Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1890-11-06


reduced in price at Witherow's.
An Ohio lady was so frightened by snake
that her glossy black lar turned white as
snow 1t was soon returned to its original
color by Halls Hair Remover.
| Westminster papers report ice last week:
no cold like that has visited us yet. We have
noticed before, the fact that during extreme
cold weather, reports of lower temperature,
than we hayc experienced here. come from
the lower lands east of us.
We arc reliably informed, by one who
keeps posted on Canal affairs, that the ton
mage for next season has been secured, and
that every arrangement is made for COM
mencing the work of repairing the canal rs
soon as Judge Cox of the District of Colum.
ba concurs IN the last decision Of Judge
| Alvey of this county, Wiliamsport Leader
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A NARROW EscAPE.-On his way to
Westminster yesterday, Mr. A. f. Olndorf,
Of Tancytown, was thrown out of his buggy
in branch near Tyrone. The horse came
near falling up M him. He was trying to
turn his horse around when the animal back
ed, upsctting the carriage in hole with the
water waist deep. He made narrow escape,
| WESTMINSTER Adcocate.
! SUED FOR DAMAGEs.--'Thc Baltimore
papers of last week state that George f. G.
A. Meier, of that city, has brought suits
against Col George w. F. Vernon, pension
agent, claiming $4,000 damages in one suit
for alleged defamation Of character, and
$4,000 in the other suit for alleged assault.
Mr. Meier was formcrlya clerk in Colonel
Vcrnons employ Union.
| The decorations in the Town Hall on Fri
day and Saturday evenings last were cabor-
ate and pretty. Although the room WAS in
an unfinished condition, yet the work done
gave evidence Of how splendid it may he
made to appear when once completed. 1t
will also be one of the very best OF rooms in
which to speak, the proportion and conform
! alton of the room being according to rule in
| the matter of acoustics. We will all bel proud
of it, so let us be proud also of the way we
went at the far to pay for so fine hall.
| GETTING IN SIIApE-Thc following cX.
tracts taken from the columns of The Chron
tcle and The Valley Register give ample proof
that we have not been very far wrong III our
estimate Of the strength Of the railroad
movements that have been claiming the
, attention of the people Of several sections of
this county during the past several months.
The Chronicle says
"RAILKoAD TO BE BuILT.-Arrangemcnts
arc being made now which point to definite
action in regard to the proposed railroad cN.
tension between here and Gettysburg. A
preliminary meeting will be held this even
ing, at which plan Of action will DE out
lined, thereby enabling the projectors to
state their plans plainly and facilitate the nc.
ton OF u public meeting, to be held at the
Western Maryland Hotel ON Saturday even
ing, Nov. s, and to which all persons inter.
estcd in the project and the public generally
are invited. With the full understanding Of
the advantage to be secured from this rail
road and the present outlook we may expect
more definite conclusions to be reached at
TINS meeting than ordinarily result from such
aud it is hoped that it will be well attended.
The Valley Register says -
THE RAILROAD QuEsTIoN.-Bro.C asscll,
of the Mcclanicstown CLARION, thinks that
the terminus of the Monocacy Valley Rail
road extension at Yellow Springs meets cv-
cry requirement Of the Midllciown Valley
people for railroad connection; that at this
point they will be convcnlcnccd and benefit
ted by railroad communication with Frcder
ick and with other parts of the county. This
may be true, but IN casting their eyes north
ward for railroad connection, our valley
people are inclined to look towards Rocky
Ridge, on the main line of the Western
Maryland Railroad. At Yellow Springs we
would only tap Il branch road and probably
be accorded but little consideration; where
as, ifthe contemplated road between Eumits-
burg and Gettysburg is built, as now seems
very likely, and the latter company acquires
control of the Emmitsburg Branch to Rocky
Ridge, as might reasonably be expected, it
would become far more desirable to our peo-
pie to have road from Mlddetown Via.
"IIigh Knob to thu main line Of the Western
Maryland Railroad at Rocky Ridge and
from thence to Gettysburg"
The words of The Chronicle leave little to
be said it states plainly the fact that an
etloct in straigh forward, business like way
will be made to build a railroad between
that town and Gettysburg, and when We
consider the one sided character Of that
proposition, by which we mean, the many
good and sufficient reasons why such road
should be built aud the utter absence of
cause to the contrary, we underestimate the
Intelligence an ability of the people OF that
section, if we are to believe aught else than
that the movement will succeed. SO much
for the northern link of q railroad that counts
among its possibilities Frederick City, Mid
dlctown Valley, Gettysburg and even
Washington City.
Now, as to the Va1ley Registers proposition
concerning this same railroad: we recognize
the sense and strength of its statement, and
would confess at once that 1t has solved the
problem, were it not tor two facts that
antagOnlZc.
First The NJ. V. & F. X. r. will be built
and it will not pay to parallel it and the