Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1885-05-14

QUITE ILL.-Our esteemed townsman, Mr..
John Jones on Sunday last suffered an at
tack Of congestive fever and has been very
sick since that date. At present he is better.
SALE OF A FARM The Miller" farm at
Miller's Bridge on the Monocacy was sold
at public sale on the 30th ult. to DR.. G. IL
Diller of Double Pipe Creek for 1910 per
acre The tract contains 178 acres.
The SUNDAY TIMEs.-We are in receipt
of the initial number of the new Baltimore
weekly of the above title The Times is an
eight-pa paper, well printed and the first
number gives promise Of excellence as u
real news paper 1t is edited and owned by
Mr.. Henry J, Foid wcllknown Baltimore
journalist ii is an advocate of Democratic
principles. Sub cription price 81 so year.
Major Jas. G. Field. Culpeper, Va, says
last spring he used Powcll's Potato Produc-
err on his crop with entire satisfactory result
and made some Of the finest potatoes that
were ever seen in this section of the State.
Some of them weighed two pounds.
Nothing can beat this special preparation
for potatoes Address Brown Chemical Co.
Baltimore, Nd
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
EXPLANAToRY.-Elsc here on this page
will I've found letter sent us for publication
by Mr.. Jos G Miller, president OF the Board
of Charities and Corrections 1t was receiv-
ed last week too late for publication 1t is a
fitting sequel to the card published two
weeks ago; Justice should be inexorablc and
that due and given in this card should re-
move all question of evil intention on the
part of Mr.. Miller abscnting himself from
meetings of the Board, while it briefly and
pointedly places the responsibility for acts
done ut those meetings, where it doubtless
properly belongs.
The Frederick Citizen commenting upon
Mr.. c. T. Abaugh's card says From the
cards published and the information we
have been able to gather, through interviews
with members of the Boa ri, We consider the
statement published, gross mlsrepresenta-
ton of facts After taxing. language to the
above extent to frame its severcst condcmna-
ton of the card of Mr.. Albaugh, it says:
This much much however, we do desire
to say, and that is, that the members of the
Board hal no right o furnish single article
to Mon,evue Hospital, no matter whether
the goods were furnished as low, or even
lower than any one else would have sup
Piled them. The law il explicit upon this
point and We sincerely hope ii will be strict.
lv carried out in the future"
Now, Just what WAS covered by Mr.. AL
baugi's charges, save that which Tile Citizen
and condemns in the latter quo.
tation, we are at a loss TO recall.
To us it looks very much like an at empt,
by strong language used in condemnation of
Mr.. Albaugh's card, first to set The Citizen
right in the good graccs of the Board of e.
& G. and then, for the benefit Of the people,
10 m Idly cri,icise the very acts charged UP
on the Board by Mr.. Albauyh. 1t affords All
entertainment IN what might be
istaclory in its results rs always is the at
tempt OF two trains 10 meet and pass each
other on u single track.
If the rcalc:, OF Tie Citizea have Eeen led
TO all intclii, cnt yieW ol the matter through
the comments of til, newspaper, they are to
be Congratulated upon the possession OF
high order OF mi, lie, quality, specially train
ed in the school Il s,lrnse.
The simple trutI IS, lhe Citizen has seen
its pet reform law violated and evaded,
not upon charge merely, but by confession
and ii has not the moral courage to admins
ter homeopathic dose of rehuke, without
having fist said something decidedly harsh
Of those who gave direct and definite inior.
nation in regard to those violations