Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1895-04-04

The Rev. Henry Mann will give an illus
trated lecture in the Thurmont NJ. E. church
on Tuesday April OH and at Lewistown NJ.
E. church April 18th; subject, Europe, and
It's Curse" Admission, Adults 10 cents, chill.
dren cents. Lecture to commence at 7.45
Pm.
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NOT Gu1LTY.-On Friday and Saturday
last Messrs Morrison, House and Delaudcr.
the three county commissioners indicted for
conspiracy and for taking br!bes, were tried
and acquitted Their trial was before the
court, Judges Mcsherry and Lynch on the
bench. Mr.. Main, the Keeper Of Montevue
who made the charges and was also indicted
for giving brides was declared acquitted by
the evidence of the three commissioners that
he had not given them brides.
One halfa-mile north Of town is located
stone building, the length of which is more
than 80 feet and the width thereof ]2 feet.
Within this structure and under very good
roof, are two floors. a stairway, etc and not
withstandlng there is near by 1t never
failing spring Of water, an ice house and an
orchard containing 200 apple trees, this house
sold recently at public sale for the sum Of
$2.75 Moral: No Touring mill within seven
miles of it.-Thurmont Letter in Citizen.
The dehorned cattle purchased by Senator
Bennett last December, and which were fell
on his farms with wheat and corn, mostly
with wheat, have been shipped to Myers d
Housman, of Baltimore. who shipped them
to Liverpool, England. The cattle gained
an average of about 800 pounds in the three
months, weighing when purchased about
1000 pounds each, and now about 140O. They
are said to be the finest lot ever shippedfrom
Carroll. The Senator purchased sixty, and
forty were sent to Liverpool. The Senator
will give to the public the result of his expert.
ment in feeding wheat when all the cattle are
sold and returns made. At present he feels
safe in saying that the wheat fed averaged
about one dollar per bushel and corn about
five dollars barrel.-Adu0cdte.
SOMETHING NEw.-We haYe for the first
time in our history complete ready.made
clothing store in Thurmont. Mr. Kaplan has
an immense stock Of goods and when we say
that his prices are astonishingly low we are
not saying it as an advertisement due Mr..
Kaplan for favors of job work, ETC., received
at his hands, but we are stating a fact. We
knew that ready made clothing had fallen
greatly in prices during the past year but we
confess that we have been surprised TO find
such prices as he has named to US. He ought
to sell every ready made suit purchased in
this end of the county and he will do 80 II he
can get the people to come here to see his
stock and learn his prices. AS to number of
different patterns and qualities, he can show
as many probably as any store in the county.
You really will gain nothing by going else.
where.
A rather strange rain and snow storm
passed over this place on Tuesday. One Of
the ladies ofOur town had jus. finished hang
ing up wash, when the rain came, when
il was discovered that every drop made
black spot on the clothing; this singular &C
currence was noticed by quite number OF
our citizens 1t was also discovered that the
windows and even some Of the buildings were
made black spotted from the drops. We
have heard before of black snow but this
is the first time that we have ever witnessed
anything Of this kind.
MIR A. j. Lightncr moved to Baltimore on
last Monday; he was one Of our best citizens
and we are certainly sorry to see him leave.
vet it is supposed that he knows what is best.
He will please accept the good wishes of his
many friends in this community. Harvey
Letter IN Carroll Record
PERsoNAL-Mr. Matthias Sigmund, wife
and four children spent the past week in town
with Mr.. Sc father, Mr.. G. j. Sigmund.
Matthias is engaged in the manufacture of
hat. blocks 10 Reading. Pa. Last season he
turned out two hundred and fifty styles. He
has been very successful in the business.
His brother, Comfort, is with him.
PERsoNAL.-Mrs. Philip Matthias and
daughter, Miss Abba, will shortly remove to
Waynesboro, Pa. the home ofanotherdaug.
ter, Mrs. Krise. Mr.. j. P. T. Matthias and
family will continue to occupy the property
on Church.st.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Six returned last
week from winters visit to their daughter,
Mrs. Howard Schnure IN Se!ins Grove, Pa.
DR.. Morris A. Birely has been confined to
his bed during the past week with an attack
Of the grip; he is threatened with pneumonia
also Int hia condition ia better
Miss Minnie Foreman has been visiting
friends in Baltimore City during the past
several weeks.
a STRANGE LUNAR FREAK-On Monday
morning last, the moon, already grown
crescent shaped, hung low in the south east.
ern sky and above and belo " it IN an exact
line through the horns extended barOf bright
light fully twenty diameters Of the moon,
both above and below it, The light WAS
fully one.half as bright az that Of the moon
itself and empannelled as it was at times with
heavy black clouds, the effect was weird and
startling. Clarion
II might just be possible that the writer Of
the above had burned the midnight oil lon
ger than generally his wont, and the phen-
omenon could have occurred by a reflection
: from the Pickering flame of the illuminart
Or il it was observed early in the morning,
about day break, il shows that some editors
rise with the sun, 80 as to put in an extra
long days work. Times are better.-C itizen
THAT comment is ruzzler; how retiring
late, rising early and better times are correl.
ated, as they evidently were in the mind OF
the writer, and what any or all of them had
to do with refracted light Of cusped moon
in wo I'd, to determine just what our good
Brother ia driving at has defied our aDalVsis