Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1895-07-18

transforms that prevailed in Thurmon'
within week.
Mr.. D. r. Rouzer is clearing his shelves
of summer foot wear; his circulars giving
closing out prices on Oxford Pies, etc., will
attract attention.
Dandruff forms when the glands OF the
skin are weakened, and ii neglected, badness
is sure to follow. Halls Hair renewer is the
best preventative.
The front of Mr.. F. L. Wisotzkey's dwell
| ing and storeroom on E. Main street will be
of pressed brick. The bricklayers began
work on Monday.
ST. Sw1THlN.-It rained here sufficient tc
wet our pavenents on Monday; this is sup'
posed to mean forty days of rainy weather
Go build your ark.
For GovERNoR..-Mr. Chas. w. Ross ol
Frederick City is being spoken Of for Coy
ernor. A letter to the Baltimore Sun on
Monday says he Is Frederick County choice
KING THE PHOTOGRAPHER spent We'd
nesday in town. BY reference to bis adv. IN
another column it will be found that he will
visit Thurmont regularly on Wednesday.
His work is excellent.
The increased suburban travel over the
Western Maryland Railroad has necessitated
the addition of three accommodation trains
between Baltimore and Emory Grove to the
summer schedule that went into effect June
Both.
Mr.. William Duttera of Gettysburg has
been seriously i'll during the past week. He
Is suffering an attack of inflammatory rheu-
matism. His brother.i in. law DR.. NJ. A. Birely
of this place has been in almost constant at
tendance.
THANKs.-We are indebted to our friend
Geo. Stevens for the courtesy of an invitation
to visit the Merry Band Camping Club of
York, Pa, during their eighth summer en-
campment at Ocean View near Norfolk, Va.
July 1877.
DEMOCRATS: you can secure your local
paper and your ablest political paper. The
New York SEMI Weekly Woru, one hundred
and fifty-six papers year for $1.4O. This to
new subscribers, or to old subscribers who
pay up their subscription.
Linwood camp will commence July 26,and
there will be rs tents occupied. Several
prominent ministers from the West and
Pennsylvania will be present during the
camp. Next Tuesday the tenters will meet
to arrange the grounds, tents, etc.
A stranger stopped in town on Monday
and was surprised at being able to secure
meal aud horse feed as he was informed in
Emmitsburg that there were little or no motel
accommodations here. He spent day here
and then determined to make this his head
quarters. Comment is unnecessary.
The Valley Register does not appear hope
full that "the paltry $4,000 yet needed" to
insure the building of the electric road, can
be secured in Frederick City.
We suggest that good bit Of fnesse would
consist in starting a subscription to build an
electric railroad between Middletown Val.
ley and Hagerstown
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Mr.. GATHER 1LL.-We regret to learn Of
the continued illness Of William NJ. Gather
the efficient president Of the Board of County
Commissioners, at his home In Unionvi|le,
this county. 1t Is said that consumption In
an invidious form is the affecting malady,
but we trust some mistake has been made In
the diagnosis. Citizen
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SUDDEN DEATH Mr.. Hiram RACER
dropped dead at his residence about three
miles north OF Thurmont on Monday morn.
ing last about 10 o'clock. He suffered from
an attack of paralysis In May 1894.
His remains were inferred atApples church
Yesterday, Rev. Geo. A.Whitmore officiating.
His age was SO years, Q months and s days.
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AS A GRAMNARIsT we pose; oide the fol-
lowing which appeared in our last issue and
for which no other Is responsible:
TANGLED.-The rains and wlndstorms that
came just as the wheat soas ready to cut,
made harvesting sad feetiyal. The wheat
Das not only down and badly tangled. but in
many instances has been DOOR Jsoson and the
straw pas muddy and the grain wet.
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How DID HE GO ABOUT IT?-Bro. Mowen
Of the Guads says he was "off'' for week,
supplementing that statement by another
that puzzles us, viz: "A Good
Time Without Drunk" Does he
mean to imply that he has performed an
exceptional feat or does he SIMPLY desire to
have it explicitly understood that during that
particular week he did not get drunka
Waiying all these questions, however how
did he 60 about doing 1t?
WHAT NEXT Finder the head of"Want.
ed" one finds many curious things among a
country newspapers exchanges. Few how.
ever give one the nervous shock that Chroa.
icle want" gave us last week an advertiser
wants an adult female copperhead snake, he
does not say whether dead or alive. 1t is to
he delivered at the Chronicle Office that adv.
on those terms, we notify all advertisers, will
cost just one dollar line in TIE CLARION,
unless it be specified that dead snake is
what il wanted