Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1893-04-06

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SETTLED. On Saturday evening last the
Democratic Central COMMITTEE Of the district
endorscd Mr. l.. II Waescile for postmaster
Mt Mechanicstown; Mr.. w. l.. Arnac"st at
Grsceham and Mr.. Richard Kelly at Cstoc.
tin Furnaces.
ANOTHER Charlottesville. Jos. A. Be''
nett, one of the most faithful and reliable OF
the long list OF CLARION OFFICE apprentices,
has secured his passport and wiiltmigrate to
Chicago next week. As he has done his tu'!
duty by us. we sincerely trust that the world
may deal as justly BY him.
QUEER EplsrLE Some very queer re.
quests and letters come from Clerk Oswald's
hands The following cpistle in the mar
rage license book which speaks for itself:
"By order from father and mother lshuc no
Lishsons tor Miss - - untcll After
july the 20, 1895, then she will bee her own
Woman at the age Of Is years" The note
was signed by the father and mother IF the
girl who vii! soon "be her own woman. ~
Hagerstown Nens.
FELL INro A SpnlNG-Mrs. Hanna Mise
wander, residing near Welsh Run, went to
the spring short distance from her home to
get pail of water Wednesday. Not return.
ing, search was made for her and her lifclcss
remains partly submerged were found in The
spring. She wxs so years Of age and much
enicebled 1t is supposed she was taken
with A.. She was widow, but leaves
number of ch ldren, all grown, however,
GUIDE
The completion of the Western Maryland
Railroads extension to York, Pa, will now
b. pushed. A small force of mtn were put
to work on the road Tuesday and their nun
Der will be added to next weed. The grad
Ing Is almost ali done. cut near the entrance
into the borough o: York being the only i'm
portant work TO be finished Oh the line, but it
will soon he finished. Nine miles nf,racks
are still to I've laid between ortcr's and Yves,
York. The spring will witness an active
resumption of WORK.
THE FAMOUS LIBERTY BELI.-I, has been
been decided by the councilmanic, Worlds
fair sub committee that the lhr,v bell, the
ringing Of which proclaimed the indeprnd-
ence of the thirteen original states shall he
taken to Chicago. the date Of departure be
ing fixed for April e.
The bell will be transported in n special
car and four salwart policemen will go
along rs its special custodians, and will never
lose sight of their charge while it is in
Chicago. A number of CITY officials will 60
TO Chicago at The time the hell s taken there.
On the way to the fair stops will be made
10 all the large cities IN the route so that
their citizens may have Al. opportunity Of
seeing the bell that rang out liberty t" the
land.
STOPPED IN TINE On last Friday after
noon Mr. J. Thomas Gelwicks. of ibis p ace,
was out cunning for Wild ducks and snipes,
along Toms Creek and desiring to eros the
creek went to the water rack short distance
below the railroad bridge for that purpose,
but stopped on the bans of the creek before
getting on the rack. when suddenly he heard
u noise on the opposite side, add looking in
that direction he saw large oak tree falling
toward him What WAS the cause Of the
tree falling seems to be mystery. as-,,herc
was very little, If any, wind blowing at til,
time. Mr.. Gelwicks surely made narrow
escape, for had hr gotten on the rack it is
quite possible that the falling tree would
ave fell on him - Chronicle
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Won THE PKIZs.-Last fall Mr.. David II
om!th, prominent merchant Of Frederick
city, gave notice in the county papers that
tor the beet letter IN composition, "rth"gra-
ply and penmanship, addressed him by q
pupil under Is years of age, attending the
Public Schools, enclosing certificate of the
teacher that such WAS the fact, he would
award to such pupil rs a prize, gold watch
and chain. After due consideration of the
merits of the numerous letters received, the
prize was awarded to Miss Naomi Troxell,
daughter Of Mr.. Jas w. Troxcll. of this dis
,r,ct, pupil OF Public School No. 8. Edward
+. Smith, teacher. The watch is u beautiful
and valuable one and is now i'd the possess
ion OF Miss Troxell and highly priced.
Or FINE PHoMIsE We have now the
first two ISSUES of The Examiner under,t new
management and may judge OF tnc promise
for the future. 1t is gratifying circum
stance to he able to refer to it as we may IN
the light of what they llaye already done. as
most pronounced step upwards and for,
ward. Tie Examiner is now one of the real
newspapers and its editorial department, thus
for almost xclus'vev political, is Original
pertinent and refreshngly minus last years
dried chcstnuts and the sterco'yped plati
,udes have surely been shoveled into the
melting pot. %
That n high toned, straight,out md I'm
trammeled republican newsp .per should he
venture doubtful OF success in Frederick
County, is absurd such n paper will win
supper, and shekel. and The Examiner has
started out to I've such paper
LEAF By LEAF TIE Roses FALI.-What
h 70 come over matters IN lndunc First. the