Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1891-11-12


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New VOLUME. Keystone Gasette has
entered upon the sixteenth volume. Under
Bruce Martin it has become one of the spark.
ling, aggressive and capable Journals of the
Mason und Dixon burder.
Our FAuLr,-We copied the "explos,on"
item from the Chronicle lust week and through
inadvcrtcnce failed to give proper credit. II
appeared in tile Frederick Nsws and made
odd reading tor those who know the parties
to the catastrophe.
They are about to organize another brass
band in Frederick. II the Frederick people
wish 10 hear The best band in Western Mary.
land, let them send out here for the Mcchan.
,cstown Cornet Band. They play the high
est class music and play 1t the best Of any
band in this section Of the State.
WANrED-A good limestone farm of $50
acres; must he located on a public road over
which there is considerable travel and near
to the railroad. Will not some of our Car.
roll County readers send name of owner de-
string to sell to
The North End Real Estate Agency,
Mechanicstown or Emmitsburg, Nd
The Examiner says: "God will forgive
your sins, but He expects y u 10 pay your
honest debts, the printers bill with the rest
We do not approve of that way OF putting
it; 1t may he inferred that one may be Who'll.
ly forgiven and then trusted 10 pay his bill
with the printer. Such system ofthcology
can gain no footllOld here.
CLERKsnIrs.-By the change Of officers IN
the county there will be about dozen good
fat clerkships to give out and the newly
elected will be bcset IN all sides. Let them
do as they may, they'll catch it from those
who apply but do not receive the appoint
ment and their friends rs well.
They should regard efficiency MS the chief
test, he liberal with their best friends and
face the music of the critics and discontcnted
The Examiner wants rhc bogus law which
gives the Eastern Shore one.half Of our
Unted States Senators dlsregardel and says
this would be good time to do it.
1t IS net bogus law il is not done I'M
der even pretense of law and that it is done,
shows how much stronger Il precedent may
become, than a law. 1t is the yercst absurd
ity that that portion Of the State should be
accorflo oil ono half the Senatorial rrnrtScnta.
ton when We consider the following figures
The nine eastern shore
counties supply of the
entire State Tax b sis of
$4S5 S39,772 $59,O5G,G4t
The western shore
counties s495,7s3, les
The vote Of the eastern
shore counties at the
election for Governor in
1887 was 1881
The vote ofthe western
shore counties was 150,765
Now that there arc two Senators to be
chosen, let this foolish and unwarrau,cl pre-.
ccdent be ignored.
AT LAsT.-The project o! organizing
stock company to build simmer hotel in
this place Is being seriously debated and
considered 10y number OF our most progrcs
sivc young men.
We believe it will, if effected, prove as
here as elsewhere on the w NJ
railroad, but before entering upon the real
business, one or two outside matters should
be dcterWined. The chief among these will
be the assurance OF railroad facilities: we
must secure promise of the "holel' tram
west in the evening and the same advanta-
ges in the matter Of fare, that are enjoyed by
the mountainlop people.
Then the momentous question of location
must be settled without reference to the adj
vantage of any interest save that of the no
tel first and the entire community afterwards
To place it in some undesirable spot, simply
because some individual citizen my be ben.
Gifted, let him be Il stakeholder or not,
should be determined against in advance.
Then let the general plan of the building
he such that 1t will without change fit itself
to possible future enlargement let the first
attcmpt be not Interpretations, but sub
stantal and in good modern style let every
citizen be asked to subscribe to the stock
and let the directors be taken from among
the most courageous Of our business men and
we entertain no serious doubts concerning
the successful outcome of the venture.
THE COMMISSIONER" AMENDMENT.-The
relating to the election of a por-
ion of the Board of County Commissioners
each year and eecting them for six years has
prevailed and we trust that the necessary
legislative enactment will be had, to render
he law applicable to Frederick County. BY
his law the Board becomes continuous
)ody and there must be at all times mo-c
perfect grasp of the county's business and |
constant accountability of the hold oyer
Under this law the Board will |
lavc the benefit at all times ofInembers with |
rom four to SIX years experience. 1t will |
lot be possible under this law to abrupt.
y reverse the financial policy of the Board,
Tor will there be the the unseemlng rush to
please constituents that we now SO frequent
= behold. As it now is, County Commits
Toner is condemned if within two years he
ails to build every bridge, locate every new
Dad and erect every new school house asked
or by his immediate constituents. In this
way the Board is acting under continuous
nd urgent pressure and every member feels
t the expiration of his term that he might
al G done more for his section.