Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1886-04-08

out Try it.
What pitiful sight A suffering baby.
There is nothing better for cholera infan'
tum, cohc, &C., than DR.. Bulls Baby Syrup
Price only rs cents.
CRISP LETTuCE.-We sat down before q
plate of lettuce last week, the first of the
season and fresh from the garden OF Mrs.
Henry G. Foreman. For which many big
and little mouths utter thanks.
The Young Mems Building Association
closed up its affairs last week and the Treas
urer, Mr.. N. c. Croft, will pay of the mem.
bers as they call upon him.
Mr.. Geo. w. sprow has removed from
the room west of Roots Store to the prop
erty lately occupied by Mr.. Geo. W. Killing
he will continue the confectionery business
and in addition thereto will sell flour and
feed.
On Saturday last Gen. j. M. Hood, Gener-
al Manager, accompanied by Chief Engin-
eer Matthews and his Assistant Webb, were
in town to meet the NJ. V. R. r. people and
to definitely settle the point Of junction Of
| the two roads and other matters incidental
thereto.
| DAMAGES AwARDED.-The award in the
case of arbitration John H. Rouzcr vs. the
NJ v. R. r. has been made known. Mr..
Rouzer will receive 1915 and will besides re-
ceive other benefits, the crooked stream
which now passes through his land will be
made to pass over the land Of the railroad
company.
CORPORATION ELECTION on next Monday.
We suggest that ticket be named, every
member of which Ia pledged to require, II
elected, that every foot Of sidewalk in the
town he paved The curb and gravel ordi
nance is miserable make.shift behind
which It is permissible to hide while father.
Ing An intolcrable nuisance
The Catoctin Iron Company has torn
down the coke trestles on the W. Md Cos
grounds; the heavy timber in the flooring
has been made into railroad tics; the trestles
will be utilized by the N. V. r. R. to cross
the streams on its line, this company having
purchased the material.
The w. Md. railroad company will make
some change at Westminster. They have
purchased the site Of the hotel property on
the east side Of the track, lately destroyed
by fire and will erect thereon freight and
passenger depots. This will be an admira-
BILE location and will give the company ia
cili,ies at that point that it has not hereto
fore enjoyed.
Mr.. Ross Black of this town is agent for o
patent roasting pan: having purchased one
of him and tested its merits, We say decided
", that 1t ia one of the most valuable culin.
ary utcnsil. that we have ever known. To
roast turkey or bake sha in it, is to
prove it's great worth He has sold mum.
Der of them here and every one praises it.
Vicious RUNAwAY.-Aboutt ten days ago
as our townsman, Mr.. d. S. Firor, was drv.
ing meftlesemc horse hitched to a wagon,
through our streets. he lost control Of the
animal owing to the throat latch being open
and the bride slipping of The horse ran
furiously down the street, over pavements,
finally crushing front wheel. Mr.. F. re.
manned in the wagon and fortunately escaped
unhurt.
A Boon has assurcdly arrived in the real
estate market Of this place; we are able to
report from $4,000 to $1,000 worth sold or
being negotiated for. This is in great
measure unimproved town lots and covers a
period of not exceeding 80 days. There
should be method in the madness" of this
move and believing such to be the fact, we
are more than ever disposed to tint our fore
cast of the future roseatc hue.
An Annapolis dispatch says Hon. F. j.
Nelson, of this city, is mentioned for the au-
ditor's place in the Baltimore Custom House.
Union. Let more be done than mention
the gentleman's name; there are none that
have worked harder or sacrificed more for
his party than Mr. Nelson has: he is more
than competent to meet the requirements of
the Office in question and will be in receipt
Of not whit more than is due him from his
party, should he receive this appointment.
There are others less able and deserving,
filing better offices than this one.-RD
CLARIoN.]
FOUND US IN.-One week ago we took &C.
cason to published an item Of special inter.
est to certain gentleman Of color residing
in the mountains, near this place. On Fri.
day last he called upon US and pcremptorily
demanded the authorship OF the article
Upon being informed without hesitation or
equivocation. that upon our shoulders rested
the responsibility for all that appeared in
these columns, and doubtless reading at a
glance the frightful doom that await all such
as have tn temerity to venture even into
the shadowy outlines of n hostile demon
stratlon against us and being further intiu-
enced by the fact, possibly, that he found us
engaged and evidently on friendly terms
with three good, able-bodied men, he enter
ed into gu immediate compliance. with our
request that he should hot further infiict
himself upon us, He is, by his own confes-
sion very bad medicine" but, by advice OF
our physician, we shall take none Oft.