Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1893-01-05

The mountain roads are very icy and I'M
less your horse is rough shod, you had better
walk or stay at home.
BRIGHT 'STREAKs, according to Prof.
Pickering, ma be, noticed in the moon.
when 1t Is full" We haye noticed the same
phenomenon in things mundane and human.
The cold weather had depressing effect
on the three hundred oysters boats engaged
In longing for oysters in the vicinity OF An
napolls. All of these boats except about
twenty-five were hemmed in by the ice, and
those that visited the oyster bars returned
with short cargoes.
FLAG PRESENTATION Henry Wingert,
Esq, this city, has been selected to present
flag to the Rouzervile, Pa. Academy, next
Saturday, December 3lst. The flag will be
given by Rising Star Council. Jr. .. U. A.
NJ, of Rouzervllle. The Academy will be
dedicated at the same time and number of
prominent educators Of Franklin Co. are
expected to he present.-Mail
Gideon ID. Crumbaugh, a native Of Woods
boro', Frederick County, died recently at
LEROY, ILL.,, aged eighty seven years. He
went West early in life. but returned for \
time and then went West again in 1854. He
was postmaster of Leroy and held other
offices in Illino1es up until up to 1877. One
Of his surviving children is Mr. George
Crumbaugh, of Frederick.
Letters remaining in the Post Office Mt
Mechanicstown, Frederick County, Md. on
January LIST, 1892.
Beverly, Mr.. r. G. Lander, James
Cramer Mr.. Geo. w. Peddicord, Mr.. VIM.
Hartman. john Willhldc, Mrs. Ada
j. J. Hcnshaw, T. NJ.
Persons calling for any of the above letters
will please say they are advertised.
Don't Quarrel
With people for grooming when they suffer
with Rheumatism or Neuralgia; The pain is
simply terrible; no ancient torture WAS more
painful but people ought to be blamed if
having Rheumatism or Neuralgia and won't
use Red Flag Oil it has cured hundreds of
autferers and costs only Is cents ut H. G.
Valentine & Co.'S Drugstore.
The Baltimore Sun has during the past
year stepped out to the more modern march
ing and by more than one prompt movement
has lined up with the best and most progress
sive OF newspapers. For time it gave
evidence Of willingness to lag, but even
then, it was the one great Maryland news
paper: today with increased space and the
same care and discretion in news gathering,
it leaves nothing to be desired.
Mcssrs. Harvey. Morris, Howard and
William Rouzer George Croft, Ross Slick,
Lee Lsnders, Clarence Foreman, Charles
Baltzcl Charles and Edward Shafcr. Harry
Wisslcr, @i1eorge Waesche. Harvey Gaugh,
Howard White, Ross Black, Wilson Fox,
Baker Kunkel. Il ID Low, Harry Valentine,
Frank and Maurice Stokes. Warren Damuth,
Roy Col!tlower, Howard Boilinger, Mac
Baltzell George Miller, Rob Rouzer, William
Wilhide, Rev. Luther s. Black, Ben. and
Obadiah Reightler, spent the holidays at
their homes in and me- tcwn.
The town council OF Brunswick has grant
ed the Loudon county and Berlin Drums
wick Company the right to bring the bridge
over the canal aud to end at the foot of bridge
avenue, and then turn east on canal avenue.
bridge is to be fini, he'd on the LIST Of May, 49,
49, The pillars now standing in the Poto-
mac river will he raised IA feet additional to
clear the passage Of boats on the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal. There is great rejoicing of
the people in Virginia and Maryland oyer
again establishing the bridge.
Some ofthc Frederick editors and publish
ers are talking Of forming press club, to
take in the journalists of the three newspa-
pers in Frederick city. as well as those at
Middetown, Emmitsburg, Brunswick, Lib.
erty, Walkcrsville, Myersvic and Mechan-
icstown. 1t is also suggested to organize a
club to comprise all the journalists Of
of Western Maryland and serve the same
purpose as the Peninsula Press Association,
of Delaware and the Eastern Shore of
Maryland. Cumberland, Hagerstown. West
minister. Rockville and Ellicoot City are to
be included in the circuit.
Rocky Ridge Items.
During the past week those interested in
ice gathering could readily be distinguished
by their smiling countenance and now seem
to be nerfectly hannY ON the Ice question.