Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1888-04-19

NAH4fAn3E
The force of milwrights that have been
with Mr.. c. J. Carmach at Elicotts during
the past month"; rctunc d on Saturday last.
CHILD INJURED, On Monday afternoon
last, Willie, the : ycarold son of Mr., ii. Z.
Foreman was kicked in the eye and region
of the temple by a horse and sustained a Sc
we're injury. He is always best pleased when
/ in charge of horse and in this instance had
led one to the drinking trough when the an
| imal kicked Inn. We are glad to learn that
no really serious results are apprehcndcd.
The contractors, after using dynamite sew
cral times last week without success, ahand-
Oned further work on the artcsAn well atThc
new creamery building in this place, and
have taken their machinery away. 1t seems
to be impossible TO get through the solid
rock and the creamery company is at loss
to know what 10 do. 1t Is likely, however,
that dynamite will be tried again Valley
Register.
According to the statement published in
the CLARION, the receipts uf the corporation
of Mechanicstown this county, for the past
year were S..32.jo
Ofth,s sum $9j3 % was expended i'll max
mr. repairs to streets. In Middlctown very
few imp, Ovcmcnts are made and the corpo-
ration statement instead of beng printed in
the Register. is written and hung up in two
storcs-Iu valley Register.
FIREMEN 5 EXCUEsION.-On Tuesday, Sth
of May, Guardian Hose Company, with the
Fire Departments Of Westminster and Union
Bridge will visit the Worlds Fair, held by
| Junior Hose Co., v, l Of Chamhershnrg. n
train VIII leave Westminster at IL. 30 y. M,
arriving in Chamhcrsburg about 3 O'Clock
and returning will leave Chambcrshurg at
| Il O'clock, p. IN. Guardian will wear It's
new uniform for the first time on that occas-
sion The schedule is not yet out : We will
refer again TO the subject.
To DE TAKEN AWAY Col. John b. Thorn
as and dcpUtation of citizens, will appear
before the county commissioners and receive
| from them the authority to remove the un.
! slightly railing from around the court yard,
The place will be nicely fitted up and the
commissioners Will IN the future have no
trouble and he at no cNpcnStto keep the fen
cling in repair 1t is a very commemorate
move upon the part Of the commissioners to
grant the removal of tie rails, and from cV-
cry section of the county will come praise
from the populace -Itmes.
WE ARE lMpATIENT.-W have a stove in
this office it is Unsuitable; even in the mild
cr days it INSIST upon its ratuns it is "A Mo-
lorh and Spring refuse. to advent, When
that >tOyc goes, it goes forever farewell Will
be given the etictc old caloric generator; good
bye coal heaving adicu dust; Gas, &c; up and
git; you wohblyanl warped pipe, prepare tc
pass on; Ia, tn, lusky diamond dealer you
Qre about losing your grip on Tour in
come; all this and more.
Why this impaticnce why thi, jubililion
Hank, We; when the beautiful snow tCmpcra
turc again establishes It's dominion in this
| latitude, it will be met AMI yanQuishcd by
the generous radiators Of the .tcam- heating
plant that will rive clustering zero 70 points
and down him every time ina word, TIE
CLARION OFFICE together with the entire
Osler Block Will BE- heated with steam next
winter
The world do NOV
Col. Geo. W. f. Vernon was ted pres
idcnt of the Union Veterans Association OF
23l reunion Of that organization III Baltimore
on Monday night.
Capt. John d. VI, Clclan, Of Yellow Spring
this county. entered the Soldi rs Home, at
Hampton, Va. q few days ago, to spend tho
remainder Of his days. He was II soldier in
the Mexican and late civil war.
a new enterprise, known as the Frederick
County Fence Factory, has been located at
the shops Of Mr.. john Gombcr, on South
Market street. The fence to be manufactur
ed is the wire-pickct and is said to be high
: " recommended. Citizen.
A TEST CASE Recently Major f. Y
= Goldsborough held three policies in the Mu
, tual Insurance Company of Frederick coun
ty. He decided to renew two of them anC
cancel the other and hence asked for the div
dend on the premium note of the cancelled
policy, amounting to 1919, The company
. refused to grant him the policy and so suit
was brought against the company before
, MAGISTRATE Bcsant Mr.. Goldsborough will
be his own attorney. Mr.. Ungcr will repre-
seat the company. Thecasc will in all prob
ability not end before the magitratc as ii viii
be a test case and considerable litigation viii
result 1t is rot 50 much the amount ofmon
; cy involved as 1t is the principal at stake
At the meeting Of the directors of the com
pany when the recent dividend was declared
a resolution was passed stating that no div
idends would be granted unless the policy
was renewed, and the company holds tina
the resolution Is binding in law,-1tm@,