Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-12-11
Local Items.

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Dark nights.
Hen fruit is dear.
Cake baking approaches
Hope for "white Christmas
Business by no means dull here.
No family can have good bread unless
they use Drews Yeast Powder.
We give on the second page of this issue
the crop report for November.
Our market reports are corrected weekly
End show the course of the market during
the past week.
CoNDrTIoNAI.-The Chronicle advocates
Civil Service Reform with a modified appli-
cation of the doctrine ito the victor belong
the spoils."
PUBLIC SALE-H w. Bennett will sell
his valuable farm near Graccham containing
1903 acres of land on the premises, on Satur-
day December 18th at o'clock p. NJ. See
bills.
MUST GOETHE Dime Novel and Nor
monism must 60" The Daily Netos has
taken up the gage of battle against them it
will knock them into smltherecns and land
the debris in the abyssmal nowhere.
HUcKsTER,RoUTE PURcnAsED.-Maj.C G.
A. Damuth has sold to Mr.. ]. Milton Cover
that part of his hucks!er route that lies west
of this place in the mountain and in Middle
town Valley. With this goes the city Gus
tom in Baltimore, Mr.. Damuth retaining the
Mt Hope trade and that part of the route
lying east of the mountain. Dir. Cover
made his first trip this week.
WE'LL Wharf.-The Citizen wants another
wave Of reform" to roll over this country,
In.smuch as we got considerably tossed
about by the last wave and inssmuch as
what was soaked out of us found its way
into some other bodys pockets and one-halt
mill in taxation besides, We shall hesitate, at
least for time, before we again throw our
selves into the reform breach in this coun
ty' AS q reformer, we have not figured lis a
success and are willing to admit it, but not
to repent the caprice.
SwEETLY INsINUATtNG.-The apprecla
tive editor of the Chronicle having received
a sack of flour al the hands Of the proprietor
of Locust Grove Mills concludes kindly
notice of the mills as follows: I'VE welcome
this important addition to our local indus
tries M one that should be heartily maintain
ed and trust it may prove but the precursor
of more to come" A master of language,
We local assurediy smolc q smile as he peuned
The words that apply equally we.l TO the
mills and to that sack Of flour.
4 NARROW EsCAPE.-On Saturday even
ing last, aEter'nightfall, Mr.. Chas- Cover of
this place attempted to ford Owens Creek
above the bridge on the Graceham and
Rocky Ridge roal, when the current cap
sized the wagon and he narrowly escaped
drowning Both the horse and wagon were
carried through under the bridge, the wagon
rolling over. The horse became detached
and saved himself although owing to the
darkness, neither were recovered until the
following morning. The seats of the wagon
were found about mile below. The wagon
was badly used up about the top. The bridge
was undergoing repairs and could not be
used.
A DECIDED .WANT.-It is believed now by
many that the years of the national banks
beyond 1890 will be few, That is but six
years off and then it will be necessary that
Others shall take their places and it is prob
able that the tax which initiates against
state or private banks will he al least in a
measure removed. The business needs Of
this community are such that it would be
safe to anticipate more favorable conditions
and organize savings institution, through
which our business men might be conven-
fenced and accommodated and wherein our
people might deposit their savings. The ex-
perience of our building association points
to the almost certain success in the latter d.
reclion and we believe that our business
men would become substantial aid. Were
the right men and enough of them to take
determined!y hold of this matter, we can
find no question in our mind as to the event
ual success of savings institution in our
town
MAKE IT PLEAsANT.-Tw weeks from to-
day we celebrate the grandest festival of the
year; it is of all the one glorious holiday
both by virtue of the circumstance it cele-
brates and by custom. We do not wish to
croak or complain, but we must insist upon
it that our Christmas has of late years been
allowed to pass without the recognition due
it. Merry Christmas" is printed and sung
to set airs, but with the exception Of we'll
ordered exercises in which that the one
claims sole attention, we are at loss to re-
call it in more practical form. Are our bust
ness cares go heavy, our religion so straight
laced our morals 90 severe, our dignity 80
unbendiog or our sclfshness SO unyielding
Let us ask ourselves these questions and
should the answers point to more decided
whole-souled observance of merry Christ