Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1886-11-04

Bus. Local.-Van b. Oslcr
That Rcvclation--J. C. Martin e. Co.
'Thc sweetest thing that ever grew be-
side a human door" was little May, until she
took to having headaches. For time she
lost her beauty, but one bright day her Papa
bought bottle of Salvation On, and 10
she is rs sweet and pretty as ever.
Now AND THEN.--Our venerable friend
Mr.. F. A. Black says that thirty-thrcc years
from Sunday last (Oct. 24) there was asnow
storm here, and the snow fell about two
feet deep, and that haying gone to Washing
ton county, he was delayed there by reason
OF the storm. Sunday last was II mud and
pleasant day, with the thermometer at 640.
Chronicle.
Nessrs. Daniel lIuyctt and S. Milford
cch,ndcl are now, actively engaged in Sc
curing oil and natural gas rights in this
county west of the north mountain. These
gentleman have Il representative upon the
ground who is securing leases upon such
terms that cannot fail to be advnnta -eous to
the owners Of the properties sccurcd-lIa-
gcrstown Neus
Baltimore, October &c, 1886.
Mn. EDITOR:
Although, time, in its onward
march, has removed your correspondent to
another locality, and surrounded us with
scenes and circumstances far different from
those we were accustomed to when situated
within your midst, yet, We assure you that
Mechanicstown with all its in-ignitcancc, as
compared with this large city, is and ever
will be SO firmly linked to our memory by
the tcndcrt st ties of home love and affection,
that no power on earth. whether created by
distance, be it ever 80 great, or by the lapse
Of time, can remove II and Its associations
from our calendar Of pleasant rcmrmbranccs
and place them upon the record Ola forgot
ten past. We have at various times during
the past summer hcaped rncomiums of praise
upon the town and community, bat We ncv
or 80 fully appreciated the fact that many
things we said were about true as we do
now, located here in the midst Of nearly
800, COO souls and with personal acqunin
ancc that can be counted upon both hands
To us, that already immoriaizrd old tune
Home, Sweet Home" which has, for 10.
these many wears grated upon the ears Of
millions and put cxaspernlrd muii,udcs to
flight, 20 us, we say this old melody is, for
once, q sourc. Of much personal consolation
and solace But We must no, dwell upon
this subject lest your readers may suspect
inconsistencies Well, to tell the truth, until
very recently, We were i,s victim, h'l time
and new acq'santanccs have at last diSprI-
ed it,
OF Baltimore much can he written, but
our personal dislike for the ;ntolrrahlc town
constrains us to Withhold any praise that may
be justly due it, 1t is provcrhal for its hos
pilality, but believe us ii is as odd and self.
ish as set of railroad men. Every one
seems to think you are n deadbeat or impos.
tor and treats you accordingly. Your in
quiries as regards such and such Il street
meet with the response, Don't know" or
$50 and find out"
Oftentimcs it WAS with the most painful
mental and physical cN"rljons that we sue.
cccdcd in Withholding that weapon of nature,
which deals out deadly destruction to a
mans physical anatomy in less time than
the eye can twinkle We often Thought if
the citizens of this gigantic municipality
were cOgnizant Of tie presence of a real live
man from the country, u man whose deeds of
chivalry nobody ever yet heard of, whose
glare, when cnraYcd is Ike that of I'M angry
feline IN dark cellar and whose pugilislic
ability, from a scientific standpoint, ls only
surpassed by that of our own little EDIToR's
(whose indomirahle pluck was displayed not
long ago in front Of the "Salvation llnllD !
pugnity, run no further RISKS of swelling the
city's mortality roll and forthwith invest Us
with such unboundrd liberties rs our IIcrru
lean greatness can and must command -
ner with rats on toast, " as the ninth course, |
has slightly annhilatcd us and we are ilri |
table and melancholy.
AS regards our duties, we find ourselves |
delving into the legal mysteries of Kent, |
Robinson and Blackstone Oar dreams, |
which are few and far between, are rcpIc,c
with little air castles, AT Onc time imagining |
that We are pleading for the life Of muir
dcrcr at another that we are changing out
as States attorney, from Il newly formed !
county with Mcchanicstown rs its county
seat.
AS your paper is non partisan, Mr.. EDI
Ton, we will not express our opinion as to
the political status Of this city further than
this, that if any man, should he travel the
world over, ever comes across any munci |.
pality whose government, from Mayor to
Judges of Election, is more synomous with |