Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1886-10-21

PERSONAL Jennie Foreman and
daughter of Lttlestown, have been visiting
friends here during the past week.
Mcssrs. A. NJ HORNE Il Bro, whose store
house and stock Of goods at Burkittsvilc
was recently destroyed by fire. were pa'd
the Insurance on the same, $4,000, on the
Goth ult.-Iulley Register.
The Mayors Mcssagc-May VIC be par
doncd for requesting the Mayor 10 incorpor-
ate in his next message the fact that many
of our most prominent citizens have been
cured of rheumatism, neuralgia and kindred
complaints by Salvation OH, and to recon-
mend this valuable medicine.
The rabbit, pheasant and partridge law is
"ou,," and the gunner is abroad. Many of
them are able to bag bunny and by getting
into blind and patiently waiting for the
pheasant. get him, but those who are able to
bring down any considerable number of
par,ridy res in day are few and far between
in these parts. We are told that tins game
is unusually plentiful.
Mass MEETISa.-Thc republicans of this
and adjoining districts will have Torch.
light Procession and Mass Meeting in this
town on Monday evening next, October
e6th. Hon. Louis +. McComas and Hon.
Milton G. Urner will he the speakers. We
are informed that delegations from the ad-
iaccnt districts will attend and that the
meeting will probably bca large one.
| A number of burials bavc beet made i'll
the cemetery, this place, during the past srv-
cral weeks. In not one instance has the
name and age of the dccedrnt been handed
us for publication. In return for our will
inc and yratntous publication of all church
notices, wcask the ,ftrDr ola report otdca,hs
| and marriages. Do we in this matter ask
too much? Let us understand each Other
| Cn,nclr IMPROVEMENTS. The Moravian
Church ON Water street, this place has Just
been given coat Of paint. The original
uolors were renewed and the building is
much improved IN appearance.
The contract has been gwen on, for the
renewal of the windows of the Lutheran
Church on Church street, this place The
/ form will he changed from square to Gothic.
Mr.. JOS. \. Wcddlc will do the work.
CAMrAIGS CLUB ORGANIXED.-1hr re-
publcans Of this district have organized II
campaign club with the following officers
! President, p n lIa,nmakcr; Vice President,
! W. a. Policy Secretary, II. {. Root; Treas
urcr. H. E. Anhcrs. The roll on the first
/ night 0f the organization numbered loh,
which SO far As we have seen entities it t"
the honor of l"inc the banner club of the
county The rul! Of membership has since
then been largely increased
Under the auspices Of the club meeting
WAS held in Freezes Hall on Saturday even
ing last. The attendance WAS good. Adj
dresses were delivered hv Francis Brcn"lc,
Esq. of the Frederick bar and {. f. Markell
of the Frederick Times.
! SH!PrEASBlRG October l1.-For som"
wears past the Baltimore and Cumberland
Valley Branch ct the Western Maryland
Railroad has had it's terminus at this place
likewise the Harrisburg and Potomac Rail
road. whose eastern terminus is at point
within four miles of the Susquclanna river
Tails road is owned by the Philadelphia and
Reading Railroad Company, and when com
pctcA lo Shippcnshurg every arrangement
~. \',,1l ,
Railroad overhead, by the erection of trcs,!e
work and embellishments, with view OF con
Meeting with the Western Maiyland's hrnnc
west of town. The Reading getting int
financial difficulties stopped all further "pcr
ations, SO that these two roads, within al
most Il stones throw of one another, have
been changing ON the ragged edge" for somt
years.
One year aGs General Hood, of the Yves
tern Maryland Railroad, m,'lc survey
through this town to the Harrisburg AM
Potomac terminus, and had secured lh'
RICH, of way, as well as receiving rcrmis' iol
from the borough authorities to cross TIT
different streets and alleys at grade. Every
thing at that time seemed favorable for thu
contemplated connection, but the Rcadin:
Company again failed to come to time
General Hood with his usual energy, die
not let the matter rcs, at this, but WAS DC
tcrmincd to carry the matter through It
completion, and succeeded in getting tina
contract with the Reading people, and las
week all the necessary papers were signed
General Hood with his chief engineer
Matthew'S was in town last week, and mad
the final surveys and closed negotiation
, with parties through whose lands the Ioa
X, will pass, and work was begun this morn
inr by both the Western Maryland and I'll
! Harrisburg and Potomac Railroads. TIL
j, work of building tins link will not inquir
more than six to eight weeks, SO that b
! New Years we may be able to celcbrat
f this event
] A neat passenger station will be built o
:, East Main street Tor the accommodation {
i, the two roads and close connections will /
- made with all trains. The connections {
q these two roads will be beneficial-both
p passenger and freight busincss-and our CT
liens are well pleased at the consummatio
of this long lookcd-fOr result.
is At present the Western Maryland Static
1t is at their elevator on North Earl or Raj
t. road street and the Harrisburg and Pot
!, mac on South Penn street, a distance