Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-12-03

easterd remains of a roaring Northwestern
blizzard.
An excursion took a number Of our pco
pie to Baltimore on Saturday last The da.
was very disagreeable as it rained the create
part of the time and it was pitch dark whel
the train arrived here on the return, after
o'clock on Sunday morning.
WILD TURKEYs.-A man in the mountain
above Fairfield, Pa. found wild turke.
nest and took the eggs home and PLACED
them under hen. They Matched and hi
raised them: Mr.. j. T. Waesche, the huckste
will have two of them here this week.
THROWN FROM A HoRsE-Bruce, the sol
of Mr.. Nelson Wilhide was thrown from
horse one day last week. His foot hung fol
a short while in the stirrup and he narrowly
escaped serious injury. As it was he sus
tanned some severe Commissions about the
head.
Those whose motives are always pure art
not given to suspec ing on all occasions the
motives of others. That ali application OF
the converse of the above proposition com
promises those inwhom suspicion is chronic
complaint, somehow, never seems to occur to
such persons.
UNDER WAY.-The Town Hall Fair is now
fully organized and number of the commit
tees at work. We have already heard OF
several valuable contributions that have been
secured and there is every reason to hope for
a very satisfactory display when the date
arrives. Our people when once they &c,
a going are in the habit of making a success
of their undertakings and no one need appre
bend an exceptional result in the matter OF
the Town Hall Fair. The time in which this
work must be done is less than has been
usually given in the past and that means
harder work during that time.
PAsToRATE CLosED-On Sunday last Rev.
r. Nottingham conducted services and
administered the Holy Communion at st.
Stephens Episcopal church in Thurmont,
closing his pastorate. He will be succeeded
by Rev. Ernes, McGill.
Mr.. Nottingham leaves as monuments OF
his efficiency, two new churches in Catoctin
Parish; St. Stephens at ThurmonI and ST..
Johns al Walkersville. Besides these are
the worthier ones, the lasting impressions OF
strong and intellectual personality, a broad
gagged unselfshness and an engrossment in
his parish work that held close to him in ties
of personal regard, every member in his
charge.
His successor, we'll and avorably known
here, will, with that earnest churchwoman,
his wife, find themselves literally at home
among friends.
EDUCATION IN MARYLAND.-A compre-
hensive summary of what Maryland is doing
for education was given in statistical form by
Prof. E. B. Prettyman to the School Commits
sioners Of the State, whose association began
its annual meeting at the State Normal
School. Baltimore.
The total number Of pupils enrolled in the
public schools of the State was shown to be
PIG, 1862, of whom $40 were in the coun-
ties. The increase in attendance over the
previous year was 14,61S children. The av-
erage daily attendance in the counties was
1851. In the counties there are 1904 schools
This shows the establishment Of 56 new
schools during the year.
The number Of county teachers is 2949, a
total of 4,6l6 which is an increase of lob over
the previous year. For the salaries of these
teachers there was paid $3.50, TAO 80 of which
S32, 400,22 went to the county teachers
A NEW CoMPANY.-A company has been
formed here to be known as The Standard
Specially Company. 1t will employ care
fully selected corps of canyassers and will
through them put on sale in nearby counties
in this and adjoining States carefully selec-
ted articles, new devices Of convenience or
necessity in the household. They will organ
lze their corps of agents by first placing in
their hands the enlarged Photograph and
Crayon Portrait, work of the very highest
grade. Persons with some experience as
canvassers, who may read this, should COM
municate with the company as they are now
busily engaged securing agents in different
localities permanent situation at lemuner-
alive wages may thus be secured.
MIR. Chas. E. Casscll of THE CLARION is
President and Mr.. Frank Hesson, W. M.
railroad and Adams Express Agent at Thur
mont is Secretary and Treasurer of the COM
pany.
Several Hagerstown lawyers have express.
ed the opinion that the new assessment law
will yet be "knocked OUT by the Court Of
Appeals.
The law does not permit the person assess
ed, when the mere matter of valuation is
concerned. to appeal from the Board Of Con.
troll and Review, and in this particular, the
lawyers say, the law may be proven uncon-
stitutional
For instance, should the Board of Control
and Review Though it is not likely to do so)
assess mans property at considerably more
than it is actually worth, the person so assess
ed is without a remedy.
1t is intimated that several persons who
believe they have been assessed too high will
bring the matter into the Circuit Court by
refusing to pay taxes and thus get an opinion
on the validity of that clause giving the
Board of Control and Review final power.
The law provides that where the question
of title is involved an appeal may be taken to
the Circuit Court, but as far as the valuation
of property is concerned the Board of Con-