Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1897-05-20

The Frederick merchants have decided t.
close their places of business at o'clocl
every evening during the summer, excep
Saturday, from June IA to September 10.
The Pennsylvania and Baltimore & Ohi'
Railroads haye agreed 10 make rate of on
fare for the round trip during the German
Baptist Conference in Frederick next ,ao nth
Rev William Simonton, D. d.. who ha
been pastor of the Presbyterian congrega.
ton at Emmitsburg, this county, for twenty
four years, has rendered his resignation, t.
take effect October 1st.
The Mite Society of the Lutheran churcl
will hold its annual meeting on Sunday, May
23d, at 7:3O p. m. An interesting program
has been prepared, Il unique feature of which
will be Bible Recitation by Mr. S. J. Scot
Of Phillipsburg, Pa. A cordial invitation i:
extended to all
We are extremely sorry that the CLARION
should be the means OF depriving ladies OF
this or any other community Of wearing rcd
| flowers on their hats, as is the style this
Spring. Red is all right-wear it. We are
satisfied with black and white combined with
greenbacks, but like to know that it is read
just the same.
More than twenty years practice in an.
swerng the questions Of inventors and own
ers of patents have given G. A. Snow & Co
Of Washington, d. c., remarkable facility in
this line as may be seen from little book
they have sent us, and which they will send
free to any address. In this pamphlet, they
have anticipated and answered about every
question inventors have invented, and that
is saying good deal
SEPARATE CuARGE.-The COnsistOry of
Trinity Reformed church, Thurmont, having
in their judgment determined first the pro-
priety and second the feasibility of making
this a separate and Independent charge, sub
mittcd, at congregational meeting on Sun.
day morning last, series of resolutions
.cmbodying the essentials to such action; the
resolutions were unanimously adopted and
a committee of five was appointed to present
them at the meeting of the Maryland Chassis
now in session at Westminster, Md.
PERsoNAL.-Mrs. Selicita Biehl neo Hurd,
who left this place forty. eight years ago, Wis
tied Mrs. M. NJ. Grouse several days last
week. She now resides in Spencerville,
Ohio, and has not visited this town since she
left it. Her visit was to see Mrs. Seton who
was buried on Friday before, she arriving on
Monday
Mr.. S. J. Scott Of Phillipsburg Pa, for.
mer resident of this place is visiting relatives
in the neighborhood.
Mr.. NJ. j. Ovcrholtzer and wife are visiting
friends near Emmitsburg
Mrs. M. A. White spent several days with
her son, Daniel Cover, in York, Pa.
MYSTERIOUS SURVEYING PARTy.-Consd-
cradle interest is being manifested by the
citizens Of Shcpherdstown in the movements
of a surveying corps that has been running
lines between that town and Bedington in
Berkeley county. The party has been in
charge of George S. Dawson, OF Pittsburg,
but all efforts to ascertain the purpose of the
survey have been futile. None of them will
give any information whatever. 1t is be-
lleved by some persons that the survey is
ordered by the West Virginia Central rail-
road as recent utteranccs of Senator Elkins
indicate that that company is resolved to
have line to tidewater
NOTICE TO OUR READERS. We are in
receipt Of an invitation from Messrs. John
Wedderburn & Co., asking that we be pres.
ent at the regular monthly meeting of their
Board of Awards to be held IN Washington
City. on the evening of the Gath of this
month. This invitation is also extended to
any of the readers Of our paper who find it
convenient to be in Washington on that date
The Board consists of Hon. William M.
Stewart, chairman; Congressman Claude A.
Swanson, OF Virginia; Mr. John Ecklof,
cashier Of the Second National Bank of
Washington, Mr. Frederick E. Woodward,
Of the firm of Woodward s. Lothrop, and
Mr.. Arthur Z. Moses, of Washington D. G.
CONVENTION Inconsistencies preimi.
nary to the convention will be held at All
Saints Episcopal Church this evening at
o'clock Bishop Paret will preside and mis-.
sionary adore sses will be made. The bishop
announces that the convention will assemble
tomorrow morning at II o'clock. 1t will be
an interesting sight to see the white robed
clergy in procession. As the robing room
of the church is not large enough they will
robe in the Chapel. Thence passing
around to the church they will enter
with a professional hymn. This is the
first time so large body of Episcopalian
clergymen have assembled here, and the first
time that SO many Protestant clergy are
seen together in their robes. After holy
communion tomorrow morning the conven.
ton will probably organize. A business
session will be held in the afternoon, and
DIOCESAN missions will be discussed at light.
-News Of Tuesday.
DEATH OF w. H. SIx.--Mr. VIM. H. Six,
who with his wife, moved to Selnsgrovc
from Thurmont Nd, about eighteen months