Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-08-18

Apples Church festival Saturday night
Everybody go. Immense crowd there las
Saturday evening.
On Friday, Aug. 10Th, at 2 O'Clock p m
Vincent Sebold, Assignee will sell the Thos
Carly property situated near Creagerstown
On Tuesday, August 3Oth, Chas. G. Water
and Chas. p Levy, trustees, will sell thu
Joshua A. Rice farm near Bethel Church
At the same time and place, Frances Rice
executrix, will sell valuable personal prop
erly: .---
PROMOTED MIR. Howard Hahn of thil
place, an employee of the w. NJ. II II. hal
beeh promoted from the position of brake
man to that of conductor. He will run OF
the B. & G. V. Division.
The Y. p H. s F, Missionary Society o
St. Johns Lutheran church will hold 4
Musicale In that church on Tuesday evening
August 22nd. Foreign talent will he prin
cipal feature and that combined with Oui
home talent insures musical treat for al
who attend. A cordial invitation is extend
cd to all.
PoLITIcAL.-It looks as though Washing
ton County would furnish both the demo
cratic and republican candidates for Congress
this year. Maj. Chas. A. Little seems to be
the choice Of the democracy, sd far as an
nounced and, if Judge Edward Stake will
accept the republican nomination, we are
quite certain that decided change comes
he will be named They are as good men
rs the two parties can find in the Sixth
district.
PUzZLrNG.-One of the difficulties that
country town society encounters is that OF
drawing the line without ruling out a
brother, sister, father, aunt or favorite en-.
ploye. To the unconcerncd onlooker, the
funny situations that develop become a
fruitful source Of genuine fun. 1t is an limo.
cent pas,ime INDUCED in by the class that
cares less for what they think of others than
what others think of them-thc second circle
or fringe, so to speak, Of "sassiety."
TEMPEST IN A TEAPoT.-The item that
appeared in last weeks CLARION, referring
to an unconscious compliment paid our
people, it seems, was, rs not unfrequcntly
occurs judged with the least charity by those
who profess 10 teach that 1.-THE greatest OF
these is charitv.'
As 10 the question OF fact, it may be dis.
posed Of In a word: the remark was not
given upon hearsay-the author of the item
was one Of those present when the remark
was made.
The Western Maryland railroad Company
has contracted with the j. r. Wheeler Com
pany, OF the Paramount region, its supply of
gas coal to be shipped on the Chesapeake
and Ohio canal, through Victor Cushwa
& Sons and Steffey and Findlay, shippers,
Nilliamsport. The coal will be shipped by
rail to Cumbcrlard and there loaded in boats
and taken to Wlliamsport. The daily ship,
ment viii be about $50 tons, or three boat
loads. The railroad company consumes
about $50 tons day.
DEATH ON THE RAIL.-The accommoda
ton train due here at BIG p. m, going east
on Saturday last struck and instantly killed
Mrs. Naylcr, aged 92 years, at crossing just
west OF Sabillasville. She was beheadcd
The engineer was in no way to blame, Gs
when he saw her she was standing by the
side OF the track and even then he sounded
the whistle 1t is bciivevcd that she either
became confused and endeavored to cross
the track or that the passing train and whrl
of air caused her to fall under the wheels.
What YOU know, and what you arc willing
to impress upon another, as knowing, are
two vastly different things. They differ in
fact. frequently, less than they do in the
impression made. II you are broad minded
and intelligent, let it become sclfapparen,
it will serve you much better turn than
will any attempt TO impress a stranger with
the drcariness of your life, owing to the
paucity of intelligence and culture in your
environment. The self announced cuiluahed
person is not unfrcqucntly writ down an
ass Gentilty differs somewhat with "man
ncrs," the latter may be acquired; not SO the
former
TEST THE MATTER Those who fear that
the advent Of the F. r. u N. electric railroat
will harm the towns along the line shout
inquire concerning Middctown and VIII
Transport They have been connected fol
several years with the county towns by
electric railroads and should be vastly better
able to pass upon the question, than thu
people of Thurmont and Emmitsburg, who
ut best, can advance a theory, bu, are no! il
position to assert facts. We have M
direct information as TO the state OF public
opinion IN these two towns, but assuming
that the local papers voice it, we are IN I
position to state our belief, that's if left to 9
vote of the citizens OF those two towns
the proposition being to take up the rail-
and discontinue the service on the electric
road, that probably less than five per cent. o
the vote would be favorable thereto.
We should be pleased to have the viewa o
the several newspapers published in thos
two towns, on this point We want all TIT
inf tto; 1,1n opA in ipfprpC