Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-03-05

The Ne,os speaks ofthe organization of the
Business Mems Association as a step that
"gives promise of having been the inaugura.
ton ofa new era of prosperity for Frederick. :"
We have experienced like sensation
The Woman's annual missionary meeting
Of the U. B. church will convene in Hagers
town, Md, Mch 10Th. The delegates to rep
resent Thurmont local society are Mrs. E.
C. B. Castle, Miss Clara Damuth and Mrs. J.
Wireman.
The Kings Daughters Society Of Trinity
Reformed Church will hold its 9TH anDiver
sary service on the evening of March 10th at
Z o'clock. Rev. A. S. Dechant of Waynes-
boro will deliver an address All are cor.
daily invited.
1t is rumored that several Of our best bus
mess men arc about to embark in a new
enterprise. We are not informed as TO its
exact nature but rumor has it that it will
give considerable employment and that those
in charge of it are men who make things CO.
The Annual Missionary meeting of the N.
E. Sunday School will Ike held next Sunday
evening at 7.15. Addresses by G r. Stocks
dale and the pastor. Reading and special
music BY the scholars. Offering for missions
will be taken.
Preaching at 10 a. m by the Pastor.
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The 10th annual session Of the Maryland
Conference of the U B church willconvene
in U, B, church, Hagerstown, Md, Mch 18th.
Bishop N. Castle D. D., Of Elkhart, Ind. will
preside.
Pastor E. c. B. Castle will preach for the
last time, this side of Conference, Sundey
next in U. B. church, this place at $50 p. m.
There will be no Doth day of February now
for eight years, the year 1900 not being bis.
sextile. BY the way "bissextlle" is meaning.
less SO far as 1t relates to Leap Year, mean
ing the SECOND SIXTH" the Romans had two
sixth days of February once in four years,
hence the term bissextile as applied to Leap
Year now that the day is added to the end of
the month is misnomer.
WE MEAN YoU.-Wlll not the borrower
Of this paper; the regular, chronic dead head
reader, not please stop when he comes to the
place marked with a star, in this item, and
give him or herself over to few minutes
cogtating on the subject of what he or she
would do were the publisher of this news.
paper to borrow, regularly every week his or
her horse, cookstove or overcoat. e Take
say tve minutes) Now, 60 look yourself
squarely in the face, in your best cheval
mirror, if you dare.
A Brokers' Secret.
walter, did you hear what Mr-whis.
pered to his broker just now, when you were
at their tablet"
YES sah."
"lfI give you five dollars will you tell me
what it vast"
Eyes sab"
Here you are, then"
HE was saying sab, as how DR.. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets was the only thing that
properly regulated his bowels sah."
PERsoNAL.-Miss Clara Landers who had
been absent for month visiting friends in
Baltimore and Philadelphia returned home
last week.
Miss Joe Miller returned last week from a
months visit among friends in Baltimore.
Mrs. H. r. johnson left on Tuesday to visit
her son Henry in New York City.
Miss Nellie Chapman Of Frederick Is visit.
ing Mrs H. W. Bennett in this place.
Miss Clara Valentine is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Harvey Miller, In Philadelphia.