Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-03-01

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AUToMATIC.-Our streets lamps now are
exlingulshed automatically. Hitherto we
have paid the lamplighter salary for the ex-
ira trip to extinguish the lamps. This is
now saved and the streets are lighted to
later hour. We understand that it works
well and is source Of economy while giving
better service.
GREAT Snow STORM Shortly after noon
on Sunday last, the snow storm announced
on Saturday by the Weather Bureau began
here. Daring the afternoon the snow fell
rapidly but quietly. About seven O'Clock a
northeast wind began and at times during
the night arose to gale. About six inches
of snow fell and then came rain.
William Franklin Bonner died very sud-
denly about 8. 30 o'clock Friday willle chat
pleasantly with a number of Western Mary.
land scctionbands in the Toulouse, Elizabeth
street, Hagcrstown. For twenty one
years-cver since the Western Maryland
Railroad was bullt-Nlr Bonner had been
foreman of Section II, Hsgerstown division
of repair hands.
The directors Of the Ice and Cold Storage
Company of Westminster on Wednesday
night decided to purchase an ice plant, and
authorized the President and Secretary to
make contract. The company will manu-
tacture ice by the plate system, and theirs
will be the first plant on tins system to be put
up in the state Plate ice is clearer and
better than can ice, costs no more to manu-
fucture, and Is far preferable in all respects.
Can ice canno, be stored for any considerable
length Of time, while plate ice can. Plate ice
is chemically pure; in can ice all impurities
are frozen to the centre, and the ice has Il
feathery or snowy appear encc at that point.
-Adc0cate
The eighteenth annual session Of the en-
campmcnt of the Department Of Maryland,
G. A. II Concluded its session in Hagerstown
on February % Department Commander
Frank Nolcn, of Baltimore, presided
The following officers were elected for the
ensuing year
Commander yron J. Rose, of Bal more.
Senior Vice G ,mmandcr-O. A. Horncr,
Of Emmitsburg.
Junior Vice. Commandcr-Juhn w. Cable,
Of Sm;thsburg.
Chaplain-T. G. Allen OF Baltimore
Medical Drcc,or-A 4. White, Of Baiti.
more.
, TIC reports showed 81 posts in Maryland
with a membership of 4,054 % deaths in
the year 1893 receipts, $2,327,9s; dis0urse
mcnts, $l,72O,73; halrnce $'57,25; relief to
destitute veterans, Slsl,2o; expended by
posts, ,534 l2 total, 81, us 80. Eight cx
Union soldiers were buried at the expense
of the department. The receipts of the
combined posts aggregated $l6,232 Is, and
the disbursements were 81? BAT 60.
| Harris, Britlon Il Dean, the cnicrprising
theatrical managers at i llmorc, have had
an immensely successful season n, their beau
| tiul temple of amusement, Harris Academy
of Music, where they play only the best
attractions to he found in the thca,r al mar
kct For the remainder of,he present season
some OF the most attractive cards will appear.
Beginning March 9th. for one week, Cham
plon Corbett, fresh from his victory over
Mitchell, will appear in his new success called
"GENTLEMAN JIM" IN which Mr.. Cor
belt gives a sparIing exhibition that is of
! itself worth going miles to see. On Monday
March 18th, the famous spectacle AMER
lCA.' which was the reigning sensation at
Chicago during the Worlds Fair, where 1t
played to the enormous figures OF 81 100000,
the largest receipts for one attraction in the
history Of theatricals in the world will mp
pear in Baltimore for one week with three
matinees, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday,
March 18th, 18th and l1th. The matinecs
have been arranged tor the optical conven-
| fence OF the out Of town public and to fur.
thcr enable them to see this magnificent pro-
duction, all of the railroads ccntering in
Baltimore will run excursions. The success
Of the Worlds gratest stage spectacle
| "AMERICA" al the Chicago Auditorium, is
commensurate with the immense scope Of the
colossal undertaking in the way of elaborate
stage productions, and press and public unite
in proclaiming "AMERICA' by far the most
magnificent spectacle ever witnessed in this
country. lis success III popular sense,
Judged by the crowded audiences that have
admired AMI cheered at every performance,
is the greatest that has been known for
spectacular attraction in this country.
Rev. r. Dewitt Talmage will 60 to Balti
more from Brooklyn to deliver a lecture at
Harris Academy of Music on March 20, aud
for Easter week Harris, Britton & Dean have
provided an attraction par excellence in the
Seabrook Opera Co. in THE ISLE OF
CUAMPAGNE.' Lovers of real music in
its best conditions will flock to Baltimore on
this occasion, where the favurite and versa
tile comedian Thomas @ Scabrook, will give
The farewell performances i'll that City OF his
sparkling and brilliantly spectacular comic
opera, THE ISLE OF CHAMPAGNE"
Like most comic opera of the present time,
THE ISLE OF CHAMPAGNE" as
Illustrated Ivy Thomas Q. Seabrook and his
own comic opera company, is clever elsb-
Grafton of II ludicrousv absurd idea beau,i.
fully set and Astounding in beautiful songs
1t can be truly said that this is the first comic
opera that has been heard for long time