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

Station, Jacob w. Dubel will sell lot O.
personal property. See bills
On Thursday March 2sth, Levi Brown will
sell at public sale near Euclid postoffice
horses, cattle, farming implements ant
household furniture. See bills.
On Saturday, March 80, David Fisher will
sell horses, cows and farm machinery OF
the John Troxelp farm.
The sale season is nearing lis end.
St. Patrick's Day was clear and bright bu
stormy.
Mr.. M. f. Policy, proprietor of the Clul
House, is now seriously afflicted with intlam
matoly rheumatism.
People with hair that is continually fall
ing out, or those that are bald, can stop tn
falling, and get good growth of hair b.
using Halls Hair Remover.
School Examiner Boblitz is making one o
his periodical trips visiting the public schools
| in this section. He has found the duty 1
pleasant one, barring the roads and som'
occasional weather.
Mr. w. NJ Leatherman otnearLcwstowr
this county, has rented Mr. John w. Seton
property and will open it to summer board
ers this season. 1t is most eligibly located
and has always been favored by our summer
city boarders.
A movement is on foot in Frederick City
to put an independent ticket before the PEG
pie at the coming election for aldermen il
June If that succeeds in the city and shouC
be tried in the county there will be both fui
and fun constantly within range of the un
aided vision.
GRADUATED ID, ID. S--Dr. Howard White
is among those who graduate at the Baltimore
College of Dental Surgery on March 21st
Howard is also among the Honor men OF
his class. We acknowledge receipt Of a
beautifully executed invitation to attend the
Commencement exercises and shall be pleased
TO accept. if possible to do 50. DIR. White
viii! locate here at once upon graduation.
FIRE AT GARFIELD. On Friday evening,
March / the carriage and carpenter shop
storage house and Corncrib on the premises
of Mr.. G. U. Brandcnburg, at Garfield in the
extreme northern part of tins valley, were
DESTROYED by fire, causing loss of about
5000, The property was insured in Hagers-
town for $4O0-$2O0 on buildings and 5000
on contents - VaN,y Register.
NARROW ESCAPE One day last week
Mr. JOS A. Gernnnd of Graceham determined
to burn out one of his chimneys, which he
did. Several hours afterwards and after
dark, he noticed u light in one of the upper
rooms and upon investigation found it to be
on fire. 1t was promptly eXtinguishcd but
not until considerable damage had been done
to the interior of the room and to the furni.
turr.
LUNAR PHENOMENON On Monday nom.
ing last the moon, already grown crescent
shaped, hung low in the southeastern sky
and above and below it in exact line through
the "horns," extended bar Of bright light
fully twenty diameters Of the moon. both
above and below it. The light was fully
one half as bright as that Of the moon itself
and, cmpanelcd as it was at times with hea,
w black Clouds the effect was wicrd and
startling.
U. 3. CoNFERENCE.--.Thc ninth annual
session of the Maryland Conference of the
church of the United Brethren in Christ con,
vened here on Wednesday last and were in
session morning and afternoon daily during
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, adjourning
ON Monday morning.
Bishop Mills Of Oregon presided and was a
most efficient officer. Rev. G. j. Roudabush
was reelected Presiding Elder and the fol-
lowing is the itinerary Us arranged for the
coming year
Presiding Elder. Rev. G. J. Roudabush ;
Homecoming Station, - Wagner Yves
ternport Mission Station, j. w. II. Beall
Willamsport Station, E. J. Mease; Hag-
erstown Station, J. T.Spang!er; Hagerstowu
Circuit, A. M. Evers; Keedysville Station,
j. B. Chamberlain Washington Mission
Station, J. E. Fout ; Boonsboro Circuit, w
L. Martin; Mycrsville Circuit, r. Byrd ;
Thurmont Circuit, Z. C. B. Castle; Walk
ersville Station, J w Owen; Frederick
Mission Station, CIV .Slinespring missionary
to Africa, l.. o, Burtner.
On Sunday the pulpits of the different
churches of this place were filled by members
of the conference, as follows: Bishop Mills
United Brethren in the morning; st. Johns
Lutheran at night; Dr. Bell, St. Johns Lu,h
eran in the morning; Rey. NJ. l., Maysellis
German Baptist in the afternoon; Rey. A.
NJ Eyers, Moravian in the afternoon
and Trinity Reformed at night, DIR
Bell, United Brethren at night
A larye amount of business was transacted
by the Conference. the main features were
the defeat of the attempt re-submit to thu
Quarterly Conferences the question of annex
ing the Maryland to the Pennsylvania Con-
ference, this movement hayiEg been defeated
during the past year; the charges or griev
( ance laid against Presiding Elder Roudabusl
were examined into by special COMMITTEE
were proven to be wholly groundless, tn
| action of the Conference in selecting him
f., being additional vindication.
The sessions of the Conference were wei
attended and much interest tal'ep in tn
proceedings. Our friend Rev. w. L. Marti
we are glad to say has been assigned to on
of the better charges. Rev. Il G.. B. CAST