Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-06-11

CLUB VIII Degln on FRIDAY next al INC TeSular
time and place, the study of Emerson, giving
the first few lessons to an outline of his life,
a temporary departure from the printed pro.
gram.
The report OF last weeks proceedings
should have appeared in the issue of June
4th, but owing to lack of space was post
poned until this week.-The Club met as
usual Friday June 9Th. An interesting hour
was passed in reading the biography of EN-
erson, written by his son, which shows the
Concord sage in the light of citizen. neigh.
Dor and friend, his more public character
having been given in Cabo.'s Life"
The next meeting will be held at the usual
time and place and the life Of Emerson will
lie continued.
Reader, can you not induce just one to
subscribe for THE CLARION? ASK that one
who regularly borrows yours.
While blasting in Yingllng's quarry near
town several days ago, vein Of hard coal
was uncovered, which appears to be the gen.
uine article. The quantity, however, is not
sufficient to create any great excitement.-
Carroll Record.
Now that Mary Jane has explained matters
satisfactory to Bro Cassell, we will expect
him to don his high plug" and with his
diamond pin in his new silk tie and gold
headed cane under his arm, escort her to
Middletown on the first electric car that
comes in, to take tea with The REGIsTER.-
Valley Register.
Nearly four tons of OXheart cherries were
shipped from Frederick to Baltimore Thurs.
day by the United States Express Company.
About 4,700 pounds were shipped on Friday
morning by the same company to the same
city. The cherries were gathered by farm
ers near Frederick and sold to dealers in
Baltimore in large quantitles.-Neaos.
From June 18th to 10Th inclusive, the w.
NJ. r. II. will sell excursion tickets at one
fare for the round trip to the Republican
National Convention to be held at st. Louis
from June 10th to 18th, route via. Hagers-
town, Cherry Run and B. & o. r, r. Tick
cts will be valid for the return trip until
June 3lst inclusive
On last Friday shortly after noon, two
horses belonging to Mr. Jesse Clagett, of
near Motter's Station, were IN the street in
this place, when from some cause or other,
they became frightened and started to run :.
They ran on the pavement at MIR. l. s. An
mans store, where the carriage caught one of
the large iron posts, (which supports the porch
at that place and tore 1t down. A shutter
on one of the windows was broken off, and
the carriage was broken. The horses were
not injured Chronicle.
BAsEBALL.-On Friday afternoon last a
really interesting game of baseball, the first
one of the season, was played here between
two local teams the "Invincibes," battery,
Wisotzkey, and Freeze and Shaffer, and the
"Nonparcis," battery Wllhide and Lidie,and
Rouzer, which ended in the defeat OF the
latter by score Of II to 10. The following
is the score by innings:
Innings. 2 3 A 5 6 8 Q
Invinclbes. .......... 3 4 5 / 0 0 O
Nonpareils. ........ 0 3 ! 2 0 0 0
Struck out by Wisotzkey, s. by Wllhide
and Ldie, g. Base on balls off Wisotzkey
8; off Wilhide and Lidie. s.
The track for the Frederick Midd,etown
Electric Railroad is now laid within "a miles
of Middletown. The track layers crossed
the National pike on the mountain, Wednes.
day evening last and are now on the way
down this side. Tics are being rapidly hauled
through town for distribution between
here and the mountain. The trestle
work on the east side of the culvert at the
edge of town is nearing completion. 1t is
fourteen feet high The grading is about
completed as far as the edge of town. A
switch is being built from the main line on
the mountain toward Braddock Heights, a
short distance away. 1t is said that the work
of laying track through the streets of Fred
crick will begin next week. Valley Register.
REPUBLICAN LEAGUE CLUBs.-The exec
utlye committee Of the Republican League
of Maryland has issued a call to all the Re-
publican clubs of the State to send delegates
to the annual convention of the Republican
League of the State of Maryland, to be held
in Baltimore on July 22nd. Each club will
be entitled to send two delegates and two
altcrnates to this convention and the presi-
dent of the club is also ex-of1cio delegate.
The convention will also elect "a delegates
to represent the State of Maryland in the
coming National convention of the RepuAli-
can League to be held in Milwaukee, Wis.
on August 25th. The league now numbers
200 clubs and it is hoped that every Republi-
can club IN the State will be represented at
the coming convention.
Some one please arrange to provide little
local amusement. We are just dying for it.
Get up concert, mixed bill or tableaux
for the Barefooted Brats of Barbary; the
Hundred Humdrums of Humunyami, any
thing, to break the midsummer monotone,
that grows to De dismal swell of the hor-
rendous in this charming, lethargic, get-up-
and h-s,ss s-h mountain village Supple
ment the e-e.e-eyp of the mosquito, the uzz.
z-uy.y.up of the blue bottle and urtle- urtle-
urtle of the tree frog with few vibrations
of the human vocal chords, lift be only to
awake discordant echoes. Just please stir
us up in some way with with something;
make us laugh, weep or swear do do some