Catoctin clarion., 1898-12-08
Local Items.

Local Items.
CASTORIA
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Our corporation street lamps bucked against
the waning moon several nights Last week.
They burned each small hole in the neon
Iisht, but the lun.r iluminant was not
seriously damaged.
Hicks, called for big storms in the west
about the 3rd and they came on that date,
but they were as far from the west as they
could get and remain on land; that is, i'm
medlatey on the Atlantic coast. 'Rah for
Hicks.
Remember our Holiday Editions of De-
cember 18th and 22nd. Ifyou want to get
your wares thoroughly advertised IN this sec.
ton, send us in an advertisement for those
two dates. Call and learn our rates; they
will be found to be exceptionally favorable.
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James Nickum of this place, will be SO
wears old the 12th of next month. He has
never worn an undershirt and, only on rare
occasions, an overcoat Hishealth is excel
lent, and sight and hearing as good as the
average man of forty.-Taneytown Carroll
Record.
We have another very good chance to
bring up the rear in up.to dateness. Let us
pass by this chance once at least and be
numbered among the first by pushing the
F. T. & N. Electric Railroad project to the
front and making it 60. The road is almost
certain to be built sometime; why delay the
day?
NEW VERSION Kids of decidedly
immature years, while viewing the monu-
ments and headstones in the marble yard on
Church st., were overhead reciting tho fol-
lowing:
First Kid :" Earth to earth"
Second Kid: ASHES to ashes"
First Kid: "And away she goes"
Mr.. N. T. Bussard Of the grocery firm of
G. II. Greenwald & Co., was stricken with
vertigo whist attending services in the
Lutheran church Sunday evening. He had
to be assisted out of church and to his home.
His condition is somewhat better today, q
fact his friends will be pleased to learn -
WaynesborO Gazette.
In the Emmitsburg Chronicle there has
been during the past several weeks running
debate between Frederick County" and
"Vindex" lis most interesting features are
the ease and facility with which each assumes
an air of intellectual superiority and essays
to crush the otter Herewith. The debate,
on the Annexation proposition, is full OF
strong points, however, and very interesting
We rather envy our neighbor, for it is just
such discussion of matters Of public interest
that we should be pleased to have appear in
our columns often as we have requested il
though, it is most unusual happening with
us.
II is announced that Senator elect McCo.
mas will resign his present position on the
District Bench on the last day of February
He is now presiding in Circuit Court No. Q
he will act there for the last two months o.
his service on the the bench; he may be
assigned only equity work. Apart from tht
fact that Judge NcComas is plainly entitled
to the assignment he asks. because he ha.
had no such work during his Six years
service, Judge McComas feels that his re
quest will be for the best interests of litiEants
Should he ait in the Circuit Court = cas-,
then pending might be prolonged beyone
the date for the resignation, making it diff
cult for him to sever his connection with th'
court before the conclusion of the case.
Similarly, case might end so short,
before his departure that the limit allowed
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