Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1892-12-22

Office in the room formerly occupied
by Messrs. Blrely & Osler, Bankers.
Local Items.
Will we have white Christmas?
The Iarrabce Tannery sale will be made
on Wednesday next. Sec adv. and bills.
Col. L. V. Baughmau IS up for the position
of Public Printer, according to the Baltimore
Meas.
We are glad to learn that Mrs. W. Todd
residing at Utica Mills who was paralyzcd
a few weeks ago Is recovering. - Enterprise
The new name" discussion goes bravely
on there Is nothing that has SO much at
tracted the attention of our people for years
rs this issue. 1t begins to look decidedly as
though something will come OF it.
Mr.. j. Alonz, Stul is giving his attention
to eye glasses he has gotten complete test
case has read mach and has had the benefit
of some excellent practical mems experience
and is therefore very well qualified to mt
lenses properly to the eye. He sends out
this week some advertising matter that sets
forth what he feels qualified 70 do.
John Miller, Hauyer's, district Frederick
county, made murderous assault on Calvin
Wolf of that place, last June, from the
effects of which Wolf nearly died. Miller
eluded arrest until yesterday when he was
captured and lodged in Jail at Frederick to
await the action of the grand jury.-Hagers
toacn GlObe.
The Frederick County Guide says public
schools are hollow mockery and failure
Bran new college graduates are given to
the taking of that view of almost everything
after they have lived long enough to learn
how they mistook shoe pegs for oats, they
rise up out Of their pcsslmism and get to be
excellent practical men.
CHEAP MoRALIzGNG. We read lectures
and lectures on the subject Of jay Gould's
awful example: we grow tired instead OF
better as we read them, when we reflect that
OF those writer's, it would not be safe to al
low as much as one per cent who would not
glally accept Mr. Gould's rec I'd as their
own, if accompanied by his millions, and
chance it both here and hereafter.
HENRY WEDDLE DEAD.-Mr. Henry
Wedde father of Joseph A. and Curtis L.
Weddle of this place, well known and re-
spected by all, died after an illness, of pncu
monia, of three days, at the home of his
daughter. Mrs. Charles Stambaugh, on Sun
day last, aged G7 years. month and q days
His body was inferred in the Hill Cemetery
on Tuesday, Mr.. f f. Black undertaken.
CHRISTMAS S. 5. EXERCIsEs.-The usual
Christmas exercises will be held in the scy'
cral churches, as follows:
Lutheran Oh Christmas Eve, Saturday even
ing; Reformed Christmas morning: Epsco'
pal, Christmas evening; Methodist and Mo
ravian on Monday evening, The Graceham
Sunday School exercises will be on Sunday
evening.
The Western Maryland Railroad announces
that Christmas and New Year holiday eX
cursion tickets will be sold to and between
all stations on its min line, divisions anG
branches, on Dec. gath, 25th 2Glh and 3ls
and January Isl and 2nd 1893, at the low
rate OFF, cents per mile. These tickets vii
70 be good on all regular trains and valid to re
turn until Tuesday, January 3, 1898 (inclus
ivc). The MINIMUM price of tickets will bt
Is cents.
j. NJ Bachtel, who has been visiting Will
Ills aunt MISS Norris, left on Tuesday for hi
home in Des Moines, Iowa, where he enters
s,pon his duties the first of January, as Dep
ATTY Recorder.
At the same time arrived from Denver
Col, J. g., the eldest brother of A. j. Norris
At Mr., Norris is pleased with the country, III
hnay decide to remain and take charge of tn
Ranche for his sister.
hCCFDENT.-On Thursday morning tb
train on the Emnitsburg Railroad left thi
1)ldCC NJ thc GSRhl GttGC, uuG OWlHS W I'LL az
.cident to the engine, VIII eA occurred at Rock.
Ridge, we have had he train to this plac
since Wednesday evening. The compan
has hired another engine from the Wester
Maryland Railroad and the train arrive
here at Oils this morning. The mail WI,
carried to and from this place yesterday on
tricycle.
STAR ROUTE CONTRACTE.-The contract
for. carrying tho mails throughout the Stat
of Maryland on other than steamboat an
railroad routes during the next four yea,
have been awarded by the Postoffice Depart
anent. Routes of local interest are mentione
below
From Frederick, by Mount Pleasant, Lii
.ertytown, and townsville, to Union Bridge
e S. Smith, Of LibeEtytown, 1895.
From Walkcrsville to Daysville; p. I
Stilliug, $40.
From Mt St Marys to Motter's; r.
Smith, $96s96
From Meehanicstown, by CmscGh Flu
mace, Lewistown, and Hansonvlle to Free
.crick W. r. Patton, $40G.
Children CIV fO