Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-04-23

furniture.
We are in receipt of a bound copy Of the
new assessment law, published by authority
of Gov. Lowndes.
Mr.. D. r. Rouzers mill building Is already
we'll under way; 1t will be ready for the
machinery by May let.
A change, grateful to many but not par
ticulary so to US, came on Wednesday, with
drop of more than forty from the maxi
mum of the great torrid wave.
Mr.. Frank Stevens, who became Mr.. Blk
ter's tenant on one Of his Wakefield Valley
farms, tells US that he has had his cows in
meadow pasture for two weeks.
Mr.. Joseph A. Weddle has been engaged
to erect new grain elevator at Double Pipe
Greek on the site of the Anders warehouse,
destroyed by fire last fall. He will begin
work upon it next week.
What with new assessment, q Few regis.
tratlon, presidential election under q new
election law, all with bran new party In
power IN the State. old Maryland is strictly
in it, from the novelty point OF view, in this
year A. D., 1896.
'Rah for Franklin Mills! Ernest Fogle, a
ten. year.old boy, caught in Owens Creek
near Franklin Mills, a sucker that measured
1861 inches in length and weighed 2 pounds.
Some boy beat this if they can.
OBSERVER No.. 2.
One of the very remarkable things about
the facllties(O Of the postal service is the fact
that we have been able to get but one or two
carefully wrapped and addressed copies of
The CLARION, out of about ten, Though to
Lexington, Nebraska. 1t is equally inexpli.
cable and vexatious.
MIR. VIM H. Damuth offers at private sale
his mountain huckster route which embraces
the territory from Wolfsville to Ellerton.
Also horses, wagon, coops. etc. Should be
not secure purchaser prior to Saturday,
May End. he will offer it at public sale at l
o'clock on that day. It Ia an excellent route
and purchaser should be readily found.
The growth of vegetation during the pas,
ten days has heen phenomenal. In the mem
DRY of the coolest inhabitant" no such mush
room-llke springing ur and out of plants and
foliage is recalled. A very slight frost would
destroy this tender growth, but, now that
tho present cool wave brought none, fios,
need not be feared,
RESIGNED HIS CHARGE.-Rev James r.
Lewis, pastor of the Reformed church al
Sabllasville, ANNOUNCED to his congregation
on Sunday last that be would tender his res.
ignation to the joint consistory on Saturday
May end, to take effect May 18th. He expects
10 accept charge in Cheney, K ansas, enter
ing upon his pastorate there on the first
Sunday in June.
New SToRE-Mr. Joseph Cohen arrived
on Friday last with his large new stock OF
ready.made clothing, ETC., and by Saturday
evening had them opened and was ready for
business He occupies Mr. Van B. Oslers
room formerly occupied by the clothler, Mr..
A. Kaplan. He has splendid stock OF
goods and should do good business here.
See his new adv. in this issue.
1t will be an agreeable surprise to persons
subject to attacks of bilious collie to learn
that prompt relief may be had by taking
Chanlberlan's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhea
Remedy. In many instances the attack may
be prevented by taking this remedy as soon
as the tirst symptoms of the disease appear.
Is and 80 cent bottles for sale by DR.. Jas. K.
Waters.
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