Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-02-22

Ater spring like afternoon on Monday
sst, blustry cold wave arrived.
UpsKT-Mr and Mrs Charles Shipley
were thrown from their sleigh on Saturday
last. They fell upon a soft cushion Of snow
and escaped unhurt.
Middletown Is way up there IN the noun
tsius and yet is not yet In a position Ia
transfer to the torrid days of July any oil
winters friyidity. That is, their ice crop has
not yet ripened.
The Management, of tho w. N r. r. haa
promptly recognized the change of name OF
this place and the conductors now call out
'TAarmont Uncle Sam is very dilatory
in sending out his notice and as yet our post
office address is Mechamicstown.
A BAD MAN.-About ten days ago tramp
passed this way that accepted meals and
other fayors at the hands of our people, but
always managed to get quarrelsome and
threatening before he left. He threatened
to burn one mans property, who had given
him his dinner and u drink Of cider, beca use
he would not give him mure cider; he got
Kicked of the premises for his pains.
Hicks with his reactionary periods and
oou)unctions Of astrologc monkeysms is no.
where; the ground hog is bigger man
,han old Hicks" Kick. couldn't find room
TO crowd in the variations that Immediately
followed upon the discovery that old Arcto-
mn9 wede. that he was not transparent. The
onl, transparencies now in sight IN the mete,
rcJoglcal department IT things mundan. are
lhe sham, Hicks AMI She lucid philosophy Of
The ground hog. 'Rsh for Arctomys mona1,
SPLENDID PICTURES Everywhere that
Messr> Matthias aud Eyler 60 with their ETC.
reoptic"n views Of the great Columbian
Exposition. they meet with the highea, praise
ofdlscerning audiences. They have exhibited
at 'umI'er of points, this place included,
and the large and clearly defined pictures,
rendered Ineligible to all by Mr. Matthias
accurate description renders the entertain
ment but one step removed from an actual
visit to the Fair. We believe that these
gentlemen could exhibit here again to an
audience more profitable than the one that
frs, greeted them, tor all spoke of II in the
highest terms Of commentator.
The proposed road law, advocated by some
persons, mostly from Baltimore, before a
committee of the Legislature, is not wanted
by the people of this state. If Baltimore is
80 A.ucn interested in home rule" let her
attend to her own municipality and let the
counties alone.
The counties have to pay their own bills, and
should te allowed TO r. g uate their own roads.
They d. not want to he taxed to m ,intaln an
ornamental engineering dep srlm Mt in Bati
more, which will deal in theories and specu-
ia,ions and will have to be paid when called
10 any OF the counties to do actual and prac
ticai work. Road making is we'll understood
both as to struction and materials, and
no general law is asked by the counties nor
is an engineering department wanted. This
whole scheme originated with bicycle manu-
fac,urers, who have enlisted in the scheme
city bicycle riders. who want smooth roads
for Sunday excursions in the country
Wsstminster advocate.
Or. ] Henshaw who departed this life
at his home in this place February list, WAS
born in Frederick county, Va, January 10,
1912 He was the son Of David Henshaw, II
farmer One brother, Gabriel Hen-hag of
,ieta
Of Jacksonville, Va, and Mrs, A. c. Pecor
OF Baltimore Md and five children survive
him. In his early life the deceased followed
the occupation of mi!wright and thresher
builder, about 1910 he attended medical
lectures in Philadelphia and for % years he
practiced medicine, surgery and dentistry
principally in Berkely county, Va. For a
time he was the only Physician in Lovetts.
VILE, Va, all theirs having been driven out
by the war.
He was elected a member of the Legislature
of w. IN 1868 from London county he WAS
elected, Jan l, 1884 State Treasurer to serve
for two years and was one Of The original
org .nizes of The Union League. He WAS
intimately unidentified with the interests OF
the loya citizens Of London county and did
effective work in securing redress at the
hands Of the National Government after the
war he was summoned as a witness before
committee Of the famous Reconst ructlon
Congress- and the publication ofhis testimony
given uader promise Of confidence, led to his
lea ling the county.
On The 10th of May, 1885, he married
Margaret daughter OF the late Henry Rouzer
of this y ace. 10 1868 he removed to this
con ~ ana engag d in farming until the full
of 1872 when he removed TO this place and
engaged III Lac shoe tr de. He vas elected
member OF the House of Delegates In 1885
and was postmaster here from 1889 to 1893.
H was mem Der of the Lutheran chu.ch
and was one OF the most punctual and con.
slant in his observance of his christian duties
Note bv the Edilor:-The seemlngly
objectionable delay in publishing the above
has been oceasioned by unavoids lie delay
In securing necessary data from Virginia.
the doctors former home. ED CLARION
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