Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1893-06-08

Charles Bussard residing near Middletown
killed ~ snakes in one day. as +
A Lodge Of Knights of fythias has beer
at White Hall, Baltimore county
A prominent Edgemont peach grower says
that blossoms were not drowned by the re-
Mr.. George Brown. of"Brooklandwood,
has sold about IA acres ofground at Brook
Baltimore County, to Mr.. VIM. F.
johnson for $3,2S7 rs. JAIL
Rev. M. L. Error, pastor of the Reformed
church at Union Bridge, has moved into the
new parsonage. IT. lisa very neat building
and pleasantly situated. = Ba sner. ,>sA e,
An enterprising farmer Of Leitersburg dis
trict has been skimming the Antietam creek
and is storing the oil that spreads upon itt
surface. He has 8 barrels of it already.
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Mrs Browe, widow of the late John
Brown, of Brownsville, who was the oldest
P Postmaster In the United States. died at he'
residence on Friday and was buried on Sat
lrday.
A JURY LuNATICo.-Wm. l.. Dutrow, Oi
district, was brought to the
city yesterday afternoon by Sheriff Cromwell
and placed IN Jail. A jury de lunat,co in.
1ulrendo will be held IN his case this amer.
Of Friday.
A monument Inns been erected on the bat.
lefield OF Polo Alto, on the Rio Grnnde, to
he memory Of Major Samuel Ringgold, of
W ashington County, who fell ON that bloody
ground May 8, 1886. His remains lie at
Fountain Rock, this county.-HeraM &
TorcA.
THEY CANT DEPEND UPON IT.-The new.
v appointed postmasters ut Benevols, Euc.
id and G,pland will be delighted to learn
hat these have been made presidential Of.
Ices. But they won't get this astounding
from any more reliable source
han the Elagcrstown Globc.-Herald d
Torch.
The Junior Band from Mechxn,cstown
entirely Of boys In very attr"c
i've unifornss who were only organized
b,ut two months ago, deserve great praise
or the progress they have made and the easy
manner In which they took their place in the
'arade with the sturdy march Of veterans.
-CNronicls.
The will of the late Matthew Eichclberger
the following legacies To Gettys.
'urg College $1,000, Lutheran Theological
tss ,oOo, il II remain there; If re-
moved, to lose it all. and 20 900 then to 60 to
College. Other requests amount
ne to 10000, were made. These all will
AXE effect after the widows death
1t has been known here for week or
norc that Col, VIM A. McKellip is about
. retire FIR ting from the active pursuit
# his profession, and that he and Mrs. Nc
1cllip will take up their residence, for time
t least, IN Washington, ID. Z. In pursuance
{ this determination Col. Mckellip has dis.
oscd Of his law Office and library to L..
lowell Lamotte, Esq.-isntinel.
THE CONTRACT GIVEN OUT-Afler much
rlbulation and many yexstious delays the
authorities Of Middletown have
ONE to see the way clear to take decisive
c,ion on the water works question. On
afternoon of last week they awar'
ed the contract to construct the water
works TO MI. Owen Patterson a Baltimore
ontractor, for the gross sum Of $l2,6oO'
dr. Patterson obligates himself to complete
he water system according to the specifica-
Ions made by Civil Engineer. N. II Par.t,
i Baltimore, and to complete the same by
september Is, 1893. *-Talley Register.
SUNDAY PAPERs.-The Cumberland Valley
sabbath Association passed among other
csolutions this one on Sunday papers:
1.-THE proprictols and publishers of these
apers have no more right to sell their pro-
ucts on the Sabbath day than the butcher,
.rmcr or merchant to sell his Their deter
nmed effort to destroy our holy day, and to
sregard Christian sentiment calls for more
han ordinary effort to be made by the church
nd law abiding citizens to stem and stay
he tide on the Sunday paper. We will
therefore, resolve not to patronizc any news
,aper that has Sunday issue and that we will
se our influence with our friends and
rhomsoeyer VIC may to do likewise
NEW Corn DEsrRoYER.-A worm. brown
u color, from ! to 4 If An inch long, belong
ng to the caterpillar family, is playing havoc
n Lchigh county. Pa, cornields. 1t is very
lively and when put on the hand 1t immedi-
tely starts out at swift gait and spins silk
Ike spider. 1t eats the young corn of
GLOW the ground and then imbeds itself in
cocoon. 1t is something new to farmers.
hundreds Of acres of corn have been ruined,
nd all sections of the country have suffered.
Corn ground ploughed last fall is not 50
,adly injured as that ploughed this spring.
some fields haye been replanted while farm
RS are at work IN others. The present
Weather is propitlous for the work of the
,orn worm. The same trouble is expert
need by Berks county farmers.
ARTHUR PosT No Al, G. A. R.-Arthur
Post No. Al, G. A. r., attended Memorial