Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-03-02


limbs.
March came in like Lamb, will go ou'
like Lion.
On account of lack of space in this issue
letter received from Baltimore will appear
in next weeks issue.
The Baltimore Annual Conference of the
M. E Church met in Cardiac Street Church
in Baltimore yesterday.
A farmer living near town had SOW that
cultivated taste for her own kind. After
having eaten one Of the little pigs, the farmer
gave her middling al night, thinking that
would satisfy her greed. Next morning he
found that she had not only eaten the mid
ding but all the other pigs too.-VaAey Reg
ister.
The we'll, 40 feet deep, on tile property Of
Vondel johnson at Sharpsburg, Washington
county, which has become famous by reason
of the fact that the water In it freezes when
the mercury goes below zery, is again frozen
Scientists have puzzled themselves to know
how water 40 feet down in the earth could
possibly freeze So far as known it is the
only well of the kind in the world. The ice
in the well was fully on inch thick, and had
to be broken before water could be drawn by
windlass.
Frederick Brown, who was gunner on
Admiral Deweys flagship Olympia when the
Spanish fleet was destroyed at Manila, passed
through Middletown on "Wednesday last.
Browns home is in Scotland and he was on
his way to Baltimore where he intends to
take a vessel for his native home. He wore
white linen pants and was in his shirt sleeves
although before leaving town he put his coat
on. He carried large pack of blankets,
clothes, &c, on his back and his general
appearance attracted considerable attention :.
Valley Register.
BORROWED LIGHT.-Frederick City is
initiating the moon, that is to say, she is
shining by borrowed light. Our aspiring
county seat is now posing before an admiring
late war, Schley and Otis; now the fact is
that neither was born in Frederick City; the
county properly claims both and in common
fairness, to say nothing of the demands OF
historic accuracy in such matters, makes it
incumbent upon these people to write it
"Frederlck County" when they splash ink
IN great gobs of selflaudation.
Capt. Lewis M. Zimmerman, of Reynolds
Post No. 2, Frederick City, was on Wednes.
day of last week elected department COM
mander, G. A. r. for Maryland. at the closing
session of the annual state encampmentwhich
was held in Wilson Post Hail. Baltimore.
Capt. Zimmerman's only competitor was
Col Willard Howard of Custer Post No. g.
Baltimore and commandant of the Fourth
Regiment, Maryland National Guard One
ballot was taken resulting as follows: Zim-
norman, 14s; Howard n. Capt. thinner
mans new Grand Army rank is that OF
major general.
Seven deys without anything to cat or
drink seems almost incredible, yet 1t appears
that horse in Rockville went through that
trying ordeal. The report states that Geo.
Meade found horse in the fire engine house
OF Rockville which had been confined there
seven days without food. A man under the
influence of liquor put the horse in the fire
engine room to shelter him from the storm
tying him securely. Upon SOLDERING he had
forgotten what he had done with the animal
and offered reward for its recovery. Meade
had gone to the engine room to examine the
things and found the poor starving creature
tied there. The horse had gnawed every
thing within reach including blanket
Upon being taken out the horse refused
water, but ravenously ate the food given