Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1897-02-04
Miss Laura Wisotzkey returned last week
after long visit to friends in Readin 6, Pa.

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Rev. Geo. A. Whitmore has during the
past three weeks been at the bedside Of his
aged father in Mt. Crawford, Va, who al
though better is yet critically i'll. He will
in few days lie 80 years old.
Mr.. Chas. E. Hammett entertained large
audience in Trinity Reformed church, Tues
day evening of last week with graphic and
instructive account of his tour a-wheel thro
England, Scotland, France, Switzerland and
Germany, last summer.
PASTOR CHosEN.-At an election held by
St. Johns Lutheran congregation, Thurmont
on Sunday moning last, Mr.. A. Bredenbek, a
student that will complete his course ofstudy
ut the Lutheran Theological Seminary, Gett-
ysburg, in June next, was chosen by unani'
NOUS vote, and one of the largest in the
history of the church's elections for pastor.
The young won the compliment by his man
ifest earnestness, intellectually and adapta-
bility. We are confident that our people
have displayed wisdom in their choice of
pastor.
STILL ARGUING THE QUEsTIoN.-ln the
Westminster american Sentinel of last week
there appears a decidedly logical and well
thought out article concerning the Boards OF
County Commissioners as Boards of Control
and Review under the new assessment law
1t is written from the layman's standpoint
and not from that of the lawyer. The arti-
Gle is written to demonstrate the impossible
ity of reconciing the proposition that Boards
of County Commissioners may be constitute
ed Boards of Control and Review, with the
section of the Bill OF Rights which forbds
one man to hold and perform the duties OF
more than one state Office. Itbeglns to look
as though some one will test the matter in
the courts and if the writer in the Sentinel is
right, the late assessment law will not have
provided for any review Of the work Of the
assessors Whether or not that will invali-
date the assessment is something that we
shall not presume to say.
We take the following from the Frederick
Nesos of Tuesday last:
HAVANA, January %, 1s97.-Friend Rhod.
erck, of the Middletown VALLEY REGISTER
has in the past been so vigorously recon-
meuding the feasibility Of extending the cleo
trio railroad to the business center Of Mid
dletown and has become so completely mixed
that he is unable to distinguish, ION dark
night the sparks of the trolley from regular
old fashioned creased lightning.
WFyLER.
Quite true. The editor of TIE REGISTER
and the citizens of Middletown in general,
are 90 far away from where the cars stop
that they are unable to distinguish the
sparks of tie trolley from the regular old
fashioned creased lightning" Now If the
car that caused these "sparks" had just come
into town and down over the hill into the
business center of Middletown, as it does in
Frederick. then we would have been possess
ed of the same knowledge that our more
fortunate friends have, and would not have
been guilty OF such bunder. But we are
helpless There is nothing to enlighten us
Extend the railroad to the business center o.
town and give the citizens Of Middletowr
the same convcnicnccs of rapid transit as
the writer of the above possesses, and vel
learn more Valley Register.