Catoctin clarion., 1886-05-20


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CHURCH BAZAAR & FEsT1vAL.-lt is the in
tention of the members of the P. E. Church
in this place to conduct Fancy Bazaar and
Festival for the purpose of raising funds for
the purchase of lot of ground upon which
to erect chapel. A business meeting of all
Interested will be held in the room in which
services have been held on Wednesday after
noon next at o'clock.
REPEAL OF THE FISH LAw.-To the end
that we might give some authoritative in-
formation upon the point, we called Senator
Bowlus to, the telephone on Tuesday last
affected by the action of the Maryland legis-
lature at it's last session. He informed us
that as the law now stands, fishing with a
hook and line in Frederick and Montgomery
counties is prohibited at no time during the
year. This will settle that question finally
in the minds of all who have been in doubt.
A FINE ENTERrAINMENT.-W are not
in the habit of putting" humbugs we are
in the habit of showing them mp as they
come this way.
We attended on Tuesday last the perfor-
mances given by Lee and Scrbner's Circus
and unsolicited by the proprietors, will say
that they surprised US by the excellence of
their entertainment. The performance on
the horizontal bars, the trapczc and slack
wire was ofa merit far above the average
and the Egyptian juggler introduced some
of the finest acts we have ever seen. 1t is
the best twenty-five cent show that has ever
visited this place.
Frederick County under republican rule
held number Of good things in the Balti
more Custom House, chief among which
were the Offices of Surveyor and Deputy
Surveyor. 1t was republican county and
entitled to all that it got,
Now, it is democratic county, but in the
distribution of loaves and fishes, it would
seem that il is expected to go down upon its
marrow bones and return thanks for crust
and polywog or two.
Kernul; if we were you we would just
let old Frederick County clip back a notch
or two at the next election majoritics are
what they want, not successful civil service
candid ties.
CHURCH REPoRTs.-We are subjected oc-
casionally to severe criticism for q failure
to report some interesting church exercise
or to note some special church occasion.
Now 1t is meet that we say word on this
subject. We print ererything that is fur
nished us by ministers and lsymen, pertain
ing to the churches we decline no notice
in advance and usually get them we are
gratitiel to receive after accounts but usually
do MOI get them. 1t would seem that when
we have published the notice, VIC have ceas-
ed to be of further interest and as it is NOR
ally impossible that we should attend per-
sonally. either for the purpose of our spirit
ual improvement of the local columns of
The CLARION, every church meeting of in
terest held in this town and vicinity, we
have and shall continue to rely upon those
whose duty it should be to furnish items
proper as well as necessary for publication.
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CYCLONE IN MIDDLETowN VALLEY.-A
destructive storm of wind, hail and rain
passed over portion Of Mddlctown Val
ley, in the vicinity of Broad Run, about 8
o'clock Saturday afternoon, 1t seemed to
come from the direction of Harpers Ferry,
was half mile wide and took the form of a
cyclone, destroying crops, fencing and trees.
The damage, as near as can be gathered, on
the different farms is as ullows: MIR. II. j.
Shafer, the entire wheat crop was destroyed
and SO trees uprootcd; Martin Shafer, gar
den and orchard; Mr.. Ezra Horine, about
two thirds of wheat crop destroyed Mr.. A.
G. H. Maught, wheat crop and garden SER
iously damaged, nearly all the fencing pros
trated and 81 trees in the orchard destroyed;
Mr. Heury Darner, gable end Of barn blown
in, 46 trees uprooted, wheat badly damaged
and nearly all the fencing down; Mr.. Frank
Bowlus, a portion of the barn unroefed; ;
Captain Stephen r. Bowlus, every tree in
his fine orchard uprooted, and Mr.. John W.
Long, 3 fields of wheat partially ruined
Other farmers along the course of the storm
sustained more or less damage .-Neacs.