Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1893-08-31

TINS week.
Mr.. Tg,atus Fiizslmmons' barn near
Buckcvs,own was destroyed by Gre on Tues
day morning last; loss between $4,000 and
$4,000 well insured
Hairs HAIR Remover cures dandrutf and
scalp affections also al, cases OF badness
where the glands which feed the roots Of the
hair are not closed up.
An infant child of Mr.. George W. Yonson
of Wayncsbolo Pa, died ofcholera infantum
at the home Of its grand parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Cornelius Black, on Tuesday night
last.
Mr. VIM. H. COVER OF this place, lately
employed by w. II. Biggs & Bro, at Rocky
Ridge, goes to Wayncsboro, Pa, next week.
He will continue to follow his trade as a
miller.
We never try to make our doctor think
We are angels he helped lis when we came,
will help us when We 60 and is continually
getting Il, our nncrmost mwards hctwiXt
times If You think your doctor don't know
Won, you are foolish for taking his medicines.
Mr. Ross Slick who has been engaged in a
drugstore in Burlington, N. j., is home on a
visit. Sncc we last saw him he has had Il
two months experience i'll n southern boom
town on, Of winch all the boom has rvapora
ted Il town in the Tennessee mountains, that
rot together a population of 1000 in three
wears and lost the half OF ii in three months
THE TAX RATE for county purposes is
G. mills in this county; 10 with an average
road tax IN the several districts TO- total -
in Carroll l.55 in Baltimorc SS4 in Mont
romcry 70 in Washington Sc IN Allcgany;
and / 90 in Garrett. Except in the fifth
distric, in Anne Arundel 12S, Carrots rate
is Tie highest in the state outside of Baltimore
city
About two miles from this city on the
Nontryuc pike can be- seen two fields con
tanning about 80 acres each, which present
remarkable contrast The fields are within
a stenc, throw ufrarh other, but til" one to
the left presents hIi@h, green look With
good ear, while tie Other To the li4li pre-
,pn,S a patched and yellow npp"arahrc.-
.N,rs
AEnTurR. The Baltimore newspaper
mcn have found out at last now pleasant
place we ui'rr fora s"jonrn in the Summer.
Following close upon the 1merir"A repre-.
scn,atiyc, we now have stopping with Mrs
John Jones, Mr. Wa. &, Guard of the Bal
iiuorc H,uld,
Mr.. Guard is an aty.blc and intelligent zen.
,lcman and we are clad TO welcome such rs
he, for 1t isprolmhlr that only Ivy their nd-
vent aud the consequent cn''fl 'cnm"'i of
the ootcr world through the medium tiarr
excellent newspapers, that our wealth "'
wasted beauty and opportunity may nr DC
yr,u;tcl and utilized here ana hrrrabou'
Mcsls Jas. DcaUtcr, county commissioner
Jas. b. Brown, school commis' "n"r, and II
l. HoNitz purchased ST" from DR.. D"uh
of MlllrloVn, for site for the urW sr),o"l.
house to h" erected in place, Of the Old
luihlng, known as kooglr's OK ltGkson
Throll .chouI house is situated in I4c>soa
d.,r e. line change Of lo'aton viii bring
0lhpnru house in Middjrt~Wn district.
4 new hou-r will also hc built a' Peters
vile, The county authorizes are DESTROYS Of
changing the site there also, but have been
lnahlc. so far, to secure II desirable Locations
II now seems prohablc l,lAt ,nc new hp0se
will be placed upon the old site
Lrr THE CorRTs DhcIDE &C., Beside such
as are moved only by purely partisan mo-
,ivcs 10 question the constitn,ionnl,lv oi the
ar, Of the las, Legislature, that extended the
time of our County Commissioners to >IN
yca,s, there are others in whose minds there
is a strong doubt.
The Republicans nominated five men, who,
tncy ask. shHl, be placed regularly upon the
ticket this fAli, on the grounds that the Con-
l,titutionul Amendment adopted two years
AFRO could not have been intended and was
not understood to have reference 10 other
than elections held after its adoption and NJ
ter S.ltflal tElSh'Nt enactment l'l'ii'" w
in the Amendment,
While to a Eyman ihc case may seem TO
be plain one, 50 far rs the plan for llnNl
scltlcmrn, is concerned, it may he that the
way the learned lawyers will lead will prove
to be ,orluons and troubIous 1t should not
he SO our people have an abiding faith in
the ability and rig .mindedncss ofohr courts
and before them the question should so,
promptly and without spccions pleading or
attcmp, to bccloud the issue or 10 eyaac Il
! decision by artul tripping up on modes OF
i, procedure.
1t is perfectly legitimate that the consitu-
t,onnlny Of any act Of our Legislature b"
5 questioned and this one has been by some ct
. our people. AS we have said our judiciary
+, occupies place IN the confidence of our PEG.
g pie tina, places it beyond the privilege otHny
! man TO deny, through bubble or smart turn
L in law, tlr opportunity to secure decision.
i, Lc, the issue he plainly and sQnarr'y raised
Y and passed upon; Is the Act of Assembly
$ relating to this matter constitutional?
c lfour courts say IT is, that settles it with
Z us ard Will with large majority OF all who
= now question il if they say it is not, that
/. settles it with us and must with others,
E nrafhs.