Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-04-27

/ Branches from peach trees on Greenbefry
Ditto's place, 8 miles south Of Williamsport
obtained by 8. F Frownfelter and VIM. Bond
show that the buds are not injured. --Hagers
town Nail.
Preliminary steps have been taken which
guarantees the opening of new bank In
Union Bridge, following the announcement
from Geo. P. Buckley, the present banker,
that he will retire from banking in order to
devote his time exclusively to his private
business. At meeting Of those chiefly in
terested, on Wednesday, an Organization was
effected by the election Of Jacob Stoner pres
ident, Addison Englar, vice.presidenf, and
6ilas D. Senseney, secretary and treasurer.
The new company will have capital stock
Of $4,000, divided in shares of $1,000 each,
and will do general banking business, pay.
ing interest on time deposits.
Trustees for the U. B. church and ceme-
terry were elected recently as follows: James
w. Baltzell, Daniel L. Wilhide, j. VIM.
Mackley and VIM. L. Martin. The board
organized With James W. Bsltzell, president
and treasurer. and VIM. L. Martin secretary.
At q subsequent business meeting, among
other matters considered, the following was
adopted:
As persons have been in the habit of ar.
ranging to hold funeral services in the church
without consulting the authorities Is to
whether 1t would be agreeable or convenient,
in the future, no funeral service for any per.
son who is not IN some way connected with
said church shall be held therein without
the consent of the proper authorities.
HARD TIMES SoCIAL.-The Ladies' Of the
Moravian Church invite you 10 the home Of
Mrs. John Unger, Monday, May 1st, 1899. at
8 o'clock, p. m.
Every womin that comes must ware .
poverty dres and apern, and know man with
billed shirt and dood koller will be aloud to
KUN onless he pays flne Of five sents. A
kompitent komitty will introduce strangers
and take up the fines.
fines fer Wimmen.
Cykenot sents Finger wiring SCENTS
No apern 1 sent Glasses 9sents
Kid gloves sents Wul dress sents
Earrings 2sents Ornamental hairpins
sent
Trimmed apern 2sents Brcss pin 1sent
Hat with flours or feathers sents
Fines fer Men.
BACKED butes sent Ruset shoes sent
Standup koller sents Silk ty . sents
Pinted toad shoes Q sents Scarf pin sent
Creased trowsers sents Finger wiring sents
Glasses sents Chewing gum sent
Wotches not Waterbury sent
Refreshments will be served and q free
will offering will be taken. Should the
evening be unpleasant, the social will be
held the following evening.
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NEW FISH LAw.-On April 10th, the law
against fishing went into effect. and contin-
ues until June 1st., at which time the festive
black bass and other game fish may be again
lured from their watery lairs.
This law was passed by the General As
sembly of 1896, at the solicitation Of many
true sportsmen, who whilst enjoying the
pleasures of fishing, had In view also, the
protection of the young spawn, which begin
and complete the Matching process about
this time. According to proclamation of
Governor Lowndes the term extends from
April Is to June /, although originally It
went into effect on May 10, 1897. The proc
lamation of the Governor is as follows.
Nov, therefore, I, Lloyd Lowndes, Gov
ernor of the State of Maryland, in pursuance
of the power and authority vested in me by
said act, do hereby proclaim and declare that
the provisions of the said act are applicable
and effective from and after the said 10th day
Of May, 1897, and that from and after the
said date, under the provisions of said act,
it shall not be lawful for any person to
catch or kill any black oass, green bass, rock
bass, pike or picSerel or wal eyed pike.
commonly known as salmon) between the
fifteenth day of April and the first day Of
June in each year; nor cacth nor kin any Of
said species of fish at any other time during
the year, save only with hook and line. or
Dip net The words hook and line shall
not include trot lines or outlines Any
person violating this act shall be guilty of q
misdelneanor and shall be punishable. on
conviction, by Imprisonment In the county
Jail not exceeding six months, or by fine
not exceeding two hundred dollars, or by
fine and imprisonment"