Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1893-06-15

| SlaS OF ChafleStOWn, W. va, arc Vls'ViuS
friends and relatives in this place.
VERY S1cK.-Robert, son of Mr.. w. l. 10y
of this place came home III on Wednesday
evening of last week and is now very SICK.
He is threatened with typhoid fever. He
had been advanced to the head clcrkship in
IN Baltimore City drugstore but month or
two prior to his Illness.
observation-disclosures Zimmerman and Krise
sons in.law of Mr.. J. E. Martin of Logs
Station, came from Frederick on Monday
last to gig for cells and fish in Nonocacy.
They say that the stream fell four inches at
the Creagerstown bridge, owing to the great
bulk of fish taken from the stream above.
A STRANGE OCcURRENCE.-John Alexan-
der, hostler IN the B. 4 o. yard at Bruins
wick, while riding on the pilot of an engine
jumped off to remove q wheelbarrow from
the track ahead, when his foot slipped and
he fell, the engine cutting otftwo toes and
bruisiug him badly. The strangest part Of
the accident was that the heel of his shoe
threw the engine off the track.-Banner.
BITTEN BY A CAT,--Thc wife of Mr.. j . f.
Martin residing on W. Main.st was bitten in
the index finger one day last week by cat.
The wounds became highly inflamed, swollen
and very painful. The cat was in her hands
at the time and became frightened; 1t was
not v,ciously done nor was there anything
wrong with the Cat other than fright We
are glad to be able to report her much i'm
proved.
PERsoSAL.-Mr. r. NJ. Kcnney, law re.
porter of the Baltimore american spent Sat
urday evening and Sunday last in our town
He is looking for place in which with his
family to spend the summer and we are graf
life to know that our pretty mountain town
has caught his eye.
Mr.. Kcnncy is an affable and intelligent
gentleman and we trust that we may have
him with us during the major part Of the
summer.
STRAWBERRIES Gould one conceive o!
n less expressive name? In color, nor in
form in the manner Of their growth, in taste
nor the way We introduce them to our pal
atcs, nor yet in any other way may we con-
meet them with the idea of straw They
more resemble the finger tips Of dawn and
should be called Aurora's Thimbles. This
may seem cx,ravagant and ali that but then
Strawberries and we are jointly and scvcral!y
rcCiprocally mashed on each other
THE Dull SCoRE.-The following is the
percentage made 10y the five companies
which engaged III the competitive drill at
the Fair Grounds last Thursday, 100 being
taken as the basis: Points scored PhGnix,
Wilmington Del. OILY Junior, Reading Pa
100, with two deficient points but not dcduc-
ted on account of excellent score: Logan
Altoona, Pa, made an excellent record, but
owing to the fact that they withdrew before
they had finished the drill, they made score
of only S9s Guardian Hose Company OF
Mcchancstown, 90; Hanover Pa, S9,-Ne,rs
! IOf course, honorable Judges 100 looks
very much better than 9S; but don't you
think ION account Of the excellent score" II
would have looked even yet better had you
not mentioned the 1.-TWO deficient points p
1t would at lraS. have Invested your report
of an element of absurdity.-ED. CLARION
RABlEs.-Thc hydrophobic outbreak at
MIR. Wachter's farm near Ora ceham has cost
| l.. .,Cl |, &c hn,
The examination made ny DR.. Ward, State
Veterinarian, DR.. Reigle of EmmitsburI and
DIR Piltinger of this place satisfied them that
beyond all question these cattle have all un
dergone an attack of hydrophobia. There
has been seasons of excitement at times dur.
ing the past week, owing to the appearance
Of strange dogs in the locality it is not
known however that any dogs have been bit
ten sage possibly several in and about Grace
ham, by the dog that bit Mr.. Wachters cat.
tie. Precautions should be taken. however
as there can be no further question as to the
presence of hydrophobia in this locality and
among the first should be requirement that
every dog that appears on the street should
wear Il muz2lc it will be avery Slight incon
venience to undergo for the sake of protect
ing our people and for the luxury of owning
a dog. Other towns and all cities have 81 eli
ordinances let there be one enacted here.
since the above was placed IN type dog
manfesting signs of madness passed through
our town and is known to haye bitten two
dogs, both of which were killed on Wcdncs-
day. That should I've required wherever any
possibility of danger exists.
Is FREDERICK FIGHTING THE RoAD?-l
50, can she afford to do it ?-Wc think not
The Valley doing its part.-Progress contin
ues to be made in the Frederick and Middle
town Electric Railroad enterprise.
The bond subscriptions on this side the
mountain now amounts to about $50 900
sum that at one time was Thought to be al
that would be required of us. During tho
past week, however it has beer. given ou
that the Frederick people are almost unit
III opposition to the road on the ground thai
it would ne ruinous to the business interests
of that city, and with but few exceptions de-
cline to give it aid. If this report be true ant
the people of that city prove to be so SUI
premely selfish, it will become the duty OF
our home people to arouse themselves tC
more determined action and see that the roat
is built in spite of them, or failing in this,sc
cure good outlet to market elsewhere
VaLsv Reg,ster.