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

The Annual Lutheran Reunion at Penmal
will be held on Thursday July 23rd.
Col. J. r. Rouzer is improving his brick
property on w. Main.st by re-paintlng and
penciling.
A number of gentle showers came on
Monday evening last, accompanied by hlgf
winds and some electrical display.
The possibility of locating an underwear
factory here has been discussed, but thus fal
without promise Of favorable result.
The "Gold Cure" is no longer specially
applicable TO inebriates; along with the "Sil
yer Cure''it will hereafter be recommended tc
the body polite,
All Kelley Institutes in Maryland are
closed pen''ing settlement of dispute be-
tween w. S Thomas, state manager, and
the Kelley Co.. of Dwight III.
Rev. Warren X. Damuth conducted ser
vices in St. Stephens Episcopal church
Thurmont. on Sunday morning last, it being
his first sermon after having been ordained.
CARDS OUT. Mr.. Chas G. Waters, deputy
Register of Wills for this county, on the 18th
inst, at All Saints Episcopal church, Fred
erick City, will W ed Miss Rose Lillian Jones
of that city.
At the annual meeting Of the Frederick &
Emmitsburg Turnpike Road Company, DR..
T. E. r. Miller was elected president, IL. r.
Heck, secretary and treasurer, and p. N
Hammakcr superintendent for the ensuing
term.
FESTIVAL Ladies' Aid Society OF
the Graceham Moravian Church will hold a
festival on Saturday evening, June Goth, to
which all are cordially invited to attend and
bring a patron,zing purse and heart with
them.
Penmar will open June 18th. Improve
ments will ne noted IN the dining room
building, II second story having beon placed
oyer the middle dining room. This will
comprise eight living rooms and will be &C.
cupled by Mr. Crout, the proprietor.
NEW VOLUME The Emmitsburg (Hroni-
Gle has just entered upon volume XVIII. AS
q chronicler of local events it is growing in
merit its columns teen with interest and few
more perfectly reflect local life than the
Chronicle. Our hearty congratulations are
rendered.
II. G. Shrlner has resigned as assistant
trainmaster, w. M. r. r., Hagerstown, and
Charles F. Sisler, until the recent changes
that were made, through freight agent of the
Norfolk and Western Railroad, has been ap
pointed to the vacancy assumed his duties or
June LIST.
THE ASSESSORS met in Frederick on Tues
day last and arranged to enter at once upon
their duties. In this assessment district the
work Will be done in the following order of
election districts; beginning in Creagerstown
second Mechanicstown and ending with
Hon SCHOOL CoMMENCEMENT.--Thc final
examinations are being made this week in
the Thurmont High School. On Wednesday
evening next, the 18th inst. commencement
exercises of the graduating class will be held
in Town Hall. The graduating class num-
bers eight this year
A strong paper on SHAKESPEARE will appear
in our next issue; it came IN too late for this
week. Both the report Of the Club Editor
and the Papers, under the change that we
have made in our makeup, will need be
handed in not later than Saturday noon If
they are to appear in the following week s
issue.
Either Strawberries are more highly flavor
ed this season or our taste has been educated
up to higher point for we never knew them
to be 80 delicious. None of them however
have excclled either in perfection of growth
or fineness of flavor those sent US by Mrs
Dr. Mcpherson, the product of her Auburn
gardens.
Brunswick at the recent election defeated
the movement for water supply. While
we are lot conversant with the merits of the
case as it has been placed before those people,
we are of the opinion that a disastrous f re
would 60 far to remove the objections of
those who oppose it, and it is only too liable
to occur
POTATOES. We have given out to proba-
bly, as many astwenty persons, seed potatoes
of the Early Fayorite variety, which came to
us highly recommended both as to character
of potato and extent of yield. We trust that
it may prove to be all that is claimed for it
and that we may have excellent results re-
ported.
Not long since we received pamphlet in
which appeared finely executed likeness of
one of our good friends. AT the foot of the
column on the opposite page we found what
we imagined might haye been intended to re
fleet our face and figure. The size, occupa
lion and environment rendered US. TO de.
gree suspicious as to the intent of the pub
Usher.
In speaking aboutwheelmen running down
pedestrians well known rider says; "Pedes
TRANS are absolutely ignorant of the purpose