Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-06-23
How did the 'baseball" appeal pan out;
does any one report progressP

does any ono report progress1
If the right kind of interest is manifested
the day is not far distant when Washington
city will be connected by an electric railway
with Gettysburg, Pa. Frederick will be the
principal city along the route.-Col. l.. V.
Baughman.
Owing to the blockade and the general
unsettled condition of affairs at Manila, In
the Philippine Islands, and the purpose OF
the manufacturers to make the most OF IT.
binder twlne has advanced In price from five
and six cents pound 10 eleven cents.-Ad
cocat1.
Ever since the present war started one OF
our brave young men, fred by the spirit Of
patriotism. was loud in his resolve to enlist
A short time ago he told his father of his
resolution and instead, as expected. Of en-
treaties to remain under the paterna) roof
and foregs facing Spanish guns. he was very
much taken back when his father quietly told
him to 70 if he wanted. The young man
has said nothing about enlisting since he got
this surpr,se.-BOonsboro 1snes
A HORSE PENsloNRD.-"Jim," the dapple
gray horse that has done faithful duty in
Engine Co. No. 33, of New York City, for
nearly twenty years, has been pensioned'
that is will not be sold but will be assigned
to the lightest duties. In preferring this
request, Capt Nash spoke Of his almost
human intelligence and said that frequently
at fires he would be cut by shower Of fall
ing glass, bruised with heavier objects and
delueed with water from burst hose, but
il never disturbed Jim in the least. We
his picture.
RLuh MOUNTAIN EXPRESS. Recommending
sturday, June 10, the fast Blue Mounta in
Express. with Parlor Car, Baltimore t"
Hagerstown) will leave Hillen Station daily
except Sunday, at 3:22 p. m, stopping At
city stations, also Westminster. New Wind
sor, Union Bridge, Bruceville, Thurmout'
Blue Ridge, Buena Vista Spring, Glue
Mountain and Smthsburg. Commencing
Monday, June Goth, the Blue Mountain Ex-
press returning will leave Hagerssown CAB
a. M, daily. and arrive at Hilen Station,
Baltimore, At 9:31 a. N.
PERsoNAL1A.-Rev. Harry Wissler of Cat.
awissa, Pa, is visiting his mother, Mrs.
Henry Wissler of this place.
Mr.. Chas Il. Hammett is home from Chi.
cage where he has been engaged as an In
structor in Physical Culture.
Mr.. John Clabaugh and wife of Baltimore,
and Mr.. Chss Carson and family Of Altoona,
Pa arc the guests Of Mr.. T. c. Stocksdale.
Miss Nina Crabster of Taneytown is visit
ing Mr.. Ed. Morrison's.
Mrs. Seleg and daughter Of Decatur, ILL.,, 10
visiting Mrs. Frank Hobbs of this town.
Miss Emma Slaughenhaupt Of Littlcstown,
Pa, was the guest OF Miss Charlotte Brock
ley several days last week.
Misses Nellie Bowman and Clara Lion Of
Bconsboro are the guests Of Rev W. L.
Martin and family.
Mr.. Robert Croft OF Baltimore spent sew.
eral days with his mother in this place.
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New POSTAGE STAMps.-A new series of
postage stamps to be known ms the trans
Mississippi series, commemorative OF the
Exposition to DO held at Omaha. Nebraska,
during this summer and fall, will he issued
BY the government the last of June. The
stamps will be oblong, much the size OF the
Columbian series, and will be In all regular
denominations up to 81.
The one cent stamp will represent Mar.
quettc on tue Mississippi" from painting
by Lamprecht, now In possession Of the Mar.
quette College, Of Milwaukee. Wis. repre-
senting Father Marquette In boat on the
Upper Mississippi preaching to the Indians
Color Of border, dark green.
Two cent, The Mississippi River Bridge"
from an engraving, a representation OF the
bridge over the Mississippi at st. Louis.
Color of border carmine.
The government finds it quite profitable
to issue special series Of stamps because the
large number sold to stamp collectors and
therefore not actually used for mailing pur.
poses. The regulation size and color stamps
will be made and sold as usual, and none OF
the new ones. except ones and twos, will
likely be sold In tho country.
A Bro FIRR-On Saturday morning last
about o'clock, the trainmen on the Through
Freight west saw light in the Excelsior
Factory as the train passed, but did not sup
pose it to he other than the lantern of night
Waterman; after the train had passed some
distance, upon looking back they saw that
the building WAS on fire, but did not think
so far as to give any signal. When first dis.
covered BY our people the fire had gained
great Roadway and the entire building was
enveloped In flames when those first on the
ground arrived. l, was plainly impossible
to save the main building and machinery,
but the fircmen LAID the hose, a distance Of
about five hundred feet from the nearest IRE
hydrant and succeeded in saving the saw
mill, much valuable wood and timber and
coal in bins adjacent 70 the building.
The firm operating the Excelsior works
is composed Ct Messrs. 8. NJ Birely of the
firm of Birely s. Osler, bankers, and ]. W
Creeger, who operates here largely In noun.
tain timber, lumber, lime and coal. The
building was the property of Mr.. Creeger;
the excelsior machinery owned by the firm.
They began bushes less than one year ago
with six machines; finding it profitable they