Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1886-04-15

there HUB CUulc ia Wi AV-
cal correspondence
There will be new assessment for cor.
poration purposes this year.
Owing to the rains, spring farm work is
not well up with the date.
Little time should be lost in requiring our
people to clean up their premises.
Mr.. Spurrier's singing class numbers over
forty and IS making rapid progress.
With an occasional execution, the wheat
fields in this section give fine promise.
The auction continues and is largely At
tended we estimate the glassware and tin
ware sold and yet to be sold at about car
load.
Mr. Geo. D. Keyser has purchased sta
tionery engine and boiler of Mr.. Jos. A.
Weddle and will put it in position at his
furniture factory on E. Main.st.
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.--The holders
of Canning House Stock :. arc requested to
meet at Mr.. F.. Whites Office ON Saturday
evening next. The second and final pay
mcnt will then I've made on this stock.
If you are afflicted with rheumatism,
neuralgia, govt or other bodily pain, or If
you have a spraincd wrist or ankle you
ought at once to procure bottle of Saliva.
ton Oil, the greatest cure On earth for pain.
1t only costs Is cents a bottle.
REAL ESTATE TRANsfERs.-AmOng re-
cent transfers we note the following Ca
to ctinIron Co., to Hezckiah Palmer, 2Si
acres of land $4l 10; M. G. Urner, trustee
to John II. Stoner; Ezra M Smith and wife
to Geo. y. Keyscr. 5000; John W. Buckley
TO B. Frank lIammaker, $4,000.
We are surprised to learn from some of
our EXCHANGES that trees are sadly wanting
IN some school yards. Our grounds are com
paratively new but ii will be but a year or two
until they will be we'll shaded. The plant
ing of trees therein was the first thought of
Principal Landers.
Except for the looks of the thing, I'll the
talk about dogs and cats spelling the garden
beds by their tracks is sheer nonsense 1t
is help to some plants to have the pressure
and the traces of the supposed damages are
soon lost in the subsequent growth. Be
content until the cows or hogs invade the
ND
Mr.. Morerg Griffith, Cessna, Pa, says he
used Powcll's Prepared Chemicals, and got
as much grain and as good stand of grass
as from high priced fertilizers Powcll's
Prepared Chemicals cost only $500 per Dbl.
sufficient quantity to make one-half ton of
complete fertilizer. Write for descriptive
pamphlet to the manufactures, Brown
Chemical Co., Baltimore Md.
CORPORATION ELECTIoN.-At the corpor-
alton election in this place on Monday last
Mr.. Allen Sparrow was reelected Burgess
without opposition, Mr.. John E. Crone hav-
ing declined to be q candidate. The entire
ticket nominated by the republicans for
Commissioners was elected by good MAORI
ties. The new board of Commissions rs is
composed of Chas. w. Keller, d. CALVIN
Long Arthur ]. McQuadc, G. Alfred Wcav-
er and Howard L. Sparrow Valley Register.
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MORE VIcTTMs.-Scarcely a night passes
without petty robbery in this town or vi
entity Mr.. W. A. Valentine had lot of
corn taken last Friday night. The people
of this place have themselves to blame; the
thieves see plainly that they are in no dan
ger, that all that is necessary is to wait un.
til late hour, when they can go about the
town with impunity. \ good active patrol
or detective or two is what is needed to
rid us of this ridiculous pest
On Sunday night the lock was removed
from Mr.. John B. Gilbert's smok chouse and
six'pieces of bacon belonging to Mr. John
A Renner stolen The thieves left but a
small piece of side meat.
On the same night an attempt was made
to break into Mr., ]. W. Logs smokelouse
but il failed
Recently our people have shown dispo-
sition to avail themselves of our columns
for the discussion of matters Of public inter
est. This 10 not only MS we desire it should
he, but is certainly most proper thing to
do. We are willing to publish argument,
statement, protest, or petition all that we
ask is, that it be not personal and that it be
couched in respectful language. We are not