Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1897-01-07

Clayton Trundle. of Liberty, has been ap
pointed assistant clerk to the board of con
troll and review Of Frederick county.
The committee which arranged for the
encampment of the State militia at Frederick
last July has made Its report. 1t expended
$94s51 and had $35 left.
The Methodist Protestant church at Back
eystown was dedicated on Sunday. The
Rev. DR.. Thomas II. Lewis president OF
Western MarylaLd College, preached the
dedicatory sermon. The church cost $l5,O 600
The Williamsport Leader thinks people
ungratcfu because they complain of colo
trolley cars when they can get round trip
from Wiliamsport to Hagerstown for TWEEN
ty cents. They used to be satisfied to pay a
dollar for the trip IN an open carriage
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Ice HARvEsT.-Ice cutting began here on
Monday last The ice ranged from six to
twelve inches thick; the latter at the Frank,
lin Mills dam. This is assuredly one of the
coolest points in the State. for ice is always
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where and there is little apparent local cause
for it.
The January number Of "Dcmorest's Mag.
azine" sustains the reputation that periodical
has for leading all others in the practical
helpful character of its departments. House.
hold" treats of THE Weekly Mtnding' Civ
ing excellent suggestions for fine mending;
"Sanitarian" has Il practical talk concerning
the teeth; and "Home Art" gives designs and
instruct ions IN the making of several decora-
tive articles.
WoRrH SEE1NG-The EntcItainmentCom-
mittce of our Fair has provided rare lot
of amusements that are offered each evening
to the patrons of the Fair During the re.
mainder of the week the choicest of them
will be given: the drills, comedies and pan
tomimes that will be given tonight, Friday
and Saturday evenings would not be com.
planned of were they given at 25-cent paid
entertainment. They should draw immense
crowds.
| 1t seems the work Of completing the cleo
| trio road from Baltimore to Washington is
going to be pushed along at lively rate
Electric roads seem TO be the order of the
day. Just think of the citizens having an
| electric road from Washington direct to
| Frederick No more waits at Monocacy
junction.; no more delays at Washington
Junction. Rapid transit. Just think of it!
| Well, what times we will then have and
what resting place old Frederick will be to
the tired people of our great capital. Well,
when it comes we hope TO be here to help to
celebrate Citizen.
THE PlTCnING CANNON Prof Chas. II.
| Hinton gave the first exhibition Of his base
| ball pitching cannon in the Princeton college
gymnasium. The baseball team and a large
crowd of under graduates were present
| A canvas backstop was erected in the
gymnasium and placed at pitchers distance
from the cannon: balls were discharged show
ing the different curves and rates OF speed
| that can he obtained. In a lecture Prof.
Hinton stated that his invention is intente ,
to save pitchers in practice. The Princeton
nine will use the cannon in an indoor prac
tee this winter as an experiment.
A NEW PUBLIC HALL. MIR. W. J.. Rudy,
of this place, who last year purchased the
large brick dwelling of the late Peter Shater
on the corner of Main and Jefferson streets
is converting the upper floor above the store,
room and wareroom intoa public hall. A
new hallway leading to the room from the
street has been made by moving the steps
over to the west side in the warercom and
cutting new doorway through the brick
wall The large chimney and posts in the
centre of the room have been removed, and
the room is now large enough to seat over
300 people afera good.sizrd stage is erected.
Valley Register.
WESTERN MARYLAND SrATEMENT.-The
the W. NJ. r. r., for the fiscal year ending
Sept. Both:
Excluding earnings upon tracks of other
roads in Baltimore, ,he results show; gross
earnings, sl,2G5Gs9 81; expenses, $40 7s.
4s; net earnings 1920 l2 40; ratio expenses
to earnings, G6.S per cent. Compared with
1895, gross earnings decreased $12, 172 so,
operating expenses increased $35 0:7, l6, net
ca 'nings decreased $37 ,199.75.
OF the net earnings there was expended
for construction $3O,3.529; equipment, $40
69sO4; betterments, $l4,429,32; total, $S5,
44O65
A decrease in the average rates of trans
portation is noted. Stoppage of furnaces
and other manufactures caused a falling off
Of rs, 400 tons in the coke, coal and Central
States Dispatch business using the company's
connecting link between the Baltimore and
| Ohio at Cherry Run, and the Reading at
Shippensburg. Interesting details are given
relative to improvements and:eXpenses of an
unusual character.
| DEATH OF HARRIET KUHN. Miss Harriet
| b. Kuhn passed away at Indianapolis last
Saturday night at about o'clock, sitter an
illness of nearly three MONTHS of lung tIouble.
Several weeks ago she went from this city
to the home of her brother, at Indianapolis,
to take medical treatment from some of the
best city physicians and in hope that the
change might prove beneficial to her, but
the improvement was only temporary; and
although everything that medical skill could
suggest, or loving hands could do, was done
| for her relief but IL was of no avail and she