Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1895-03-28
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Frederick City is about to introduce the
electric fire alarm.
MARY Jane" of Tho Ne'ss has been getting
bouquets from Charlie Croft.
Change of residence here on the first day
of April will be exceptionally small.
Snow on Sunday, Monday charming day,
snow on Tuesday and "Wednesday afternoon
not bad weather.
DR.. Howard White be now located here in
the practice Of dentistry. associated with DR..
b. q. Anders
Davis, Hill & Co., Of Washington City,
whose advertisement appeared in these col.
umns one month ago. have failed In business.
Or. Ross Black returned home on Saturday
last, having graduated at the Philadelphia
Dental College on the 9TH inst It Is repor.
ted that he 10 considering Hanover "a point
1t which to locate; he went to Hanover on
Tuesday.
A horse belonging to Mr.. Charles Gear, of
Graeeham, cut some very curloue capers on
Friday last. It was hitched In an alley where
it tore loose and running across the street,
run Its head, not very gently. through the
window ofa private house, the shafts going
through the Notwithstanding 1t then backed
Of the porch and ran to stream where II
was found lying on its eide, the carriage still
standing upright.
Last 6uuday Mr.. Anderson Eicholts and
family, while on visit TO friends, met with
what might have been a serious accident.
While coming down hill the king bolt brofe
pitching Mr.. Eicloltz and wife out against
the horses, which began kicking, but luckily
neither one was hunt. One Of the children, a
little boy, jumped out of the wagon and the
other one was pitched Out None Of them
were hurt, however-CGssen.
IxsuRED.-Mr Bruce Ogle formerly of
e. agerstown 10 the tenant on the "Thomas"
farm on which the barn was burned as r..
| ferred to 10 our last issue. At first it was
reported here that Mr.. Ogle WAS without in
surance and that bis loss of six horses, farm.
ing implements, ETC., would be total, but We
are gratiAed to learn that he was insured.
We thought it strange that 90 progressive a
farmer should not carry insurance.
WHY NOT FREDERICK "A telephone
company has been organized IN Carroll coun.
ty that will place instruments in almost ev'
cry town and village in the county. Tho
annual rental vii, be but SIC. At this charge
in Frederick county We believe as MANY as
Ave hundred subscribers could be secured,
possibly more. With that many instruments
in the county a telephone ~ou be OF real
value let Us hope that really efficient
telephone service is one Of The certainties Of
the near future.
Please arrange goodly number ofsmooth
store boxes for the rapidly approaching sea.
son of discussion of "the SCORE" The present
CLARION OFFICE steps stand under perpetual
heavily reinforced and unless gallery is
erected many will be required to stand and
there positively must be some arrangement
made that will provide more sea room for the
expec,ora,ioHs. The coming season will
probably be the severest test to which the.
slang vocabulary and the salivary gland
have ever been submitted.
We publish letter in this issue that ia
worthy Of careful perusal. The suggestions
therein made are practicable and We believe
worthy Of more than passing thought.
And now that opportunity offers, we desire
to call attention to the ihfrequencS Of such
Communications: this 10 your local news.
paper devoted to home interests and never
better pleased than when our people recog.
nize it's existence and acknowledge its utility
by Using it whereby to lay their views, pro
jects and propositions before the public.
INDUSTRIAL STATISTICS. We are in receipt
of the third annual report Of Mr.. A. B. How
ard. Chief of The State Bureau of industrial
Statistics. From 1t we CLEAN the following
There are seven subjects covered by the re-
port. viz: manufactures, agriculture. mort.
gages, personal property, values, the sweat
shops, the unemployed and strikes.
According to the report there were 40,79S
farms in Maryland In 1890 as against 4O,5l7
10 lss0,there were 8,4i2, 900 acres ofimproved
land in 1890 as against S,S4s, 100 acres in 1880;
the value of farms in 1890 was SITS $50
as against $l65 sos, 34l in 1850. There are
7,4s5. manufacturing establishments in the
State, outside of Baltimore: the city has B,
2o5 In thirteen leading trades, 1882 out OF
II ,795 persons. or thirty.eight per cent were
Idle.
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