Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1895-05-30

The intelligence reached here last week OF
the death of Mrs. Ellen Brown of Dayton,O.
The deceased was daughter Of the late
Hiram Fox. Her mother, two sisters and
two brothers reside in this vicinity and three
sisters in Baltimore, two Of whom attended
the funeral.-Guide's Foxville Letter.
RESIGNED Rev. DIR. Hasskarl has re-
signed from the pa,toratc of the second Luth.
an church in Frederick and from an address
and resolu tons sent to the first church. it
| would seem that without the consent and
active support of the older congregation, the
latter attempt must fail. 1t was probably
unwise to make the attempt n the first IN.
stance.
Two fine new compound freight engines
were received bv the Western Maryland X.
Road from the Baldwin Works, Philadelphia.
last week. They are numbered 50 and So
respectively.
The conductors and brakemen on the W.
NJ. r. Il look we'll in their new suits which
were made by Oehm's Acme Hall, Baltimore.
Carroll Mems.
Childrcn's Day Exercises will he held in
Trinity Reformed Church, Sunday June ED
al 10 a. m.
Tue children Of the school are st irving to
prepare their service so rs TO render 1t in a
pleasing manner. They will extend cor
dial welcome to cacl, and all. Come and by
your presence encourage them to still greater
achievements
MEMORIAL. DAY.-On Saturday, June LIST,
Memorial Day will be observed here as usual,
with impressive ceremonies. Programmes
have been distributed and with proplt'ous
weather, We may expect a large cOncourse
Of people to take part in the observance OF
this h0nored custom.
Flowers should I've taken to the Town Hall
in the morning and We ask our people to
make those offerings liberal.
PERsoNAI.-M Miss Stella Foreman. of
place.
Mr. Robert Rouzcr. who has just finished
learning the undertaking business in Way
ncshoro. Pa ret u:ned home last week where
he will remain during the summer months
after which he will take up course of study
at the New York City Embalming college
Miss Clara Lenders left last Friday for a
prolonged visit to friends In Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Henry johnson returned home from
New York last Saturday.
What great trouble the newspaper Dor
rover IS. A town subscriber of the Register
told us few days ago that he seldom got to
read his paper until it had passed through
the hands Of borrowing ncighbors, who were
better able to subscribe and pay tor it than
he was. And yet he said he would rather
give those neighbors two cents to buy copy
each week than bc deprived Of its use when
he had time and wanted To read i'll Valley
Register.
We hayelost good paying subscribers who
refused to submit to this very imposition
ED. CLARION.
WoNDERs WORKED For downright orig
inality and brilliancy of inventive genius, We
commend those interested in such matters to
the American Signal Company's Bearer Of
the Wonderful Lamp. AS a Wizard, Aladdin
with Ais Wonderful Lamp, would hayc been
b1ngler at circumyenting natural laws, as
compared With tins man, who makes the
electric current tic Itself into double bow
knot and then makes it pick itself open.
His name is Richard O'Toolc, n self.maGe
man and one who does not commit the folly
of moving down before mirror when lie
worships his Maker.
MORE DIFFICULTIES gain
last week did the machinery ofthe American
Slerilzed Food Company's factory here
s,ub,ornly, refuse to do its work satisfactor.
lily, but just us pcrsstently have these people
held to the idea that all imperfcctions once
remedied, everything will 60 off properly and
once again do they feel assured that the last
trouble in the machinery has been discovered
and rencdcd and such would seem to be the
case, for since Monday morning last no one
could ask the machinery to act better or to
do more or better work.
1t has been decidedly expensive to these pco.
pie and vexatious to our farmers; these things
must be accepted as they come with the re.
Fiction on the part Of both parties that once
successfully under way it will repay them
for the cost aud trouble at the start. They
inform us that they will receive ~all milk
brought to them and will increase their
plant just as the offerings of milk require it.
INrRINsucALLv COOP The Crolius Sisters
Comedy Company were with US on Monday
and Tuesday evenings OF this week, in the
Town Hall. On Monday evening they pro.
duced Lady Audley's Secret and on Tuesday
evening Kathleen Mavourneen.
| We regret that their engagement here vas
so brief, for the advent Of companies possess
ing the merit of this one is rare with us in
fact, we are unable to recall one that has cv-
er before come this way that measured up to
them. Three ladies, the two Crolius sisters
and Miss Forreste by their versatility, the
former in emotional, the latter in tragic and
+ all in comedy parts. supported by Messss
Conditt, Hoffman, Barton, Double, Macdon.
aid and McWade, every one of them excep.
tionally well equipped, render it possible for
them to give the higl.class entertainments
that they do. We canLot hope always to
have SO exceptionally good u troupe stop
with us hence we sincerely hope that they
may come this way again. They 90 hence
to WaynesborO to our certain knowledge
Waynesboro has literally supported and
applauded to the echo plays and players not
possessing the merit of those Of the Cro]ius
Sisters Comedy Company.