Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1895-07-25

Marken.
A new trick is being played on the unsus'
pecting farmer. Two prepossessing men
paint sign on farmers fence and give him
u few dollars to guarantee them that no one
else be permitted to paint sign oyer it. The
farmer is asked to sign receipt for the mon
ey in order that they may return the same to
employers. The receipt that he signs turns
out to be promissory note for $500 or $500
Don't bite.
| A HORSE CAPER.-The other day Will
Boerner successfully carried out a wager that
he could pull buggy with his bike. He
hltcbed his safety in the shafts and mounted
The combination wheeled off all right and
the trick proved 60. He towed the barge
quite distance. some Of it up hill. He was
applauded along the route.-Zephyr.
The new station house at Smithsburg is
nearing completion, and in q few weeks al
most will be ready for occupancy, The rail-
road company has now large force employ
ed cutting down and grading the bank on
the opposite side Of the track for the purpose
of constructing roadway along that point.
The artesisn we'll is progressing.
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CURIOUS CAsE.-Mr. Geo. G.. Eldridge
near this place, had COW that was pining
away for several months and died last Mon'
day, after which an autopsy was held to as
certain the cause The lungs were found to
be somewhat clogged with pus, and when
they looked for the liver and gall they failed
to find any, which puzzled the six men who
witnessed it-Gutde.
Fires were kindcd on the North Mountain
in Franklin county last week ard the whole
valley was full of smoke and burning leaves.
The fires were started by huckleberry
pickers who are trying to burn up the Der.
rles so as to make them scarce and command
higher prices The crop promises to be an
immense one and disreputab!e persons have
taken this method to raise the price.-ChrOn.
icle.
a my ypuuS iiuAC o"uNu W Oohh ivy,
tenant on Peter II. Busssrds farm near
Mddlctown, was drawing the rake in the
harvest field and ran away tearing off wheel
and breaking off the shafts. A piece of the
shaft hung to the animal, and, IN its wild
flight around the field, the piece struck the
binder and whirled to an upright position.
At the same instant the mare jumped on the
piece and was mpaled on it. 1t ran clear
through, protrudng from her back. The
mare died in five minutes.
Mr.. Frederick Eyler, during harvest. picked
up in one of his fields land terrapin on
whose shell was inscribed his own initials
and also the year 1851. Mr.. Eyler remem.
bered distinctly of having executed the work
| at that time and at once set about carving
the present date, 1906, on the shell, which he
did, and again set his tcrrapinship at liberty.
Mr.. Eyler was 81 years of age when he did
the first engraving. He is now 81 years old
and IS remarkably vigorous.
-Thurmont Correspondent OF Citizen.
The Hagerstown fair directors have decided
to give home stock raisers better chance TO
take premiums at the annual exhibitions.
Heretofore the home farmers were obliged to
compete with foreign people who make 3
business of feeding fine stock and exhibiting
at the fairs In herds throughout the country.
In this way the herds carry off most of the
premiums wherever they 60. Hereafter at
the Hagcrstown fair all stock grown in
Washington county and the other counties
associated with the Hagerstown fair will be
entered in the "home; class and will not be
brought into competition with foreign herds,
which the board at one time, to solve the
difficulty, thought ofexcluding.
The preparations for the Farce and Musical
Festival to be held in the Town Hall August
10Th, are going rapidly forward. The char
acters have all been assigned and the first
rehearsal for Farce No. Q, was held at the
residence Of Miss May Slick Friday evening.
Downley escaped by shrewd ruse but Maj
Pepper and Foxton nailed him at the next
rehearsal at Miss Jessie Wisslcrs the follow.
ing Monday. The music promises better
and better. Professor Rodenmayer OF Bal.
timore has promised to come up especially
for the Festival and not only to assist person.
ally but also to send several choice new com.
positions. The Box Office will be open in a
few days and those who wish to secure re-
served seats will be given an opportunity to
do 30. Look out for further notices.
An election for directors to manage the
affairs of the Westminster and Union Mills
Electric Railway Company for the ensuing
year will be held at the Adpoeate office on
Tuesday, August 6, from 8 to O'Clock in the
afternoon. The present directors have not
relaxed their energies in behalf Of the enter
prise. The purchaser of the Gettysburg road
has proposed to the citizens along the line
through Littlcstown to the Maryland line il
they will take $4,000 of bonds of the road
| the road will be built. The $4,000 haye
| been guaranteed we learn. We understand
that the same gentlemen will build from the
Maryland line to Westminster If the citizens
along the line will also take $4,000 of the
bonds of the company. If the proposition is
formally made and satisfactory guarantee OF
the ability to build is given we believe the
bonds would be readily taken Nearly that
much stock has already been subscribed, and
every subscriber would rather have bonds
than stock Advoodts