Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-07-13
MT. st. Mary's Ifems.


MT. st. Mary's ltems.
PICN1C,-Thc annual picnic Of the old
Mountain Parish will be held at St. AntlOy
Benevolent Grove near Nit, st. Maly's COL
lege on next Saturday, July 10. The public
is invited and a good time assured.
OCCAsIoNAL
There is something new and not altogether
satisfactory about the two.ceht postage
stamps. Either the paper is thinner or the
gum gives it translucent appearances at any
rate they are very sensitive to dampness and
are unusually liable to adhere to each othel
or to anything with which they come in CON
tact 1t is likely an experiment and should
be promptly abandoned as it is far from be-
ing an improvement on the former.
w. 3 Shrner, sewing machine agent
and Dr. f. s. Freed, both residents Of Ship
pensburg, quarreled about htchins a hor
to shade tree on Shriner's property, during
which Shriner struck Freed and knocked
him down when the doctor drew his revolver
and fi-ed two shots at Shriner, the second
one taking effect in his left arm, between the
shoulder and the elbow, just opposite the
heart The ball was located by the X rays
at the Normal school and cut out by Dr.. j
J. Koser. Both were formerly residents OF
Thurmont.
REFORMED REUNIoN.-The reunion of
the Reformed churches will be held this year
ut Penmar on July Goth. Miss Mary lolo-
well, who spent seven years Of her life IN
Japan, will. be one Of the speakers. Since
her return from Japan on q vacation, she
has been attracting large audiences and holds
them spellbound by her simple story OF mis-
sjonary life in the flowery kingdom.
Addresses will he delivered by prominent
ministers. A choir from Baltimore and
Zicglcr's orchestra will lead the music. Mem
bcrs of the Reformed church and their friends
will come from Baltimore, York, Richmond,
" Winchester and all intermediate towns and
county. Many will come from beyond the
bounds nt the Potomac Synod Last year
g. Reformed ministers attended the reunion.
SWORD PRESENTED The United Drill
Association and the Independent Drum Band
gave parade Friday night,
After the drill the company went to their
hall, where the ladies had arranged most
inviting banquet. Mr.. Henry G. Du,l, pres
ident, acted AS postmaster, and after justice
had been done to the banquet, he called upon
President Lloyd T. MacGill, Jr, who was to
address, the association. Mr.. MacGill, in a
very fitting speech, complimentcd the com
pany on their recent victory at Westminster
and also the Captain upon the success of his
efforts with the company. He then presen-
ted to Captain Stokes II handsome sword,
token Of the appreciation Of his services for
the company, and that victory at Westmin'
ster was all the greater because it was II
victory won without the sacrifice Of human
lives, peaceful Victories being more glorious
than victories upon the battlefield.
Captain Stokes was very much surprised
as the sword had been bought by the officers
without the knowledge of anyone else -
Examiner.
TIE F. T. AND N. RAILROAD is again at
tracing attention, as may be noted by the
extract of All editorial that appeared in last
weeks Citizen, that we publish this week.
Il, he, lot tn,i
tercsting himself actively in the matter and
has at last received proposition from capa-
bic New York parties; this is a very business
like offer aud if placed squarely before the
people along the line, from Frederick to En-.
mitsburg and intelligent and persistent hard
work done to secure the stock, it will, we
firmly believe result Avoraby.
AS our people are asked to invest but one
sixth of the cost of the road, and that sum
to be paid over only aohen tie remainder nee
essary to the building and eQuipping Of Meroad
has been paid d0aon and the road assured, that
sum being the insignificant sum of $50 600
or 50 900 per mile of road, with the Middle
town roads recent statement showing that
it is earning eight per cent. on the invest.
mcnt,-wiih Ill these favoring conditions
and promises, there is in our opinion little
built and will be, if the. people in Frederick
Emmitsburg, Mt. St. Mary's, Thurmont and
other towns and villages along the line and
the farmers whose interest are probably the
largcst OF all, are approached in Il straight
forward, business like manner and that work
be placed in the hands of those who can in
diligently explain all the benefits to be de-
rived.
There is no occasion that wild and insin
cere bloom" arguments be INDUCED in; thu
proposition to build this road is simple
bu ,iness proposition and there are sufflcien
honest and Legitimate arguments in Its favor
that may be used in all sincerity, to secure
this $50 900 stock subscription andonly sucl
should be used.
If the Middletown road can earn eight pc
cent, this one should easily do the same; bu
il it should only earn one-haf that rate, i
would be an admirable investment, beins
perpetual and the fact that Mddletown ST ocl
is now beng eagerly sought for (see iten
taken from the Valley RegSste1) is the yer,
best of evidence of the worth of that stool
as a holding
With one who has given the matter care
! full thought, willing to start the subsCrsptiol
with $4,000, and that We know to be certain
| lv .rue tho xh0 nm should he readily Gfcurp