Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1897-08-26

The w. M. r. Co., is building handsome
float for the Waynesboro centennial celebra-
ton. The scenery, which is being painted
by Mr.. Ed. w. Leeds, ST., represents High
Rock, one ofthe celebrated points at Penmar
Carroll Nesos.
A mad dog appeared on the farm of Mrs.
Henry r. Harris, near Dublin, this county
tenanted by James Plunkard, and bit five
COWS and dog. Four Of the cows have
since died, and the others will not live. The
rabid animal Disappeared Valley Register.
Frank Only, a young colored men, who
had been an inmate of the county Jail at
Frederick for some days, was married at that
institution last Saturday evening to Martha
Contee and on Monday morning was releas
ed from jail,
Judge says: "One reads with apprehension
that q Maryland woman has gone to Jail for
thirty days for assaulting her husband. Shall
we presently revive the whipping post for
husband beaters?" This reference is to a
woman who is now serving sentence in the
Washington county jail
Messrs. Frank Pearre and Keene Caggett
passed an excellent examination Monday
afternoon for admission to the bar before an
examining committee consisting of Messrs.
J. Roger McSherry, John c. Motter and
Clayton O. Keedy. The young men were
complimented by Judges McSherry and
Lynch.
RESULT OF ExAMINATfoN.-At the special
examination of public school teachers, held
August and 4, thirteen applied for first
grade certificates, nine for second grade,
twelve for scholarship to Western Maryland
College and one for State Normal School.
There were no successful candidates for first
grade and but twelve for second grade. Fol
lowing are the numbers of successful candi-
dates for second grade: Nos. 4, z, 10, II, "a,
rs, 81, rs, 90, 80, "a, SO. Roger G. Harley.
of Yellow Springs, was the successful candi-
date for Western Maryland College and Coral
A. Spurrier for the State Normal School.
NEW r. r. BUILDINa-The already large
and rapidly growing freight traffic of the
Western Maryland Railroad has compelled
the company to increase its facilities for
handling the business in this city. In order
to meet these new requirements, the COM
pany has decided to build transfer shed
and platform at the junction of the Western
Maryland and Norfolk 4 Western roads, at
the southern suburbs of town. The building
will be lao feet long and IA feet wide.
President J. M. Hood, Chief Engineer C..
O. Vandevanter and Road Master w. r.
Straw were in Hagerstown last week and
completed arrangements for the improve
men;s. The ground has been laid off, work
will begin at once and the station will be
completed in about thirty days.-Glo6e.
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A DUST LAYING SCHEME. The Pennsyl.
vanja Railroad Company is experimenting
with Il view to adopting specially prepared
oil as means to lay the dust caused by its
flyers. The oil is distributed along the road
bed by means of specially constructed car
The "spreader," as the car is known, is a
comparatively simple contrivancc, and with
gum hose and pipes is connected to an ordi
nary oil tank Car filled with the oil. the
spreading of the oil over the roadbed being
done at the rate of about four miles an hour.
Under the car and about foot above the
rail, and on either side of the car, the same
height, arc iron pipes so arranged that the
oil passing from them is spread in an even
sheet oyer the roadbed. The pipes on the
sides of the car extend about ten feet from
the rails and are so constructed that they
can, at will be thrown ander the car.
While this is the first experiment on the
Pennsylvania Railroad between Baltimore
and Washington, the use of oil TO destroy
the nuisance caused passengers by dust and
dirt has been undergoing test on the Penn
sylvania lines running to New Jersey sea-
shore, where the dust causes the greatest
annoyance, and it is stated that the results
are highly satisfactory The spreader is so
constructed that not particle of oil falls on
the rails. This, of course, must be the case,
as il would be impossible for locomotive to
haul its trains covered with oil. The oil, it
is said, is non combustibe, and there is no
danger whatever from ed-hot cinders and
the like causing fire. Between 1900 and
5000 gallons of oil is required per mile OF
double track, and it is claimed that one ap.
plication will allay the dust and dirt for a
year.
Social GAIETY.-Never in the history OF
our town has there been such social activity
Our reputation for entertaining and culture
has been heralded abroad, and the result has
been that this summer our town has been
turned over to strangers, both visitors and
boardels In order to preserve the fame we
have earned it has kept us lively, and scarcely
does an evening pass but there are social
gatherings Of some sort, and not only the
evenings but the days also afford their pleas
ules, giving opportunity to visit the noun
tain lcokouts, take lunches at romance in.
spring places, and visit the points of interest
and delight 80 lavishly bestowed upon us by
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