Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1895-03-21

place who had been seriously indisposed 70
a month or more is now fully recovered ant
at work.
Pensions were reissued Saturday to tn
following: Geo. Link, Walkersville; Johl
Scadden, Pleasant Walk, and John Green
Elerton.
In Carroll county, each election distric
has its Road Commissioners and the Super
ysors are under their direction. Bette
roads are reported under that system.
The Kent county Gamers will pay tiv
dollars per ton for tomatoes this season the.
paid five and Cne-half dollars last season an,
claim that they lost money at that price.
The Frederick Neacs says edtorially
"Through the path of murder is the way tt
distinguished consideration in Virginia. "Tha
sc titles his bass fishing in the Shenandoah.
Remember that you will be able to bs.
your new spring suite in Thurmont. Mr.
Kaplan promises to keep large stock o
goods and sell them cheap. Read his adver
tisement.
The Carlisle (Pa) Fair Association have
determined TO reduce the price of admission
to their annual exhibitions to twenty fiv'
cents.
This is pointer for the Frederick County
Agricultural Society. Valley Register.
Mr.. Cyrus F. Flock of the Examiner wa!
one of the efficient members of the Unltet
Brethren Conference that met here last week
His work was always inteligently directed
and that he held position of Influence before
the conference was evident on more than one
occasion.
The Bentztown Bard, it is reported, caught
a refractory cherry stone between two noble
molars and has forsworn pie; he hath like
wise backed Pegasus that scorns the qua.
train course and comes In an easy winner in
a full field over the regulation track ofeight
vcrsed sanzas.
TRULY AsToN.sGING.-Miss Annette N
Moeg, Fountain MINI. says: ayers Cherry
Pectolal has had wonderful effect in curing
my brothers children ofa severe and danger
Gus cold. 1t was truly astonishing how
speedily they found relief after taking this
prepara,on.'
CHANGE OF BAsE.-On Thursday and
Friday of next week we will remove from
the room that we now occupy to our new
quarters in the Masonic Building hve doors
east of the corner, on East Main-st. THE
CLARION will occupy the second floor
entrance by the hall door cast of Mr.. Lewis
D. Kellys store.
VERY MEAN MEN.-Two men Of Frederick
city induced an orphan girl to draw $25 that
she had saved, from bank, under promise
that they would take her with them on a
trip, When they got the money they left
town. We await with Interest al account
of their return.
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One of our citizens visited CLOSING out
sale Of bankrupt stock" in Baltimore city ;
he made purchase and in wclking along
the streets afterwards was more than sur
prsed to see the exact duplicate OF his pur.
chase for sale at a number of places that
were not CLOSING OUT at twenty per cent
less than he had paid.
A STILL ALARM.-On last Thursday even
ing during the absence from home Of Mr..
Boerner and family, fire broke out and when
discovered had considerably damaged the
property. The fact that the rooms were
closed caused the fire to shoulder, else the
house would likely haye been destroyed.
Our tiremcn responded to "stIl alarm" the
striking apparatus of the alarm bell being
out of der 1t was promptly repaired
PROPERTY PURCnAsED.-On Tuesday last
Acacia Lodge No AS, A. f. and A. NJ, of
Thurmont closed the sale and received .
deed for the three-s,ory brick building on +.
Main st. The property was purchased =
Mr. Martin II. Bussard Of Waynesboro, Pa
About 500 has already been spent in i'm
proving the store room on the first floor, in
partitioning off the second floor, one third of
which will be fitted up as a Library and
Reading Room for members of the fraternity
and their families and two.,hrds of,hat floor
will be occupied by THE CLARION. TT
Mansard third story will be raised to max
fourteen foot ceiling aud will be occupied
as Lodge Room. The work on the ,hu,
story will be done during the coming sun,
mcr
From FAR OFF Nave are in receipt
Of copy of the CHE foo Express of February
1lth, 1895. In the list of men.oi war in port
we find the American wa,ships, Baltimore,
Yorktown and Charleston. 1t is on the
Charleston that our good friend Rev. FIR.
Reaney is chaplain aud ii is TO him that we
are indebted for the double pleasure of the
peIusal of this Oriental Journal and of the
knowledge that we are yet among those
whom he remembers. The Express is four
page, three column, 12X20 sheet 1t contains
shipping list, six advertisements visitors
list, Men ofwar list, mel chant vessels list
meteorological returns, an account of the
wal, police "f n Childrcn's Dancing Class and
weekly Defense Corps, for the week, con.
sisting of eight men, changed daily and on
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