Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-01-02
Local Items.
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
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TOrd's Grand Opera House.

Week of Jan. 6th-Afler holding all New
York In the spell of its infinite charm for
IS weeks will be presented the famous reVl
val of Augustus Thomas master work
ARIZONA, exactly as given so long at the
metropolis. The marvellous vogue OF this
greatest OF native plays is not surprising as
in the words ola noted New York critic il
has been called "lhe best play seen on Broad
way in a generation" Augustus Thomas
has contributed much that is excellent to the
dramatic literature of the American stage,
but of all his typical estate" plays" Arizona"
which is having a special production this
season is decidedly the strongest and brishS'
est and by far the most successful. The play
is filed with interest and thrilling dramatic
events, it has dainty tender loye story and
plenty of dramatic force as well as abundant
comedy; the people of the play are Ameri'
cans mostly, officers and troopers Of Fort
Grant, Henry Candy, a splendid type Of
Western ranchman, his pepprry tempered
but kindhearted wife, their two college cdu-
Gated daughters, an impetuons Mexican
vaquero, soft stepping Chinese servltor;
Just the people one might expect to meet in
a half hours ride from frontier cavalry
post. The stage is filled ut one time With
over 200 pcople, ranchmen, MeXicans and
soldlery besides number of horses, NC,
Matuees Wednesday and Saturday.
Admission s. so cents.
Week Jan. 13-Thc popular singing com
edlan, Chaunccy Olcot.
Wirotzkey g. Foreman gave guess at the
number of beans in a jar to each purchaser,
the nearest guess winning large and hand
somely dressed doll They also sold one
hundred guesses at the name Of second
still more handsomely dressed doll
Mr.. William j. Freeze came within four OF
the number of beans in the jar and got the
frst one, which he at once announced would
be presented to his grand-child, the little
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Wilhide.
When the envelope was op;ned in which
the name of the other doll had been enclosed
it was found that Mr.. Joseph Wllhide had
guessed Alright, and now there are dolls galore
at the disposal of Miss Margaret.
There were 2l76 beans In the jar and the
name is "Mainda."
An Experience With Smallpox.
Mrs. Mary Hays, residing in Iowa. sister
of Messrs Frank and Maurice Aibaugh, OF
this place. had an experience with smallpox
that few are called upon to undergo. Her
daughter, who was boarding with her uncle
MIR. William Hays, in Grinnell, was attacked
with smallpox, which had been taken to Grin
nell from the Indian reservation nearby and
which was, at first, thought TO be chicken
pox. Mrs. Hays took her daughter home
and with them four members of Mr.. William
Hays family, all of whom had the disease =
About the time these were convalescent OF
well, Mrs. Hays took the disease. No deaths
occurred and all have fully recovered.
November was cold month. The Climate
and Crop Service Report of the Weather
Bureau gives the temperature six degree
below the normal for the month, being 49,
degrees. The highest temperature at Mt
! st. Mary's was IS degrees on the LIST; the
lowest 20 degrees on the 2Sth. The rainfall
was also below the norma l045 inch.
A period of drought that extended from
the middle of October until the 23rd of No
vember was quite hurtful to grain, but yer
decided Improvement took place later.
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