Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-02-07
New Advertisements.
Public Sale Of Surplus Machinery.
Public Sale; II. w. Bennett.

Public Sale; II. w. Bennett.
George F. Landers, of Mt chanicstown who
was examined by Professors Catch, Shep.
pard and Harry in competitive examina-
ton, and appointed by Hon. Milton G. Ur-
ner to West Point, stands No. on the gen.
eral merit roll of the fourth class corps of ca.
diets.
AT 1T AGAIN.-Wheneve occasion offers,
Hagerstown and Frederick take each other
by the neck, so to speak They have both
arranged to celebrate Washington's Birth
day which fact becomes the casus 6eNi. An
honorable rivalry might exists between the
two towns and be beneficial to both, but the
childish and unsesmly display of pettishness
serves little purpose other than to brighten
the contrast between their pretentious dig
nifty as cities and their ifI-can't lick you'll
neutrality-suspicious. Of the rustic
schoolboy style.
THE CARNIVAL at Frederick has fair prom
ises ahead of it and the turnout on the 22nd
will probably exceed in numbers and general
get-up, that of one year ago, which was q
most pronounced success. We have been
named as one of the officers, but have under
stood it to be but an honorary preferment,
in no wise requiring more at our hands than
that we should keep our people informed as
to the progress and promises Of the Carnival.
This we may consider as being our duty in
any event, but shall agree to say that the
honor conferred upon us by the Carnival As.
ISOLATION more than repays us for any influ-
ence that we may be able to exert in its favor.
We here take occasion to acknowledge
with thanks, the receipt of an invitation to
be present during the festivities.
ENcoURAGING.--Onlya an editor of coun.
try newspaper has it within his heart to con-
ccive of the wholesome qualification that
flows in on the soul of one Of that unappre-
ciated fraternity when hc opens all envelope
and finds first one ofthOsc yellow backed doc
umcnts, lately issued and made legal ten
der by Uuclc Sans postofiicc and then reads
in an accompanying letter such sentiments
as the following:
with perfect candour want to soy, you
have now wrought the "Clarion" up to ba-
sis creditable to yourself and an honor to old
Mcchanicstown. Its enlargement and i'm
provement should be accepted and appreca-
ted by every citizen of your entire commu-
nifty. Your New York and Washington, d.
G., letters arc interesting, spicy and enter
tanning. With well wishes for your future
success, and steady growth of the Clarion,
am yours respectfully, G. NJ Elchelbcrgcr,"
Such greeting as the above, we havsjust
received at the hands of Capt. Grace Eichel-
berger, of Jacksonville, O., who is known to
many of our readers, but, we regret to say,
personally not known to us. There is no
telling how hard man would work to make
his paper acceptable to his readers, were he
to receive, monthly. such q warm common
dation as the above. And it costs gencr-
GUS man SO little to be generous.
COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO VISIT ANNAP.
oIIs.-L. Victor Baughmyn, Chairman of the
Democratic Central Committee for Freder
lex county, has appointed the following gen
tlemen as committee to visit Annapolis
and urge the passage Of a law changing the
present Jail and alms-house system of this
county Jas. McSherry, James III. Gambril,
John 7. Worthington George VIM. Smith,
James A. Elder, Joseph Byers, Joseph A.
Gernand, George Gather, J. Z. r. Wood,
James NJ. Smith, Harry Pcddcord, James
H. Clcmpson, o. j. Keller, William CHS
well, NJ. J. Grove, Mayor Bartgis, Joshua
Biggs, Harry Boyle, II. J. Krise, Thomas G.
Fox. Jos. Brown, Daniel T. Lakin, Robert
Botelcr, John f. Hargct, John Z. Sifford, +
j. Nelson John l. Jamison, ID. o. Thomas,
Edward Nichols, Col. j. B. Thomas, Frank
Clingan, Edward Koontz Jos. Payne, John
7. Williams, j. Columbus O'Donnell, NJ. N.
Rohrback, j. Alfred Ritter, T. G. Lander.
kin, Nicholas J. Blumenauer, J. Columbus
Kemp Ezra Cramer, 5. G. Cockey, Henry
L. Smith, Richard j. Dutrow, Chas Gray,
DR.. r. Sidwell, Geo Wentz and David Zeil-
er The above committee, with number of
other gentlemen of the county interested in
tins question, will visit Annapolis as soon as
the JOINT committee of the two houses notify
them of their meeting to consider the bill,
which is being prepared, and which will be
presented at an early date. Notice will be
sent to each member in time, SO that a full
delegation may be present. The Chairman
of the Central Committee is authorized to
add fifty additional names to the above.
JUST How II WORKS We have case in
point that exactly illustrates the position
that we have frequently taken when solicit
ing persons to subscribe for The CLARION.
We refer to the statement that we are accus
toned to make to such parties, that ia the
course of year, we could undoubtedly be of
direct service to our patrons to the full value
of one dollar and that they could really
count that they receive tho paper for moth.
ing
The instance to which we now refer is
that of non-subscriber residing in the
neighborhood, who came to us last week
with an account of the stealing of a sleigh
blanket one night during the Band Fair at
Graceha1n.
Now, it will be observed that this party
brought us this information "as an item of
news thinking it might be of interest to U.S."
that was his language; it further happens
that it was the first time that he ever thought