Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-06-15

Will there be an observance of the Fourth
of July in Thurmont?
1t is not the tennis racquet that makes the
racket, it is the bawl.
A Clearspring farmer IS about to pillow up
two wheat fields Fly-Mat
The "white-head" humble bee-the Eorer
is conspicuous by his absence this season.
Mr.. M. l.. Creeger while yet seriously
disabled, is again able to give his business
attention.
The Baltimore baseball club continues to
decline to be club of third or fourth rate
club of cast offs.
| Chidren's Day was observed with appro.
pirate exercises in the Reformed and Luther
IN churches on Sunday evening last.
The United Brethren Sunday School will
hold its Children's Day exercises Sunday
evening, June IS, at 7:30. Everybody is
cordially invited.
Miss Millie Lidie returned home on Satur.
day last, apparently restored to health com.
pletely. Her many friends will be eratitied
to learn this, as at one time her lite was in
the balance.
One of the busiest places in this section of
the country is Logs Station: Mr.. Chas. Mill.
ers varied interests, every one of which is
being theoretically handled, account for the
life at that point.
No REPoRT-It may not be strictly and
cnterprsingly journalistic but there are in
stances when we avail ourselves of the priv.
ilegc to ignore "news;" for reasons sufficient
unto ourselves we do so this week.
A trip of 14S,500 miles by canal in IS years
is the record of "leve walker" Ed. Moor,
who for nine months in each year of that
time patrolled % miles of the G. & 0. canal
daily between Harper's Ferry and Catoctin.
Williamsport has sold $4,000 worth of
bonds, receiving $l49 premium on the sale.
The town will put in an electric lighting
plant. New Windsor has one in operation.
The former is larger and the latter smaller
town than rhurmont.
TREES DAMAGED.-Int the Elitor's orchard
hundreds OF small twigs have been killed
apparently by some insect depositng It's egg
at the juncture of the small twig and the
limb, lust as the locust does. In most cases
the little limb bore apples and probably
bushels of fruit haye been destroyed. We
have heard OF no other trees being attacked.
TWICE EARNED.-Capt. Frank Stokes,
drill master of the United Fire Company of
Frederick City, led them to victory in a
contest in Westminster last week. They
fairly earned the prize and as fairly was it
awarded to them.
Once before Capt. Stokes entered similar
contest and as certainly earned the prize, but
he didn't get it.
The order of exercises at Mt. St. Maryis
College commencement is as follows:
Tuesday, June q, ga. m.,-Conferring of
Sacred Orders by RI Rev. Edward p. Allen,
D. D., Bishop of Mobile.
At 8 .. m.-Final Contest in Elocution.
Wednesday, June %, 0 a. m.-Commence.
ment exercises ofthe College: His Eminence,
James Cardinal Gibbons presiding.
The Ladie's Home Journal is looking after
the physical as well as the mental well being
of its readers, beginning in the June issue
department which it calls. "Five.Minute
Talk on Good Health" This department is
edited and directed by Mr. and Mrs Edward
b. Warman, authorities on physical educa-
ton, who will explain how easy q matter it
is TO have good health through the porper
exercise of the muscular forces Of the body.
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A young housckceper in or about these
parts recently Bought what was represented
to be fne young milk COW. Shortly after
wards the cow was shown to dealer, when
he said: you tell me that you bought her
for young COW: why look at her mouth;
she is so old she has lost her front upper
teeth" He thought he had the green 'un
ready to sell his COW cheap, when he got for
reply: II am Of the opinion that she is 80
young that she has not arrived at the age
when the front upper teeth come" And
then they looked at each other and winked
Rev. Hasskarl, Of Chambersburg, who was
" candidate for the vacant Lutheran pulpit
in this place, has written Il book in which
he declares that the colored man is not a
descendant of Adam aud Eve; that he entered
the ark in the capacity of beast, conse-
quently has no soul to save, has no more
chance Of entering paradise than the devil,
and therefore it is wrong as well as useless
to spend money in trying to convert him.
Gracious! What q chance for notoriety
Taneytown Luthcrans missed Carroll Rec
crd
Here too ED,
The milk fever has been DIES ructive among
cattle in Washington county for some time.
A valuable COW owned by DR.. T. w. Sim
mons died and two more had the disease.
Veterinary Surgeon DR.. G. p. Smith says
the disease is induced by poison originating