Catoctin clarion., 1892-06-02

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A number OF our citizens visited Graceham
ON Monday evening lust to witness the dec
oration services Mt that place.
The water works at Elkton, Cecil county,
are ncaling completion. Those for Middle
town haye not yet been begun and if the eff
forts of the obstruc,ionists prevail, never will
be. -ValIey Register.
SOLD FOR TAxEs.-On last Saturday Mr.
Charles F. Rowe sold for back taxes the
property of Henry Muck, containing ID
acres lying in Catoctin district, which was
purchased by Mr.. Daniel G. Miller.
PROPERTY SOLD. -Messrs John Rouzel
and John r. Rouzer as trustees sold the real
estate of the Keyser & Rouzer Manufacture
ing Company on Friday afternoon last. Mr.
Frederick White purchased it for $3.50.
Rev. Father VIM. H. I. Reaney, who was
recently appointed by President Harrison as
chaplain IN the United States Navy, was
presented Monday night with a gold watch
valued at 1926, by the members of Father
McE!roy Council, e. B. L.. of Frederick, OF
which he was chaplain, as q mark Of their
regard.
EIGHT Tons OF ORE.-Sevcral capitalists
Of New York, who have been engaged in
boring on the farm Of Mr.. Thomas Il. Price,
near Hyattstown, this county. took eight
tons of gold ore to New York with them for
the purpose of analyzing the same. A fine
quality of lime stone has also been found on
Mr.. Prices farm-News.
MONEY In BANK.--Accordng to the state
ments of the five National Banks of Frcder-
ick, just made. the individual deposits sub
ject to check therein aggregate S2,003 1885,
So; divided as follows; Citizens 81 ,309, $780,
Sc Farmers and Mechanics, $23S, ,132 80 {;
Central, $1S7 1884 First National, $780,
5h7G Frederick County, $s6,352 21.-Er-
dminer.
BIG DAY AT GETTYsBURG.-The greatest
event at Gettysburg this summer, Will take
place on the Battlefield to day, CTnursday) y
when the High Water Mark" monument
marking the place where Picketts famous
charge was repulscd will I've dedicated with
appropriate and imposing ceremonies. Pres.
ident Harrison and his cabinet will be pres
ent and the the president will deliver an ad
dress. Ex Gov Beaver has been selected to
deliver the Grafton. The presentation speech
is to be made by Col. Bachelor. The Ma
rnc Band, of Washington, d. G., is expected
to furnish the music on the OCCASION.
DEMOCRATIC PRIMAnY.-The Democratic
Primary held in Mechanicstown, Saturday
May 2S,h, elected the following delegates to
attend the Democratic County Convention t,
be held IN Frederick, June 4th, 1892:
David Fisher, Jos. A. Gernand, W. A.
Conner, George E. Wisslcr, Jas. Il. Waesche
L. r. Waesche, Jos. G. Gccnand Fred'k
White Frank Collhower, DR.. w S. Nc
Pherson, j. Wesley Creeger. J. 4, Colliflow.
er, Ross Eyler, G, NJ. Gall, Chas. Null. +. l..
Bobli!z, Bernard Colihower, John Jones'
David Firor, d. F. Roddy.
George E. Wissler, David Fisher,
Secretary President.
LUTHERAN PEN-MAR REUNION The sew
enth Annual Lutheran Reunlcn at Pen-Mar
will be held Thursday, August 9Th. In ad-
Iition to the number of new attractions and
improvements on the grounds, and greater
facilities for the prompt dispatch and recca-
ton of trains, there will be erected a number
OF large canvass shelters sufficient to protect
thousands from the sunshine or heavy rain.
These will adjoin the large stand made for
the band, clergy and speakers. The pro
gramme containing names of the speakers,
and the new features, will be published in
due time. Notwithstanding the great sue
cess of the former Reunions, we have it from
the chairman, Rev. w. G. Wire that he
believes the coming one will su1pass any
IN the past-Littlestown Independent.
THE W. Nj. RAILRoAD.--The monthly
meeting of directors ofthe Western Maryland
Railroad Company was held at IIiilen station
on Wednesday OF last week. A gratifying
increase in business was reported 1t was
stated that track upon the Potomac Valley
Railroad had been laid as far as McCoy's Fer
ry, over nine miles from Williamspolt, and
that there renamed a little over four
miles to complete the linc which will be done
by o.. before June 10, after which some little
time will be required to complete the ballast
ing and other work. Rain intcrfercd with
the prosecution of the work.
The Potomac river bridge was complt ted
on the 14th inst, and is a very fine structure.
1t consists of five spans of l40 feet each, and
is combination of iron and steel, resting up.
on SIX massive piers over 90 feet in height.
1t was necessary to maintain this elevation
to afford the requisite clearance for canal
boats and to keep the bridge well above high
water mark in ;hc Potomac. All the bridg-
ing il now completed with the exception Of
the span across the canal which is now being
erected, and will he completed before the
track reaches It, The small trestlc, which is
being built by a Eub-contractor, between the
canal and river, and which was caught in an
unfinished condition and blown down re-