Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1886-08-05

There viii he an excursion from this plac'
to Mont Alto TO the reunion Of the United
Brethren preachers In the Cumberland Val
ley, September Q, 1886, for the benefit Of the
u. B. Sabbath Schools ON Mechanicstowr
charge, and all who may desire to go. Fur
ther notice will be given.
An AGED CITIZEN ILL.-On Monday
morning last, Mr.. Henry Rouzer sustained
an attack of partial paralysis, the LEFT sid
having been effected. 1t will be recalled b!
our readers that we spoke in our last issue
of his eightieth birthday and at this age hi
silment may be considered serious one
During Monday his condition changed bu
little, not having at any time lost conscious
ness or suffered pain.
His condition remains unchanged
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THE SCHOOLHoUsE CONTRACT AWARDED
The County Commissioners met at thei
office In Frederick last Saturday morning t
give attention to the Middletown School,
house matter. They reaftirmed their pre-
vious decision to locate the house on TIT
same site it now occupies, and awarded thu
contract for rebuilding to Messrs. John A
Cookery and George Gardner, Of this place
at 81, $40. There were Ave other bidders Al
follows "A. W. Smith, 800; John Moser
John Gardner, q, $50; Charles e. Niemyer
$2,O95; Weaver & Cramer, $1,000
When the Commissioners previously de
cidcd to rebuild on the same site we took &C
casion to comment upon their action. IL
what we then said we will add that many
persons now believe the Commissioner
haye only done what they had IN mind u
do from the very beginning, and that thu
desire they expressed for new site, from
which arose all the subsequent agitation
and trouble, was insincere-a sham and {
delusion Valley Register.
COANUNICATED.
Mr. EpIroR: see you still have faitl
In the library and literary society project in
our town. have almost given up the ides
Of ever securing that most desirable thing
As it has often been suggested and believe
tried once or twice. Perhaps If we ndop,
tho motto If at first you don't succeed. try
try again." we will come out victor evcntu
ally and as there can be no gaiDsaying the
claim that such an institution heartily en-
dorsed and ear .,estly conducted would show
its influence for good upon all CONNECTED
with it, must favor it, 1t can be conduct
ed and not take the time Of any one thai
would not otherwise be given leisure; III fact
1t should not do so, or it would not be very
much of benefit.
Set il a.going, and If our younger people
can then be interested in it, it will he ,
success, but by this do not wish to be un-
derstood that no Que else should take hold
of it. If these views are of the character
you asked for and if you CONSIDER themwortl
the space they will occupy in THE CLARION
they arc Mt your service.
WoRrH COMPLEMENTARY this yt~t
will there he invested thousands of dollars
in increasing and identifying our town and
save Mr.. Keysers new building and the re.
facilitating of the Crpscitc Fertilizer Works
by Mr.. BireIy, not a dollar has been expcnd,
cd or thought given TO lhe extension Of
the labor interests Of our people. There
has been no inconsidcrablc influx Of citizens
during the year; the town has gained de.
cilcdly both in population and capital
those who are here have little thought other
than to remain, while the experience of the
past several years points decidedly to thr
that Mechanicstown is very
well thought Of by strangers.
Why 10 it, that the enterprise rncc noted
here and yet 20 prominently seen in Other
towns, now lies dormant? We find Ilagers
town, now engaged in raising fund where
with to secure at the expense of Waynes
boro, Pa, a stocking factory that will em
ploy fifty hands and the sum to be raised il
but $500 probably less than six per cent Of
the first years pay roll of the works.
We saw our mountains denuded Of hick
Dry, sent to New Jersey spoke factories VT
now see thousands of cords Of linden ant
poplar woods shipped to Pennsylvania
wood pulp paper mill ten thousand tons o
pig iron 60 from our doors every ycar,while
wagons, buggics, papers, and iron in variouf
stages of manufacture return to US with the
additional Items of cost, labor and profit ad
ded.
1t is buy, BUY, BUY; buy everything and
make and sell nothing. We To day, ms a
town, make a sorry compar-
ion with the Mechanicstown Of 1850.