Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1893-05-11
Professional.

PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS.
Office in the room formerly occupied
by Mcssrs. Blrely & Osler, Bankers.
Local Items.
Our streets are muddy about halliday
after rain. Not bad, that.
Rev. G. J. Koudabush and wife and sol
Ed. spent seyeral days in town last week
Mr. Walter Fogle, lately in the employ o
the w. ~, now with the B. & o. r. r. spen
sunday in town.
Ascension Day today In times pas
pleasant fishing parties were organized fol
the day. Odd choice of recreation for thu
day. The custom in a measure yet survives
Mr.. Josiah A. Stull is giving specia
attention to the fitting of eye glasses. Ht
has one of the improved test cases and hat
been very successful in remedying defective
VISION.
The Sixth Annual Supper Of the Ladiei
Aid Society of Creagerstown will he held al
the residence of Mrs. Joseph 4. Martin on
Whit Monday evening, May 2snd beginning
At s o'clock. All are invited to attend.
Mr. Jacob Handley has secured the con
tract to carry the mail over the Star route
Mechan icstown to Frederick and return, six
times weekly. He will have to hustle il he
aspires to fill the place OF our veteran, Mr.. ]
c. Fox.
BAND FEsr1vA Junior Cornet
Band of this place will hold festival on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings
May 10, 10 and 20. The proceeds will be
used for the purchase Of suits.-See posters
Some weeks ago dog was killed at Frank
lin Mills, just north Of this place. There WAS
little doubt that he was suffering An attack
OF rabies and it was believed that he had
bitten number of dogs. Some were killed
but we have heard OF none in that LOCALITY
that have yet been attacked by the disease
Mr.. L. II. " aesche Oft this place has secured
TIC contract TO furnish ballast for the Port
era Division Of the w. NJ. Z. II. lie has 10.
catc' u large crusher at Maria Furnace on
the B & II. Dry. 1t will be driven by the
engine aud boiler that Mr. John Jones had
in his mill tina, was burned ir this place, he
having sold it for that purpose.
Our physicians report the past winter and
spring as being exceptionally healthy STA
son. This locality has not been unusually
free from disease 40 compared with that por.
,icn of the country lying east of the Arpa
l.chian mountain system; medical men
throughout that section report noteworthy
freedom from the ills Of the flesh since The
opening OF last winter.
CoRRPCrIoN Mr.. j. 4. p Matthias was
hooked for Chicago last week but owing to
the l)ucss Of his wife, did not get of until
Wed .esday of this week. He goes out to
ta,r charge of the Hays Creamery exhibit
We have arranged with him 70: severa
letters, which will be written after he has
informed himself and will he Of great value
10 onr readers as it will be to his interest ,o
give reliably correct information for The
benefit Of his home people.
Mr.. James Hodges is one of Maryland's
commissioners ut the Columbian Exposition
~ su interview published in the Sunday
Herdd the FIX mayor gives us sample OF
his powers as winter nfe)evatcd descriptive
The only trouble with James is that his sou
~ constantly being chafed by the near by
edges of limited intellectually. II the were
only able to express all that he feels his
s,rophes would not 50 to the right as he
moves toward the left ; as ii is, his rhetoric If
caution 70 prosodial rats.
How they have succeeded in doing II, We
are at q loss to determine, vet q number o
our farmers, despite the rainy weather, ar,
ready with their corn ground and some corr
has been planted, but Is not coming up very
we'll. The ground has been too wet aud toe
cold surely If one half terminates, it is al
that could have been expected. Better wal
IuT WNTu InchiS s)li Iidl tiuhihE " ~ p''i
take corn planting and tending farmers vii
have to pay for the enforced idlencss occa
stoned by the rain by working under higi
pressure during May and June.
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Mr. George Firor son of Calvin Firor, Of
Washington, D. G., who has been dangerous
~ i'll for the past four months from all a,tacl
of pneumonia, we are pleased to learn Is nov
conyalescing and his ultimate recovery i
only matter of short time. DIR Luckett
formerly Of Sablasville. was the attending
physician, and it was mainly due to his pro
fess,onal skill that the patents life wa
spared. We understand the doctor enjoy
a large practice iu that city. MIR, Firor'
recovery from what at one time looked lik
4 hopeless case will be gratifying TO hi
friends in this place and vicinity.
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One of the Royal Blue Line trains of TIN
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad on II recen
RIM between New York and Washington
coyered mile in 39t seconds as recorded b.
q mechanical indicator At this rate tn
train travelled at the phenomenal speed of
trine over mile and ha!fa minute, or over
ninety miles an hour which surpasses al
previous records Of fast time. II the spec
were maintained the time between New
York and Washington would be reduced
al