Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1893-07-13

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70 A new observatory, calico" Tiptot Tower,
constructed Of iron, has been erected on NJ
Quirsuk, the highest elevation near Pcnma,
1t is seventy feet high and $500 feet abov
- the level of the sea.
cation, ""e wv" 'uEe'S.'u ',1. '..'o y"
,,.s turty stake arranged Tor Ninetto's colts, ga
ten dollars each year tor each entry for thre
years, the purse TO lie divided between tn
killed first and second in the race.
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eighed ., e .'o "ppo. Sc ~
~ building al Gettysburg met in York, Pa
venue last Friday. 1t was decided to erect build
C dep ing to cost not less than $4,000.
w.. Lewis Rice, a prominent young bushes
man of Frederick, has collected by small con
tributions $500 towards building a suitable
School monument oyer the grave Of Francis Scot
A., Fri Key, author of the "Star Spangled Banner,
Simon III Mt. Olive Cemetery, at Frederick.
m OPP. ~
., inv Now that the festival season is upon lie
remember the Washington School Hous
Mud College, Sunday School festival adver
N, ID. tised for next week, the 2Oth 2lst and 2end
! both Moonlight nights will add to the charm o
y 4th, attending the festival.
~, VI A poet there is III Frederick,
A-' ' That discounts all in Amcrc-
'"" VI Ain fact anything under the sky
He writes musical rhymes by the yard ;
llcago All admire h,m-"The Bentztown Bard :
sh us But, gee. whizz, what a weakness for pic
s con- The Rustic Rhymer.
- "' EXTREMELY ILL Mrs Mary, wife of Mr.
~ Wv Ephraim Carmack, of this place, is critically
'a''', Ill at her home on carroll st. She has at
'oo''' tanned to extreme old age and has been inn
for several years, she has recently suffered
lnder an attack Impartial paralysis and Is extreme
ming ly III. Her youngest son, Mr. Harry Car
about mack arrived here on Monday last
'cally rov,.v.rvr E,orprs-The tax lev,
u' " for Carroll County for the current year Is 4.
u. We cents ON the 800, decrease OF cents, tax
'hers' able basis $l4,OO',OOO. The tax levy fol
"''' Frederick county is 81 cents, the same as las
year, taxable basis, $249 0O0 1t might bt
Pen a saving to have the Carroll County Com
board missioncrs come over and run our county {
I'd the short while Brunspick Herald.
aimed u.,,rsr,>o Acc,nrvr-D,r,no III,
u ''' thunder storm on Saturday afternoon las
CARS flash of lightning struck into the field OF
i ~" Judge VIM j. Blacks farm in which thu
'he tenant Mr. Nelson Wilhidc was harvesting
WAS 1t hit two shocks Of wheat, burning one
il frightened the team attached to the binder
have and before it could be stopped, some damage
yards was done to The machine None OF the mer
, will or horses were injured, although one. n Mr.
us of Fox, was slightly stunned.
speuA GREAT GAME.-As green onions are now
c''''', on the market, we give here new game
's'cAo Six girls stand in a row while one bites {
;ouh- chunk out of an onion and young man pay:
racks IN .o,,. c,r q ,,.so 90 IN which one +, WAS
smI- :, Iva ,,,oss.s r;,r,,. no Lisses The 9TH
ou' er five ladies. Ii he does not he is only al
lowed to kiss the girl with the onion scented
ed breath. The tariff is extremely reasonable
a per and we predict that this will be popular
ddc- game, "a most of the boys will be disposed &c
sur 20 1t once even If they lose
u Oh PLENTY OF ORDERS outlook for o
'Veri busy season at the Gciser Works could not
'oh's be more encouraging at this time, Orders
''hef are coming In SO fast that an increase III
route working hours is necessary. On Monday
con the men IN different departments were start
n'rac' cd on fourteen hours time and will continu,
early until the Company is able to meet the great
demand for their machinery. Within the
past week forty carloads Of machinery wert
na,, shipped to different points, and each day sey
Dnths, ''", '"'' "''' 10, p..,,
ct. in t"oA'u WIFI ''"ol'" 'Ho- "''s' -'''
sixty. INCREDIBLE Having read in one Of ou'
exchanges that the electric current accclcra
nycml ted veg, table growth, We hitchcd battery
wife, fast to potato vine in our garden On Mon
ID life day last,
If Mir. Our readers may deem it incredible, hu
Ter of on Wednesday careful examination brought
neral to light the mary cous fact thal-but, pshaw
Mon. what's the use9 Geo. w. Washington
con- wasn't believed and he well, we Gun tell ;
e ser lie but we draw the line at potatoes; wei
Rev, go a fishing and line up for an Hercucal
tusse with truth.