Catoctin clarion., 1891-10-15

Snow fell here on Monday last; it was
very cold and the high, raw winds made it
the most disagreeable Of days.
The Blue Mountain House closed on Sat.
urday, AFTER one OF the most successful sen
SONS in the history Of the house. l6'eS7
guests registered during the season.
We read predictions now Of hald winter.
We'll. what constitutes hard winter; cold
constant cold? For our part Fourth-ofJuly
weather sandwlched between terms of cx-
IRENE cold renders winter harder to bear
than constant cold.
A iury decided that George Herbert, en-
s,neman, and John Erb, fireman of the train
that killed the workmen In the b. and r.
tunnel, Wednesday, were guilty of criminal
carelcssness and that the Baltimore and 20
tomac Railroad Company was rcsponsiblei in
part.
Edward G. Hewett and George Robinson,
the cnglneman and conductor of the freight
train on the Western Maryland Railroad
which was in collision with q passenger train
on the 23d of last September, causing the
death of William Lantz, were presented ny
the grand jury for carelessness. The three
suits against the Western Maryland Railroad
Company for carrying passengers beyond
their destination terminated in the City
Court in yeriicts against the railroad.
TIE DEADLY TARANTuLA.-On Saturday
Mr.. J. Mnght Thomas received bunch OF
bananas. When he went to hang 1t up,
large ,arantula. four inches long, sprahg from
the bunch and fastened itself on Mr.. Thom-
as' hand. He shook it from the member he
fore it had time to bite him. The animal
was captured and placed under glass rcscr-
yoir. 1t quickly shrunk itself into small
bundle when white bag Was disclosed, out
of which came about one hundred young
once.-Gl0be.
DEMOCRATIC PIcNIC.-Owing to the short
Picnic that was held at Rocky Ridge Oh Sat-
urtlay last, the attendance was not large.
Addresses were made by Congressman Nc
Kaig, Mr.. VIM. K. Ogden, candidate for the
First Branch of City Council, 10Th Ward of
Baltimore, Hon. Frank T. Shaw of West.
minister, Col. l.. V. Baughman and Carlton
Shafer, Esq. OF Frederick City. The Mo'ters
Station, Graceham and Mcchancstown
Bands were present and music was furnished
for the dancers by the Mountain String Band.
Thanks to Col. Jenkins Hood
For first class load Of wood
Farmer Jones our hope surpasscs
With gallon of molasses
May Johnson's shadow ne'cr grow less
Our wife appreciates the dress;
To Widow Brown onr thanks are due
Her apples are cXcellcd by few;
We made six dinners out Of tho squash
Sent in by good old Uncle Josh;
The parson will accept our thanks
For fifteen missionary blanks;
No better town we hope to know
Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow.
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Postmaster II. G. Kcefcr, of Frederick
visited the postoftice at this place one day
last week
Hc did not have sufficient time to call up
on us after he had made on examination and
our p0stmaste: is too modest to tell us just
what Mr. Kccter's comment was. We CLEAN
ell sufficient however to he able to say That
had we been able to secure Mr.. KS views,
they would have looked well "in print"
toubt If it is possible for any postmaster to
keep things more shp-sl,ape or render a bet
ter service than does our postmaster.
PROHIBITION TICKET.-Thc Prohibition
lists of this county nominated the following
tckcn on Tuesday, 6 inst.
For Clerk, Da, III Reich, of Frederick.
Register, II rry Anders, Mt. Pleasant.
Senator 4. Kctauvcr, Middletown.
House of Delegates, r. r. Lewis, Frdcr
ick, Robert NJ. Tyler, Tuscarora, Joseph II.
Runklcs, Woodvllle, Lewis McBrde MID
dlctOwn, and j. w. Michael, LcwstOwn.
County Commissioners; John II. Nusbaum,
Mt. Pleasant Emory &. Ramsburg, Middle
town NJ. s. Michael, Buckeystown; W II.
Purdum, Woodvllc w. p. Peters, Jefferson
Orphans Court. Charles Milard, Buckeys-
town; Daniel E. Stautfer, Mt. Pleasant !;
JOSIAH Markcn, Frederick.
Sh"r'tf George King. of Frederick.
Surveyor, James S. Bell, Buckeystown.
= The finest Of weather has prevailed during
the September county fair season and for the
first ten days OF October. but as very fire.
qucntly occurs, the week covering the mid
die of the month gives promise of being thor.
oughy disagreeable. Frederick and Hagers-
town have the call in the matter of leading
attractions at their fairs; they arc always
visited by immense crowds and that they
should take their chances of rainy and cold