit the outrage to
"nrovin."
For the first time in our house keeping
DAYS, W, shall fit" on Monday next and
visions of refractory stowe pip S. carpets
that are gennhetricatly impossible, queens
ware in pieces enongf, 10 make =
king swear, heavy boxes pinchel fingers
cold house and general discomfort G Ough
10 divide among.a the Cni1'aTen of Israel
,ts' up before us in aspect site and we
positively rrfase ~, Nc held responsible for
any eti,iences that me next issue may
Utar. OF our harassnrent
Cali and see h " Cheap r F. Wither-
or will sell You goods
THE Mutual Fire InrAsranee Company
of Bn1'i,More county paid losses by fire dn
ring the past year /" tn amount of *l5.
$40 Is the aclla rXren e of conducting
the business of The COMPANY amounted To
S3,243 SG The company j. undonhtedly
ono of the very best IN existence, hui we
are inclin,d 10 the bcliet That the latter
item could tie materially icsstned and the
efficiency OF the company in no way less
encd rs il is, this item Calls for upwards
, oi l3 per cent ni the gloss receipts during
the year.
i New INSTRUMENTS The GraCtlam
Cornet Band purchased last week new
SO, of horns, complete with The exception
~ several EDS and BIS The ins,ru-
me is were bought in Baltimore and tho
Teales come on to vest them with the band
| We le.rn that they give "ertccl saiisnc
ltion. The purcla>" consisted OF nj II
pirces On Easter Mnndsy. the boys tried
their new t~ru. n, the Woodsbnro Cnrni
val.
NOT GENERALLY KNowN.--Rv An o.
animation Of Nc elevation Of ditferrn
places A. given hs us last "cek some yer,
sulp,i Sing facts appear
4 Veal ic,e SAY go "p To Furnishing
,a,v All suv 90 torn l., Mcchanics'o 'n'
when the fact is thai the batter place l. 3
fec, bir.tr than lhe ur.uet, 1t will doubt
less surprise many IN Westminster I" 'ear'
that they live 2,2 icct nearer the cl"ud
than we do aud TINT Cuoci'n Mountain II
only SO feet higher than PAIRS Rid5e a
that point, while Manchester people
breathe the air at IS fee, greater altitude
than the sur mi, of,hc Affection M"un'air
We very much fear, however, that th
figures published by us Wtte not correct
although gwen on So eminent authori'!
as Mr. Jos. Git of Oxford "a, for W.
find some seeming imprnbahiliti"s therein
for instance. The heigh,h of Union Bri g
/. giv,.n S7S feet and the Mouth OF DoGhl
Pine Creek 80 feet, which allows Tor
fall of but 10 feet in \ distance of 8 miles
now there are two mill dams III that dis
lance that will take up nearly or quite NJ
of that fail and will not cover At the eX-
IRENE over II miles of thr distance Agal
the mouth OF Double Pipe Creek Is madt
3 but ID lower than Rocky Ridge. whc
seems Incredible. However, as we hay
made probably the third copy from 'h
original there may some Typographical er
rurs have occurred
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