Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-09-18


,obcr 11th at o'clock p. m. the republicans
will hold q meeting in this district. The
names Of the speakers have not yet been
given. There will be further and more def
mite notice later.
When the cold wave came, it found plenty
of people who preferred the previous hot
spell to the shivering, begottcn of the very
great change. The fall of the mercury was
about forty to frty-tive degrees from the
highest to the loves, point during last week.
THE CLOWN SAID that it had been many
wears since circus had visited Emmitsburg
and that never again in the bound'ess icons
of futurity would another come. But then
it may only have been his joke.
IMpoRTANT-When you visit or leave
New York City, save Baggage Expressage
and Carriage Hire, and stop at the Grand
Union Hotel opposite Grand Central Depot.
Elegant rooms fitted up at cost OF one
million dollars, reduced to 81 90 and up
wards per day. European plan, Elevator
Restaurant supplied with the best. Horse
cars. STAGES and elevated railroad to all de.
pots F.m lies can live better for less
money at the Grand Hotel than at any first
class hotel in the city.
sept II ~ -
DiDN'T SEE THE CIRCus.-On Friday last,
we cnioycd n squirrel hunt along the Old
Plank r ad leading from Emmitsbulg to
Westminster and in the evening drove to
Emmit,bu,g to see the circus. Imagine our
surprise upon arriving there at sunset, only
TO be informed that the cirt us had departed
after giving the afternoons performance. 1t
happened thus; having been required to de
bark from the trains about a mile and a half
from town, it was claimed that in order t"
get to their next point on time the evenings
performance must be foregonc and that time
taken TO get out to the em'arkiug point
We found the town clothed in snckcloth
and tie air full of ashes; a sense Of deep hui
initiation was manifest and a suspicion per
yaded all that it might mean the first lesson
in the art of chasing the phantom Of depart
ed greatness.
We condolcd.
In order and to the end that our retlcc-
tons upon the subject might not emhitter
tie lives of the citizens for the time being
we had our thoughts detected at once and
definitely to another prominent feature OF
the occasion as we found it aud as we learn,
it had maintained itself during the afternoon;
the spectacle of a lot of Mcchanic-:own boys
(bovs really who represented every shade OF
the effect of drink, from the pleasant to the
tipsv, thence to the tight, over the fence into
intoxicated, drunk and incbriatcd TO the
billed owl' degree.
We arc not prepared to assert ourselves
positively to the effect that the ignohlc treat
mcnt received at the hands of the circus
company has cast a darker shadow over the
sing sun of Emmilsburg's greatness than
has the rude exploits of our boys done for us
on that occasion.
We are less than ever Of the opinion now,
that, as n m'a,s to any possible good end,
circus is practicable.
RE UNION or THE SIXTH MD REGIMENT
The Annu reunion of the Sixth Mary
land Regiment was held in this city ycslcr-
d.v. This regiment entered the war over
900 stron., and numbered 135 when il was
red out THIS number did not includc
all the survivors, rs many were disabled or
on duty at other places. 1t say much ser
vice, however and behaved CALAMITY On
many fields. 1t WAS composcl of two COM
paneS from Carroll, A. and c.; one from
Mcchan cstown, company d.; three from
Cecil county, Companies b. f. and g.; two
from Baltimore city, Companies | and Il;
and one from Queen Anne's, Company X.
When organic d George Il Howard, of
Cecil, lately deceased was Colonel. The
Captains of companies were rs follows: Wn
A McKeIlip of Company A, Joseph G Hill
of Company b, George Webster of Company
c, Martin Rouzrr of Company ID, Frank
Croych of Company f, G X Prcn'iss OF
Company +, j 5 Christee of Company G,
Adam Martin of Company II, J J Bradshaw
of Company l, and Thomas Goldsboroush of
Company X.
Afcr COL Howard resigned the following
succeeded to the Coonelcy in the order
named, by promotion: John w Horn, VIM
A McKclp, Joseph G Hill.
The Carroll county companies, A and c,
each lost the same number killed and wound
cd-Company A, 90 killed and SO wounded.
Company c, 81 killed and 81 wounded
At II O'Clock procession formed at Odd
Fellows Hall, headquarters of Burns Post,
and, headed by the Westminster Brass Band
marched to the Court House. There were
1875 in line, and the old battle flags were
borne aloft. AT the Court House John W
Mccullough, President of the Association,
mado an appropriate address, and called on
Rev. Gen. w. IIcyde, of the M. f. Church,
to open the meeting with prayer. After
Henry Eppcrs, bugler of the regiment, had
sounded the assembly call, the roll was call
ed, and about 80 members found to be pres
ent. Letters of regret at not being able to
attend the Reunion were read from Gems. l.
5. Grant, Sheridan, Ricketts,, Kcnly, Ball and
Wright, and from J. \. kitzmiller, of Get
tysburg, Pa Capt. ID. b. Mentzcr, Hagers-
town; Martin Rouzcr, Cumberland, and 9th
crs. The committee appointed to write the
history of the regiment reported that the
history would probably be finished by the