Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-05-10

'alQ 10 SOOu COInplcAlou'
WON'T Dove are not gaining in popu-
lation as rapidly as we should we are dying
faster than we are borning
One of Henry Iohnsons hounds snapped
at fly on the small of his back and mis-
calculated; he bit himself nearly in two.
DR.. II. G. Mills of Baltimore, formerly a
clerk in DR.. M. E. Leathermans drugstore
was in town on Tuesday last.
Mr., Caleb Michael of Reisterstown form.
erly a clerk with Dr.. NJ E. Leatherman In
this place, with his family visited here during
the early days of this week.
There would seem to be prevailing over the
country, an epidemic of mysterious disap-
pearances. We can scarcely take up news.
paper and fail to find mention of the myster.
.ious disappearance of citizen.
MEMORIAL DAY NoT1oE.-It is requested
that the people of Thurmont and vicinity
meet in the Town Hall on Friday evening,
the 18th inst, for the purpose Of arranging
'the several Memorial Day committees on
flowers, music, etc. Our ladies are specially
invited to represent.
The Sixteenth Anniversary of St. John's
lite Society, Lutheran church, Rev. ]. H.
Barb, pastor, will be observed by holding 4
Reception in the church on Tuesday evening
May Is. Literary exercises with music will
be given in the Auditorium after which re-
freshments will be served IN the Lecture
Room. A cordial invitation to all.
A. FISHING On Thursday last we with
seven other small boys went to Maxell's dam
. a fishing. The sorest disappointment await
cd US; just when we began to feel that We
were really fishing. the proprietor ofthe mill
sent us peremptory word to stop; we had
taken fish out Of the dam SO rapidly that the
water.tell below the leyel of the race mouth
and the mill had stopped.
SHAKESPEARE AT Mr.. ST. MARY's.-On
Friday (tomorrow) evening, May 11lh the
: students Of Mt. St. Mary's College will pro
duce their Fourth Annual Shakespeareap
+; play in the College Music Hall. Splendid
dramatic talent that has been carefully deyel-
oped and trained will interpret one of
Shakesrcare's plays; it is our present purpose
ito attend and we await the event anticipating
much pleasure.
Mr. Enoch Pratt, of Baltimore, president
of the board of trustees for the Maryland
School for the Deaf and Dumb, Of Frederick
has sent to Prof Chas. W. Ely, of the insti-
tuition an instrument known as vibrometer
which has for its purpose the transmission Of
sound by stimulating the vlbratory mechan-
ism of the ear so as to communicate intelli-
gence to the deaf in that manner. A thorough
test of the instrument will be made at the
institution
Coop WoRK-At a meeting Of the Bust
ness Mems Association on Monday night, it
was ordered that Prospectus be printed on
the back of envelopes at the associations ex-
-pense. This applies to all, who shall apply to
sthe chairman Of the Executive Committee,
Mr.. 8. M, Birely, who may desire to avail
themselves of the privilege at no cost TO
themselves, here or elsewhere. 1t illproye
to be cheap and excellent method of adver-
Using and should be widely adopted.
RAIN SToRM.-On Saturday last we were
visited by one Of the heaviest rainfalls that
we have had in years. second only to the great
food Of 1885, Hail fell at intervals, but there
was little wind and the hail was not large
hence no damage was done by it. Beyond
the washing Of cornfields the storm left NO
bad record in this section. There was sue
cession of thunder { dis, as many as six
different ones passed over or within sight
Much damage from wind and hail is reported
from other points; the storm beng genera
throughout West Virginia, Maryland, and
Pennsylvania.
NARROW EsCAPE.-Mr. Grayson Fogle
one Of our citizens employed on the Bridge
Grew of the W. M. r r. had narrow es-
cape from being bitten by rabid dog or
Saturday last. He was engaged on bridg,
near Baltimore when the dog made charge
at him; he threw an axe at 1t but missed b,
then turned to run when the dog, a big New
foundland, leaped at him Mr.. F. feeling it
paws rasping down his back. Another maj
endangered to impale the dog on a pitch tori
and failed: shortly afterwards the dog wa
shot. Mr. Fogle is no coward, but he con
fesses that he had never before been 30 badl,
frightened.
There should be some steps taken to defec
the water, that gathers on the hillside nortl
0ftown during heavy rainfall, from our streets
or some more direct course should be prov
deA for conveying it from the street. o.
West Main-st all the water that comes to j
from MIR. John Roots store to Mr. G. J. Sig
mund's property, by the present arrange
ment of side drains, is carried to one point
The distances both east and west are to-
great, hence the fall is too little and tn
consequence is a flooding of the sidewalks
yards and gardens, The same individual
always suffer and as the matter is assured
not past remedy these people should not b
required to suffer the damage that comes t.
them with every heavy rainfall.