Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-03-27

Carroll. st are being submerged by the water
that flows over them during theprcscnt very
wet season, owing to the turn given the wa
tiers by the culvcrt under the railroad. Prop
crty owners, through an attorney, are in
correspondence with President Hood in ref
crence to the matter.
HE Telephone Company has strung their
poles through town; hurry up the wir;s,
gents, the free present and ten or twelve pros
pcctivc subscribers are getting the fever bad
y. We feel assured that ourpeoplc will give
it cordial support when the wires arrive
and the instruments are in, so that they can
realize the convenience afforded.
GoNE.-The public sale season is about
over, at least in this locality. With some
exceptions the articles offered brought good
prices Mr.. f. NJ. Smiths sale on Thursday
last, in spite of the rain, was well attended
and the furniture sold toerably well, never
theless Mr. S. thinks the rain cost him at
least $3.50 His horse brought $215 and was
purchased by Mr.. John Rouzer
GAs.--Our wideawake burgess bcthought
himself of Mr., w. r. Young's gasoline lamps
and during Mr. VS. visit here borrowed one
and conilagratcd it on Grimes T. Bobtz'
corner He placed it, reservoir and all, with
in an ordinary street lamp and that is why
we said he "conHagrated' it, for after about
fifteen minutes Of very orderly and du,iful
Illuminating, it went up with whe-e.e-c-e-
ouw and flame six feet perpendicular. Now
the reservoir is placed outside the street
lamp and the gasoline sheds an cfulgcnt ray
that pales into nsgniticanCe the ancient coal
oil lamp. We vote for gasoline, every time
We should be very much gratfied were we
able to give an intelligent report of the do
ings of our legislature in reference to the
tramp and vagrant business, which costs this
county not less than $4,000 from May 1882
to May 1888 and which has probably cost
onc-half more during the past year, but we
have not been been able to follow the paria-
mentary skirmishing, tincsse and strategy
during the past week. We very much fear
that the question of the interests of party
and party friends has entered into legislation
and that the people; the dear people" whose
interests are always paramount on the hust.
ings during the campaign, have the consola-
ton to take to themselves, that they will still
be required to pay the bills contracted by
the party and party friends"
We shall give our readers clear insight
into this matter in our next issue, rs it was,
as it was intended to be and as it is.
PERsoNAL.-Mr. VIM. j. Freeze, of the
Baltimore custom house, is home on sick
leave He is not looking so well as usual,
but few days of leisure and proper physic
will, W trust, right him up again.
Mr.. A. o. Weller, well known to many of
our readers, now representing the large drug
house A. Vogeler & Co., of Baltimore city,
was in town during the first Of the week
looking up business for the firm. This was
was his trial trip here but he succeeded in
making it an entering wedge for future bus
mess. He is an excellent business man and
can be relied upon. Come again, Andy, we
shall be pleased to have you do well here.
Mr.. VOL Wolf son of Mr.. John Wolf, is
at home after an absence of several years in
the West. lie is quite a traveller, and has
seen much of the country we read about
He is moulder by trade and has injured
himself several times by heavy lifting and ia
laying off to recruit.