Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1885-04-16

LABOR AND CApIrAL.--lfy your system is
not in good condition, you loose time for
labor, and lost labor is lost capital, therefore
give yourself strength and vigor by using
Health Rcstorcr.
RELlG:ous.-Rcv L. A. Mann Of Middle
town assisted Rev. w. c. Wire in the com
munon services on last Sabbath, also at pre-
para,ory services on Saturday afternoon
He filled the pulpit on Sunday evening de-
livcring excellent discourses on these occa-
sons At these services eight members were
received by transfer and nine by contirma-
ton.
The Examiner and The Chronicle arc once
more at loggerhcads; the question on the
one hand appears to be the political status
of Tie Chronicle, as questioned by The Exam
iner; on the other hand the gcntility of the
editors of The Examiner as questioned by
The Chronicle, Verify, odd issues; faith
may the fraternity be improved by careful
witness of the spectacle.
TIE TRADE BAROMETER rose on Tues
day morning 40 points in response to the adj
vance in wheat. Flour was marked up $500
for family and 5000 for patent,
Inasmuch rs the city dailies agree that
these prices are almost purely speculative
and will not hold we may expect prompt
reduction in case ola return to former prices
in wheat. The squirt in wheat since our
last issue shows an advance of 12 cents on
all grades of wheat. We sincerely hope that
the advance may be permanent we will all
I've benefited by better prices
SrBsTANT1ATED.- Some weeks ago we
commented upon the oft.repeated assertion
that because Easter came carly We should
expect all early spring. We said then that
Easter had nothing to do with the weather
as ordinary reason should teach any one and
that until the proper time arrived spring
should not be expected and when we say
spring, we mean finally settled weather, free
from frost.
The four consecutive days of falling
snow, that came, the last just one week af-
ter Faster should satisfy the Eas'cr weather
prophets that their data fails them and that
their predictions are not IT liable.
yesterday is always the first Sunday after
the fourteenth day Of the calendar moon
which happens upon, or next after the 2lst
of March, 40 that if the fourteenth day hap.
pens on Sunday. Easter day is the Sunday
after thus Easter 80 that it may occur at
any time within twcntycight days which
covers the very heart of he season of change
and an early Easter is more than likely to be
followed by bad weather, while late Easter
is more than likely nat to he followed by
bad weather and that is all there is Of that.
THE GREAT NEXED QuEsTioN--Sncc the
building of the Western Md. railroad there
has existed a troublesome question that of
the c nductins Of certain streams of water
across the depression that occurs in the east
ern section of our town.
The railroed company cut the Gor(ian
Knot about a year ago Ivy letting it through
the cmhnnkm"nt somewhere near where it
GRO scd rig naly. Since lhcp!acing of that
cmbankmcn', noweyer. a whole new street
(Carrol has been built up and the first
frcShct d,tugcd AL these properties, some Of
them be ny seriously damaged thereby.
The property owners on the east side of
Carroll,st and the west side of---st. tcn
years old and unnamcd) have agreed TO ap
portion and pay the expense of constructing
4 sewer in the alley between these streets,
from the railroad to Maln-st From this
point it becomes necessary that the COrpor-
alton authorities conduct the water away
There were two ways open. either of which
would have taken the water to a running
stream, at practically little or no difference
in cost One of these courses is to the east
and away from town; the other is to the
west or directly into the town. The latter
course was chosen and work commenced
last week by the outgoing board, although
they were not able to complete it prior to
the seating of the new board elected on Mon
day last.
CORPORATION ELECrtoN.-The scenes in
The CLARION OFFICE Oh Monday last re-
minded us of old -fasu ioned election days
The Gordon was kept running regularly and
rapidly on tickets and "whips" and bosses"
were persistent IN their demands for more
tickets The issue has been defined by US in
an article on the drainage question and the