Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1893-11-30

sold her property on Carroll.st, this place, to
Principal WIN. NJ. Martin for $l,7OO Mr..
M. will move into the property in about two
weeks.
NEVER FoRGRTs Us.-Amos T. Lucas,
our barber. meyer forgets US at Thanksgiving;
u big, fat gobbler will grace our table today.
thanks to "Tup." We appreciate the gift,
Amos, snd II We knew how and were able,
We would make you the happieet darkey in
the county.
WILL 1T GO "DRY ,'-It is rumored that
An effort will be made to have the coming
Legislature enact law to place Creagcrs-
town among the No License districts. We
are not informed whether il Is proposed to
submit it to vote Or to have the Legislature
pass law making it q mo License" district
LITERARY SocrETY.-A number of our
young people have taken initistory steps for
the organization Of Literary Circle; meet.
Ing will be held this( Thursday) evening at
the home Of Miss Daisy Waesche to further
tuo uioy CsAShs' ~ 10 NCIy o~SC'SuI 'HuS
to do and we trust that sufficient interest
will be manifested to insure success.
All signs point to a severe winter, says the
Abilene (Kansss) Reflector. Corn husks are
very thick; hogs melt runs jagged; the
breast bone Of a May goose shows spots re-
sembling the canals OF Mars {; the ducks are
flying in U shaped instead Of V shaped forks
and green frogs are changing their skins
seeking springs for winter quarters.
ATTENDED DIVINE WoRsuIP.-On Sun
day. November 10th, Columbia Council, Jr
o. U. A. NJ. of this place attended divine
worship IN Trinity Reformed church. Rev
G. A. Whitmore, who is member of the
Order preached the sermon based upon the
Text: blessed is the nation whose God is
tho Lord; and tho people whom He hath
chosen for His own inheritance" Psalm
XXXIII ~.
Attendance upon Divine Worship in ,
body, periodically, is provided for by enact
ment Of the Grand Body Of this patriotic and
essentially American Order. The Council
WAS represented by upwards Of forty mem
| beers on this occasion, surely creditable
showing Rev. Mr.. Whitmore's sermon
! from the report that we have received, wal
! in hearty and thorough accord with the
principles and teaching Of the order and
has assuredly wrought good in direction IN
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done.
No NEW QUARTERs.--Au effort to have
the Board of School Commissioners rent the
main auditorium of the Town hall for the
| accommodation Of our now oyercrowded
High School has resulted in failure. As
reported IN one of the Frederick newspapers
action has been deferred" but we are told
that the action had, means indefinite post,
porement, really refusal.
The present room is Objectionable, even
though the number Of pupils does not exceed
that allowed under sanitary regulations u
these inherent objections adj oyercrowding
and we find the condition of affairs to bt
serious.
To this answer of the School Board
should come the emphatic rcjondcr no
more new pupils rather, reduce the present
number For our part, we shall not hes.
.atc to demur at the prospective increase of
the number of pupils and VIC notify
Principal Martin that tho acceptance OF
additional pupils. while occupying the
present room, will be followed by open and
decided protest on our part; not alone in
the character Of a patron ofthe High School
but NJ the mouthplece of local interests. We
listened to strong statement by Prof. Martin
of facts that 60 to prove the impossiblity OF
efficient work, crowded as the room now is
and 1t convinced us,beyond cayil or quest ion
that larger room is now needed; such beng
the case, who will question the correctness
of our position: . larger room or no more
new pupils?
ABURNlNG QUESTION much debate
following suggestions made from time &c
time during the past year by and through
the medium of THE CLARIoN.a petition was
circulated In this town last week, which
asks that the name Of this town be changed
and which will be submitted to the Legsla.
,ure for action, at once upon assembling.
The petition is as yet in blank, the proposed
new name not having yet been selected.
While we were prepared to SEE u goodly
majority of our citizens sign such petition
we confess that we have been surprised at
the practically unanimous favor accorded
the movement; it Is probably fact that Sc
per cent of the real estate of the town is
represented on the petition and others doing
business or residing here but not owners OF
real property haye signed it in like proper,
ton.
Thus far, then, it would seem that the de-
sire to adopt another name is practically
unanimous, but will it stand, mistaken, the
next step, the selection of name. That
will, in our judgment prove to be the most
critical period and those who now in good
faith desire that the name, Mechanicstown,
hp cot 0aide FIR Ono more puphOninna lass