Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-04-17

Creek, Frederick county, Nd, have taken
up their residence in our town.-Waynes'
boro Record.
The Governor has refused to sign the bill
incorporating Middletown election district
and with it the railroad bill. We do not
know how that will effect the Frederick and
Middletown Valley railroad
WOULDN'T Do Now-In olden times a
woman could not legally marry. or at least
was not considered fit to do so until she had
spun yarn enough to make complete outfit
for dress. Hence the name spinster, as ap-
piled to manageable girls.
PRuNRD Doa-An agent for the sale OF
pruning knife, while standing on the street
in Frederick made snap at dogs tail and
got It, He said that it was unintentional;
we are not informed by The News whether
that made it all right with the dog, or not.
A Cold MooN--A close observer of the
moon and the influence of this luminary
with regard to the weather, passes judgment
that its present position in the heav ems in
dicates cold and disagreeable weather for the
next two weeks. This will be regarded rs
very cheering at this season.
No SALE.-Mr L. f. Hinea has reconsid-
cred his purpose to make sale at his residence
on the road leading from Rocky Ridge to
La ;,,rt
masters and Others under whose eyes this
item may fall, will do all parties favor by
taking down the bills and spreading the in
formation.
LOOK HIM UP-We place the matter of
Daily News calling the ground hog a nun
dane hogarus in the hands of Bro. Motter of
The Chronicle. 1t will never do to permit
the proprieties to be violated by such vul-
CARRIED expression. We of the Frederick
county journalistic Telcmachi call upon our
Mentor to lift him up.
SALARIED.-By a resolution passed at the
last meeting of the late Town Commission
ers, salary of Five Dollars per annum has
been ordered paid to each of the three com
missioners outside of the Secretary and
Treasurer. The law was enacted only for the
benefit of future boards there was no black
pay salary grab" in this action.
MILLINERY EsTABLIsHMENT,-The large
number of friends and acquaintance of Mrs
Geo. R. (Maggie) Ovelman, in this locality
are informed that she has embarked in the
above named business in Emmitsburs. Her
first invoice of goods arrived last week but
the stock will not be completed until about
May LIST. Due notice will be given of her
formal opening" at about that time. Our
many readers residing within range of En-
mitsburg will do we'll to rely upon US, when
we assure them that her taste in matters of
that kind is excellent ana her disposition to
please is one of her most decided traits. We
shall be truly gratifed to learn of Mrs. O's
unbounded success.
LARGELY MPRovED.-Mr. A. 8. Zentz,
residing several miles north of this place has
added many improvements to the property
since it came into his possession He has
brought the farm up to high state of fertil-
isy and has improved the mill property by
the addition of burrs and has reinforced the
water power by steam. For about one year
he did cbopping only, but he has introduced
Touring machinery and is grinding wheat
and making brand of flour that takes rank
with the best. His son Gran. is engineer;
his son Dan. is miller, while Dodds has ia
ken charge of the farm, Mr.. Zentz will
build new dwelling house on the mill prop
erty this summer and will reside there with
his family, Dodds taking the farm house.
Mr. z. has made quite business point
At that place.
ExPLANAToRY.-With this issue about
twenty CLARIoNs will be discontinued, un-
less payment of those accounts, from five to
eight years in arrears, are made. Since the
enlargement and general improvement of
THE CLARION the increase in circulation has
print 80 large number of papers, except we
are paid for them ALL we have cleaned up
the list by judicious scratching from time to
time, until we nave reduced it TO the above
number and as that is about the number that
we now have on our list over the even hun
dreds, and as it is the end of the year with
the majority of them, we adjudge the pres
time proper one for the final Improvement
of our list.
A large number who should, have not yet
hearkened to our notice to settle their &C
counts by April 10Th. This is not right and
we do not hesitate to say SO. We under
stand our contract to be, that we shall give
value received for the amount of subscrip-
ton and if we do not, in your opinion, come
right to us and say 60 and discontinue the
paper. We prefer to give nothing rather
than dissatisfaction, while at the same time
we prefer shorter list of prompt paying
than long list of tardy subscribers. Let us
understand each other then year, or even
two, in arrears is not at all grounds of com
plaint by us and it is not to such that we adj
dress ourselve, but beyond such limit a tax
h made both upon our patience and our re-
sou: ees and it is to such we make reference
In our "duns" at pay day. And this Is pay
day.