Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-01-25

! A petition is being circulated TO present to
the present Legislature TO have law enacted
requiring the p. II. r to have a watch man
at the crossing At Fountain Rock. This is
dangerous crossing and several persons have
recently been nearly caught by passing
trains Enterprise
About - O'Clock on last Saturday night, a
lamp, in the bath room at the Emmit House,
caught fire. A colored woman who was in
the room, at the time picked up the lamp
and threw It in the bath tub. The coal oil
burning on the water created no little excite
ment among the inmates. The fire was
extinguishcd The bath tub was consider
ably damaged. -Uhronieb.
The protracted meeting which has been in
progress In the U. d. church At Dcerficld
for almost four weeks is still in progress
The great interest manifested In tue
meeting from the beginning continues with
out abatement. Night nf,er night the church
is oyer crowded, people coming FROM all
directions, far and near. A score Of persons
lave been ut the alter of prayer, N number
been converted aud added To- the church and
still the indications are for \ glorious time
coming.
The pastor has been toiling every day and
might also conducted several funerals, and
and though somewhat worn, and IN need OF
rest, he still tolls on in the work of tile Mas
ter in the hope Of resting by and by"
MIR. +. J. Nelson, in closing his argument
in the celebrated Road Case repeated the
following original poem
Mrs. LEASES YARD.
Where cows once grazed and r"n,ned at will,
And porkers made their bed,
Fow bloom the flowers of spring, trula,
In nail kegs painted red.
One wave OF the cnchanter's wand,
Lo! presto -changc-now look
Where once WAS only cabbage Ran"
Now purls the "purling brook"
Talk of Aladdin with his lamp,
lie wouldn't baye stood u mint,
Compared with these cnchantcrs,
Why, Aladdin wasn't IN it.
Minerva! Oh, Minerva!
Goddess OF wisdom, bright.
Why did you let these wicked fellows
Pu you IN such plight!
JuDaE McSnKRnY ENDoRsxD The fol
lowing appeared in the Philadelphia, PA.
North American. of January Is:
Editor The North American: At the last
stated meeting Of Washington Camp, No
367, p. O. 5. A., Of Germantown, the follow
ing resolutions we're adapted and ordered
sent to The North American
"Whercas, The Hon Judge James NcShcry
q member of the Court Of Appeals Of Mary
land. :thc h,gest judicial tribunal IN that
State, In = recent orlice upon the proposed
division ofthe free schools. declar that Am
bitterly and intensely hostile to the whole
schc,uc. lam Roman Catholic but because
I Am. It does not follow that l approve or
endorse every wild or visionary measure
which religious zealots choose upon their
own responsibility to inaugura'c;' and
Whereas the SAID Honorable Judge has
shown lofty patriotism and broad states
mansllp and u noble, yirtuous character
therefore pei
Resolved, That Washington Camp No.
367, Patriotic Order Sons of America, OF
GcrmRn,own, extends its sincere thanks to
tho AM rcan patriot, statesman aud Christ
inn gentleman, Judge James McSherry, Of
Maryland. and that he has proved worthy
chvl ac,er and name to be handed down into
history with the reversed and immortal Chas
Carroll, of Csrrollton. the Roman Catholic
singer OF the Declaration Of Independence
from the State Of Maryland.
Archie K. Schock,
Rec. Sec. OF Camp 1867.
Gcrluanln wn january TO-