Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-05-24

The high water of Sunday morning got
into Mr.. John Jones hennefy and drowned
about forty young chickens.
Frederick city bakers haye reduced the
pr.ce OF bread twenty per cent, from five ia
four cents loaf. If profitable now, they
enjoyed bonanza before.
According to the reports just mode there
is total of 81, $3.50 $500 of individual de-
posits, subject to check, in the five national
banks and two savings'institions Of Frederick
city.
RETURNRD.-After stay In Baltimore city
of two months, Mr.. Charles Knott returned
to his home IN this place. Charles has come
to be quite an expert on the bass horn and
during his stay in the city he played on a
church choir and also belonged to band.
WILL GRADuATE.-We acknowledge re-
ceipt IAN invitation to attend the graduating
exercises of the Glass Of '94 at the LutherYille
Female Seminary. The invitation comes
/ from Miss Julia G., daughter of Mr.. Van B.
Oslcr, of Thurmont, who will on that occasion
finish her course of studies at that institution
Mr.. L. E. Mcbride received a letter from
Rey. H. A. Miller on Tuesday, in which he
says he will accept the call which has beer
extended to him by the Bethany Lutheran
Church of this town. He will enter into the
work here in June, after the commencement
of the Theological Seminary, at which he is
now tudent.-Brunswick Herald.
CONFIRMED COL Buchanan Schley has
been confirmed by the Senate IN his appoint
ment to the U. s Marshsjlship. He has moi
as yet stated publicly that he will accept the
place; it was not the place OF his choice and
both as Buchanan Schley and MS the Sixth
Districts sole appointee to chief office, We
are of the opinion that his desires in the
matter should have been consulted.
Keep your weather eye open for Sage
the man who "wants to buy farm" He'sa
swindler. 1t IS good rule to observe with
all strangers who desire to do big or little
business with you, to learn TO certainty
first that he is not a swindler: strangers are
always questionable characters so long as
they remain strangers, particularly when
they desire to enter upon some business step
with you.
An ifan, in (4amhpr cNrrpSnOndpnCe
this week is worth remembering, especially
by young persons, who in afte. life may tell
it as an extraordinary fact. We allude to
the statement that some of the hail which
fell on Sunday, 9th inst, was still lying along
fence rows IN the vicinity Of Gambler on the
following Sunday, the eighth day after the
storm. The assertion seems almost lncredi'
BILE, but 1t comes from reliable source and
may be accepted as fact Such an lnciden,
is of very rare Observation-Disclosures.
MIR. Chas. Z, Cassell, Editor of THE Ca
Tocr1N CLARION, published at Thurmout, Md.
has been fishing lately with but poor success
Our coincidence, Bro. Cassell, with the re-
minder that
We gain no good by wishing,
But curious still is Fate:
One halt the world is fishing
While the others digging bait!
This world would set goodlY dish
This country would be fine,
If there would be willing fish
For every hook and line
-Littlestown independent.
A KICKER, SURE. The Hagcrstown Daily
Neacs, now under the management Of Mr..
Philip Avirett, will be kicker from way
back, sure! At its head it bears the legend
"This is newspaper with q mission and
without muzzle."
Now, editor Avrett is always loaded and
as the discharges are made the recoil will
surely be overpowerlng, there beng no exit
by way of muzzle.
The number received at this Office bears
evidence of great care and decided enterprise
in its editorial management the Ne"s will
assuredly occupy one Of the high places in
Western Maryland journalism.
HEAVY RAINs..-"On Saturday and Satur-
day night last heavy showers prevailed and
we had the highest water in our streams since
1885, Hunting creek got out of bounds here
at town and did considerable damage to
cornfelds and gardens; Mr.. w. l.. Shaffer's
property haying been inundated and Ills
garden ruined. Owens creek was a roaring
torrent and bridge WAS swept away on this
stream.
1t continued showery during Sunday Mon
day and Tuesday but the rain was light and
the streams continued to fall The soil was
saturated and water flowed for several days
from springs and ponds and kept the larger
streams flushed.
An accident occurred Wednesday IL inst.
at about $50 o'clock whereby Alfred Tlngle
brakeman on the Western Maryland Rail-
soad lost his life. He was on top of a treigh,
which left Hagerstown at about that time
attending to bis duties as brakeman when lie
neared the bridge at Mill Switch, not MOTTO
ing it, he was struck and hurled from the
top of the rear Car to the tracks below, and
between the passing cars, which cut of his
legs and one of his arms, besides bruising
his body in horrible manner. Before the
physician arrived at his bedplde the unfor-
tunate man had breathed his last. The de-
ceased was young man of about twenty.
eight years of age and unmarried. His peo.
pie reside in Baltimore.