Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1885-05-07

Attorney " General Charles B. Roberts is
quite sick at his residence in Westminster.
Mayor VIM. B. Thomas who has been, con-
fined to his bed during the past week, is
mich better. -, -.
LABOR AND CAPITAL.-If your system is
not in good condition, you lose time for labor
and lost labor is lost capital, therefore give
yourself strength and vigor by using Health
Rcstorer.
ALLEY OPENED. The alley IN the rear
of the properties on the West side of Carroll
street has been opened about halfway
through. The alley has an opening on the
street at each end and will be serviceable,
but it should be opened through.
THE CANAL--Work Is being rapidly done
on the sewer, mis-namcd by many, the ca
nal, ON the Carroll street alley. 1t has been
placed out under contract to Mr.. John Het-
terly for $ll2 When completed, it will in
the matter of drainage, be the most availa-
bic work ever done in this town for like
sum. If the water from the Main street
outlet can be properly disposed Of, it will be
a work of great benefit, with but few or no
Objectionable features.
Az ANSWER, PLKAsE.--We an1iously
await reply to our inquiry; what statute
confcrs judicial functions upon the Board Of
County Commissioners, whereby they are
enabled to set aside ~ void and imperative,
law of the Maryland Legislature In what
law did tho Board OF County Commissioners
find authority to enter into an agreement
with Sheriff Grove to pay him certain stip-
ulated amount? If the reform" C') law is
imperative, under the authority Of what law
is Sheriff Grove debarred by the County
Commissioners from making charges against
the county, Us under the anc'en regime? Is
Sheriff Grove not making such charges and
will the County Commissioners not be called
upon to consider them?
SuRMIsEs PoLITICAL.-ln the matter OF
State and County offices, there seems to be
great diversity Of opinion, As regards the
probability of change.
The republicans seem to be Of the opinion
that they will be left alone until after the fall
elections and that such will nc done because
the Administration thinks it will be good
party move, in this, that it may make the
present incumbents less active and that it
will he liberal and civil.service loving MEM
bcrs of the republican party; the democrats
seem to be of the opinion that the local DEM
ocrat managers do not want the changes
made until after the election for the reason
that for every one that gets an office there
will be an indefinite number disappointed
and that said local managers will be held to
an account Ivy said disappointed ones, who
may break some states" tor them. We AS
suredly feel more curiosity than care as to
which Of the above views is the correct one.
A QUESTIONABLE COMPLIMENT We re-
publish elsewhere IN this issue what pur-
ports to be Messrs John G.. ilardts views
concerning Mr.. G. I. Albaughs statement
published by us last week 1t would seem
that Mr.. Ilardt, unwittingly doubtless, ut.
tered truth concerning the Frederick news
papers, which is aught but tlattcring, He
SAW "if the communication of Mr.. Albaugh
had been Published in any paper in this
(Frederick) city, the probability WAS no ar-
ton on his par, would have been necessary
because crcry one here k1,en the standing Of
the part es accused and Of Constable Al
baugh But the persons 'fving IN that section
Of the country where The Clarion is publish
ell are not acquainted acith the true inward
ness of this case and it may be necessary for
him to reply through the columns OF that
paper The italics are ours and have been
employed by us to emphasize tho construc-
ton which must be placed upon the Ian
guage quoted, which means nothing more or
le4s than that the Frederick City papers are
read principally in Frederick and that, mas
much rs all parties arc we'll known there, no
reply would have been necessary that the
circulation Of those papers reaches =" few
outside Of Fred rick, where all the parties
are not so well known, that the parties inter
ested would not have considered it worth
the trouble Of a reply, 1t would seem how
ever that in the matter of opinion, this par.
ticular member of the Board Of Charities and
Correction is not in accord with the Board
of County Commissio toner's, which assumes
that every taxpayer in the county reads eth
er The Examiner or Tho Citizen.
Sabillasvillc Items.
Poor Ike YES houselcss and homeless,
cough, no end to it, headache, heartachc, nh