Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-04-28

The prospects for good peach crop In
this locality are excellent Only few of
the late varieties were injured by the late
freeze and our growers now anticipate q
heavy yield-Boonsboro Times.
KArFEE KLATscH.- ladies connected
with St. Stephens Episcopal church, Thur
ment, will give Kaffee Klstsch at the home
of Mrs. Chas. E. Cassell on Thursday even.
Ing, May 9Th. Refreshments will be served;
proceeds for the benefit of the church.
The public Is cordially invited.
The effort of any newspaper to build up a
town is practically nullifled unless 1t is
backed by the business men. No town ever
grew without the active assistance of its
newspaper. Nor can papers grow and build
up their localities without the assistance of
the town.
Patterson Bros, butchers, of Emmitsburg,
this county. have given no notice TO their
patrons that sowing to the low prices OF
cattle" they have reduced the prices of meats.
They quote beef steak at 10 to IL cents, beef
roasts at 8 to 10 cents, broilng beet at to
cents, and other meats 1t like reduction
These prices are for the best corn fed steers
Among lot OF English sparrows on Cen,
tire street, near Willis, this city, on Wednes
day. was observed several red ones. Tney
had red heads and backs and part of the
breast, while the balance of the feathers were
the same coler as the other sparrows. Red
sparrows have not been noticed here before,
and must he very Westminster Adpo
cate.
The directors of the Cecil National Bank
of Port Deposit have elected Mrs. Evnlyn s.
Tome president, 10 succeed the late Jacob
Tome The new bank president ia the widow
of Mr.. Tome, by whose will she acquired 79l
shares of the stock Of the Port Deposit Bank,
besides shares in number of other banking
Institutions. Probably very few women
have held the position of national bank pres
ident in this country, and certainly Mrs.
Tome is the only one in the State of Mary.
land.
Was Malthus righ,S He held that popu
latIon tends to increase more rapidly than
it's wants can be supplied if not checked by
war, famine or other dire calamity, and 1t Is
suggested that the present universal unrest
and war craving may be an instructive con.
sequence of unchecked multiplication of the
race during long peace. Anti Malthusian,
however. appears the more evident theory
that over production of lfes necessities has
turned human activities into any new fields
that open.
ENTHUsIAsM.- I'VE were fortunate enough
to be in Frederick City on Monday last when
the Frederick Rihemen under Q S ] Beck
ley left for the rendezvous Ut Pimlico. The
people of Frederick turned out largely TO
see the men off, flags flu,tered, bells rang and
steam whistles added their shrill notes to the
patriotic voices raised to bid the soldier boys
Godspeed.
| Capt. Beckley's company made a good
showing, the ranks being full and The bearing
of the men solderly; our county is credlably
represented by them.
|
Last Sunday, for the first time, Sunday
papers were sold here, our entcrpnsing citi-
zen, Thomas Angel, driving over to York
Road early in the morning for them After
first assuring themselves that the Bnltmorcs
won the opening game, purchasers read The
war news" aud decided, as opinions differed
that It "looked like war; or that it "wou'dn'l
amount to anything" Avery few wondered
whether the advent OF the Sunday paper
tended TO moral improvement, but most Of
them took the innovation IS necessary evil,
il they gave the matter = thou.ht and the
churches were well filled, as usual Carroll
Record
| JUNIOR STATE CoUNCIL-The twenty
! ninth annual session of the State Council of
Maryla of the Junior Order United Amer
lean Mechanics was held last week in Sails
bury, Md, commencing Tuesday morning at
ten o'clock in Ulman's Opera House, and
continuing until Friday. Mr.. Il. d. Bow
land, OF Elkton. was State councillor and Mr..
Charles s. Davis, OF Baltimore, secretary.
| Inc SL8lc COUNCIL WSb WcCOulcu " tuc
mayor of Salisbury. There are 1S9 councils
in the State, with membership of nearly
$4,000 Sixteen new councils have been
instituted since last April. Some OF the
statistics of the order are: Received for dues
and initiation fees, S122 $50; received from
other sources, $ss,412 paid for benefits and
relief, SIS. $50; paid for other purposes, $780,
$50; total worth of councils $118.195. Mem.
bershp at December 81, 1897. 1900. Re-
ceipts of the State council for the year, S.
1888. The State council treasurer reports
balance ON hand, 81 O8; received this term,
$s,33s; paid GU, 1856; leaving balance in
the State council treasurers hands, 81 ,055.
The State Council is representative body,
each council being entitled to two represent
atives and alternatives. There were about
two hundred and fifty delegates present at
the session. There are fifty one councils in
Baltimore. 1t meets next year in Baltimore.
Our NEW GAME LAws.-The following
are extracts from the game laws of Maryland
passed and approved at the recent session of
our Legislature: