Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-07-10

nary, will officiate.
An effort is being made to induce the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company to run a
train from Bruccville to Frederick, connect
ing with the early fast train from Baltimore
over the Western Maryland, SO that the
morning papers and mails can be received
in that city by about o'clock, q. m.
Spot wheat on the LIST of July reached the
lowest point in Baltimore since the organi-
zation of the Corn and Flour Exchange of
that city, thirty years ago. "a cents was bid
and the market closed dull. The depression
is ascribed to the absence Of foreign de-
nland and the largeness Of the incoming
crop.
A cow belonging to Mr.. John Smith was
run over by the west-bound freight Sunday
night of last week, at New Windsor. The
COW was cut to pieces and the train wrecked
The wreck was not cleared away until about
o'clock Monday morning. The fast mail
passed the wreck on the long switch which
is at that place.
Not 1900 MILES - An item headed
Talking by Telephone 1900 Miles, has been
going the rounds of the press in which dis
tances are given as follows: from Cincinnati
to Chillicothe, O., 200 miles, which is prob
ably correct from the former place to Graf
ton, w. ", 600 and from Grafton to Bnlti
more 600 miles or in all from from Cincin-
natl to Baltimore 1900 miles. The round
trip between Grafton and Baltimore may be
made within 600 miles. The item has been
published in nearly every one of our ex-
changes.
| PROLONGED THEIR STAY. - When the
Wizard Oil company arrived here, they had
this point booked for two nights positively,
possibly three They were SO well pleased
with our town, however, that they remained
week and a day and left for Woodsboro on
Tuesday morning last In the meantime
three Of them took a fourth of July vacation
and an exchange Of wagons was made. On
Monday evening they gave their farewell
concert from their handsome new wagon
which was attended by large and apprecia-
tive audience. DR.. Childs in graceful
speech paid compliment to the host and
hostess of the Miller House and to our town
and it's people. Both Wizard Oil and It's ad-
vertiscrs made number Of fast friends here
and surely not one more than merited for
these gentlemen have afforded our quiet vii
lage genuine entertainment and Wizard Oh
has established itself with our people as q
worldly remedy.
Look out for the swindlcr who asks you
to sign receipt which turns out to be
promssory note. Ifyou will persist in deal
ing with these perambulatlng trcksters, at
least protect yourselves by making rule to
put your signature to nothing and by adher-
ing strictly to the rule You will likely be
cheated anyhow, but not nearly 80 much If
you do not give them the opportunity to use
your name. Further than this, never accept
check from a stranger mo matter how well
you may be acquainted with the signature
or, if you will persist in accepting such
checks do not give any change; if the check
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decidedly refuse it. lfyou have any ambi-
| ton however to serve society good turn.
sign your name to the paper and then "shad
ow" the fellow and at the proper time, which
will be when he is endeavoring to negotiate
the sale of your note drop down on him ,
having an officer of the law with you.
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| PYRoTEcHNICs. - Had it occurred TWEEN
ty-four hours earlier, patriotic citizens might
have agreed that the clerk of the weather
had determined to honor the GloriousFourth
On Saturday evening last thunder cloud
passed eastward from which the lightning
flashes came with a briliancy and rapidity
that exceeded anything ever witnessed by us.
We endeavored to count them for one min
ute and believe that we were nearly correct,
when at the expiration Of one minute we
had counted seventy three flashes. They af.
forwards increased in frequency to such IN
extent that it became impossible to count
them and we feel safe to say that for several
minutes there were two or even more flashes
per second. The thunder was not only not
| uChNy put w ho ~ eh'e
it was peculiar and in all was most magni-
ficent spectacle, pallng the nearly full moon
that hung in the clear sky south of the thun-
der cloud. 1t was phenomenon of unus-
ual occurrence.
This Is the season of the year when enthu.
siastc madens entice their sentimental low
ers to the shady dell on the banks Of some
murmurlng rivulet, where the day is spent
in throwing pebbles into the water, marking
initials In the sand, plucking the tender
leaves of the wild flowers and other regula-
ton ceremonies in the unspoken drama of
youths golden legend Of love. Then the
eloquent young man sezes his pencil, buries
his intellectual fingers in his aesthetic locks
and evolves an idyl, the refrain of which is
usually "a sumptuous repast which cmbrac-
ed all the deicacies of the season" and leave
the poor printer to worry his brain over
possible new rendering of the idea in words
never before used.
Frederick city appears just now to be
particularly prolific of these fiends, who 60
and enjoy themselves and in writing it up
are perfectly content to sing over the same
old tune that report has it Adam chantcd to
Eve when he recalled their LAST picnic under
the apple tree.