Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1897-08-12

A very refreshing shower came on Tues
day morning last. For a few minutes the
rainfall was very heavy.
The surface of the ground is already very
dry and some of the corn will shortly begin t,
suffer. lacking ram.
On Sunday morning, Norman, only son q
VIM. Weller, unknown, died of Uremic poi
soning, aged about 10 years.
We are glad to note that Mrs. H. R. John
son, who has been very i'll since last fall was
able to be out riding last Monday.
On Wednesday morning, while milking
Mrs. Warner Grimes was struck in the fact
by the horn OF another COW, badly decorating
her right cheek, making two cross incisions
which required six stitches. DR.. E. G. Kc'
fauver dressed the wound.
St. Johns Y. P. s. G. E. has succeeded in
finding homes for thirty.on of the fresh all
children. They will arrive on Friday at
noon, and will be assigned to their respective
places, the temporary G. E. home will &C.
commodate fourteen.
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The following persons are boarding at
Milburn, Mrs. Jno. Jones, proprict-ess:
Mrs Bayles and Miss Mary Baylies, Mr..
& Mrs. G. A. Vedder, Mr., Henry Hines, wife
and family, Mrs. W. l.. Thomas and chill
dren, all of Baltimore.
AMONG THE SIcK.-Mr. w. A. Lynn Is
i'll ut his home on East street.
Mr.. John Eighenbrode Of Franklinville is
very i'll with dvsentery.
Mrs. VIM. Null has been ON the sick list
for some time.
Mr.. BENZ. Jones came home last week suf.
ferng with malaria fever.
Mr.. Jacob Weller has been quite i'll with
dysentery.
Mr.. William T. Weller, who is in the EN-.
ploy of the W. NJ. r. r. Co., while at work
Oh an elevator at Chambersburg, lost his bal
ance and stepped on grain trough, which
broke Loose at one end, causing him to fall
head first quite distance. He caught hold
. beam and saved himself from falling further
which would possibly have meant death.
He sustained severe injuries of the back and
right hip.
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The first steps of real Importance in the
water supply question have been taken this
week, In contracting with Mr.. Samuel Rein
dollar for all the necessary water rights, in.
GLIDING site for the pumping station, lay
ing of pipes to town, etc, and in the employ
ment of Engineer Henley to furnish plans
specifications. AS soon as this data is sup
piled the contract will be ready for bidders.
Carroll Record
There is considerable talk in Hagerstown
among the farmers of getting together and
shipping their wheat direct to Baltimore, by
which they claim they would net better
prices than by selling to middcmeu in Hav.
erstown, who are paying eight cents under
the Baltimore price. The dealers claim that
when they pay eight cents under the Baltl.
more price they scarcely have profit of two
cents bushel after they pay freight, com.
missions, and allow for shrinkage, etc.
Judge McSherry gave to the press last
evening an emphatic statement as to his pc
sition in the matter of the United States Sen
atorship. He said:
"You ask me whether am candidate
for United States Senator and you tell me
that you put the question because the sub
ject has been alluded to recently in the press.
Whilst am not insensible of the kindness
of those of my friends who have suggested
or favored the idea, am not now and will
not be candidate for that position. Its
duties are not only not congenial to me, but
would be tiresome in the extreme. My work
upon the bench suits my taste, and nothing
could induce me to exchange it for any pc,
litical position whatever You may say I'M
equivocully that am not candidate for
Senator, and may add with equal emphasis
that nothing could induce me to seek or to
accept that office "-Ners
People complained of the cold June. Then
it became hot, and they complained worse
than ever. Next they objected to the want
of rain; and now they are clamorous against
the prolonged wet spell. Fate has oblig-
ingly reversed every condition of complaint;
and yet has, up to date, suited nobody.
MAKING PROGRESS -Alessrs G. ID. Toms,
John c. Leatherman, Geo. w, Wachtel, c.
W. johnson and Reno s. Harp, the commit.
tee who haye been soliciting for the sale of
stock for the proposed Myersville & Catoctin
Electric Railroad, have been at work this
week IN Frederick on final canvass. The
sum of $4,000 is all that is asked from the
people of that city in addition to the $4,000
that has previously been secured there. One
OF the committee is authority for the state.
ment that the work of constructing the road
will be commenced within fifteen days after
this sum is secured Nearly 81 900 was sub
scribcd in Frederick on Tuesday leaying
but 81 $50 TO raise there yet Valley Register.
THE Yukon REGULATIONS We find
nothing in them that appears to take cogni-
zance of the fact that the Yukon gold fields