Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-09-22


The Carlin House, Frederick, has beer
sold to Mr.. Seth Burgess of Baltimore, who
took possession on Tuesday of last week.
Another tropical storm has been taking
the early days Of the week to develop down
in the Gulf Of Mexico.
On Tuesday last ]. Henry Cover received
from the United States Fish Commission
5000 small trout with which to stock oul
mountain streams. After consulting will
different trout fishermen, the fish were dis
tributed in High Run and Hunting Greeks
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ENTERTAINED.-On Tuesday evening las
Miss Elsie Grimes entertained number o.
friends al her home on Carroll street In
honor of her friend Miss Susie Jones of Lin
wood, Md. At a late hour the guests de
parted after spens'ing very pleasant evening
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NEW CoRN.-Mr. VIM. Moser residing on
the "Windy Hill" farm near Catoctin Fur
mace brought load Of new corn to town on
Tuesday. Mr.. Moser reports good cror
also that he is being relieved Of portion OF
it every night, and in order to save 1t must
husk it. He receives $1.50 per barrel.
- Be careful lest you fall, but more careful
that you do not tread on the end of the plank
at the railroad crossing on E. Main street
and throw your friend. The plank lay
where they were placed and are in no way
liable for damage because spikes were no,
used to hold them in position while persons
walk over them,
A letter from Lee, son of Mr.. John Lam
ders, who rs member of the United States
Cavalry is on duty IN Porto Rico, gives evil
dence that he is looking carefully about him
He is sure that once American capital and
American business methods are implanted
there, that it will be the place for the young
man from this country. We are sure that
he is right.
TENNIs.-Rocky Ridge will be heard from
one of these days in the matter of tennis.
Messrs d Nj Biggs, Ernest Ogle and Rob't
Barrick are at present playing good game
and with the natural bent for and interest in
the sport that they show, they will make it
interesting for somebody; for the opportu
mites to learn that they have enjoyed they
play WE'LL they made some Of the crack pay
ers of Thurmont work harder that others
who made pretensions of being players, no.
tably those from Frederick last season and
Monterey Springs this season.
Mr.. Charles Landers of this place was EN-
ployea during the summer by the Western
Union Telegraph Company at the Leland
Hotel, Newport, R. I. He had spent one
year at Yale and althoug III school had opened
Charles determined to remain until the hotel
closed, about one week. Fire broke out in
the hotel last Friday week ago, about 2
O'Clock in the afternoon and he lost all of
his underclothing. shoes and toilet articles,
saving but one suit Of clothing. He went
to his room as soon as he discovered the fire,
but had too little time to save anything. He
succeeded in saving the Western Union
books and instruments. He is now at Yale.
The Frederick Fair is certainly one of the
very best vet remaining of that now grad
ually disappearing institution. The man,
agenent of course depends almost wholly
upon country support, yet when they give
out their paid advertisements, the Frederick
CITY papers get them, while the country
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ticket, for which they arc expected to say
things that probably serve the interests of
the Fair better than the big paid advs IN the
town papers. The country press having
accepted these terms for years, the Agricul-
tural society is scarcely liable to criticism;
like most others, they accept the free news
paper puff us matter of course.
Really, though, gentlemen: little more
liberality in the matter of Printers Ink
would serve you; the investment made here
by the Hagcrstown Fair is repaid over and
over-,his we know.
Masonic Bazaar Columbia Lodge, No.
SO, A. F. g. A. NJ, of Frederick, Nd, will
hold Grand Masonic Bazaar the last week
in November, tor The purpose of securing
funds to build a temple The general com
mlttee have brought to their aid number
of ladies of Masonic af1i !iat'on, and well
known rs good workers in all laudable
enterprises. DR. Chas Goodell Messrs W G
Keller G Ell Myers, G w Tyson II B Rems
burg are tie committee from Columbia Lodge
On the ladies committee Mrs G Waring
Tyson is Chairman, Miss Emma r Gltinger
Secretary The Bazaar will be of great mag
nitude, for which the Rink will be elahor-
ately decorated. 1t will be opened with
imposing ceremonies. There will be eight
booths IN which Columbia Lodge, Lynch
Lodge, jacques de Moay Commandery
Enoch Royal Arch Chapter and the Eeastern
Star will be represented. There will be a
brief entertainment each night and an elab-
crate menu served. This is the fret Masonic
Bazaar ever held in Frederick, and those in
charge are determined to make it the creates,
event of the season. The affair is set Tor
November %, 30, 30, December 1913.
FORD'S GRAND OPERA HOUSE.
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