Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1886-02-11
New Advertisements.


New vertisements.
New Bus. Locals-M. Clay Cramer.
Road Examiners Notice.
Closing Out-H. Clay Dclaplane, Creegers-
town.
HEAVY THEFT OF MEAT.-On Friday
night last the smoke house of our old and
respected citizen, Mr.. Jacob Glen, residing
in the old "Pcddicord" property at the west
end of town was forcibly entered and nine
pieces of meat stolen thercfrom. Mr. Glen
had butchered three hogs and thieves left
him but two pieces of meat.
DON'T DO 1T.--Our new and spicy Rocky
Ridge correspondent -, B. B." sends US his
first letter, only to promise that he will at
once retire. There Is fir eshness, free and
honest tone about his letter that pleases us
and we insist upon it that he do not permit
this his first land we assure all whom it may
concern that it is his first to us) to be his
last 1t happens to best suit our taste and
fancy to request at least an occasional"
COMMENT UkNEcEssARY.-That the Balti-
more Sln alone is justified in meeting the
expense of sending its daily to Frederick
from this point, makes it very plain as to
what the Government would be justified in
doing when we consider the Sun, and the
entire balance of the daily mail besides. 1t ID
such trivial matter rs as this, that sometimes
lead to charge OF penny-wisdom on the
part of high officials.
On Saturday last, James Willis, cold, now
in the Frederick Jail for incendiarism, made
affidavit that he and Isaac Thornton. also
colored, were engaged by the owner of the
barn to fire the building, John Strong also
made affidavit that he was paid So to fire
quantity of wheat owned by Winfield 8.
Morgan, q brother in.law of Mr.. Getzendan-
ncr. The affair has created intense excite.
ment.
SUCCESSFUL TR1P.-Mr. w. A. Conner of
the firm of w. A. Conner & Co., returned
on Saturday last from two weeks trip to
West Virginia and Ohio. He succeeded in
placing his cigars in the hands of number
Of new and valuable customers and is salts
fed, yea, pleased with the result of his trip.
This firm not only turns out most excellent
cigars, but offers strong induccment to
purchasers in the way of fine, large adver-
Using cards and business men all know the
advantages of good advertisement.
PnoaREssING- The projected railroad
from this point to Catoctin Furnaces, and
we may say in parenthess, further than to
Catoc,in Furnaces we believe, has now arls-
en- to the dignity of name and to most
euphonious title we must contend. 1t will
be known rs The Monocacy Valley Rail
road not onlya smooth and musical, but an
appropriate title, as it will traverse the wes-
tern water shed Of the Monocacy river and
almost at its foot.
The NJ. V. r. n. Co. has been organized
and incorporated under the charter of The
Catoctin Iron Co., the officers have had
printed at this Office their form of Right of
WAY Release and the President Of the com.
pany, Mr. John Kunkel has entered upon the
work of securing from the people over whose
lands the road will pass, their assent to the
right of way, Should the company find it
practicable to locate the road on q line diff
fcrent from that marked out by the recent
survey, we may expect to have the northern
terminus right here in our town; this will
however, we suppose, be controlled by the
question of damages and we are not in
position to Judge very accurately, which OF
the two routes will be the more expensive in
point of damages; this will probably be de-
termined before the date of our next issue.
MIR. John Kunkel, the president of the
company has taken up his residence in Me.
chanicstown, having this week taken rooms
in the property also occupied by Mr.. l.. II.
Waesche If we may be permitted to deal
in surmse, we should say that this move
would seem to augur we'll for possible fu-
ture interests for Mcchanicstown.
Occasionally spirit of
ratiocination comes over the country editor
and he falls athinking;the disposition to phi
Josephine overpowers him and, nolens, uolens,
he is wrapped IN a mantle, 80 to speak. Of
wisdom and his mind delves down in pro-
found research he loses himself in labaryn.
this of logic and it is only after giant strug'
gle that he again emerges from the regions
of synthasis and analysis to dwell in the
more accustomed habitat of narrative
To be recalled from the domain of mind;
of pure thought; of intellectual etherealiza-
ton, to chronicle reports of the longest saus-
age and biggest pumpkin, to puff patent
medicine a political boss or circus;to write
up theft, runaway or fight, or to wiring
from willing English a respectful dun"
for the moving of the heart of an unwilling
debtor is a sort of anti-apotheosis, not alto
gether unpleasant, it having the merit of
wide and decided dissimilarity of condition
Having dropped unconsciously into one of
these thought abysses, in our cogtations
we overlook the subject of local writers for