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Catoctin clarion., 1916-02-17

In the matter Of the report Of sale of
real estate, consisting of tract of ground
in Mechanicstown, Election District No.
Is, Frederick County, Maryland, assessed
to Margaret M. O'Connor, as made by
Frederick w. Cramer, County Treasurer,
for the collection taxes f,r the State
Of Maryland and Frederick County, the
above report of sales, together with all
the proceedings had in relation thereto,
having been read and examined by the
Court, and the same appearing to be reg
ular and h. provisions of the law in re-
lation thereto having been complied with,
it is thereupon this third day of January,
in the year nineteen hundred and sixteen,
by the Circuit Court for Frederick County,
adjudged and ordered that the Clerk of
the Circuit Court for Frederick County
give notice for six (6) successive weeks
in the Catoctin Clarion, a newspaper
published in Frederick County, warning
all persons interested in the property de-
scribed in said report of sales to be and
appear in this Court on or before the 10th
day of February, in the year Nineteen
Hundred and Sixteen, to show cause. if
any they have. why said sale should not
be finally ratified and confirmed.
GLENN H. WORTHINGTON.
True Copy-Test:
ELI G. HAUGH,
Clerk of the Circuit Court for Freder-
ick County.
Chas. McC. Matthias, Atty.
ian II
Catoctin clarion., 1916-02-17
$4,000, 900 In Roads Bill.
City To Get $5OO,OOO And
Counties Two Million,

State House, Annapolis, Feb. 15th.-
Governor Harrington has given his ap-
proval to two measures to carry out i'm
portant platform pledges, and they will
be introduced in the Legislature either
tonight or tomorrow. One is to abolish
continuing appropriations" and the
, other is to appriate So, 500 900 to fill the
gaps in the State roads system.
The bill to abolish continuing appro-
priations" will not wipe out all of the
appropriations now received under con-
tinuing acts. 1t simply will abolish the
continuing method of appropriating pub
lie funds, and will make it necessary for
all institutions now receiving aid under
that method, to come to the Legislature
at each session and show that they are
entitled to the money. In other words,
each Legislature will pass directly upon
all appropriations, instead of allowing
certain institutions to receive appropria
tions under acts of previous sessions
which never are reviewed.
The bill to appropriate $2,50O,OOO for
State roads represents the co mbined
judgment of the Governor, Roads Chair
man o. E. Weller and the members of
the Legislature who are most interested
in roads legislation.
A number of bills have been introduced
appropriat ng money for this, that or the
other road. If these bills were taken as
the basis for roads legislation the result
inevitably would be log-rolling and a
hodge-podge set of roads.
Chairman Weller was asked to aid in
preparing bill that would provide in a
far-sighted. scientific way for such roads
as the State should build at this time,
and under his advice the administra tion
bill was worked out. This bill gives
s., 900, 600 to the counties, to be used in
building roads through Incorporated towns
many of which now have roads that
simply are mud holes marring the State
system-and to be used in filling out
few gaps and in building several bridges.
The bill also gives $780, 900 to Baltimore
city.
Catoctin clarion., 1916-02-17

report on the cost of remodeling, or
if considered to be of best interest to
the City, to submit report on the
cost of constructing an entirely now
plant.
Mr.. Reeder being the same expert
and paid by Mr.. Baker to
make report for him, in which re-
port Mr.. Reedcr commits himself to
a definite policy to build and con-
struct an entirely new plant. 1T
might be wondered now whose pair
of specs" is he going to look thro'
in making this report and examina-
ton for the City, Mr.. Bakers or the
Taxpayers.
Pretty hard thing to 60 back ON
your first employer so soon, hence
we will not be surprised to hear Mr..
Reeder say last what he said first.
We pity the troubles of the Mayor
and Aldermen of Frederick, in which
it would seem that they are being
placed in the position of being ham
mered by Mr.. Baker on the one side
and kicked by the taxpayers on the
other, and will likely be in tins atti-
tude in the end, as illustrated by the
following
You can and you can't,
You will and you won't,
You'll be damned if you do,
And you'll be damned if you don't.
Catoctin clarion., 1916-02-17
Pity Their Troubles.

Quite some time ago Joseph D.
Baker in his very earnest desire to do
something for the citizens of Freder-
ick employed an expert engineer to
tell him what to tell the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen to do with refer
ence to their City Lighting Plant.
After this report was handed over to
the Mayor and Board of Aldermen
by Mr.. Baker in very nice little
speech in which he informed them
that it cost him $4,000 to get this
information, there has been more or
less discussion of the electric lighting
question in Frederick.
The Hagerstown & Frederick Rail-
way Company, it seems, threw down
the gauge and told the City that they
would furnish them electric current
sufficient to light their streets at a
cost of about 50, 10000 less per an
mum than it was at present costing
them by operating their own muni-
cipal plant.
But.it seems as if the City is not
anxious to save this sum of money,
and that Mr.. Baker is strongly urg-
ing the town to embark in the cleo
trio lighting business in competition
with the Railway Company.
From the amount of the discussion
it would seem that the citizens are
not unit on this question, and the
Mayor and Aldermen are having
troubles of their own in arriving at a
solution.
The latest report in the City papers
is to the effect that the Mayor and
Aldermen have employed Mr.. c. |.
Reeder, expert engineer of Baltimore,
to make thorough examination OF
their Municipal plant and submit a
Catoctin clarion., 1916-02-17
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY II. 1916.
Electric Light Regulations.

We are in receipt of copy OF the
standards, rules and regulations for
electrical corporations issued by the
Public Service Commission of Mary
land, which anyone is welcome to
read by calling at the Office.
1t may not be generally known that
these regulations went into effect ON
February lst, and that Thurmont, as
a Public Utility Corporation, is sub
jcct to these regulations.
There are number of very i'm,
portant regulations that the Town
authorities should acquaint them
selves with and they should provide
themselves with copies which they
can obtain from the Commission.
'Voltage Variation" is one that
they must be called upon to seriously
consider in view of the fact that dur
ing the time when picture shows are
on it is next to impossible for anyone
to read, no matter what kind Of lamp
is provided.
This will not be permitted and the
users of electric current certainly have
a right to kick, and kick vigorously.
The public likewise is informed
that they can have their meters tested
if they feel that they are not register
ing properly and the town is required
to have these tests made.
Of course those who have been ac-
corded the special privilege (?) of
using current without any meter will
not need to bother about this, for
they can use as much as they want
and pay the minimum charge.
BY the way, we understand that
there are upwards of twenty 2onsum-
ers in this privileged class (made
privileged by the town not buying
and installing meters). The town
has no right to make discrimination
in this way against the other users
who do have to pay for the amount
consumed.
The town needs money bad enough
not to thus throw away matter OF
from $4,000 to $4,000 per annum
by continuing this practice Of saving
at the "spigot" and letting it run out
at the 'bung hole'-a species of the
very falsest kind of economy. We
trust that this will be remedied; but
if it is not we will deem it our duty
to bring this discrimination to the
attention of the proper authority for
regulation. This is not knock, "
it is simply warning.
Catoctin clarion., 1916-02-17
PUT GRAMMAR TO TEST.

Dean Charters made an investiga-
ton to discover the rules of grammar
the students in the schools most COM
monty violated. Dean Charters ar
gued that time is wasted in teaching
rules which already are known.
For a month all teachers in the
grades from the second to the seventh
were asked, with the principles of the
grade schools, to note all the gram
matical errors heard in the classrooms
and on the Fairgrounds for four days.
The notes were sent to Dean Charters.
According to the results, the ten
most common errors heard at that
time were: Confused past tense and
past participle, as, Il seen him."
misuscd 1 1876 times; the failure Of
the verb to agree with its subject in
number and person, as You was;"
the wrong verb, as Leave it lay"
, the double negative, as in He ism t
hardly old enough" redundance, as
Mother, she WENT" wrong tense
form, as Had ought" confusion of
adjective and verb, He looked up
quick" subject of the verb not in
nominative case, us girls WENT"
confusion of the demonstrative ad-
jcctive and the personal pronoun,
"Thcm things" predicate nomina-
tive not in the nominative case,
"This is me-"
Dean Charters intended to use
errors gathered from the papers writ
ten in these grades during the same
period, but was discouraged from it
when the papers arrived. The pack
age weighed 700 pounds. FIX.
Catoctin clarion., 1916-02-17
Census Of Christians
Has Been Completed.
Churches Have 39.375.271
Members. According to Yearly
Enumeration.

Among 100, 100000 persons living
in the United States, 50, 9,315,21l, or
two out of every five, in round num-
bers, are members of some religious
body, according to the Year Book
issued by the Federal Council of
Churches of Christ in America.
The Rev. DR.. II. X. Carroll, the
census expert, who co-operated in the
compilation, estimates the gains made
by all religious bodies last year were
GlS, 1913, as against 1921 the pre-
vious year.
Dcducting Is per cent. in the case
of Roman Catholic, for children not
old enough to be counted as MEM
bcrs, the Year Book fixes the total
Catholic population, according to the
official data of that church, at 1G, =
300, 900. 1t notes a loss of 10, 1S6
members of the Lutheran Church in
1915, which figures disagree with
those of the Lutheran Year Book just
issued. The latter gives the Luther
ans a gain of 81, 100.
The Protestant Sunday schools of
the United States, according to the
Year Book, have an enrolment of
100000, with 800, 900 officers
and teachers.
The Methodist Church North is
given 1861 ,5oI, with gain of o.
329 in 1915, The Methodist Church
South has 2,O72, 900 and a gain of
$4,000. The Southern Baptist Church
has a membership of 2,7O5, 600 and
gained 1l2, 2,S04 new members last
year, whereas the Northern Baptist
Church has ,252 900 members and
a gain of II, $40.
The Northern Presbyterian Church
is credited with ,495, 900 members,
and reports gains of 50, 659 last year.
Other religious bodies are tabulated as
follows.
Catoctin clarion., 1916-02-17
SALE REGISTER.

Under this head will appear, free of
charge, the date and character of public
sale, for which bills have been printed at
The CLARION OFFICE. Space herein may
be secured when bills are printed else
where at the rate rate of $l.O0 for the
season.
On Saturday, Feb'y 26th, 1916. at 9
o'clock, Charlton Fogle and Son will sell
household good at their residence at
Franklin Mills. John Kelbaugh, Auct.
On Saturday, Feb'y 26, 1916, at IL M,
John R. Lantz. attorney for heirs, will
sell the personal and real property of the
late jeremiah Fisher situated one mile
southwest of Deerfeld. A. j. Stottle-
myer auct.
On Saturday, Feb'y 26th, 1916, at 8. 80
o'clock, Bruce E. Fogle will sell real
estate and garage in Woodsboro. e. L..
Stitely auct.
On Saturday. March d, 1916, at 10
o'clock, Mrs John r. Pittinger will sell
valuable household goods in Graceham.
Geo E. Wilhide, Auct.
On Monday, March 9Th. 1916, at 10
o'clock, G. W. Collihower will sell horses,
cattle and farm implements at Graceham
Edgar Mercer, auct.
On March 7, 1916. at 10 a M, John
A. Phillips will sell horses, cattle, hogs,
farm implements one-half mile southeast
of Creagerstown. K. L. Stitely, auct.
March 8, 1916, 10 clock. Joseph Shriner
will sell horses, cattle and farm impe-
ments on the Biggs farm near Rocky
Ridge. Doc. Smith, auct.
March 10, 1916, 10 o'clock, Charles E..
Wilhide will sell horses, cattle and farm
implements two miles north of Thurmont.
Doc Smith auct.
On Friday, March 10th, 1916, at 10
o'clock, Mrs. Jesse C. Black will sell
horses, cattle and farm implements on
the road leading from Foxville to Deer
field. Silas Mong, Auct
On Saturday, March II, 1916, at 10
o'clock, Alva Zmm erman will sell horses,
cattle and farm implements on the road
leading from Creagerstown TO Lewistown
near Blacks Mill. Harry Shook, auct.
On Friday, March 18th, 1916, at 10
o'clock. Lewis Troxell will sell horses,
cattle and farm implements near Hoover's
Mill. W. T. Smith auct.
On Saturday, March lS, 1916. Allen G.
Fisher will sell horses, cattle and farm
ing implements midway between Creag
erstown and Graceham. known as the
Graceham road Edw. Stitely auct.
On Monday, March Goth, 1916, at 10
o'clock, Charles H Favorte will sell
horses, cattle and farm implements on
George E. Willhide's farm on the Thur
mont -Jimtown road. Geo. E. Willhide
auct.
On Wednesday. March 90, 1916, at 8
o'clock, R. E. Long will sell carriages,
sleighs, harness, etc, at his residence in
New Midway. E. l.. Stitely, Auct.
March "a, 1916, 10 o'clock, Harvey B.
Ogle will sell horses, cattle and farm
implements near Logs Station. Harvey
Lease, auct.
Catoctin clarion., 1916-02-17
Supper Il Success.

The ladies of St. Stephens Guild, this
place, report the supper held in Town
Hall saturday evening complete sue
:ess. The cold weather kept many per-
sons from the Hall, but the dollars rolled
in and made the receipts very gratifying.
The play given was catchy and enter
tanning.
Catoctin clarion., 1916-02-17
The Sick.

Mr.. James Mackley has been confined
to the house for several weeks and at
this time is unable to be about.
Miss Lillian Kefauver has been i'll the
past week with severe cold.
Mr.. Donald Seton, who seriously in
jured his left eye while coasting, is home
from the hospital. His eye is yet very
sore.
Catoctin clarion., 1916-02-17
Car Barn Burned.

Late Tuesday night the car barns of
the Chambersburg, Greencastle and
Waynesboro Street Railway Company
located at Waynesboro, were destroyed
by fire. 1t is also stated that IA cars
were burned. The loss is estimated at
$50, 200.
Catoctin clarion., 1916-02-17
Special Song Service,

On Sunday evening at 7.3O o'clock the
Rev. DR.. P. E. Heimer will hold spec
ial song service in the church at Rocky
Ridge, when Fanny Crosby in Song and
Story" will be presented. Everybody
invited to be present at service that is
full of interest and benefit.
Catoctin clarion., 1916-02-17
Crushed By FlyWberl.

Samuel Butts, pumpman in the EN-
ploy of the Western Maryland Railroad
at Cherry Run, was found dead in the
pumphouse Tuesday, his skull being
crushed 1t is thought he was caught in
the fywheel of the gasoline engine.
Catoctin clarion., 1916-02-17
NO. 1929 TRIALS.

Miscellaneous Docket. In the Circuit
Court for Frederick County.
In the matter of the Tax Sale of To- of
ground in Mechanicstown, Election
District No. Is, Frederick County, Ma
ryland, assessed on the books in the
name of MargaretM. O'Connor, James
O'Connor, purchaser, as made by Fred
erick w. Cramer, County Treasurer.
Catoctin clarion., 1916-02-17
Married.

Miss Sarah r. Brenaman, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. W. c. Brenaman of Thur
mont and Mr. Roland r. Willoughby of
Baltimore, were married last Friday at
noon by the Rev. Henry S. Sharp at the
rectory of Prince of Peace Episcopal
church, Walbrook.
Catoctin clarion., 1916-02-17
PIANO BARGAINS.

New Pianos Sl25 up; Secondhand $25
up. Organs $40 up. Easy terms, 500
Monthly. Over dozen makes at lowest
factory prices including the Famous Lehr
and others, sold 20 years at Birely's Pal
ace Of Music Phone 455-R.
CRAMER'S PALACE OF MUSIC.
noy II emo Frederick. Md.
Catoctin clarion., 1916-02-17
Something Good.

Those who hate nasty medicine should
try Chamberlain's Tablets for constipa-
ton. They are pleasant to take and their
effect is so agreeable and 80 natural that
you will not realize that it has been pro-
duced by medicine. Obtainable every
where.
Advarfi
Catoctin clarion., 1916-02-17

Charities last year were put out of
gear, SO to speak, by war relief. Gifts
to benevolence in America declined
one-half, because Americans gave so
literally to Europe and to Mexico.
The usual $3.50, ,OO0,0O to 1915, ,OO0,-
600 given to charities at home de-
creased last year to $14S, 100000,
while gifts to the Red Cross and thro'
Belgian, Serbian and other relief COM
mittees ran up to unheard-of sums.
The total benevolence, estimated at
more than $780, 100000, including
the war, is the largest in the history
Of America.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-24
COINS DUG UP IN STREET.

Senatobia, Miss, March pa hand
full OF silver and gold was found
here today by Lee Smith, while plow-
ing out side ditch along Main street,
preparatory to macadamizing the thor
oughfare. The money was eighteen
inches under the ground, and the date
and condition of the coin showed il
had been buried there for some time.
1t was dug up in the street in front
of Goldsmith's store, and it must have
been contained in wallet or pocket
book, as it was discovered all in one
pile. There were several wOrkmen
present when the ploy turned the
money, and it lasted about as long
as the proverbial SNOWFALL in the low
er region.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-24
PLANT CHANGES HANDS.

Natchez Miss, March 23.-The Mis-.
sissippi Packing Company, formerly
owned by Sultzberger and Sons, has
changed hands and is now owned by a
group of northern financiers headed
by E. E. Wilson and A. Strong, of
Chicago. This announcement was
made by the local management today.
The new owners have sufficient ca pi-
tai to increase the capacity OF the
plant and the general opinion here is
one of optimism over the change.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-24

, ach, liver. kidneys and bowels the
previous days accumulation of toxins
and poisons; thus, cleansing. sweeten.
Ing and freshening the entire alimcn-
tary canal, each morning, before put.
tin more food into the stomach.
A quarter pound of limestone phos.
phate costs very little at the drug
store. but is sufficient to make any
rheumatic or lumbago sufferer an en-
thusiast on the morning inside bath.
Millions of people keep their Joints
free from these rheumatic acids by
practicing this daily internal santa
ton. A glass of hot water with O tea.
spoonful of limestone phosphate, drank
before breakfast, is wonderfully in
MIGRATING; besides. ii is an excellent
health measure because It cleanses
the alimentary organs of all the waste,
gases and sour lamentations, making
one look and feel clean, sweet and
fresh all day.
Those who try this for one week
may find themselves free from sick
headaches. constipation, bilious at
lacks, sallowness, nasty breath and /!
stomach acidity.-Adv.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-24
CLAIMS ACTING GOVERNOR
HuGGED AND KISSED HER

Salt Lake City, Utah. March "a
David Mattson, secretary of State of
Utah, and acting governor in the tenn
porary absence of Governor Spry. was
sued for 50 900 damages by Mrs. Irene
F. Quinting, Of Salt Lake City who al
legeS that Mattson Rugged and kissed
her against her WIFI, January /. 1916.
Mr.. Mattson wa issued formal
public statement, asserting that the
suit was brought as part of an effort
to force a settlement of claim fOr per
sonal injuries sustained several
months ago by Mrs. Quinting through
fall when she was employed as a
waitress in a, cafe in which Mattson
was interested.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-24
REFUSING SHELTER WHERE
BEER is, SHE FACES STORM

Scranton, Pa. March 24.-Weak
from hunger and exposure, Mrs Anna
Stevens. forty-five, of Corning, y. Y,
and her eleven-year-old son, Anthony.
who left here yesterday to walk to HO-
boken, n. j., were found on the Elm
Taken to police headquarters, FRS.
Stevens declared that she refused to
take shelter in hotel on the houleva I'd
because there was beer on the UreI l.
ises, and so she preferred to sleep III
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-24
WOMAN'S PART
in THE NEWS
TODAY
BARONESS is RESTRAINED
FROM BEATING HUSBAND

New York, March 2i.-The Baron.
ess Andre Vincent de Patterson, for
merly Miss Anita Turnbull Baldwin
unsuccessful claimant for the millions
of the late E. j. uucky) Baldwin, is
today under court order not 60 thras !
her husband, especially no. in pub
il
The baron, wno had her arrested n
charges o. assault. testified that his
wife, in tie presence CT bis fellow club
members 81 the New vo-k Athletic
Club beat him "savagely." The al
legged assault took place in the club
rooms.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-24
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

The field day exercises at Meridian
will take place on April s. A team
from the High School will go to that
city on this day to contest in English.
history, algebra and geometry, ora
tory and outdoor sports.
Latin honor roll for the week: &C.
ell Johnson
Mr.. Leftwich, of Aberdeen, Miss,
conducted the chapel exercise Mon
day morning. giving "a short but in
teresting talk.
Mr.. Fox. instructor of algebra. who
has been ill for the past week, was
able to begin his duties Monday
morning.
Mr.. Godfrey, secretary of the Y NJ.
c. A., made very interesting talk
on Wednesday morning.
The Magnolia Minstrels," present
ed by the High School Y. NJ. C. A. at
the Lomo Tuesday night, was received
with enthusiasm by large audience.
From the rising of the curtain for the
first part to the final act, the applause
was thorough. and each number re-
spOnded readily with an encore. The
jokes and songs were all timely. The
various members of the High School
faculty suffered the wit and humor
of the end men. The entertainment
was also successful financially More
than enough money was cleared to
meet the pledge made last fall to the
state organization. This performance
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-24
McGUiREtV

Biloxi, Miss, March 23.-Miss Ma
ble Claire White, daughter of Nr.
and Mrs. j. w. White. proprietors of
the Memphis Hotel, and D. c. \ C.
ada, were married by Rev. Father Al
phonse Ketels at the home of Fatf or
Alphonse yesterday. Miss White is one
of Biloxi's most popular young lad es
and the groom is a retired Canadian
business man. They left for New Or
leans and Cuba on their honeymoon.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-24

will be repeated tonight at the Main
Street School building. Admission Is
cents for adults, and 10 cents for
school children.
The oratorical contest for field day
will take place at the Main Street
School building Friday night. March
81, at o'clock. This promises to be
most entertaining and interesting.
The Dialectic Society will be repre-
scented by Betro McRaney: the Her.
mians by Wesley Cragin: Agnes
D'Olive, Idalia Johnson and Olive
Rogers will represent the +. F. F.
Society; Iva Overstreet. Bessie Held
elberg and Evelyn Naylor, the C. T. s.
The pupils of the various societies and
classes will be present and wear their
colors. The following colors have
been selected:
c. T. S.-White and green.
+. +. F.-Blue and gold
Dialectic-Green and gold
Hermians-Red and black
Eighth Grade-Red and white
Ninth Grade-Lavender and gold
On next Tuesday morning there
will be preliminary contest of eighth
and ninth grade oral English students
to decide who is to represent these
classes in the contest on I'riday
night The contestants are: Willie
Graves, Elizabeth Crisler, Cecil John
son, Joseph Lipscomb. for the ninth
grade; Bertha Hall, Lucy Pettigrew.
Laurey McMillin. HaddOn Dudley. for
the eighth grade.
The contest will take place at the
chapel exercises at $50 o'clock, and
anyone interested is invited to come.
There have been some very excit-
ing debates in the high school Eng.