Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-04-10

We shall uame this our Annual Statement
md request that it be considered as purely
business document
The building association now numbers
zoe shares and 116 members.
Get instant relief and permanent cure by
u.:n- Schroeder's Corn Solvent rs cents,
Druggists.
WAC is ambitious to become borough
commissioner? Five good men, please speak
Mp. Election next Monday.
We are longing to hear from our Foxrille
a.a 5abllasvlle correspondents they make
II very wide between drinks
A panic in western wheat occurred last
week and May wheat sold in the western
cites at SO cents being 20 cents lower than
aly sales made in April 1881.
The wheat waved" on the first day OF
.Anri}. There is very heavy sod OF wheat;
some think it is too heavy. If it were less
some would probably consider it to" light.
Dr. NJ. e. Lcatherman has purchased
to;r year old single-foot racking horse for
r.so under the saddle principally. lie has
uYrnf the s:noothest saddle gats that we
hs,c ever known.
On Saturday last the Mealphis express
ina,e the run from Union Bridge to Balti-
rloYe-i5 miles in one hour and two min
,.tes. the run from Union Bridge to West
rltaster-nearly IL mies-was made in II
pluutcs.--Sent!net
RnLIG1oUs-Thc Sacrament Of the Lords
.-a,}per will he administered on Easter morn
t.,g and night at the Lutheran church. Pre-
,4rato.y services on Saturday at o'clock,
pm. There will be passion week services
on Thursday evening and Friday evening at
: 80 m.
LISTEN TO TIE ARAB He has Secret,
q nonlrous cure 7. A. Wasllcr with i'm
,9irit confidence in the remedy and even yet
= great faith in printers ink, is sending
Ene Arabian Secret out to the four winds
nnG is arranging with a Kansas cyclone to
distribute his advertising matter
We have had our services, in the matter OF
the timely warning in reference to seed corn,
cllly appreciated already by several persons,
who without our suggestion would probably
Lave found the corn planting season upon
thcn without any positive assurance that
tAc corn reserved for seeding would germl-
nate.
4 CoRRECTIoN.--[n our last issue we
Joke OF the Lane Liquor License bill as hay
az heea passed as a local law, applicable
lily to Washington county. When too late
, rpctiry our error we found that although
le bill has so been passed. it was afterwards
considered and defeated, on The grounds
aai it was an unconditional measure
Severe storms and cyclones swept the
Yastern and northern sections Of the coun-
Ky last week. Heavy gales of wind pre-
r,.ilcd here on Wednesday and Thursday,
1t doing any damage. On Tuesday night
Z, thunder storm passed this way, while hut
b5vera hundred miles further north foot OF
sa,w fell on the following day. Winter and
sumner struggling for the mastery,
New BUuDING.-Mr. Van B. Osler has
l,.gun work on two-story addition to the
building now occupied by THE CLARION.
The ground floor will be occupied by Ross
=. Wi,herow, merchant, and the upper room
by W A. Conner & Co. cigar manufacture
rIs. A covered gang way will connect the
CLARION OFFICE building with the building
low occupied by the latter firm, thus giving
needed additional room for the cigar factory
DURING April. ONLY shall we continue
oar offer TO subscribers to furnish 1HE
clarion at halfratcs in cases Of bona .fGe
presents to friends. We consider it inju-
,i,cous to allow the offer to remain open
iuIefintcly, hence we give this notice
!uo,e who wish to avail themselves OF the
opportunity will be required to do so during
the current month. We have been gratiied
by the large number of names handed us
ord expect the list to be- even yet, material
- increased.
The Chronicles structures on the Owens
Creek folk who propose to hold comic
concert for the benefit of the Sunday School
viii scarcely pass current at face value when
Il is recalled that wheels. of.fortunc, grab
rags, disposal by lottery and other games of
chance are played to raise funds for like
purpose. With few people would the qocs-
zion of time be paramont to the method and
g concert of innocent amusement during
Lent is but incongrucnt, while the effect of the
above predominant practices are mischicv-
,,js, Let us he liberal and assess the
worthlness of the end rather than the time
and method of the means, a IL church fair
people generally.
REMovALs.-The following parties have
removed from our town this spring
Mr.. Aloysius Walters to Frederick, Mr..
W. A. Pencil to Emmi,sburg, Mr.. JOS. Six
10 Kansas, ME-. NJ Smith to Chambersburg,
The following are the new citizens that ar
rived this spring:
Mr. Frank Beckman, potter at w. A.
Lynn's pottery; Mr.. Henry w. Bennett,
agent for agricultural machinery; Mr.. Cor
nellus II. Black, Mr.. Jno. w. Payne Mr..
Lycurgus N. Philips, Mr. VIM, l.. Sigmund,
farmers Mr.. Jacob Weller, blacksmith ;
Fir Martin T. Bussard, warehouseman Mr.