Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1893-08-10


Naturally the Lutherans Of Hagerstown
are anxious to know the true history OF that
bell-Cumberland Newe.
At the invitation of Dr. Nj. f. Leathcrman
we spent Monday night in hls camp at Pen
mar. Cool and invigoratipg, the wierd shad-
ows, chrp,ug crickets and the drowsy sough-
ing Of the wind through the pines, supple
mented the wooiugs of Morpheus and we
slept and breathcd ozone until in our dreams
we whipped three stout men, scriatlm, Sc
rious as such business seems to us in our
waking hours. Since which event our ap.
petite may be hkencd unto two edged
sword.
PoLIT1cAL.-At a meeting of the Republl-
can County Central Committee in Frederick
on Saturday last, primaries were ordered for
Saturday August 10th, and the County Con-
yentlon for Wednesday August 23rd.
The question of placing County Commits
sioners ticket in the field was left for the dc.
cision Of the County Convention. The SEN
,imcnt among republicans in tins section is
very decidedly IN favor Of naming FIVE com,
missioners at the County Convention to be
followed by an appeal to the courts to have
such names placed regularly upon the ticket
4 World CIRCUMsCRIBED.-An item is
giving the rounds OF the Maryland press
that "the last telephone has been taken from
Mechanicstown and that place is without
telephone communication with the outside
world" THIS is correct, but the telephone
communication that we did have with the
outside world was restricted to Frederick
city chiefly as the instruments hayc been re-
moved from points in this county until the
telephone had become practically worthless.
There are, to the best of our Knowledge but
two telephones north of Frederick city in
this county today: one in Emmitsburg and
and one at Motters Station.
4 force of twenty-elght hands are en-
ploycd this week on the water works Very
hard digging is experienced at some points
along the turnpike near town and dynamite
will be used to assist in the excavation for
the pipes at such places.
Charles Gctligan. who intends pushing
key of beer on Il wheelbarrow from Po'tsvillc
Pa, to the Worlds Fair, started on his jour,
ney Wednesday of last week. 1t is a good
thing for Gc,tgan that he doesn't have to
pass through Middctown with that kcg of
beer
A good many sharpers who claim TO be
agents for one thing or another, are travelling
through the country just now and it would
he well for the people to look out for them.
Some of these fellows are up to all kinds OF
tricks and it takes Il pretty shrcwd man to
keep out of their clutches Valley Register.
WILL SHUT Downfall the meeting ofthe
Board Of Directors Of the Gcser Mfg Co.
Monday night it was decided to close the
works down tight for an indefinite period.
This order will 20 into effect Friday evening
at the blowing of the whistle Five hundred
men will he left without employment
Tins action Of the company ls due TO The
great panic through which we are now pass
inc, which has broken banks by the hundreds
locked up money by the millions, paralyzed
the market, knocked the life and soul out Of
values and precipitatcd riotons. stampede
all over the land
They have enough manufactured stock to
meet the probable demand for the balance Of
the season. Ordinarily the force would be
thrown on new work and stock Cor next
year. But in the present uphcavcl is there
going to be any thing as next year, With
wheat at 80 here and 80 west, money on n
deadlock and everything going to the dogs
will there be anybody wanting or able to buy
machinery next year?
THIS is the question that bids them stop,
look and listen. Hence the action of Mon-
day night.
The shut down may only be for month
or six weeks and it may go longer All will
depend on the country.
This is the first shut down on GciScr hill
since 1856 WayncsJoro Gazette.
JuHoRs FOR THE AUGUST TERM-Buck-
cySIoWn DlstlNt'- M'Olil '''i', i'"i'h
Copeland
Frederick .-Wm. F. Chiffon, Edward
Koontz, VIM IL Doub, F. o. Burck, Hamil
ton Lindsay, Raymond G. Reich, Joseph
Williamson, John lIershberger
Middctown-L. II. Pattengall, Josiah
FLOOR.
Characterization 5. Grinder, J, S.
Bugs.
Emmitsburg Adam Trcsler, Thomas j..
Barnes
Catoclin.-Gcorge w. Bckenstaf, T. F..
Bittle.
urhana Baker J. Lamar, w j. Sum"alt.
Liberty Newton Pttinger, John F. Hit
zeberger.
New Market. - Phi lemon II, Girff1th, Dr.,
jackson Carpenter.
IIauyers-C. N Stem, Aaron Boyer.
Woodsboro.-.I @. A. Tough, James S.
Plunkard.
rsville-Albcrt Hemp, Edward G.
Schacter,
Mt Plcasant.--F. d. Rarrick, II A. Buck
cy
Jefferson. Joseph c. Johnson, A d
Doty.
Mcchanicstown. Edward G. Morrison
Lewis G. Smith.
Jackson. "A. J HORNE, &. w. Main.
louisville. &C. Rrpp, j. r. Warner.
Woodyillc.--M f. Burgoe, o. M. Hood.