Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-04-17
The peach crop has survived thus far.
New Advertisements.

The peach crop has survived thus far.
New Advertisements.
Aromanna.
Seed Sweet Corn for Sale.
The attendance on Easter services on Sun
day last at the different churches in this
place was very large.
The snow of last Wednesday drifted to the
depth of several feet at many places and
banks of it remained in sight on Tuesday.
Snow to lay six days in April is indeed a
novelty.
The persistent lingering of wintry wealth
er induced our merchants or the majority OF
them to hold off with their advertising i they
expect to do rushing bushes about the
time the buds begin to open.
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Had there been any real warm weather
during the past month, we should have
charged it up against spring fever, but in
view of the fact that winter has prevailed,
we are at loss to account for the silence of
our correspondents.
MAY FRosTs.-If the old saying be true,
"for every frost in March there will be a
frost in May" the fruit-growcrs may well be
alarmed for their peaches this year. March
has given us at least four heavy frost: on the
9th, It'll, 9Th and Gath, therefore, must be
frosts on these same dates in May. Will
some one note whether the representation
be true?
Four or five of our young citizens were
invited by friend to a feast one day last
week; we have heard in song of a girl that
was taken to a restaurant and what she eat,
while he had but fifty cents; well in this case
five dollars would not have made the posi-
ton of the payer more agreeable. "Volumes
might be written, but -" it might re-
lease the feline.
Contrary to the predictions of many, the
Emmitsburg railroad pays" 1t would not
be a good thing for the town of Emmtsburg
but it would be an excellent move for the
railroad to connect with the road our South
Mountain to Harrisburg, lately completed to
Gettysburg. We are informed that it would
REQUIRE but seven or eight miles OF road
and that the topography of the country
would furnish route, comparatively light
to construct
THROWN FROM A BUG0Y--Mr and Mrs.
Abram Roddy residing several miles north
of this place were thrown from buggy at
Franklin Mills last week, both of them sus-
tanning painful injuries. 1t was occasioncd
by the horse getting one of the lines under
his tail and in the endeayOr to release it the
buggy was thrown over log or some other
obstruction on the side of the road. No Sc
rious results followed and both Of them are
recovering from the effects Of the shock and
of the bruises.
SToCXED.-On Saturday last five large
carp, two male AMI three female, were taken
from the pond OF Mr.. j. L. Simons AMI plac-
ed in the new pond at Mr., Joseph Moser's.
One of the females measured seventeen inches
in length. 1t addition to these, siXty-two
small ones measuring from two to four inches
long were also transferred from one pond to
the other. Should the spawn of the three
females Weld a fair number and the young
fish get through all right, there should be a
fine lot of fish in the pond i'll two or three
years.
We were misled by the highly polished
sentences in The Chronicle into the error OF
believing that it was the comic concert per Sc
at which was launched the satire Of the edi-
tor of that entertaining journal; we are cor
rccted, to find that it was the false synta1,
or lack of rhetorical flourish in its announce
mcnt, that ocasioned Bro. Ms displeasure.-
We are gratfed to find the real Nervousness
SO placed, especially so, when we recall the
fact that authors Of "gli,tcring generaIities, "
buncombe and gush are usually more careful
with their rhetoric than their logic.
The Governor has declined to sign the bill
incorporating Middletown district, this coun
tv and also the railroad bill enabling certain
incorporators to build the Frederick and
Middletown railroad We are not informed
as to the intention of the friends of the en-
terprise but it will be necessary that it be
done now by individual effort and there is
but little doubt that that is the proper way Z;
lift is to become a paying venture. they will
reap the benefits if not, it is not right that
the general land and property owner should
be taxed to support something that might be
of but little benefit to some, while being of
vast advantage to others.
A POWERFUL ORGANIzATION.-TheM Meth
odst church is powerful organization.
1t is now potent factor in solving some OF
the problems before the people of the repub-
lie The very latest statistics are as follows:
Annual conferences, so; bishops, 10; presiding
elders, ATT; itinerant preachers, 1916; local
preachers, 10 ,026, members, ,769 ,534; deaths
during 1888, about $4,000. There are in this
connection" 1874 houses of worship, and
6,6G7 parsonages, aggregating in value $'9,-
23S ,0S5, with an Indebtedness Of but $4,000
O}0. The census of Sunday -school scholars
touches 1891 ,O65. The average payment
for ministerial IN sport reaches 1888 1902;
missionary purposes, S7G5,161; for church
extension, $4,000; tracts $4,000; Sunday
school union, $4,000; educational board,
S64 OOO American Bible Society, $4,000.