Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1888-06-28

Read John Roots clearing out sale adver-
tisement. 1t speaks of bargains IN ready
made clothing.
TAX RATEs.--Thc tax rate in this county
has been fixed at 65 cents, cents higher
than it was last year. The tax basis is $24
72G,152.
Messrs Shook Bros, prOprietOrs of the
Blue Mountain Dairy, near Utica Mills, last
week placed in their factory complete ma
chinery for the manufacture of ice cream.-
They have the latest improved machinery
for the purpose.-Enterprise.
When the blood is loaded with impurities,
the whole system becomes disordcred. This
condition of things can not last long without
serious results In such cases, n powerful
Alternative is needed, such as Ayers Sarsapa-
rila, 1t meyer fails, and has no equal.
Water consumers have made High Run
fully pay their annual rates by the free use
made of it on the parchcd gardens during
the past ten days. We are satisfied that the
thorough soaking that we twice gave our
"potato patch" will add to the yield sufit-
cient to account for the yearly charge.
A New CoUNTY.-Therc has been much
talk of new county at Mt. Airy and if this
were to be made up of portions taken from
Montgomery, Frederick, Carroll and How
aid, and Mount Airy made the scat of said
county. the anomaly of so many officers and
portions of different political constituent
cies within the limits of one growing town
would be of the past, while the just recogni-
ton would be extended the most progressive
neighborhood in Western Maryland. The
only objection to the formation OF new
county is the small size of Howard and her
consequent inability at present to contrib.
ute but those who look upon the remains
of annexation's work in Baltimore county,
with sacrilegious eyes claim that the recent
lv agitatcd movement, should be effected up
on a grandcr scale and Howard county be
extended towards Gainesville. Then could
the land of Long Corner contribute to the
glory of the new division and at the same
Ellicott City could be rendered central
point. as every county seat should bc.-NeNs.
A short time ago party OF seven gentle
men liz this place concluded to try their luck
in the Louisiana lottery The prize of 50, 600
from this lottery which came to Il lady of En-
mitsbur-, this county, about that time doubt
less had much to do with bringing them to
consider such scheme. However, he that
as 1t may, they formed Il club and on the 95th
ult sent on $50 for tickets in the drawing
which was to take place June 18th. For this
money they received IS one-twcnticth tickets
whole tickets selling at SEQ each. After the
drawing on the 18TH inst. they received an
Official report, showing that four OF their tick
cts drew priz,s-onc of them the one TWEEN
ticlh of the $50 900 prize, $4,000 otwo 9TH
crs the onc.twcntieth each of 5000 prizes,
$50, and the fourth ticket the 0nctwenlieth
of hundred dollar prize, $5-bcng $9,595
IN ALL The gentlemen composing the club
are Mcssrs l.. Coblentz, G. A. lIeagy, E. Rn-
uy, cyrus CouD anu Eu"aIu lohls' MI
CobleEtz put in twenty dollars and will re-
ccvc 81 OF 30, whilst the other gentleman,
who had in but FIVE dollars each, will receive
$25l % each,
We hope that the good luck of the
gentleman above named will not induce any
others of our readers to risk money III the
lottery business. 1t is said that lightning
never strikes twice in the same place, and it
is quite as unlikely that there will bca stream
of money flowing into Mddlctown from the
Louisiana lottery, however much may be
riskcd to continue the flow. just reflect up
on the outcome of thc graveyard insurance
craze that prevailed here some years ago.
Wiley Register.