Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1886-04-22


that the firm may maintain itsclftully in the
consideration of my patrons.
Marshall e. Leatherman, NJ. ID.
Local Items.
1t looks as though the Court House Rail-
ing would go.
Spring weather and silvcry moonlight has
made the nights magnificent.
Th"re is an exress package at the Is. Il y.
Express office in Frederick for II. J. krise;
it is advertised, call for it Jefferson.
LEFT FOR THE Cry Mr.. NJ Clay Ora
mcr left for the city on Monday last to pur-
chase his spring invoice. He will open them
during the latter days Of the week.
Property SoLD-On Monday of last
week Robert Riggs, trustee. sold the farm
and warehouse property of Albert Lantz,
decd at Lantz to JOS B. Brown for 5000.
Mr.. Brown will remove thence and will con-
duct both the farm and warehouse.
RETURNED From THE CIrY-Mcssrs. b.
Collifower & Bro. of Graccham spent sever
al days in the city last week. They were
down to lay in a spring stock and have open
ed up one Of the finest displays ever made
in that town. They are certainly Keeping
well up with the Leading cnterprising mer-
chants of this section.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Among the
recent transfers we note the following Jos.
A. Miller, trustee to Charles II. Dillcr, 1877
acres Of land, s, HISS,
VIM ID. Troxcl and wife TO William Mort,
$3.50; D. p Saylor and wife to Theodore W..
IIarbaugh rs acres, 3 roods and "a square
perches of land, So 500.
William Ore Young m IN living with Mr..
William Grimes, near this city, had his right
leg broken on Tuesday afternoon. Hc was
on wagon, and while attempting to draw
the brake, fell off, the wheels passing over
his leg. DIS. Biliingslca & Herring reduced
the fracture. .idcorate.
New EXCHANGE.-W are in receipt of a
copy of the Hu'tersniWe Eatcrprisc, published
by Augustus Glen, at Walkersvillc this Co.
1t is now weekly and was formerly a semi
monthly known as The Visitor published at
Utica Mills. 1t is well edited in the local
department and should prove seryiceablc to
the cntcrprising little town in which it has
located.
ORGANIZER, Mr. J. Henry Cover went to
Frederick on Monday last and qualified as
President of the Board Of Commissioners of
this town. The Board has organized J II.
Cover, President; n. Croft, Secretary and
Treasurer; G, J. Carmack, Jas. c. Mackley
and Jos. A. Wc'idc Finance Committee and
Street Commissioners, Joseph Freeze, Bail
If. The board is ready for work and we
Will probably hear from them soon rs it has
been intimatcd that several decisive steps
will be taken by it.
LEWIS Got lT.--Last week official light
ming struck our old pa iron Mr. Geo. l.. Fox
of Hauver's District. He has been appoint
cd hv Collector Groomc to the position of
chief eng ineer Of the Baltimore Custom
House at salary of 800 per month. That's
right; Lew has never ialtcred in his alegi
ance to the present powers that he" and
shoul' be paid for his services; civil service
d-uncompromising loyalty is
the "open sesame" and there is nothing
wrong about it either
A REST. During the past ten days the
community has enjoyed immunity from
those petty thieves, reports of whose doings
have from tine to time appeared in these
columns While we sincerely hope that
they no longer haying the excuse ola hard
winter" are now hard at work, earning an
honest living, owners Of granares and meat
houses should not presume upon that fact
sufficiently to leave them unlocked. They
may make an occasional incursion, ii for
nothing else, to keep their hand in for next
winter.
The Western Maryland Railroad will, as
we learn, shortly build large and commo-
dlous office and waiting room at Frederick
Junction, The Anticipated structure, strik-
ngly familiar to all persons who have had
the pleasure of spending much time there
waiting for trains Will be retired. The new
building will be opposite the old one, across
the w. NJ r.. K. A new drive has been sur
vcycd to it from the public road Changes
arc being made at the siding also. More
switching is being added. Our next hope il
that more commodlous schedule will be
brought forward.-Ado1ctte.
CHILDREN BLOWN UP.-Mr. Jacob Reed
former Boss ut the Catoctin Furnace Ore
Banks removed from his residence at the
latter place last week and allowed some dy
Mantle caps to remain in an outbuild
ing Four boys from 10 10 12 years of ag'
found them and succeeded IN exploding {
number of them. All OF the boys were in
iured by the explosion, one badly and an
other seriously. The clothing of the latte
were rent into shrcds at place, his eyes wer'
closed and his person was cut and bruised
at multitude of places. The two children
injured most were sons of Jacob Potts. The.
are getting along very well, their physicians
the Mcssrs Lcathcrman reporting them OIL
Of danger