Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1897-04-01

warehouse by re painting it The front
will be straw color with trimmings in white,
the remainder red.
On Saturday, the 10th Of April, there will
he an excursion to Baltimore ola the W. NJ.
r. r., under the auspices of the Kings
Daughters Society of Trinity Reformed
Church. The rate will Ike $500 for the
round trip and train will leave Highfeld
about $50 in the morning, stopping at inter-
mediate stations as far rs Westminster.
Returning train will leave Baltimore about
8 O'Clock, p. m. Posters giving full par
ticuars will be out In day or two.
The agent Of Addison FuI,z & Bros, of
Missouri, who contracted to carry the mail
from Union Bridge to Frederick via this
plncc, is in hole They cannot get any one
to take it of their hands at anything like
the figures they contracted for, as under the
new schedule which will 60 into effect next
Juno no one can carry it for less than twice
the amount and there would be little If any
money In it at that. The agent was in town
recently but failed to dispose Of the route
Banner.
1NcoRroRATRD-TheW Washington & Get
tysburg Railway Company was incorporated
on March Gath, Messrs. Geo. w. Cisscl and
Edgar P. Berry Of Washington, D. G., and
John F. Mccoy, Albert GLEASON, r. G.
Drane, r. G. Israel and ]. Enos Ray, Of
Maryland, incorporation. This is the COM
pany that proposes 10 build the road ola
Frederick City, Thurmont and Emmitsburs,
with a line to Hagerstown from Frederick
City. We are in receipt Of copy of the Ac!
of Incorporation and letter fully outlining
the work already accomplished and plans for
work in the immediate future; we regret
Its late arrival as we are compelled to defer
publication until next week. Our Frederick
City and Hagerstown friends should hence.
forward give this matter the attention it
deserves. Other communities are reaching
out for this enterprise and 1t is only by
arousing in the people sense of the oppor
tunity afforded and that may pass by them,
owing to their supineness, that this now very
promising movement may be made Ger
tainty.
A PITTsBURG VENUs.-Latterly a bright
travelling man landed in Thurmont and at
once proceeded 10 make n prominent display
either of his wit or his ignorance. He called
attention to the bright evening star, Venus,
and explained that the eight was that Of
an immense electric arc light that the Pitts
burg people were sending up to q height of
eight miles. He found some ready to &C.
cept his statement and they are with us yet
We are of those who question it and to
dict that on Sunday evening next the Pitts
burg people will endeavor to haug their
Eight" on the horns Of the new moon; they
will fail, however, only succeeding in getting
within something less than two degrees Of
pale Luna; that is, Venus and the Moon will
be in conjunction on Sunday evening at 6:57
o'clock, the planet being less two degrees
north OF the moon.
The travelling man failed to give the d.
mansions of balloon that would carry the
powerful arc light. besides the eight miles of
feed wire and anchor rope; he also failed to
explain how with base line of 400 miles, q
perpendicular of miles gives us the angle
at which we find the Eight" when II first
appears, viz more than As degrees; at 45 de
grees, not allowing for the curve of the
earth's surface, the light" would be just 400
miles high.
That electric light should render the skip.
pers in the green cheese" visible to some
naked eyes on Sunday evening next.