Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1886-03-11

week vi StOEIu ~ i'oy INV "c ~ 'o's""s~~
another time.
Again the people are Informed by the An
nual Statement that the Board of Co. Com
missioners cost the county s., 600, no m ie,
no less; now that is not true how much "f
the Counting, nj Fundd did they vote them
selves and why do they not publish the true
amour, in the Annual Statement?
Two TINES DAILY to Frederick should If
ford the &. ealest convenience to our people
and those along the turnpike between the
two places. BY reference to onr advertising
columns it will I've noted that Mr. G Fox
will continue his stage line and as he will not
be DELAYED bv the 'clivrry aud exchange OF
mails he is able to mike excel ent time.
ROBBED WHILE ILI..-Our townsman Mr..
Jacob keefer has been seriously i'll ofrncu-
monia but is now fairly on the 'ad t" re-
rovery. During last week some 'hicving
scamp visited Mr.. Ks rem cst and took
about twenty five chickens. If on'~ these
rcprobptcs could I've discovered in The act f
stealing, by some one the posscssor of
coed gun well loaded with No. 8 shot
The w. Nd railro q company has just
completed an addition to their passenger
coach sheds in Union Bridge. The railro d
company and the corporate Authorizes OF
Union Bridge are negot ating joint enter
prise, that of introducing water into the
town; it is proposed to force the water from
Little Pipe Creek to 4 reservoir on the hill
southeast o. town; we ar not informed to
what cx:cn: the project has been consider
ed
SHOOTING Notwithstanding to posters
written and placed at conspicuous points a
Shoot ut Franklin Mills was had on Saiur-
dav last. We did not attend. first. because
we had M particular spite at Franklin Mills
and second, we were afraid that we might
spoil our record, not having rrac,iced at
glass balls lately and feared the test Of marks
mansiip in case the Mills should be run
ming"
Tie shoot WAS a magnificent success as
was cv dcnccd by the presence of su"dry
citizens of this place on the streets with an
old hen IN one hand anh gun in the other.
They do say however that our boys used II
IN centres. while some who were shrewdcr
used in. centres of course when no shot
appeared in the small centres the others won
although the shot may have been two and n
half inches from the centre which would
have allowed a circle of J. on 81 e of the
smaller ones in which some shot might have
been.
But O. c. b. was there with his English
gun md we are fast growing of the opinion
that you had better not fool around 1t rs
long rs its owner s behind it, anyhow we
arc pretty nea ly ready to back him rs the
crack shot a d his gun as the boss gun of
the North end.
MIDpLETowN VALLEY is awakening to =
knowledge Of the fact thu, there is now Of
fcred her an opportunity to secure the mech
coveted aid really ne .dch railroad. Some of
tho infucnti | citizens of that region hav"
taken steps to secure at least a conference of
civil engineers on the project of n road from
the Valley hence through Fishing Creek
Valley and it is probable that Nv" prominent
engineers will pass over thu, route in the
not distant future. The people on this side
of the mountain are ready and there is now
little room for doubt that they will if given
the opportunity, send it along to Fishing
Creek Valley i'tstaner and should th"t route
cable, there can he No good reason WHY the
Mildletown Valley people, if they want
road badly enough TO pa, for it, should not
fall in ut once with the prof ct and promptly
execute it,
OF one thing we feel assured, that were
the people of that wealthy and productive
region made fully acquainted with the ex
cell,nt opportunity thus afforded them. they
woul not hesitate AT least IN a movement
looking to the availability of this plan for
railroad outlet. That there is II decided lat
ent force in these people is a fact that no
one can successfully gainsay since the effort
Of several We rs ago 10 this same project of n
railroad and had the plan then developed
not proven plainly impractic hle, there can be
no doubt that there was sufficient rnergy
cvinccd to have brought the project prompt.
ly to a successful ssue Tint same energy
may again be awakened and should the plan
now proposei prove Ms decidedly practicable
rs was the first inpra'tcable, we are nssur-
ed that We do not oycr-estimate the outcome
when we say that Il railroad would be in
running order from the heart of that fertile
and cturesque valley to the W. Nd. con
nection at this point within year from the
date of the final survey.
We trust soon to he able to report def
mite AID decisive .tep in this direction.
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