Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-03-08

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A Kansas editor says hay fever is caused
by kissing grass-wldows. A Mississippi
editor says 1t is caused by grass-widow
kissing fellow by moonlight. An Illinois
editor says it is caused by fellow kissing
the hired girl while she is feeding hay to the
milk cows.
II is only when we sleep in the grass field
with the bars down that we suffer with hay
fever ED. CLARION
The trustees of the M. Il. Church, of this
place exchanged the property they purchased
sometime ago, known as the O Donnelprcp.
erty located on the west side of Zacharias'
alley for the property owned by Mr.. Jacob
Smith on West Main ST., opposite the Chron,
iele Office. The trustees propose erecting a
new church on this site. Mrs. Mcbride who
occupies the house now owned by Mr.. Smith
will remain in the house for another year.
Chronicle.
Mcssrs. Harvey and Elsie Miller, ofthc firm
OF l.. F. Miller Il Sons, left on Monday for
Philadelphia, where they have opened bus.
mess as dealers in grain, hay, feed &c. They
have fine location for their warehouse on
North Broad street, with good railroad
facilities, &c Mr. l.. F. Miller, the senior
member Oft firm, with his sop Maurice at
Union Bridge, and his son,in law, Mr. Barrick
at Double Pipe Creek, will continue the bus
mess al these two points, Carrot Nens
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ARTISTIC SIGH.-Thc Western Maryland
Railroad Company has sent to MIR. Frank
Icsson for his station, the handsomest sign
on the line of the road, On a bottle. green
sanded groundwork the word Thurmont in
a Rune letter, Nnamcntcd, appears in pure
gold leaf work. In scrolls ofpurple and gold
at either end, appear IN black letters the
legends, "To Cherry Run 4. Ito miles, and
$40 Baltimore So 90 miles" It is not only
the most attractive sign on the W. NJ. r. r.,
but one OF the finest we have ever seen. 1t
Is great compliment to our new nanle and
our people accept it rs such
ANOTHER New NAME.--Smithsbulg in
Washington county has determined to make
an cndcayor to secure unto herself new
name. Information has been asked as to the
methods adopted here to secure the change
| of name which information has been supplied
them 1t should be no difficult task to secure
n change of name for Il town named after a
family, especially when tina, family strange
| 4 ,,.>t t,tl, r,g, -
town and further, especially, when that par
ticuar family name brings nothing distnc-
tive novel or euphoniuus with it. THIS is n
marked instance of following a bright and
shining example, that will be peculiarly
gratifying to the prime movers for Il change
of name of this place
| AN INTERESTING CAsE.-A very interest
! ing case has been on trial in the Criminal
/ Court for Carroll county for several days
clothing and furnishing store Of Julius Traub
Il Bro at Union Bridge, lntictins a loss
estimated by them at 81 100 They held pol
! irics Of insurance III the Calrdonan lsnr.
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alton of Philadelphia, the Phoenix Insurance
Company of Hartford, Conn, and the Nor
witch Union Fire Insurance Society Of Eng,
for &, coo each. The companies refused to
Day, alleging excessive loss and lack of legal
! notice.
Suits were instituted and the court has
been engaged in trying that against the
CALIFORNIAN Company. The case was given
to the jury Friday afternoon. Messrs Rosen
hcimes and Clabaugh IL Roberts represented
the plaintiffs. Messrs Hcmming and G. T.
Rcltsnider the defendant. A verdict was
rendered for the plaintiffs, whose loss was
| fixed at S., 200, of which Tie defendant com
pany must pay a pro rata share.
SAVED BY A DoG.-The barking of a dog
was the means of keeping an aged and re
! spectcd citizen of this community from per-
! ishing in the binding snow storm of Sunday
night last During the evening Mr.. Jacob
! Turner's dog kept up IL continuous barking
| and Mr. Turner, believing something was
wrong, went out of the house before retiring
| to listen if any noise could be heard. IN the
| distant mountain he heard the faint voice of
! a human being, crying IN flcslc terms Pm
| lost I'm lost ~ Mr.. Turner went into the
house and prepared himself to go to the res
cue of the suffering person, and in company
with his son, started out in the raging storm,
the dog leading the way, TO find the lost one.
! The cry led them towards the foundation of
| the old Duphorne saw mill, on the mountain
west of this place, and on arriving AT that
place they found a man lying in the founda-
ton, who proved to be Mr.. Adam Trcssler,
an aged gentleman of that locality. He was
assisted out of the foundation and taken to
the residence of his son, Mr.. James Trcssler.
Mr.. Tresslcr had been visiting his daughter
and in the evening started for his home in
the raging snow storm with a lantern. He
| had not gone very far when the wind cxtin-
guished the light and he was left in the dark
ness, and soon wandered off the road and
became lost and walked into the old foun-
dation, falling distance Of about eight feet,
receiving few slight bruises. Had it not
been for the dog barking, which attracted
Mr.. Turner's attention, it is quite possible
| that Mr. TressIer would have persisted during
/ the terribly cold night, as he was nearly cX-
haustcd when rescued. Chronicle.
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