Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1895-01-17


last, aged eighty years
Some that should have RENTED to us the
amount due us as shown by the accounts
rendered, have as yet failed to do 30.
A person is prematurely old when badness
occurs before the forty fifth year. Use Hall's
Hair Remover to keep the scalp healthy and
prevent badness.
Rev. D. D. Keedy, formerly travelling
minister of the United Brethren church died
at his home in Keedysville, Washington Co.
on Saturday last, aged sixty-6ve years.
Cost, one Of Westminster's jail breakera
has been captured. As was BELIEVED at ths
time, Cost and Wells passed through thif
place several days after they broke jail.
Mr. W. a B,ggs of Rocky Ridge, agent FOL
the Baltimore County Fire Insurance Com
pany for this section publishes an advertise
ment in this issue to which your attention II
particularly called
The folly of prejudice is frequently shown
by people who prefer TO suffer for years rath
er than try an advertised remedy. The mil
lions who have no such notice, take Aver
Sarsaparilla for blood-diseases, and are cured
So much for common sense.
Hon. Milton G. Urner, John Richie, Thos
d. Halter, J. Roger McSherry and W. Irving
Parsons have been appointed . committee t.
map out the preliminary work of au organ.
lied movement to celebrate Frederick City,
Sesqui Centennial.
One of our marksmen shot beef for ]. P
Flock last Wednesday. He was only allow
ed 2 shots, when the beef was knocked down
with sledge. Had they allowed him halls
chance be would have dropped 1t. So we
are informed.-Gxide.
There we're SAC deaths In this county dur
ing the year 1894, being nine less than in
1898. The deaths in Frederick city numbers
1877, being 40 less than In 1893 During the
year there were 80 funerals in Middletown
rs at Emmitsburg, and % at Thurmont.
RELIGIOUS NoTICE.-Sunday, January 20
the sacrament of the Lords Supper will he
administered In St. Johns church morning
and night. Preparatory services Saturday
10th at 2 P. n.
Jno. H. Barb.
Tomorrow, Friday, evening the Cantata
of Rebeccs will be produced in the Town
Hall. We haYe attended rehearsal and are
prepared to say that it win probably sur
prise our people; it Is simply beautiful
ching and those who fail to see it will miss q
treat.
The Westminster american Sentinel has
just completed its Gath volume For pure
hightoned Journalism, we comment the
Sentinel it is too reliable and rich local
newspaper, credit to its home and welcome
guest here ~ everywhere. Many happy
returns.
NEVER SAW HINT has been stated to
US as fact-nojoque-that a juryman from
this district stood night after night at Ger
tain point in Frederick City. determined to
see the man who-"lit the electric light" bu,
In spite of all his vigilance.h he never saw him
light the blamed thing.
BELOW ZsRo.-On Saturday night last
about midnight a cold wave arrived and uu-
til morning the thermometer fell about thirty
degrees. The lowest reported here was four
degrees below zero, at the w. Md. railroad
station. The cold continued during Sunday
and on Monday the thermometer went up to
about che freezing point, rise of thirty six
degrees ia twenty-six hours.
The Thurmont correspondent Of the CT
isen, by the way q good one, says that snow
or other blockade of the railroad woul1 re-
suit it starvation in Thurmont because there
is no Touring mill here. Well, we would
likely want a number of other things besides
-four under those circumstances. Our gar.
den product would hsye to be relied upon
and sugar, coffee, nor spices are grown here
neither have we salt lick nor oil wells In
fact, come to think about it-whst have wei
PETITIoN.-A petition to the Board OF
County Commissioners is in circulation ask.
ing them to erect High School building here
in time for occupancy IN September next
The petition sets forth the fact that the room
now occupied is too small; is Objectionable
on sanitary grounds that the school is now
self-supporting that with better facilities
the school will increase and that in the pres
ent room, the limit of accommodations for
pupils has been reached.
Every claim made is wei! foinded and II
the right men appear before the Board Of
County Commissioners to present the peti.
ton and supplement it with statements that
are only waiting to be made. we feel assured
that the Board will accord Us oil that we ask
in the matter.
ooMMUNIcATED.
Nh. EDITOR =
Upon reading the last arti.
Gle In the communication of"R" last week,
we at first thoughtit WAS one of the pointlesa
jokes he sometimes inaicts upon us, but as
after long study no joke could be discovered