Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1895-05-16
Go see Tuck Lucas marvellous Columbian
clock It's an odd bit of mechanism.

in the Town Hall on Thursday, Friday and
Saturday June 8, 7 and 8.
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pay up their subscription.
Miss Louise Bubrman, Chewsyille, sister
of Mrs. J. Downin, this city, will marry Mr..
Kadoni, of Japan, member Of an aristocrat
family of that country. Miss Buhrman has
been teaching school at Lehighton, Pa, and
Mr.. Kadonl has been pursuing college
course in this country.-GlO6e.
DECORATION DAY at Thurmont will be
observed on Saturday, June LIST, in the after
noon. A programme Of the exercises will
be distributed throughout this and adjoining
districts during the coming week. Our cit
liens are intent upon marking the day with
interesting and appropriate exercises and are
giving it earnest attention. The programme
will appear in our next issue.
PRoaREssrNa.- Our representative, Mr..
Henry K. Barb Is at work; hard and intelli-
gently at work; and his work is counting.
BE has already secured us one reliable CORE.
spondent and will locate them in every part
OF the north.end of the county. THE CLAIR.
ION will be within very few months equal
to the very best and 1.-THE very best will
need look to it's laurels. We want one thou.
n, ,,,J ,.oy,, hoC riborc and onco in 0Slr
life we will get what we want; yes we will!
Old friends, push it along.
CAT ADOPTS A RAT.-Mr Joshua Sllfer, Of
near Bolivar, this valley, has cat which is
at present nursing young rat as carefully
as it was one of her own offspring. The cat
has two kittens and one day last week she
killed an old rat and then caught Young
one and carried it alive to her nest, presum.
ably for the kittens 10 eat The kittens,how.
ever, made friends with the rat and since
then the old mother Cat has treated the 70
dent as If it was one Of the family. Strange
to say, the rat refuses to leave the kittens
even when the cat goes away from the nest
Last Sunday when DR.. E. L. Beckley and
Mr.. VIM. Mock of Mlddletown, were out at
Mr.. Slifer's they found the cat nursing the
rat in the most natural manner. They found
kitten at a rear teat aud one at front teat
while in the middle the rat was pulling away
for dear life, and the old cat as unconcerned
"A If nothing unusual was occurring. Mr..
Slifer says he will let the cat keep her unnat-
ural companion as long as she will Valey
Register. -
The County School Board met at 10 a. m.
on Tuesday, May It'll, with full attendance.
The principal business transacted was the
appointment of trustees. The commission.
ers waited upon the County Commissioners,
and presented the following statement:
To the Honorable, tho Board Of County Com.
missioners Of Frederick County, maryland:
GENTLEMEN The enclosed estimate on
account of the county public schools for the
fiscal year closing July 3lst, 1895, is herewith
submitted for your earnest and careful atten.
ton.
The total enrolment of pupils for the year
closing July 31st, 1894, was 1918. and for
the year closing July 3lst 1895, will be not
less than 10000. Notwithstanding the in-
creased attendance for the years 1892, 3, 4,
5, the estimated deficit will be very little
more than the deficit for 1894. This saw
ing has been accomplished manly by a re-
duction in the salaries of teachers, and by
postponing, wherever possible, repairs to
school property neither Of which methods
commend themselves to judicious men RS
wise or economical, and only to be excused
by the plea of necessity. The appropriation
made by your honorable body foi the main.
tenance of the schools in this county, is as
you are aware, $35 800, which is not enough
to maintain properly the county schools for
three terms Following Is a table compiled
from the State School Report, showing ap-
preparations attendance, and other items
pertaining to the schools In our section Of
the State, for the year closing July 3lst,
1854:
Allegany County-Pupils enrolled, s,34l;
county appropriation, $4,000; total, $50.
600.
Baltimore County, Pupils enrolled, 1886;
county appropriation, $ll9,037 ; repairs, IS,
600; total, $l24,937.
Howard Coun,y-Pupils enrolled, 3.185;
county appropriation, $4,000; total, $l9,
Montgomery County-Pupils enrolled. 5,
966 county appropriation, $4,000; total,
$4,000
Frederick County-Pupils enrolled, 10,
1888; county appropriation, $50, 500; total,
$35, 800
Washington County-Pupis enrolled, 8,
AZ; county appropriation, 81, zoo 10; total
BY these figures you will readily perceive
that the Frederick County School Board re-
ceiyes less in proportion to the number of
pupils enrolled than either of the other coun.
ties named.
The Allegany County schools were kept
open 81 terms, Baltimore County. 4 terms,
Carroll, 8, Howard, 5 terms, Montgomery. 8
months, and Frederick and Washington 3
terms each. We believe that not less than
$38 900 will be required from the county to
conduct the schools successfully for three
terms during the year beginning August LIST
1905, and closing July 31st 1896.
The State Quarterly Apportionment for
1891 based on the census Of 1880, was SO,
800 AZ, the present quarterly appointment is
$5,57512. The total receipts from the State
School Tax for the year closing July 3lst.
1890, were $29, 93O54, for the year closing
July 31st 1901, were $30,417.64 The re-
ceipts from the same source for 1894 were
e27,O7134, and approximately the same for
1923, thus showing an annual decrease
since 1890 of about $500.
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