Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-12-10

How to Flirt," ia the title of an article 10
current magazine. What the average man
wants 10 be sure of, however, is when to f1irt.
Roll CALL,-Turkey and celery -instans
pudding and sausage era,a; back bone and
sauerkraut-adsums; mince pie-pr@sto; egg,
nog-hic hello; that's good word to end
with; it's lively and suggestive, even though
it does occupy q mausoleum:
Magistrate s. q. Brandenburg of Harmony,
this valley, has issued writs for the arrest Of
q gang of young men who recently shame
fully maltreated an old man named Delauter,
living in Catoctin Mountain. 1t is said that
they also entered Mr.. Delauter's house, Sc
cured his gun, with which they smashed the
| windows in the house and destroyed some Of
his property, after which they broke the gun
to pieces. One of the guilty parties, it is
stated, recently served term in the peniten-
tiary.-Guids. .....--
! Some persons of the superstitious class
geek to trace some connection between that
shocking tragedy, the lynching of Marshall
Price, the murderer Of Sallie Dean, and the
unreasonable condition of the tree upon
which Price was hanged. near Greensboro,
Md. It is most singular freak of nature.
Despite the heavy trosts of this fall, this tree,
upon which Price breathed his last, is still in
full foliage and presents sprius'like appear.
ance, while its neighbors are as barren as in
the midst of winter Banner
We regret to announce the death on Friday
November 9th, ut his old home, Kennett
Square, Pa, of COL VIM. w. Taylor. He
had been ill for several months. His burial
took place on the Monday following.
Col. Taylor was gentleman we'll known
to the citizens of Westminster and OF our
county. He was one Of the original con
tractors Of the Western Maryland Railroad,
an enterprise that has contributed largely to
the growth of our city and county. His last
work among US was the building of plant
that supplies Westminster with WATERFALL
rocate.
REL1aIoua.-The President of Maryland
Synod Of the Lutheran church has endorsed
the action of the Lutheran congregation OF
this place in voting to be self sustaining. he
first decided that the action as taken by said
congregation was done according to the
constitution of said church and that for the
promotion of the spiritual welfare Of both
the Thurmont and Rocky Ridge congrega'
tiont he heartily approved and endorsed the
action as taken. The latter congregation
will be provided for by the Middle Conference
of which Rev. Patrick H. Miller is chairman
of the committee on the formation Of new
charges.
The local tax rate on each 500 in the
counties of Maryland and the City of Balti'
more is as follows:
Allegany, 81 Anne Arundel, 98; Baltimore
City, 81; Baltimore City Annex, 60;Baltimore
80; Calvert, 80; Caroline, $1.03; Carroll, 80;
Cecil, 70; Charles, $lO2; Dorchester, $107t;
Frederick, 81; Garrett, $1.10; Hartford, 81;
Howard. n: Kent, 80; Montgomery. ss3;
Prince Georges, 924 Queen Anue's, 81;
Somerset, 81 Ia; St. Mary's, $l05; Talbot,
97} Washington, 70; Wicomico, S8t; Worces'
ter, 81.
To these county rates should be added The
State tax rate of III cents on the 800.
CoNFIRMATIoN.-Last Monday at p. M.
His Eminence Cardinal Gibbon, administered
confirmation to large class at Mt. st. Mary's
church. At the boundary line of the noun
tain parish, the Cardinal was greeted by a
large delegation of mounted horsemen who
escorted His Eminence to the church. Mr..
Jesse Clagett was commander in. chief of the
cavalcade of ninety steeds. After confrma-
ton the Cardinal and the visiting clergy
were entertained at the parochial residence.
A notable feature of the confirmation exer.
else was the singing at the close of the SER
vice the hymn, "Holy God We Praise Thy
name" by the whole congregation standing.
The class confirmed at the Mountain church
numbered 119 persons.-Chronicle'
NOT NECESSARILY OURs-In our last issue
we gave some extracts from sermon by
Rev. DR.. Lyman Abbott. DR.. Abbott is a
prominent divine and as such we gave his
utterances place in our columns 1t does
not necessarily follow that we endorse his
views, nor even that have decided views on
the subject. This week we give space to
contributor; in the paper We find comments
upon the subjects touched by Or. Abbott.
In this too we disclaim all responsibility for
the views and opinions recorded. We aim
to publish a paper strictly without bias,
touching politics and religion, not that we
do not maintain views perfectly satisfactory
to ourselves in either instance, but that we
have fitted ourselves into the groove in which
a local newspaper must be content to run.
AN OBJECT LEssoN-We are about to
hold fair and bit fready-to hand evidence
of what earnest effort and sngleness of pur.
pose effect liz this line, the splendid success
of the Fern Social held during the three days
OF the past week, could be studied proftably.
The managers of that affair entered upon it
as one person, imbued with the idea and hope
of success; each contributing a share OF
thought and labor to that end.
The Town Hall Fair if approached in that
spirit by the entire people, each aiding to
greater or less degree IA opportunitv offers.