Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1897-03-25
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New Advertisements.
Ford's
Public Sale.
Millinery Opening-Bus. Loo.
New Green Grocery-Bus. Loo.
Auction-C. J. Shuh-Bus. Loo.
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NEW BUSINESS MIR. Vernon G. 10y has
embarked in the green grocery business in
the Hahn storeroom on Carroll st. He will
not buy largely but will order often, thus
insuring fresh goods. We hope to see him
do well.
Mr. Bruce l.. Crawford, formerly of Sabil.
lasyille. this county, senior member Of the
grocery firm of Crawford & Rowe, Waynes.
boro, Pa. caused sensation in that place
two weeke ago by suddenly disappearing
1t is alleged, leaving many creditors behind.
RENTS DUE.-A large number of our pa.
irons will, upon reading this, recall the fact
that they are indebted to us. These amounts
vary IN amount from several dollars for
subscription to very much more on job and
advertising account: Our rents fall due
April lat. and it is from these resources they
must be met. Keep us in mind, friends dur
ing the coming week.
PRESIDENTS Address. In our next issue,
on the fourth page, will appear the annual
address of the president of the Culture Club,
Miss A. J. Norris, as delivered at their first
meeting after the winter adjournment The
Culture Club varies the vacation rule some
what: vacations are wont to be taken during
the heated term; the Culture Club, however
revels in Cancerian, but ahhors the Capri,
cornian solstjce.
THE Sick. MIR. Jas. A. McGui gan has
been quite i'll at his home on W. Main ST.
lie suffered an attack Of pieurisy while at
his work in the W. ~ shop at this place
suddenly ard 80 severely that he was unable
to get outside to hail any one to make his
condition known. His condition is improved
Elder d r Sayler has b, en- abcd during
the past week; he is suffering with an attack
of grip.
Mrs. d. r Sayler, who has been III Of ty-
phoid fever during the past month is some
what better, but is not yet able to leave her
bed.
AVAILABLE Power, When the Washing
ton and Gettysburg electric railway makes
its survey between Frederick and Gettys
burg, its engineers will discover in our
mountain streams, beginning with Fishing
Creek, four miles further north Furnace
Creek, three miles further Hunting Creek
two miles further Owens Creek, two miles
Little Owens Greek, three miles further Toms
Greek, five miles further Rock Creek, Ger.
tainly more than sufficient power when con-
vcrted into electrical energy, to provide
every pound Of traction necessary between
these two points. By establishing the
power houses at the base Of the mountain
probably at no greater average distance than
one mile, at right angles, from the road bed
and above every water right (mlll Site now
operating on these streams, hence interfering
with no one, by a pipe line of a very few
thousand feet, head of one hundred feet
could be secured. Such a pressure, when
these streams are at their lowest, would GER
tainly impart to turbines sufficient power to
drive every dynamo necessary. Today these
hundreds of horsepower, lavishly bestowed
upon our mountains by Natures laws OF
evaporation, precipitation and gravita,ion,
are rendering up naught oftheir effectiveness
to man; the unbrld,ed streams rage at their
impotence and vex the ravine with their
mutterings at the shortsigbtedness Of that
animal of monumental egotism and coacet,
man. The entire mountain watershed of the
Monocacy north of Frederick is at the com
mand of such line; thirty-f1ve miles; where
is to be found another such free gift,
Thnrmonf Gu1tnre glib.