Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1893-01-26

The News.
Public Sale.
Notice to Creditors.
II. G. Valentine y Co.
George W. Stocksdalc.
During the year 1899 Sc persons died in
Carroll County who were over 70 years OF
age. Ofthcse eight were over 90 years Old,
and one reached the age Of 103, Mrs. susanna
Parker. of Oakland The next eldest WAS
Betsy Harden. colored, of Westminster,
whose age was o. years.
The Baltimore Sun Almanac for 1903, of
which We have received Il copy, Is y comper
dium of much valuable information on many
eubjects of IN crest to the people generally.
1t has been prepared with great care and &C
ct,racy and hence is reliable In character A
copy is given to every subscriber to The san.
ALL RlGnT, BUT--.--Mi. Hamilton
Lindsay, ex Register OF Wills, comes out in
q card TO say that instead Of subscribing two
dollars to the big Democratic Banquet to he
held in Frederick that he has given two tons
of coal to the poor. Truly most commcnda.
bic the giving but would it not have been
in better taste not to have ADVERTISED it
PAINFUL AccIpENT-Mr John Lohr, re.
sidiug on Locust street rear the far grounds,
on Monday whilst engaged in saving out
lumber Tor cigar boxes, placed his hand too
near the machinery he was operating and
now deplores the loss Of thumb which was
clipped Oft clean and CT ar. The accident
was IL painful one Hagerstown Neaos.
AMI IREsARY SERVICES. Twenty-Five
wears ago yesterday Rev j. Spaugler kief!cr,
y. d.. preached his first sermon 70 ZION Re.
formed congregation from st. Paul's second
cpistlc to the Corinthians, 4ih chapter and
9th vcrsc--"For VIC preach not ourselves,
but Christ Jesus the Lord" Yesterday, on
the twenty fifthsnniversarv Of tn" pastorate
he preached from the same text,-MdH
A Bro BARGAIN. have just sold n
$50 Wheeler Il Wilson Sewing Machine for
$40 and the buyer Is more than pleased with
his bargain We also have an 1856 Davis
Sewing Machine, enclosed cabinet Mahoga-
ny, with all attachments, complete, one of
the very best machines built and the best
finished machine that we have ever offered,
This is another great bargain; write and
learn price, it will surprise you. Do not
bother US unless You really want machine.
I ,.,.ly tod
four different below.zero waves of colt Mt
this place On Wednesday morning Of last
week we reached the fifth and decidedly the
coolest, eight below having been reported.
While we were having it from one to eight
below here, points twenty to thirty miles
from us, down in the "lcvels" reported ten
to eighteen below, During the past five
DAYS we have had relief, the thermometer
rising as high a. forty.
ENTERTAINMENT The Old Time School
entertainment will be repeated with new
features added that will make it additionally
pleasing In place OF the farce, the Tram
to Mauro," will be substituted probably the
finest DRILL ever attempted here: it Will be
executed by ten Young ladies and is known
~ The Flag Drill
The entertainment, as before, is for the
benefit Of Il fund for the purchase of addi.
tional hose for Guardian Hose Company.
The date Of the entertainment is fixed for
Tuesday evening, February 18th.
Masonic BANQUET Tue officers Of Acacia
Lodge, A. F. & A. NJ, of this place were
formally installed On Monday evening, Dep
u,y Inspector j. j. White of Plymouth
Lodge, Union Bridge, conducting the cere-
monies.
Afterwards the members and visiting
brethren to the number OF forty sat down
TO q banquet al the Gilbert House There
were twenty five strangers present from
Plymouth and other lodges, A special
coacl, attached to the evening train took the
visitors back at 100 p. M, attached to the
night through freight.
III arrfanps.