Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1895-10-24


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Election one week from next Tuesday.
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Pheasants are plentiful in the mountain.
Read Mrs. M. O. Cramer's agency notice
in this issue.
Chestnuts FIVE cents quart and in fairly
good travelling condition.
1t is now rumored that another one ofour
stores Is about to change hands,
Potomac Synod of the Reformed church is
in session in Frederick this week.
Encouraging reports come 10 US concern
ing the F. s. NJ. V. Electric railroad.
Work on the brick structure of the High
School building will begin this week.
There haye been fewer land sales In this
section this tall than for number of years.
The change of foliage on the mountain has
come during the past week. 1t came rapid
ly but late. ..--
Twenty two inches Of snow reported from
Pennsylvania and the next day was summer
like with US.
number of the members Of Acacia Lodge
paid Plymouth Lodge fraternal visit on
Tuesday evening last.
Mrs Margaret Flick will make public sale
of lot of personal property at her residence
between Eicholtz' and Blacks mills on Mon.
day, November II.
The Frederick Daily Neaos has just entered
upon the ninth volume. 1t need make no
apology for perslstently living; it is decidedly
alive, virile and up.to date.
The mercury has been rushing up and
down in the thermometer to such an extent
during the past week that the friction gener-
ated heat sufficient to crack the glass tube.
Which is to say, the weather has been VERY
brlkkle.
RETuRED.-Mr. s. M. Birely arrived home
on Sunday evening last, having been away
Just three weeks. In that time he travelled
something over six thousand miles. He has
been decidedly benefited by the trip and
expects to repeat it next fall.
What amusements are being considered for
the coming winter season? Will not some
Of our people devise something that will af
ford profitable pastime? We suggest Sc
ries of entertainments, musical, spectacular
aid dramatic, for the benefit of Town Hall.
Mr.. William Six an old resident of this
place will make sale of his personal property
on Tuesday Nov 18th and will on the follow.
ing Gay 90 with his wife to Seiins Grove,Pa,
the home of his daughter, Mrs. Howard
Schnure, where hcnceiorlh they too will
make their home.
FIFTEEN VoTERs.-As a result Of the reg
,straiion of voters tor 1895 in this district, we
find that seven are reported dead thirty. eight
have removed from the district sixty pnmes
have been added to the list, making gain of
fifteen The total registered vote of the dis
trict is six hundred and twenty seven
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LONG COUNT PROBABLE. There probably
will be at least six hundred votes cast in this
district at the coming election and as we have
three local candidates and one each in two
adjoining district, there will likely be large
number of cut tickets and the counting will
doubtless occupy the officers beyond mid.
night.
A RELIEF.--The proposed prize fight be-
tween Corbett and Fitzsimmons has been de-
clared "off" Now, if sDme one can devise
scheme that will render it profitable to both
of them to remain quiet, a grand clam act, so
to speak, long suffering people may even
vet agree that they are not talked more than
half dead, dumb, blind and stiff.
PERSONAL Geo. W. Fo, eman ard
and Mrs. John Landers are visiting relatives
and friends in Baltimore City.
Miss Addie johnson returned home on
Saturday last after ten days visit in Penn.
sylvania.
Mr.. T. E. Gonter Of Baltimore spent few
days in town this week.
A Gospel Temperance meeting will he held
next Friday evening In the Methodist Episco-
pal church. An address will be given by
Mrs. Morrow, State President of the Won
ans Christian Temperance Union of W. Va.
Several solos will be rendered by Mrs Har
rison, Vice President of the International
School of Methods. Chair to be taken at
half past seven. A collection at the close
for expenses. Come hear something that
will do you good.
Henry Mann, Pastor.
GRACEHAM ITEMS.
On Monday afternoon Rev. Oerter left for
two weeks visit to Bethlehem, Pa, the