Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-07-12

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Seventy. five physicians ofFrcder'ck coun'
Unregistered at the clerks Office in Frederick
; in compliance with the act Of the recent
81 Legislature, compelling them to do SO prior
TO July list.
IT Do IT Do!-It takes a rich man 70
draw check, pretty girl to draw attention,
a horse to draw a carts porous plaster to
draw the skin, q topper to draw cork, a free
lunch to draw crowd and an advertisement
In newspaper to draw trade. Try it,
Samuel McFerren, nm ngcd resident OF
Chambcrsburg, Informed the newspapers
there that fifty years ago Saturday the mer-
curry registered 10 degrees in the shade
The same informant says that on the 25th
of June, forty-one years ago, the snow was
six inches deep on the Allegheny mountains
, Miss Lily F. Weller, a briefnoticc cfwhose
death appeared in these columns last week,
was buried in the U, B, cemetery on Thurs
day afternoon last. The funeral was large
one; her Sunday School class attended in
body, wearing black seshcs. The funeral
services were conducted by Rev. Geo. A.
Whitmore. .-.,
Isaac Shriver was taken before Magistrate
Strasburg, of townsville. charged with having
poisoned horse and COW belonging to elder
John Utz, farmer living near there with
whom he had been living. Judgment was
j., given against Shriver, who, not being able
. to give bail, was taken to tl,e Frederick Jail
to awalt-the action ofthe Grand Jury.-Ban.
7,er.
,sCH6acH RELATIONS CHANGED.-Mr.W War.
rem X, Damuth, son of Maj. Chas. A. Damu,h
ofThurmout. who graduated Mt Pennsylvania
, College, Gettysburg, and has for two years
been pursuing q course of Pathological studies
at the Lutheran Seminary has determined to
enter the Protestant Episcopal ministry and
will complete his studies IN one of,he schools
conducted by the Episcopal church, probably
in New York.
FEsT1vAfs-Remembe the festival at Ca
toctin Furnaces for the benefit Of Harriet
Chapel On Thursday and Saturday of this
week.
Also the Moravian Sunday School festival
on Mr.. John II. Rouzer's dawn in Thurmont
on Thursday. Friday and Saturday evenings
OF this week. Next week, on Thursday,
Friday and Saturday evenings, the Moravian
Mite Society of Graceham will hold its annual
festival.
About 10 o'clock on Thursday morning Of
last week, the two-story log and frame
dwelling house OF Mr.. Hezek,ah Harp, at
the northern edge of Wolfsvillc. this valley,
caught fire from defective fiuc and was
speedily consumed. together with nearly all
its contents Mr. Harp was absent from home
at the time. and the women folks were en-
gagged at the wasl,-house, a little distance
away. The fire was under full Roadway
when it was first discovered. and although
Mr.. James A Grove, Mr.. q. G. Stotelmyer
and other neighbors were early at the scene,
they were able to save only sewing machine,
large lamp, a lounge aud some carpet from
the lower floor Valley Register.
LIFE INsuRANcE.-We publish this week
An advertisement OF the Mutual Benefit Life
Insurance company Of Newark, N. j., one Of
the very best and Oldest of the standard com
panles. 1t has assets over 6fty-three millions
and surplus of more than three and one
half millions. Mr.. Whlteley, special agent,
will visit Thurmont frequently and MIR.
Chas. Z. Cassell, publisher OF THE CLARION,
will also give any information desired by
those who may be thinking Of carrying in
, surance. We can assure all of our readers,
that this company stands A 1, both as to
strength and desirability of plan and We
shall be pleased to talk to our people about
:. it,.
The Policy contract has some especially
commerdable advances, such as guaranteed
cash surrender value after the second year
together with paid-up value, term extension
and loaning value. - ..s
MEDICINE MEN MovE.-The Hot Springs
Medicine men have gone to Emmi tsburg
On Monday night they gave their farewell
entertainment which was the best of all.
: The beautiful silver set was disposed Of
according 10 promise and was secured by
Miss Phoebe A. Weller. The tickets were
alIplaced In u box, thoroughly shaken up,
little girl was blindfolded and drew them
from the box handing them to a committee
oEtbFeee of our citizens who after examining
: them handed them oyer to DR.. Leon Smith
who announced the names. 1t had been
agreed that twenty tickets should be drawn
from the box; the twentieth to be the win.
,Sner the name Of holder being written on
on the back OF each ticket. 1t was most
satisfactorily done. The medicines were
,sDh under promise Ia refund money where
they failed TO give satisfaction and DR.. Smith
= tells us that no one asked return OF his
money, while many purchased second
time. The sales here were large. Their
entertainments were very enjoyable, wholly
free from coarseness and ribaldry and were
attended by our ladies IN large numbers ON
pay nights, when their bill was always
specially good.
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