Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1891-03-26
More rain, more rest.

More rain, more rest.
Messrs. Black and Late received the
large refrigerator and put it IN place la
week.
ANOTHER FooT CUT.-Mr. Adam Kern
residing near town, cut his foot badly wit
an axe one day last week.
Mr.. N. @. Croft has 5000 rails and a larg
lot of oak lumber and cord wood for sale O.
the "Ztigler" lot near Foxville. See post
ers.
EASTER EXCURSION The Mechanicstow
Cornet Band has secured reduced rates an,
will 60 to Monocacy on fishing excursion
on Easter Monday. They ask our citizen
to accompany them.
MACHINERY soLD.-The trustees of tn
Burial Case Company sold last week at pri
yatc sale to Mr. D. w. Gise. for his piano ant
organ stool factory in Frederick, a moulding
machine, jig saw, cutoff saw and jointer.
Mr.. r. M, Stokes, of Indianapolis, Ind.
who has been visiting IN Emmitsburg ant
this place for several week. returned last
Thursday to the home of his daughter, Mrs
DR.. j. P. Marvin in Harrison, OHIO, from
thence he will 60 to indianapolis.
Every time countrvman hauls few bun
dies Of shingles or laths from any of the
lumber yards in Frederick the daily papers
Of that city announce that Mr.. or Mrs. SO
and so, as the case may be, are making exten.
sive improvements to his or her dwelling,
barn or ether outbuildings. Valley Register
Miss Lucretia Van Bibber has presented
to Ascension Parish collection of 300 books
as nucleus for free library for members of
the parish
Mr. Cardiff F. Hol,ngsworth has been ap.
pointed agent Of the Western Maryland Rail-
road at Glen Falls, and has entered upon the
discharge Of his duties -Adc0cate.
WE LOSE A CITIZEN Major Charles A.
Damuth, whose home has been in this vlcin-
ity during his entire lite thus far, has pur.
chased large and we'll equipped grocery
store in the western section of Baltimore
City and will shortly, with his entire family,
make that city his home. We regret
extremely to lose him, as he has been one
of our enterprising citizens.
Dome BUSINESS. North End Real
Estate Agency is under way and doing bust
ness. Property to larger amount than
could have been anticipated has already been
placed in Its charge and it will shortly pub.
lsh list Of property. Buyers as well as
sellers have had their attention at.
tracted already and the Agency has good
grounds for confidence in its ability to do
business.
New BUSINESS. MIR. r. II. Pollock, "r
Delta, Pa, has rented Mr.. N. G. Grof's
factory, located on the w. NJ. r. r. property
at this place, and will buy and pack hay and
manufacture and sell fertilizers MIR. Pollock
came here last week q perfect stranger, and
having spent several days here, determined
to embark in business We believe there is
an opportunity here to do good business in
this line.
EaG CARNIvAL.--The Young Ladies
Mission Band of the Lutheran Church will
hold an egg carnival ut the home of Mrs. {.
j. Carmack on Carroll street, on Saturday
evening March 2Sth at O'Clock, at which
time there will be displayed on sale eggs
dressed in various styles representing ladies
and gentlemen in oriental costumes. Ice
cream and cake will also he served by the
young ladies, and the entertainment for the
evening will he heightened with music and
Rotations. All are cordially invited to
attend.
A PUzzLER--The following advertisement
appeared in Mondays Frederick Ne,os
NoTIcE.-The Western Maryland Land
and Investment Company Of Frederick Co.,
Md. will hold a mass meeting, on Tuesday
evening, the Gath inst, at 8 o'clock in Asbury
NJ. e. Church, Frederick City, Md Rey.
Chas H. Young, orator of the evening
This throws US down: what land and
investment company wants to do at a mass
meeting, or why such meeting should be
held IN a church, with IAN orator of the
evening" clergyman, constitute series of
conundrums that remain unanswered here.
WORTH Reconsideration Hoods
criticism of Hamblctons' circular Is well
worth reading for the genuine fun embodied
in that terse statement of facts and figures.
Gen Hood is great railroad man but we
are almost of the opinion that he is even
greater rs controvcrsialist. A business
man that loads his controversial gun with
slugs, open jack kniycs and tortured horse
shoe nails and fires them through his oppo-
ncn,'s argument as Mr.. Hood has just done
with the Messrs. Hamblcton, would be a
valuable acquisition to Current Criticism
columns of our greatest Quarterles We
suggest to Mr.. Hambeton that he does
write q book" entitled, Inconsistency, or
how I got Thrown Down."
FORCED THE SAFE D0oR-On Tuesday
morning, when Maj. o. A. Horner and Mr.
+ l.. Amman, of the Banking House of An