Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-03-13

York Road Items.

Joel K. BollngeF's SAW mill has moved
away from }. Reifsnidcr's, having finished
the wood work for his new barn.
Mr.. Albert Mort, foreman of section No.
49, received new hand car from the p. l..
II. r. company. Albert needed it very bad,
ly as the old one was too dangerous to ride
on.
The sale Of John Bcihl's personal property
sold very high, horses bringing from $50 to
sl7S apiece, his son buying the principal
part of the farming Implements Mr.. Beihl
will move to Ladicsburg to spend his time at
resting for the hard work he has done
Some of the fiddlcrs have learned out un-
der Mr. Henry Jandorf they are now try
ing to learn him.
Nicholas Lippy is going west the middle
Of this month Nick we wish you a happy
journey, expecting to hear from you often.
Wilhidc i Bro. started for home with
their traction engine, got to Taneytown,
broke the water pipe on the engine, SO Tom
my had to go to Waynesboro with it.
Last Saturday evening while Alfred Hapc
was holding cutter to cut railroad rails in
two, it slipped and piece of steel broke his
finger. DR.. Mort examined his finger and
found that bone was broken and took it
out This will throw Alfred out for month
or so.
Saturday night there was a haistorm and
also lightning and thunder followed it but it
clear up nicely before II O'Clock, showing
the clearncss Of the moon.
b. c, Wilson will take possession of s.
Ncant's store April i, 81. We wish Dir.
Wilson success.
think the readers of the Clarion would
like to read letter from your d. p. G. cor
respondent
The people will accept many thanks in the
giving of goods, g., to Mrs. Rites, who was
lately burned out of home and everything.
3I1os4 ].
THE SQUIRREL LAw-Sevcral OF or cit-
zcns as already noted in these columns, in
tcrested themselves to secure signers to
petition for law to protect squirrels be-
tween the dates December Goth and August
18th. Nearly three hundred signers were
secured andnow we find that the bill is I'M
accountably hanging fire while others pur-
porting to serve the same purpose arc being
substituted. We are informed that in lieu
ofthe above dates, it is probable that bill
will be put forward, wherein the latter nam
cd date will he changed to June 18th.
Now, the sole object Of the law was to
prevent as far as possible, spring shooting,
or to speak more correctly, the killing of
squirrels before they have attained their
growth. No one, who pretcnds to know
ledge of this game, will deny that at SO ear
ly date as June 18th, half-grown squirrels
may not be found, or further that mothers
with un-weaned young may not be destroy
ed and as it was to meet and cover that I'M
sportsmanlike practice that the first named
dates were selected, we can find nothing to
offer in the support of the law as now pro-
posed.
The squirrel is the only melted game that
we find III these parts and should be protect
ed as nearly perfectly as possible and with a
law expiring June 18TH we should at once
claim that it were worse than with no law
at all, for with law to protect them until
such date, would-be sportsmen would con.
tract fever" during the week or two prior
to June 18th, that would result in more kill
ing than would probably occur without any
law as it now is and as we have shown, it
would come at time when the squirrel had
not really yet become game In the true sports
mans sense oft term.
We insist upon it that, if the Legislature
pass local law Of this nature for Frederick
county, they should hearkcn rather to the
two hundred and seventy petitioners, who
ask for August 18th, rather than to the no.
ton OF one or two persons, who may not
really understand the matter 30 well as they
would make it appear.