Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1893-06-29

in arriving this summer; have they eX'
changed the usual country outing for the
Columbian Exposition?
The cherry crop is not large, neither will
he the apple crop. Peaches promise we'll
and owing to scarcity Of other fruit, should
command good prices.
AssIaNED.-The surviving partner of Ger
nand Bros. Of this place has made an assign.
mcnt TOR the benefit of creditors: Mcssrs
Bernard Collidowcr aud G. W. 10y are the
assignccs.
SEAsONABLE Rains. a serious ap-
proach to drought, on Sunday night last and
again on Monday afternoon retrcsbin. rains
fell and we understand in time to relieye all
crops, save possibly the earlier potatoes.
AN OPPoRTUNIry-Now, that Mr.. L. r.
Waesche is about to erect near town stone
crushing machine, may we not hope to secure
limestone macadam, cheap, for our streets.
1t could be delivered from Washington coun-
ty on cars ut the crusher and thence on cars
to the crossing on Nam Street. Surely that
should make the cheapest possible stone.
One ofthe most unique specimens of mech
anism is computing Scale on the counter
of E. O. Crimes III this city. 1t weighs an
article, first deducting the tare, then COM
putcs the value of the one quarter Of cent.
Should you place up,n it something weigh
ing y pounds at Il cents per pound the
scale will only balance at the point that
gives the cxac. price 1t saves time, labor
and money. --1drocate
New FISH BAIT.-Having read in one of
our exchangcs that cows standing in deep
water have been MIXED by bass, we provid'
cd ourselves with an infants bottle, loaded
it with milk AS modified when known as
punch, went to NJ 'nocacy, got seventeen two
10 four pound bass galoriously full and when
the somno,ent stage was reached, dipped
them out with barn basket.
Mrs. B. STINT Cunningham, wife Mr. VIM.
F. Cunningham. died on Wednesday at
C'c,rspring, Washington county, after five
u.ol,hs' illness with complication of dis
cr&cs, aged about 43 She was a daughter
of DR.. Sim, of Libcrtytown, Frederick coun
", and WAS an author ofrepuic. Her pub
ji>hcd large work. consist of two volumes,
entitled an Sancho Panzas Pit" and For
Nunor's Sake" She had a book ready for
She publisher at the time of her death. She
WAS sister Of Mrs. Benjamin A. Richmond,
Of Cumberland and has two brothers, physi,
clans, IN Frederick county.
MIR John w Shaw, brother of Hon.
Frank T. Shaw, Of this city, died IN Wash
iug:on, D. G., where he had resided since
1869, on Tuesday afternoon las Nj. Shaw
was a native of Woolsboro, and WAS about
81 or So years of age. He was engaged in
successful business in Washington and, We
uIr informed. had acquired " handsome fDr
,un" lie was unmarried lie leaves two
brothers and a sister. The editor rt the
SENTINEL has pleasant rccolcctions of his
association with ne deceased, In his boy
hood when he was employed as a clerk N a
country store. He WAS genial and pleas
ant &, ntleman and had many friends WHO
will deeply regret his dcath.-!Sntinek
The county commissioners Of Carroll Co
have made the levy OF taxes for county pur.
poses for 1898 on a bass of about 81 900, 900
as follows Public schools, IS cents on the
500, courts, magistrates aud Officers salaries
l2ccnis; Jail, almshousc, pensions and insane
paupcrs, 10 cents; miscellaneous, cents;
total, AZ cents. The rate last year was so
cents, but included the levy for roacs and
small bridges, which this year has been made
for the districts at rates named by their re-
spective road commissioners as follows Tan
eytown, Union,own and Mddleburg districts
each 10 cents: Myers, 10 cents Woolerys and
Freedom, each 10 cents; Manchester, cents;
Westminster, 8 cents: Hampstead, IL cents;
Franklin, 20 cents The levy
is vet to be made for New Windsor and Tn
ion Bridge districts. The expenditure for
road purposes by the county last year
amounted to about cents on the 500. The
levy for state purposes was made on basis
Of about 81 ,OOO, 900 less than that for county
purposes.
For THE GLORIOUS FoURTn.-As briefly
announced heretofore, Olive Council No so,
Order United American Mechanics are plan
ming for a big demonstration in Union Bridge
on the Fourth OF July in honor of the day.
The exercises will begin carly in the after
noon with grand parade, in which Oliye
Council will be joined by Il number of visit.
ing orders and school children, accompanied
by one or more bands OF music
An interesting feature of the demonstration
will I've the ceremonies attic nding the raising
of a large T. S flag over the public schoo
house, The flag To be given to the
school In these ceremonies the County Ex-
amncr, Prof Difftnbaugh, Of the Board o.
Sch DOL Examiners, the local school officers
and town officials are expected to participate
A number of addresses will be delivered
music rendered by the band, and national airs
sung by the school children and others.
II the dwellings and business houses IN
town should he decorated with flags anC
bunting, and 1t is hoped the citizens will en-
ter heartily into the preparation for credit
able demonstration.
Announcement Of the program in detail
will I've made later,
To date 'lc following organizations have
accepted invitations To be present o. |. a