Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1893-12-07

W.
night, followed hy hail, rain and fog on Sun.
day.
TIE ELECTRIC R0AD-The work OF
grading goes mcrrily on. Eighty men now
ut work with horses and carts upon the en-.
tire line. Almost one. half of the entire road
is now graded, and work on the lever end
IS being pushed at rapid pace say the large
fore" oflaborers employed. Boonsboro Tines
One MoRE WoRD.--In making choice OF
y name for this place our people should keep
constantly before them the idea that the
proposed new name is intended to attract
the attention OF others; that it is purely
n tasiness movement and individual tastes or
desires should BE- subogduatel to the one
idea will it attract outside attention?
We add one more word. 1t has been
suggested by and is the desire of many that
the LADIES attend the meeting OF toEaorow
friday evening.
TRY TH1s-Boys ifyou take the trouble
to work out the following problem it will
show exactly what pe.plc think Of you.
Place the year Of your birth on piece of
paper, and your ave at your last birthday
last year, not this year, multiply the iresult
by 900 and subtract G7S,423. Substitute
, for figures letters Of the alphabet a for I, b
for ., C for 3, etc, and read the result very
carefully.
HARKEN To THIS We have sent ont u
number Of statements, a5gr eating Il consld-
cradle sum an | they have not been needed
Why not?
We did not send them ont for mere form
sake: but we sent them because we needed
mOucv and evidently each one expected
that all The others would pay and tat their
amount would not Ge needed; now then,
each one of you assume that no one else vii.
! likely pay and that Your amount will there.
! fore prove scrv,"t4.b"
/ Ifyou don't 40 it W. fear tina, it will be u
matter of "Christmas ana no cakes with
! Us and sho i'd 1t pruyc to be thus, you may
! expect 10 find substituted for our usual
! Christmas Greeting something better calnl
| lated to fit the Lentcn season.
! PE>Ey Party Thanksgiving even.
! ing Miss Matte WisnZkcy entertained a
number Of ler tricnlsat her home ON South
Water stree, by ottcrirr for their entertain
ncnt "penny P2rty,' Although the
name in il.cf sounds n little insignificant,
, the cyenng's entertainment was of the higk
est orter and Miss Mats ic deserves credit
for her earnest endcavorlo please all pres
ent At ub ut 10 O'Clock the guests We're
shown and conducted TO the .,ireshmcn'
table which alb nundel with TIE deiLucies
/ and fruits most suitable for such An occasion
In the Penny contest Mr. II. u. johnson
won the fist pre- 10y answering ,i;ht ot
the ten questions asked amt Mr., VIM. Stock
| succeeded in carrying off The "Booby' prize
/ by the Ill luck of not answering corr,C city
. one Of the questions.
.IuRoUs For DECEMBER CoIRT. The fO'
lowing named iUr, men nave becu drawn 'or
the December term of Court:
Buckeyslown Franklin {. Thomas :;
Frelerick--n Jefferson krisc, John II.
Wittcr, Richard }. Dutrow. James HIonck
Peter :. No'nagic; " idllr;oN IL Grove X.
House Crcngr Newton II. Staub :;
Emmltohurr-W N. llokc; Catuc,in-Jo!n
W. Lcathcrman; Urhnna-Jacob w Davis :;
Liberty-Itod cy T. GIisson New Market
-Iynatus W Dorsey; Ilauv"r>'-James 4 =.
Wolfe Woodsbvro'- VIM Carmack Pc.
sville-Chas, X, Cutler; Mount Pleasant
-Thos Il Cromwell; Jefferson ,John W.
,hckson--Jamos O. Hooper Johnsvie-
Tilghman O. Blessing; Woodvlle-Singlr.
ton w. Adridge; Linganolc-C Charles b.
Snpuington; Lcwistown-Levi G. Leather
man Tus arora-E ln.und p. Fcaga.
THE Town MEETIAG.-On Thursday
evening last as many as one hundred of our
citizens met, pursuant to Gail, in the Town
Hall, to take preliminary steps in the matter
OF changing the name OF this town. Much
/ interest WAS manifested and an evident
desire to carry the movement through, yc;
there w,,s a very proper disposition to
wi,Lold prcc,.'itate action.
'r Frank llrsson, through whose mdef
ilngable wolk the strong petition was secured
calle,, the meeting 20 order and named Mr..
| John Root as chairman ilr. Chas. L. Casscll
was chosen secretary. A committee colu-
posed of niue with the chairman Of the
meeting chairman If the committee, rs
follows; Col. J II. Rouzer, Mcssrs Charles
Shipley, j. ii. Cover, Geo w. S,ocksdale, j.
f. D. Miller, S. NJ. Birely, Frank Hess"n,
W. irwin 10y, John Root, was appointed to
secure II list OF DANES and to report them to
Il meeting on Friday evening, December Sth.
1t was also ordered that the name selected
should be determined by a two-thiruA vote
| ofal present at the meclILs
COMMUNICATED.
SsecilHnicstO OWE tile Name.