Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-02-01

The Lutheran and Reformed Sunday
Schools of Frederick have each received
check for S2,642.:5 from the Rigney estate.
Mr.. Tobias Newcomer, living about n mile
and half from Frederick on the Baltimore
pike, lost u very valuable Aldcrney COW last
week
Will we have cheaper telephone rates after
January 3Oth? Some Of the most important
Of the Bell telephone patents expired Oh
that date.
The barn on Mr.. G. A. T. Snouffer's farm
near Adamstown, this county was destroyed
by fire on Sunday night last; loss $4,000,
covered by insurance.
A PorNrER-We have received more ap-
pl,cations for sample Copies" of THE CLAIR
IoN during the PAST two months than we are
accustomed to have during year. We have
at least secured good advertisement.
After July list. the Postal Note will not he
Issued by the postofflce department. The
Money Order system will be remodeled and
the charges will vary from three cents for IN
order for 50 so to thirty cents for sums of
$75 to 800.
BABY PARTy.--On last Thursday evening
about twenty couples enjoyed an evening ia
tue Town Hall The ladies securel their
partners by the lottery of the tangled skein,
1t being u verilable spiders webb Souvenirs
Of the evening consisted Of toys of kind
hest calculated to please the wide awake
f,ur.year old. The formal opening consisted
of Grand March. Some dancing d many
games, old and new, were INDUCED in. A
charming lunch consisting Of cold ham rolls,
potato salad, etc, was served during the
evening.
OpD AccIDENT.-Whilee engaged at rcmov-
ing panks from the watts in the Rouzcr tan
yard on Saturday afternoon last, Mr.. F. A.
Z. Whitman met with serious, odd, yet
wholly unavoidable mishap, whereby he may
lose the second finger on his left hand. He
md Mr.. VIM. II Stul were engaged at the
work, using heavy iron bars to pry the plank
apart Just rs Mr.. Stull was aiming stroke
with the iron in hs hand, Mr.. Whitman
slipped and fell, his hand covering the exact
point vt which Mr.. slull had aimed the blow;
result: ginger almost entirely severed, close
up to the hand. There is some hope that
the finger may lie saved.
tn. FREDERICK News CALENDER Tile
annual calendar issued by The Frederick
Ne,ra, is now being distributed to readers Of
the Daily and the Weekly Nesos Extra
copies will be supplied to non subscribers
and others for &c postage stamps each.
The News calendar is one Of the best and
plsinest issued by any firm IN the country
1t has become popular favorllc wherever
it has been seen, and has won general admir-
alton for Its artistic get up and the distinct
ness and size of the figures. In addition to
the valuable features that have marked i. in
the past. it contains this year yearly calen'
dar In addition to the detachable parts, q
centennial calendar, by which the day that
any date III any year Of the 18Th century fell
on can be asccrtained while on the ba,k
appears revised and ,mprchcnsive code
of weather Signals See that you gel CAL
cndar.
The German Blptists ha,e bull and con.
secIatcd new church in the Chapel district,
Talbot county. This Is the second church of
that denomination in Talbot. Ten years ago
the Dunkards built ueat little church Mt
Peach B ossom, near Eas ton, where there is
rcgalar service twice each month. They laye
two churches also, aud good congregations
in Caroline county one alR,dgely and another
at Boonsboro. Their congregations are
composed mostly of thrifty farmers of the
vicinity, who came from Pennsylvania and
bought lands in Talbot and Caroline. The
largest congregation is that u, Rldeev, where
Is stationed Il minister, who officia,es alter
nately at BoOnsboro and occasionally
breaches at the charges in Talbot. They have
two ordained preachers IN Talbot. M.
Wingard and Caleb Sechrist, who are well
TODD fArmera. AMI who frequently offlciate
at the churches there.
Christian ENDEAvoR NpTEs President
L. S. Wrgh,s Knoxville, Vice Pres. J II
Baker, Buckcystown. Secretary, W, l. Rice,
F,eAerick Treasury, E. r. zimmerman
Enmitsbnrg.
We have in the Union 10 Lutheran Socie-
ties, 5 Methodist Protestant, Union. /
Methodist Episcopal aorayian and Junior
Lutheran, % in all.
Wan,cd-t new Christian Endtavor
Societies at once. For methods of work aud
information of value to the unemployed
christian, address L. S Wright, Knoxville,
Md.
Look out for the dntc ofOur County Union
Convention at Mcchanicslowu that will be
announced very SOON.
1t is probable that the Western District
convention to he held by the State Union at
Hagerstowu will I've IN the last week e May
Do not fail to observe Christian Endeaver
Day Feb 4. rograms etc can be obtained
from the United Society Boston-Guide
For additional oo,G SEQ End page.