Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1885-03-19
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New Advertisements.
Road Notice.
Dividend Notice.
For Sheriff-John Jones.
To Gentlemrn.-Bus. Loo.
Eggs for Matching. BUS. Loo.
To Ladies and Gentlemen.-B Loo.
Dissolution of Parlnership.-New Firm.
Young Mems Blu lding Ass citation Meeting.
GIVE u NOTICE -Those of our aders
who change their post"fiice address after
April lst will please advise US promptly.
As we make out and print new mail list
shortly after that date, We ask hat you do
not defer the no ice.
FiRE-On Sunday afternoon, 9Th inst,
the barn belonging to Mrs. Annie M. Crush
on near Blacks Mil II Hunting creek was
destroy by fire together with lot of hay
and other provender. The was no insurance.
A list has been circulated and n very hand-
some sum raised for the benef! of his.
Grush"n. Ii is thought that the fire was the
work of an inccndiary.
RELIGIOUS -Rev Osborn Belt the newly
appointed IN mister IT, this circuit Of the N
E. church will preach in tn" Il formed
church this place n Sunday morning next
IL O'Clock. This arrangement; is n.crssl.
iated by the unfinished c nditio" o. the NJ
E church as the weather has been such No
to prevent work.
The Bal more conference of the NJ +,
Church, after announcing the appointments,
closed its session in Baltimore on THURSDAY
night, a t "a weeks labor. to meet next
year in washington City.
The following are the appointments for
this and adjacent cir uits Merhanirstown,
Osborn Belt; Frederick City, J II Dashie'l;
II z, rs,own. j. b Stiu; Liberty, Reuben
Kolb and w. A. Carol Lnganore and
Unioa Bridge, c. A. Jones; M,dd town,
Page Milburu; SmilHhurg, w III, Deli
Local HAPPhElN Isl has often oc-
cured I" us that more accidents and 'ucrr
dongs take ace in Miduh town than almost
an, whrre in civilization. The IN tier is
one that may tax the genius of the excellent
Editor Of the FuRey Register to expl in If
hr were u person wont 40 indulge in the VA
cares uf tnc ,maginAti n the matter would
be clear enod h, but such is not the fact
His apt tude in the local field is conceded on
II ii sides and the events occur steadily 10 the
demand Emm tshurg Chronicle
If the facts are as stated Ivy The esteemed
editor of the Chronicle, we are certsinly UNI
able 10 explain the why and wherefore But
it has never occurred to us that Mh'd!ct "n
furnished more local happenings than the
own, of our county contemporaries ln'ie'd
we often lament a dearlh Of locai items One
thing may be said, however, Of which We
Ut, glad that many Of our ,,eople have &C,
qlir,d the very excellent habit Of reporting
to L, nearly every occurrence of public IN
tores, III comes under their notice TGI
l.y Register.
TIE R;ya's-'s rcjoinder Is a plain state
ment Of facts that 1t does us good to print
as well rs to read. II is unquess;onably true
that very much more rests with the people
Of the locality in which wspapcr Is pub
lished in the IN .tter of local it ms than the
people themselves are aware of and Il is tie
disposition TO aid the editor in getting up 4
zoo local pauer As cvincc by the pc pl'
for tie sake Of tie paper that measures the ac
lual worth of such newspaper Country ed
itors AZ IA rule do n full days VOL each day
in the Office, hence they must i'll "A great
measure rely upon items being brought Il"
them by persons interested either in their
pul LEGATION or in the Pr er. Even the for,
m,r class is no, large in the home of THE
CLARION, while the latter may be counted
upon our thumbs. The Valley Reg'ster APP
precia,cS its good fortune I'D it is lob CON
graduated led CLARION