Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1890-03-06

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City.
The "Maryland Delegation" the on"-half
of which is composed of CLARION OFFICE
graduate, wakes eloquent over the victory of
the Hub of the wild and Woolly West"
Come again, boys; put to the rack and screw
torture the ancient and laggard corporations
of the tame and shorn Orient. We share in
| your cbulient enthusiasm, but not your ten
cent drinks, eheu
A Yankee sheriff Frightened.
A welIknown sheriff who lives in Maine,
had been given up to die with what his Ply
stefan called Consumption, friend advised
the sheriff to try Puritan Cough and Con-
sumption Cure, recovery soon followed,
much to the surprise of the Doctor, who now
prescrihcs it for Cough. Colds and Consump-
| ton. Price % Cents.
At J. X. Waters, Drug Store.
! INCREASED FAClL1TIEs.-The Union Nam
ufacturng Company ofFredcrick are making
arrangements to put IN more knitting
machines. They already have the second
floor of their mill well occupied with
machines, making mems half hose in cotton
and wool. They now intend putting new
machines on the third floor also, which will
be used for knitting ladies', misses and chill
dren's wOrstcd and cotton hose. The above
increase of machines will give employment
to about so young ladies and girls. See adv
in another column.
AT LAsT-After having predicted proba-
bly, as many as ten cold waves during the pc
Rod when cold waves were in season, none
of which arrived, the weather bureau with a
magnificent courage predicted one for Sun
day last and although it was out of season, 1t
came We can understand why old boreas,
after having made monkey of Greedy dur
ing the entire winter, should verify his proph
esy in March 1t is that he may have one
next winter with whom he may sport and
make sport ofand further Boreas had at the
same time the satisfaction Of damaging the
credit of Arctomys, just about the time he
was beginning to hump himself with pride
Then again, Bolcas brought March in 'lke
Il hon" and that adds to the prospective COM
fort of such AS ourselves, who may dwell
thirty-onc days in the hope that this bolster
month may exist like a lamb" thus render
ing, moving day" as little as may be, like
the passage Of the Styx.
"Nclthcr Mr.. David Fisher, or Mr. Josiah
Englar or Mr. Isaac Fisher, or any one else,
ever approached me to vote for MIR. Isaac
| Fisher, My action IN voting for this gentle
man was the result of my own voluntary
judgment, without price, without corsldcrn-
ton and w,hou, suggestion from any scourcc
| think it due 10 the gentlemen so grossly
,andrrcd to'gvc this Statements j, BIsER,
County Commissioner,
"Nciihrr of us, or any one for MS, ever APP
preached Mr. Bser 10 piocurc him TO vote
| for Mr. Isaac ". Fisher. We are nj n loss
to know how to make our Grni"l more eX.
pliclt or broader, than this. Wcintendlt TO
cover every, and amy. form in which the
charge uf comb nation or "dca',' can pos
siby be made"
David Fisher,
Josiah E.Ms!nr.
| IThr above closes the case AN sca!~ il hey
mclic,!ly. There is no occasion to say AIRY
/ thing furlhcr.-Ep. cLARlo>
TIE DRAMA ON FRIDAY Nl"uT, ilanhcd
rs it will be on the program by some excel
| len, music and a farce, should nccrssialr the
issuing of card standing room only TO,
morrow (FIday) evening. We have read
the play Among the Breakers" and il is one
of more than ordinary merit and really
wcightv for country amateur talent to und-
crtake, but having spent an evening with
them at rehearsal we find ourselves IN po-
sition that enables us to Judge Of the merit
of the performers and we say to you, they
will pease YOU. Several new faces will ap-
pear and in every instance they Will CRAFTY
you by their proficiency in their several roles
The play and the farce both are clean and
in no respect lacking in good taste and az
right trumpNs we fail to lind any immoral
influence in its teaching.
Tickets are for sale at Waters drug store ;
reserved seats % cents admission, Adults ID,
children under 10 years 10 cents. Net pro
coed for the benefit of our cornct band.-
Friday evening March eth, to morrow.
Cor OUR BREATH AGAIN.-Just three
wears ago spasm of local enterprise seized
upon our people and before the CONFUSION
was alayrd we had laid Il pipe line from High
Run to our town and through its streets: had
or gan zcd Fire Comp, ny, hclda fair, clear
ed $500 and purchased an excellent appara.
ius. all between the flrsts OF 1887. That
! took our breath We became aSphyxiatcd. so
to speak, by the natural gas that formed dur
ing the violent cbultion of progressive ideas
Il condition OF complete re action set IN and
for more than two years we have been strug
Cling to get back our breath,
About two weeks ago Mr.. f. l.. Root came
to us and asked us to draw up amcmorial to
our tax payers, setting forth our need OF II
building for the accommodation of our fire
apparatus and for other purposes :: to the best
! of our ability, we complied and that paper
acted like harsEorn or a crushed onion, when
applied To the nOstrls of one in faint -
| Within twenty four hours the respiration of