Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-06-18


We are in receipt of an invitation to the
SSth annual commencement at Mt. st. Mary's
College on Wednesday. June Oath. Arch
bishop Elder will preside.
PERSONAL Bessie Birely returned
home last week from visit to friends in
Baltimore City.
Misses Addie Gaugh and Grace Waesche
left on Tuesday last to visit friends in Selins
Grove, Pa.
SAMPLE CoPrEs.-Wc send out a number
of sample copies again this week: should any
of our Graceham friends determine to favor
us with their subscription, they will leave
their name and one dollar with Mr.. Henry
A. w eller.
Mothers will find Chamberlaln's Cough
Remedy especially valuable for Group and
whooping cough. 1t will give prompt re.
lief and is safe and pleasant. We have sold
it for many years and it has never tailed to
give the most perfect satisfaction. G. w.
Duquesne, Pa. Sold by DR.. Jas.
K. Waters.
LOOK AT THAT.-Last week we wished
for an entertainment in our Town Hall and
1t has fallen to US like ripe apple. We arc
a little more than half of the opinion that
the wall we sent up, had somewhat to do
with it. That item was read IN Emmtsburg
and it was justly accepted as fact that we
are an.hungered for an entertainment.
ATTEMPTED RoBRERY.-One night last
week, thieves effected an entrance to Mr.
Martin OyerhoItzer's store on E. Main st.. by
raising ladder to second story window.
They had two sacks well filled with a
choice selection ofartlcles, -four coffee, soap,
tobacco, cigars, etc when noise at neigh.
boring property, likely the raising Of win.
dow, alarmed the thieves and they left with
out taking their booty with them.
The county commits sioners arc asking bids
for the building of and furnishing material
tor one brick public school house, one story,
two rooms, at Jefferson, District No. ID
One frame public schoo! house, one story,
two rooms al Hansonvile, District No. 20.
One frame public school house, one story,
one room, at Monument, District No. 16,
One frame public school house, one story,
two rooms, at Deerfield District No. TO-
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Mr.. James Perdue, an old sailor residing
cproo Mich caxynval,y of cd 1yitl,
but received prompt relief from
pain by using Chamberlan's Pain Balm.
He says: AT times my back woull ache so
badly that could hardly raise up. If had
not gotten relief would not be here to write
these few lines Chamberlain's Pain Balm
has done me great deal of good and l feel
very thankful tor it. For sale by DR.. j. X.
Waters
NOT FOR SQU1RRELs.-A French gun re
Gently fired a projectile weighing 1865 pounds
through fourteen inches of steel. six inches
of iron, four teen feet of oak tmbcrs, five feet
of granite masonry, six feet of concrete the
missile burying itself three feet finally In a
brick wall. 1t is not calculated, understand,
for glass ball or wing shooting nor in fact,
any character of off.hand shootlng sports
men will not as rule insist upon having one
in their gun rooms.
The commencement exercises of the Luih.
cran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg,
took place Thursday evening, the 4th inst,
when an Grafton on "Our Christian Unscfisll,
hess" was delivered by G. P, Wlcs of Lewis.
town, this county, and one on "Chrlst in
Sociology" by Marion J. Kline, of Frederick
The Rey. Victor Miller of Letersburg, Md
was chosen alumni orator for next year, with
the Rev. Luther Kuhlman, of Frederick, as
alternate. Among the graduates were John
Z. Bowers, jefferson; Marion J. Kline, Fred
erick; Linden F. M. Myers, Doubs and Chas.
P. Wiles, Lewistown.
S'CAT.-1s the vibrating 4ther ever sub
jected TO more irritating disturbance than
when an angry telino's vocal apparatus Is set
Agoing in talsetto at midnight, between
high walls? That nerve SCATTERING gamut-
ee-ee- VOW wow.er row row. WOW: 90 oo.m.m-
ow-w.er row-w.er: NEE -ee. yaa- huh.yaa-
huh yaa-a-a- erow-w.0w wow-pfss s-s-t! II
they are net cat cuss words, information and IN
Fiction 60 for nougbt in the interchange of
feline sentiments; if they are cuss words, do
cats 60 to the "bad placer" That we are
moyed to cogitate thus is due to an abnormal
development of the cat kingdom in these
parts and to divers acrid discussions over
presumption rights to territory Immediately
adjacent to that wherein we are wont to hold
our quotidar seance with Somnus and the
old god declines to sit out the concert.
INSURANCE ADJUsrED.-The adjustment
of insurance upon the contents of the ware
house belonging to l.. F, Miller Il Sons,
Double Pipe Creek, was submitted to
court of arbitration last week. D. N. Hen.
ming and E. O. Weant represented the Balti-
more County Co. Witnesses were examined
before three arbitrators; Joel Myers of York
Road, selected by the Insurance Co, E. E.
Reindollar of Taneytown, by the firm, those
two selecting third, Mr.. Lewis CASH
Messrs Clabaugh & Roberts represented
the firm. The amount of insurance claimed
was $4400 and the amount awarded by arbi-
tration was $3S73 80 1t is q condition of
the insurance policy that in cases submitted
to arbitration, the award is final conclusion
of the matter on both sides. The fire occur
red December 10Th, 1895. -CarroN Record.