Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-09-22
The Hunters Moon has arrived.

The Hunters Moon has arrived.
Extensive repairs will be made inside the
Lutheran church in Niddletown.
Mr.. Robt. Barrick and sisters, at Rocky
Ridge. entertained rs many "a twenty guests
at one time during the summer. They have
an admirable retreat for those looking for a
summer home.
Tue man who thinks he will advertise
whenever his business improves. resembles
the one who resolves to become amiable as
soon as he discovers that everybody loves
him. Valley Regiseer.
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The lack of two things only stand the way
of Libertytown becoming place Of con.
siderable importance. things are
incorporation and an electric railway
Liberty Banner"
Another September hot wave. Last Sun
day night, up until midnight, was warmer
than the average during the summer, most
unusual circumstance for the night of Sep.
TENDER 18th.
BUSINESS CHANaE.-Mr. s. NJ. Gilbert
who has kept an ice cream and oyster saloon
here for many years has disposed OF the bus.
mess to Mr. BENZ F. Miller, the popular stage
driver between Thurmont and Frederick.
Mr.. Miller will take charge on the first of
October.
1t is interesting to note how many of the
heroes Of the late war are about 60. Dewey
is 81, Sampson Is So and Schlcy so. Miles is
SO, Wheeler is 81, Lee is So and Merritt and
Lawton are 81 and Shafter is 81. And yet
the old saying that We should have young
men for war still survives
Fire that broke out on the 14th inst, about
nine O'Clock destroyed the large barn on the
farm of Hon. NJ. ]. Grove, ut Lime Kiln.
The liye stock in the stables under the barn
was saved but most of the balance of the
contents, comprising large quantity Of hay
and number of farming implements. was
destroyed.
PERFORATED. cabbage parasie Of
some Kind has done his work completely in
some of our gardens. The leaves look like
an assortment of colander patterns, graded
to screen anything ranging IN size from
gnats to kittens This destruction Of the
! leaf together with the drought that has pre-
| vailed for month or more, put the kraut
crop more or less IN the doubtful column,
The Ministerial Association of Chambers
burg has taken active steps to secure the
passage of curfcw ordinance patterned
after the one now in force in Lcavenworth,
Kan, and which compels children under
fourteen years of age to be in their homes by
9 o'clock from March until September of
each year, and by O'Clock from September
until March,
| COMPLEMENTARY Our townsman, Col.
John r. Rouzer, was made chairman of the
Sixth District Congressional Convention
that met In Frederick City last week. He
made most acceptable chairman and was
honored during the balloting by receiving
Capt. l.. II. Kuhn's vote, although not
among those regularly put in nomination for
Congress.
"Mary Jane" says she is on the sunny side
of fifty" and wants to know how many
years, in addition to the two days already
noted older than her, we are AS we too
are on the sunny side Of fifty by few
moons, we can only speak definitely as to
the two days aforesaid We should like to
be so obligng as to answer MARY Jane" but
we are above inquiring too particularly
where lady s age is in question.
Judge McSherry has signed a decree d.
rect,ng the Roger estate to sell thirty.five
acres of land, lying along the Germantown
Creek, south of Buena Vista station. The
purpose OF this decree is to enable the West
ern Maryland Milk Company TO purchase
these thirty.tive acres Ii is stated the pur
pose of this purchase is to construct lake
upon the land. The lake will cover about
twenty acres, and will be about seven eichths
of mile in length and about 800 feet wide.
HOMEMADE MEGApHoNEs.-Th boys have
quit talking through their hats and gone to
shouting through homemade megaphones.
During our late war the officers of one war.
ship talked to those of another through large
funnel shaped instruments that developed
the sound above the surrounding noises
The initiative Hagers,own boy, who keeps
himself posted on current events, rolls n
large sheet of pasteboard into shape and
talks at long distance. often puzziing persons
who are at way stations by the strange
sounds that float in the air.
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About dozen exchanges have used the
Records article on "Hotel Envelopes" not
one of which gave proper credit, fearing no
doubt, that by doing so they would reward
a thief. The Record does not always give
credit, it's true; but, aside from our column
of Notes on first page, 1t is pretty safe to
say that our stealing is confined almost
wholly to the third and fourth pages Of each
issue. We make this statement in order
that brother editors may, if they desire, ex,
erclse the motto. "Thcre's honor among
thieves -Cd'roN Record
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