Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1892-07-28

of this place will go into camp with their
!aiallrs at Prnm"r. next week
Mr.. p. N 1ian,makcr has trpnintrd the
handsome little property ON Church ST, this
place, lately purchased Of II. j. Baker, Of
Baltimore. He las rlsO enclosed with
handsome fence, tic lot of groEnd on the +.
& e turnpike north oftown, lately purchus-
ed of Mr. George W. Stocksda'c
EXCITEMENT was nrcasioned on our streets
on Tuesday evening by the arrival Of wae.
ON in which William, SON Of Mr.. George
Freeze of Eylcrs Valley was bound, dement,
ed. His peculiar cry soon collected crowd
and when at its largest. the horse became
frightened at the noise made by Freeze and
started to run Up street two mcn had hold
of him one Of whom was thrown down, the
wagon passing over him. He was brought
to stop by the ether and II terrible disaster
aycrtrd. He vas taken to AlOntevuc.
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For THE Issue OF BONDS. In accordance
with the announcement the Stockholders of
Union Bridge Water Company ON Saturday
evening, the 18th inst, cast their votes ON
the question nt ,sl;ing bonds for HE indebi
cdncss OF the company, amounting 10 about
$6,Gh0. The pnl, hci! At Town Hail, were
open fon nG p. ny. Mrs*rs Hanson Sen
s,nay aud .jn,n lI,,>ork acted as iuG-es.
Mr. john =. Erpp, clerk. Mr. Edward Refs
Ter WAS made chairman ofthp meeting The
vote was ~ follows; rs stockholders, repre-
sen;ln- 1n,d shares Yo,cl il, favor of the is
sue %. honds; TO VOTES were cast in opros
ton. AS there ar" in all 70 Stockholders,
rcprrst ming ll19l shares, the result of The
election is Il majority Of Is st clholdcis,
representing a majority of 412 shares in ia
vor of issuing bonds. - Cui7vN Ncns
CREAGEEsrowN FEsrlvAT"--The Crcag,
crs,nwn Hall Company VIII hold festival
in Their Town ll,l ON the evenings of Fri
day, Saturday, nnn Tuesday, August 9th, 9Th
and 9th. They will add 10 the interest Of
tho ""cason Ivy producing the drama Better
than Cola on Friday evening; ,hi- is Il re.
production, warranted by III" sponhil rrcrp
ton given 1t n, lis first production last Win
ter, 1t is not only II charming play, hut is
well set and splcndidly rendered On Sat
urday evening they will rive the "SArp-
herds Drip by sixteen children. This is
new and Interesting. Tie Hall Company
deserve well of The people aS they have pro-
vllrd an admirable place III winch to held
public entertainments; something that the
town needle AID had not.
The IIicksitts ARE now iuhiiat Nc over the
hot wave that rived on time, according 10
Hicks. Ihcv i"norc The feet that their
prophet n>i trd ny II It that the opening
days Of july sh ull witness one of The chief
torrid Wages Of the summer. We &cEnowl-
edge that we have never been able to satisfy
our mind rs TO Tie true position of many of
the seeming believers in Hicks. They ore
intelligent people and We carn", determine
whether they really have faith in Hicks, or
whytl.,r lh"y assume TO ! aye, Just for the
fun of tive thing.
No well informed man believes that there
is any possible data upon Which to base even
a relatively accurate forecast OF the weather
as far into the future II, Hicks assumes TO do:
that if even weather clcl,S have been rccog.
niZcl, they must he calculated uron Ivy IcrInS
of years. not even by The single year ard Of
course science makes 30 prrtRsc TO be able
to DO more than trace the prohabic mOyc-
mrn,s of weather c0nlitio'S in Nght hence
a faith in Hicks can have no other t0unGa-
ton than that he is y thc true sense of the
word II prophet that he Is diyin,ly inspired
Considered from scientific Standpoint he is
but Il cl.arintan