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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1883-04-12
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WHEREAS, Jacob H. Shook, Charles Z.
FrushOur others, citizens of Frederick Co.
after having given thirty days notice Of
their intention to do so, as required by
law, have petiioned the County Commits.
sioners of Frederick County to locate and
open public road or roads. commencing
for the same at or near the corner Of line
between VIM s, Mcpherson and janis
SINNERS on The Frederick and Emnits.
burg Turnpike, and to run thence on or
near the bed Of a private road between
VIM s. Mcpherson and james SINNERS,
William j. Sweeney, Israel Sweeney and
William Shuf, and thence crossing the
corner of the land Of said Vim. Shuff at or
near the bed of an old road, and thence
through the woodland Of John B. kunkel
and thence through the woodland of DAN
tel Castle of r., and thence through tho
woodland of John B. kunke| and thence
through the woodland Of Michael thinner
man, and thence through the woodland OF
John 3. kunkel. and thence through the
woodland Of Michael Zimmerman, and
thence through the woodland Of William
W. Zimmerman, and thence through the
woodland of Michael Zimmerman, and
thence through the woodland Of Joshua
VIM Poole, and crossing the woodland NJ
Annie Cronlse to point between Charles
| L Frushour, Isaiah Lcalhermrn, and said
| Annie Cronisc, following the bed Of IN old
road, and thence on the line between the
said Charles f. Frushour and Isaiah
Lcatherman to or near pair Of bars, and
thence crossing the corner Of land Of said
Charles +. Frushnur to- or near small
oak tree, and thence through the land Of
Isaiah Leathermnn, following the north
side of branch namely, Sandy Run. to or
near bridge on the Frederick and En-
miishurg Turnpike. Said road to be not
less than thirty (30) leet wide, IN compli-
arce with the Act Of the General Assem-.
bly, of Maryland in such cases made and
provided
Notice is hereby given 10 all persons and
parties concerned, aud to the public TINT
We, the undersigned examiners will meet at
the place of beginning on friday the 4th
day OF Nav 1888, al Q o'clock, II IN aud
viii proceed to examine and determine
whether or not the public convenience re"
quireS that the said road should be located
and opened, and If upon examination We
should he of opinion, and so determine In
our Judgment that the public convenience
requires that said road should be 10
Gated and opened, we will proceed to To-
cate and open .hc same agreeable to said
commission and the Code Of Public Geutr-
al Laws, in such case made and provided,
and will continue in the execution OF said
commission from day to dav If necessary
until the same shall have been fully C0m-
Ilelcd.
MAI. G. A. DAMUTH,
GEORGE w MYERS,
JACOB f PALMER,
mch 30 Ct Examiners.
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THE DEATH OF MIR. JOHN Hoover
Mr. John Hoover departed this life on Sun
day last, and thus another good citizen of
this place has Cassed away. Honest in all
his dealings; prompt in his engagements /;
good neighbour, q warm hearted friend,
a kind husband, faithful father, he was
respected by all who knew him. The fiji.
leral took place at st Joseph's Catholic
Church, Of which he was a devout and
consistent member A solemn high mass
was celebrated and sermon preached by
his pastor, Rev. Father White. Tive ser
vices were largely attended - Chronicle.
LARGE STocK--A COW belonging TO Mr..
Cyrus Routzalln, Of Myersvllle, this valley,
recently dropped n calf which weighed 1Os
pounds before it had taken any nourish-
ment, and Mr.. Chas. V. G. Sanuer, Of the
same vicinity, had colt folded few DAYS
ago which was 81 feet in height.
Mr.. Jpo. i. ShuteI, residing two miles
south of this place, is the owner Of calf
which weighed 1891 pounds when one
week old, and when three weeks old $50
pounhs-a gain Of 8 pounds per week
The hall of Calocin Lodge of Odd Eel
lows, in this place, has been re carpeted
with a very handsome design Of Garnet,
purchased in Ba ilimorc at Il cost OF about
Sl20 Valley Esgaster
LEwIsTowN ITEMs.--Mr +. T. Taylor.
Of this place, has invented q single ma.
chine, bv which he can saw from three to
fonr thousand shingles daily.
Mr.. A. RamsbuS is the owner Of the
brag team of this place. One Gay las,
week he sold pair Of them for five hun.
bred dollars He is now husily engaged
in preparing for the construction of a new
and handsome building, which he will cree,
during the SUMNER Times
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MAR RED.

On the ION last. ut the Lutheran Parson
age, Mechanics'own, by Rev. w. G
Wire, Mr.. James f. Xyser Of Carroll
coun y and anne K daughter of A S
Zentz OF Frederick county.
AT the resi- cnce of the brides parents
Key svilc Carroll Co, April 3, 1888, hy
Rev d. Haskell, Mr Col Il SplngIe,
of Gctvshurg Pa and Miss Fannie II
Miller eldest grand daughter of Joseph
TroAeIl of Emmltsbnrs.
On March Goth, 1888, at the Lutheran par
sonagc in Frederick, b. the Rev. DR.
Diehl, Richard J. English. of Cntocir
Furnaces, to Miss Laura NJ. Freshour
of vision, in this county.
ONLYN-WlNtHESTE ON Apri
9th, 1888. AZ Winchester, Va, by the
Rev j Il. Hubbard, d. D., Thomas A.
Coulyn and Miss Little V. Winchester
both Of Baltimore, Md.
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EQUITY NOTICE !

John Rouzcr No. 1880 Equity
vs. In the Circuit court
Susan Rircly, wild for Frederick Coun-
cw, and Susan Bire W, sitting in Equi-
~ administrative of ty.
John Birely, decd, February
John NJ Bircly and
wife and others. Term, 1883
ORDERED this end day of April, 1888,
that on the 2Sth day of April, 1888 the
Court will proceed to net upon the Report
of Sales this day filed by Lewis Crawford,
Trustee in the above case, unless cause to
the contrary he sho IN before said day;
provided copy of this order be inserted
in some newspaper published IN Frederick
County, for three successive weeks prior
to said day
The Repor, states the amount of sales at
$5S3.40.
ADOLPHUS FEARHAKE. Jr.
Clerk of the Circuit Court for Frcdk Co T..
True Copy
Tc.', Adolp'us tcarhnke r..
az > g. [ .cIA
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.3lm Embellishments
anted

All to know that have jnst received
another new supply Of Goods and am
now ready to otFe, You very lesir-
able lot of latest sty les for SPRING
AND SUMMER Something new in
Cashmere for Men aud BOYS wear.
Cottonaaes, Tick ing. She ting, MnsIin
Jeans, Prints, the NEW EST STYLES
OUT. Our Dress Ginghams snrpass
any we ever sold each mere, Bunt-
iLg and a general assortment of Dress
Goods together with AN unusually
large stock Of Gents Ladies apd Chill
dren SHOES AND SLIPPERS, the
very latest styles and stock Of all
other goods IN proportion, which in
Tend to sell cheap deppAd upon it..
Come and be convinced.
ROSS +. WITHEROW.
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Spring Goods just
opening, full line, call
and see at
Roots.
Mr.. Chaq Thomas ofFre1erick is i'll.

Mr.. Chas Thomas ofFrederick is ILL.,
Dr. r. Phelps SAYS that over 100000
900 are invested in mortgages in tins State
and thus nearly one half of the property
| in Maryland is exempt from taxation.
The hackers of the Penn.ar hotel enter
rrse are worth $6O,oo0 900 and ii they
want to and live long enough they can
spend It all right there.
*Mr.. Lydia +. PlnkInm's Vegetable
Compound is most valuable medicine
| for ladies Of all ages who NAV be Ntfl cted
with anv form Of disease peculiar to the
sex. Her Remedies are not only put up
in liquid forms but in Pills and Lozcngrs
| in which forms they are securely sent
through the mails
DEATH OF Mks IRA HETrERLy Two
weeks ago we reported the death of David
| L. " illhidc and now we have the sad ne VIZ
of the death of Mrs Hclterly, his wife .
mother, who was with him during his sick
ness and WAS stricken down by the same
disease typhoid pneumonia. before she
could return to her home Mrs. Helterly
died al the residence of the late David l.
Wi|lhide on Monday aflernoo1 last after
an illness Of one week She was buried in
the cemetery at this place on Wednesday
morning last.
Mr. Hrtterlvs health is not robust and
he has suffered greatly in his bereave
ment.
The wheat has started to grow and we
hear reports coming in from all sections
TO the effect that it is looking well.
Mr.. Cyrus Cover has torn away his old
building and is going rapidly ahead with
the foundation for the new building.
Mr.. J. H. Freezes huuse is rapidly ap-
preaching completion.
Two interesting changes have just been
made in the office of the Western Mary
land Railroad b. II. Griswod, formerly
general freight and ticket agent and audi
tor. has been made general freight and pas.
senger agent, and j. D. wilmington, who
was his chief clerk, has been appointed
auditor and general ticket agent.
Major B. w. Bennett paid to the execu.
tors of the late D. w. NALL $4,000 by
drafts and checks for the cottage farm, IT,
ing on the Frederick county side Of Sans
Creek. On the sane day he decided it t.
bis son, ~. Bennett, the consideration
being $40.
DR.. J. T. Ward, President Of Western
Maryland College. who has been confined
to bed with pleuro-pneumonia, has great
ly improved
! A New ORDER BY new order of the
postoffice department postmasters are only
required to keep letters for seven days be
J fore sending them to the dead letter office
Heretofore the law compelled them tc
keep such Iettere thirty daya,
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u d.

On the 3lst ult., near Moller's Station
Miss Margaret f. Sciss, aged 43 years |
month AMI - DAYS
On the eth inst, near Grnceham, Md, .Ia-
cob Whitmote, aged 81 years, | month
and - ys.
On the 2jth ult. near diminishing, Mr.
Batter Snreley, aged 4G wears, 6mos,.
and II days,
On the 30h ult in frederick, Nalerius
Ebert, Esq aged "a years, = months and
day.
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News.
lettings from our Exchanges.

THAT SINGLE SAW DIR, W. II Gray
says he has been offered $4,000 for the
use of his "shinge machine" in Maryland
if it will cut 10000 shingles in one day and
on Saturday last we printed posters for
him. in which he invites the public to
come to Clary's mill, at West Falls, on to-
morrow friday and witness the opera.
ton. If not fair on to morrow, the next
fair day, Sunday eAceptedof cou sc = Ban
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Eoperiy Sslos.

LIZ III Nv - S9AO'
,scrv Eyler will sell az Trustee
.pfil slst, the firm owned
w.. Reaver near Lantz
4. & Israel Boiler will sell at the late
ience Of Mrs. Mary Boiler, In Grace
ISm on Saturday April l4th, a LOT Of per-
sonal property. a st5gsU
VIM. H. Brown agent. will sell on the
premises Of the late Henry Brown nea,
F"xville, Six Wood lots, on Monday April
S0th, 1883. See bills.
IT,. KSlb andS II, Delnrlnne. Agents
will sell ON the premises OF David Kolb on
the road from .Woodsboro to Creegerstowr
90 Saturday. April l4th, n lot of personal
property, and Il desirable piece of improved
real estate. See bills.
Mrs. Dorcus Pennel will sell AT her req
idcnce In Mechanicstowu On Saturday
April 2lst, = lot OF personal property. See
bills.
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The lower room Of !. o. o. F. Hall here
has been repaired and whltewashed.
How do you like your new roost'
Garden tools, garden seeds at
T. G. Stocksdale's.
Nine lnore shares were taken In TIN
Building Association las. Saturday. Tota
number $50.
The finest variety oftoilet soaps 10 Me.
chanicstown at
T. G. Stocksdale's
PERSONALS Mr.. A. Foreman who ha
been engaged at milwright work In Ohi'
for several wears returned home on Satur
day last to remain an indefnitt length Of
time, owing to the Ill health of his " life.
Mr.. John Witherow of Emm!tsburg wa
in town on Monday.
Mrs. Geo. r. Ovelman of EmmitsburI
spent Saturday last 10 our place.
Mr. Jos. A. Wedile expects to have Mr.
W. l.. Armacost's new store room il
Graceham ready for the plaslerers by TIN
first of next week.
Wish we had piscatorially inclined
friend residing near MoLocacy One o
our citizens showed US three enormous
suckers" on Monday last, the gilt Of sucl
q friend as we have spoken of.
Another large invoice of ,inware at
T. c. Stocksdal-s.
Mr. Jos A. Weddle has enclosed hi
new lot on E. Nam st, with pickle fence
has removed the old worm fence and ha
now one OF the finest lots in the borough
The peach and other buds waited until
safe time to swell and now there is It'll
real danger. The present outlook is tina
OF fair crop in prospect
Large lot of supenders just received at
T. G. Stocksdales.
Do not defer much longer, the removal
ing Of cellars, alleys. drains and cess pools
Respectfully submitted to the executive
OF the borough health ordinances
The dispiriting strains Of hand orgal
added to our melancholy at the uncerom"
NOUS departure Of winter on Monday last
The tine.tooth comb advertisement ha
been an amusing sell in town during TIT
past week.
eF-For five cents, Wells, Richardson
s. Co Burlington, Vt, will send colnrcd
samples of all colors of Diamond Dyes
with directions.
Our farmers have commenced sowin!
oats.
There were twenty eight indictments b,
the Mont gomery county grand jury at il,
late sitting of which nineteen were for vi
olaton of tue LEGAL option law.
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Do not fail to ask
for the celebrated
Walker Shoes for
Men and Boys at
Roots.

There is some dissatisfaction among the
workmen on the Hotel at Penmar. The
trouble has come ofthe difference bet ween
the wages paid the bricklayers and stone
masons, the latter claiming that their pay
Is not proportionately high, We have not
learned that any decisive acton has been
taken.
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Bones Wanted.-Fifty tons of Bones
wanted at the Cresctc Mills, Mechanics
town for which the highest price cash
will he ptil
)une : IT. | y II f.
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Ioral Ne"s.

FoR SALE.-A prime lot OF White Flint
seed Corn. Inquire at
@ THIS OFFICE.
S2EEL SHovELs, warranted A No. l, all
hz for 'sle at
T. G Stocksdsle's.
Rev. W. L. Martin, who has been de
tanned at home siuce conference, by the
occurrence ofan interesting event in his
family, retul ned to his field of labor, Win
chester, Va, last week.
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Boys, remember that by a law of the
last Legislative you are not permitted to
fish during .Re month of May in the Po-
tomac or any, OF its tributaries with seine
net or even with line.
Rev J. StecF, a Lutheran minister, at
present sta,ionea at Pittsburg Pa, will
leave the pulpit for the stage. Asa reader
he is said almost to equal Lawrence Bar.
ret. The pulpit will likely lose a good or
stor and the stage secure poor actor.
Mr.. Cornelius Dubrl formerly of near
Catoctin Furnaces, moved on Tuesday
last, into his new home lately purchased
in this place Of Mr. Chas A Dsmuth.
Choice wines aud cider at
Lucas"
FORTUNE IN PRosPECT.-The Will
hide family originally from Germany
have had advice of y fortune of 800 DOC, 900
There were four brothers emigra'ed to this
country about 1910, landing in Richmond
and the heirs Of these four men are the
paIties to whom the above sum will be paid
upon receipt of proper proof.
PooL-Mr. A. IT, Lucas received his poop
table from Emmitsburg on Tuesday even
ing Ia It and placed it in position in the
upper room of the building. There are
not many experts resident in town but
they will learn we suppose. 1t is a very
pretty game and one in which science will
win against luck or chance all the time
1t is next to billiards the most scientific
game that is played requiring manua; dex-
,eritv and a good eye.
The pool room at Lucas'is above stairs
separate and distinct from the bar and
barber shop.
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Gracpllan Letter.

barber shop.
Graceham Letter.
On Friday night last Mr. jos. A Ger.
nani's fumilv were aroused bv fire, which
might have been serious A coal old lamp
which had been left burning after refining
exploded, Mrs Gcrnand discovered it She
once aroused Mr.. Gcinand by cries of fire
who on seeing the cause, threw a rug over
the lamp, caught it up and carried it out OF
the house, severely burning his right hand
The fire was checked Immediately, the
damage done was Slight,
On Saturday morning Mr. Scott Sample
suffered the loss of his horse, by collie.
The spring weather of the past few days
has caused a great s,il in the gardens.
My PAhD.
Graceham Md 4 10 So
Pool, POOL. Barber shop, Choice
Wines At Lucas, one door west of the
Posloilre Pool room on second floor,
entrance by door mex, to postohcc En-.
trance to Barber SHOP and Bar next door,
west.
The Illustrated WoRrD We are
in receipt OF No |, Vol. l. of the above
journal published weekly bv James FL
verso Philadelphia. Pa. II is devoted
Ia Art and Literature subsc, iption price
$500 per year in advance If the initial
numh'r is to stand rs >poUsor for nil that
come after it, the Il'orH is destined to
meet with great favor Its print is cx-
ccilerl subject matter equally good and
the "pctureS' are not the least entertain.
ing part OF the work
FIRE On Monday afternoon last tie
house occupied hv Mr.. JOS Smith at Ca
ioctin Furnaces took fl re and in spite of
the efforts OF the Furnace people, burned
to the ground The household effects were
saved.
REPEEnHNsTBrr.- frequently see
some of tie heavy teams tina, pass along
Water ST. standing in the middle of the
street, thus nrcessitaling those that come
along to drive gu. far enough to get into
tue cobbicd side drains. The street is nm
ply wide for two teams to pass and II THE
is persisted in the side drains will rot last
long Respectfully referred to the Mayor
THE FIRE FIEND IN WEsTMTHsTER -
On Monday night last n fire broke out in
Thong son's livery stable in Westminster
T4e fire from the beginning assumed the
mastery and the rain probably alone SUI
feed to qucll it. The loss Is about $75,
600 Two men and twenty seven horses
were burned to death in the livery stable
No one was injured during the progress of
the fire. The fire was started in theivery
stable by the overturning of Il lamp by
some colnred men who were playing cards.
They have been arrested. Two negroes
were arrested N the morning of the same
day foi setting fire TO the Montour House.
A great portion of the property WAS unin-
surcd the Baltimore County fire insur.
ance company's losses are the largest, the
Dug Hill and Montgomery County com.
panies are also heavy losers.
Stock INJURED A mare, a mule and
fine Foxhall colt belonging to d.. W. s.
Mcpherson were attacked by a Vicious hog
belonging to the tenant Of the farm, one
the mule will likely die and the colt has
probably been permanently injured Such
neglect upon the part of the owner of the
4
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NEW BARN MIR. Jos. A. Weddle will
shortly begin work IN bank barn for Mr..
Fred'k N Willhi,le. OF Shutdown. The di.
IrnMons will be- 34x5O
SEED Corn. MFR. W. r. Young will
furnish Sweet Corn Seed to all parties this
season at very favorable price.
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All KinllS Of Lumber.
Posts and Rails,
Geo. w. StOcksdale's

Wcodenwarc paints oils, whitewash and
and paint brushes.
sg- Also Sole Agent tor tho AVERlLL
PAINT, all Shades and CoIors. in o.,
Gal, and Gal, Cans or in Kegs Nr h''ls
Guaranteed for FIVE YEARS. The '~>t
in the country.
Groceries, Flour, Feed. Bacon Sc.
Grain of all kiudS Always Wanted
at the highest market prices
Coal. Salt, Plaster and Fertilizers lam
manufacturing Fertilizer for Fal
Crops that can not be beat for tn, price:
Testimonials for same from the Bfs' .Fnr-
mers IN the District
rY- Call and examine before purchasing
elsewhere as | will not he undersold.
Thankful for past ia,ors.
Mar 30-lY GEO. W. :
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-27

The affection housekeeper entertains
for her COW and the great need OF fresh pure
milk in the household must not enter into
the present crusade the police are making
against the roaming ruminants at large IN
this city, now TO run at large no more.
When we-as a city-wAs a child, We
| thought as child and acted as achild, but
having put away that period and having
attained metropolitan estate it be-
comes us TO wear the DE-
pertinent of our grandeur.
DO cows rub the p0s.-otlice boxes from the
| street corners of st. Louis, in scratching
their itching hides2 DO the green .grocers
OF New York have to post boy on guard
| to save their cabbage heads from becom y {
Il cud Tor matronly COW? Does New o..
leans wear the appearance of Texas
rancho, and does the mooing mother Of the
| bleating calf find pasture on the esplanades
| OF the Crescent city Then let Dallas
take upon herself the dignity of her
sisters, the threa cities named, and no
longer permit her lower beds to be the nil
lage of cattle and her shrubbery to disap-
pear as padding Tor dlstended tribes Ia
policeman gets his head broken by On irate
cow owner, he gets his salary for lust that
service. Let the good work 20 on. Keen il
up until the lesson is learned, or If the city
is to be COW pasture let us put leuct
around II.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-27
Convict 4:ahoc to Ict.

SEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RECIEVRD
- by the undersigned up to / o'clock D. m.
Monday July III, 1883, for the labor of from 500
Ia 900 conviCts belonging t. the Texas State
Penitentaries, at Huntsville and Rusk, Texas
These conylcts to be worked mt industries inside
the prison walls. or nj Rusk, on the outside OF
the walls Mt such labor as is necessary to oper.
ate the iron furnace belonging to the Rusk pen.
itentiary.
Ample shop.room will be furnished, together
with such mac hinery us the state may have foI
manufacturing.
At the Rusk penitentlary, there will be a
blast furnace with capacity of rs tons of iron
per day; also foundry and machinery for
| MAKING wagons furniture, cars, etc. Al ma
chinery new and lrsi'class
At Huntsville, there will be Il machine shon
and foundry! also mpohiuery for the manulac.
thre OF wagons, furniture, and shoes.
The convictS Will he contracted in forces of
not less than twenty (2O) or Ia any number over
mat 10 the iull capacity of cell aud shop.room
| contracts to run not more than five (j) wears
All proposals must be accompanied by n good
aud sufficient bond of one thousand dollar,
| $1,000, for each one hundred (lOO) conyicts q,
fractional part thereof bid for conditioned tina
contract and bord will be entered into and exc
culed II proposal be accepted.
The board reserves the right to reject any and
all bids. "''N
ParAes desiring to bid may submit any add
| lonal proposal they may deem proper
| For further particulars address the under
signed, at Austin, Texas or L. j. GoREE, super
lntendent of renitentiaries, ut HUNTSVILLE
Texas JOHN IRELAND,
| e, SEARCY,
WALTER TIPS,
! nlNlh-iW Ppnitpntiary Roerd