Catoctin Clarion from Mechanicstown, Maryland • 3

of the Catoctin Clarion. more ot Importance to us on iu face outside of tills BVlt marks in our life, the beginning era, the flnt covering the period prior to attaining our majority, during which we learned muck that was theoretical, nothing that was practical; the second the remainder ot our life to the preaent, during which time we learned much, that was practical and paid about fSS.Ote for our second course of instruc lion. The third finds ns in control of the only enterprise that has ever prospered under our management; with a regard for it such we bare never had for auglit else with which we hare been connected; with It, mad It only, to claim our attention and occupy our lime and upoa which we will be called upon to aa fully rely, as it must rely upon us. While we will confesa to no intiispoil lion in the past to do our full duty by the Clarion, we recall the fact, that interests cares and perplexities, not at all connected willi it, were a burden to us, of which, we hare by one final and decisive act rid and on account of which, we shall Lope to be considered neither more or less than mortal and certainly through which we bnethe belter capacitated ourselves! for a single and untrammcled line of duly With that duly clearly defined; with a twelve years experience of practical life that mutt be made to yield handsome returns should it be required to repay us; with a faith in and tore for our prolcssion and an absolution of the past fur its apparent, yet possibly blameless, uukindnesses; we enter upon the third era, with an independent feeling of dependence, our time devoted to, our reliance placed upon and our vigor centered in the Catoctin Clar tot As we may merit the kind offices of old friends, may we not ask to receive them And while moderate improvement far outweighs brilliant promises, we shall not heeiute to render ourselves liable, by indulging both our readers and ourselves in LlLe hope that in more ways than one, the noar future will record something iu eur favor food films. Jl is folly Ut put seeds into cold ground.

Know Oakes danced in the air again on Sunday last. The Williamsport Pilot has a new dress that fits it charmingly. Dr, W. Web war's, of LitlWstewn. hat removed to KmiulUburg to practice.

opened on Monday W-t and were tolerably well patronised. for a clean, nice and sweet preparation of Cod Liver Oil- Emulsion hai equal. advertisement of J. Nelson and McSherry in another column Also see posters Frederick Rtonffer and fiunily left this piece for their new home Iu Altoona iii Monday last. for Coughs and Colds, Dr.

Hchley's family Cough Syrup is the article Try it and be convinced. Only 55 cents. Mr. store room since the arrival of hie new goods has been the scene of busy action. His take.

Nnailt The new female Seminary building is progressing favorably. for bnildiug np the system and supplying tbs wants trade by the ravages of die coee Emulsion is the tiling. Mr. John Halm. an aged ciliien of near i this place was quite ill last week.

At Die lime of writing his condition has improved. In eight weeks the days will begin to shorten and four days ago it snowed. That sounds odd, but such is our delects ble climate. hare warned onr people against swindlers for the last time If lliev will I insist upon being swindled, we will not mol eft them. Ky a law of the recent legislature, no bass may be takeu by hook lino orJ otherwise during the month of May, tueir spawning period.

An exchange prints a present if the sum total of the whole A very few figures will enumerate the sum in many instances. Stop that cough and procure relief si once ky the use of Ur. Cough Syrup Only 25 cents per bottle. Safe, sure, pleasant. Mr.

W. R. Young requests us to state that he will be in town about May with a force of workmen to make the cans for the coming season's packing. Capt. Isaiah Lightner, formerly of Union Bridge, Carroll county, but for number cf years Indian Agent at Ssulee Agency, Nebraska, was on Tuesday re nominated by the President.

An old freight car of the Western Mary i land Railroad Company, used by track bauds for their quarters, was on Saturday aet on fire from the stove and destroyed at Mills Station. Mr. John Freshman was attacked with a congestive chill one day last week, while at work In the Ore Bank and became suddenly deranged and ran out of the bank, down a steep incline and fell over a piece of machinery before he could lie overtaken by any of his fellow workmen. He was extremely ill for several days, hut at present is convalescent. While Loalnerman vote csUM In the aae.

w- tr 1 I Beautiful Blossoms. of the meat charming sights in our chilly town 1 are the windows of Mrs. Ad Lynn on East St. They are perfect boquets from top to bottom, iu all five, aud beautiful to behold. Vbut 111 Jennie Koons, whom many of our citizens will kindly remember as a sociable and pleasant visitor to our town last summer is now quite ill at tier fathers residence, Mr.

John A. Koons near Middleburg. The liveliest man in all Mechanirstown on Monday last was Mr. W. A.

Hahn. Cause why? The delivery of numerous telegrams to the committee of Grangers that were here viewing grounds for llielr National Grange Pic-nic. Interesting. game of base ball was played on Saturday afternoon hint, bet ween a picket! nine of the town and a nine co. posed ot the employes of Mr.

J. 11. I cigar factory, The latter were successful, I defeating their opponents by two runs. The game was well played aud was interesting throughout. Our merchants say that the Spring Trade is at least thirty days late in opening.

In answer to a question on the sub 'ject, one of our most experienced business men said that a trade that was thus delayed never came aud that a bus incas was more or Ipss destroyed ns it was late or early in its opening The post office department suggests that all letters of importance, and especially those containing cheoksor other papers of value, shall have plain directions tor returning the same to the sender printed on the outside. If this plan is followed, it will soon do away witli the dead-letter of flee. Lydia E. Vegetable Compound, the grcai medicine lor the cure of all female complaints, is the greatest strenglhener ol the hack, stomach, nerves, kidneys, urinary ami genital organs of man ana woman ever known. Send circulars to Mrs.

Lydia E. Pinkham, Western Avenue, Lynn, Mass. Thettrealcnt blessing A simple, pure, harmless remedy, that i cures every time, and prevents disease by keeping the blood pure, stomach regular, kidneys aud liver active, is the greatest blessing ever conferred upsn man Hop Bitters is Hint remedy, ami its proprietors are being blessed by thousands who have been saved and cured by it. Will you try it Eagle. Newspaper Sharks Newspaper is, that class who Hike a pa per fer a number of yours and skip without paying for reminded by a contemporary that new postal law now makes the taking of a newspaper and the refusal to psy for the same, theft, and any peivon guilty of such an action is liable to criminal proceeding, the same as if he had stolen goods to the amount of subscrip A New York paper has already commenced suit against several subscrib' ers for such an offence.

To Find Tint Late in the evening, say hlkjul you will see pretty well up in the northeastern heavens the bright star Vega in the Harp. It may be certainly recognized by means if two faint stars close by it. witii which it makes a beautiful little triangle. The comet is almost on a line drawn trorn Vega to the Pole star, and you can find its place bynoting that it is below ami a little to the eft of I lie Head of the Dragon, hich is marked by a lozenge-shaped figure lying a few degrees nottli-west of Vega A Brutal On Sunday afterlioon, as several of Mr, Nat J. Wilson's litlie children were returning from a walk in Frederick city, followed hy a faithful New fonndland they were met by a lot of drunken negros, one of whom caught the dog by the ears, raised him from the ground and cut Ids throat.

There were absolutely no gtminds for provocation as Hie dog knew nothing of attack except in defense of ids little masters ami mistres-c. Such wanton acts of cruelty deserve a severer penalty than may be procured in such capes by law. Volume lids number, Catoctin Clarion enters upon its twelfth I Volume. It lias been published since Ile-j cetnlier 1870, bat owing to a severe sickness of its founder, Wm. Need, several numbers in succession failed to appear slid the date of and the beginning of the volume was moved forward to April, It lias passed into a fourth propri- etorship since its founding, for no one of which changes Ims the Clarion itself I been responsible, or the fault, for in no inj stance lias the proprietor treated it as kindly as it Ims treated the proprietor, i We bad Imped to he able to inaugurate the entry into the Xlitli volume, with a new and general inste-np, but the last change, in proprietorship came too late and its readeis will lie called upon to bear with its very indifferent typogrnplil cal appearance, yet a little while longer.

I Not A Star plucky mail carrier between this place and Frederick, having a pick horse and unable to idre one nt a price that seemed reasonable to' him, on Monday last shouldered Ids mail pouch and started afoot for Frederick. He ar I rived at Harmony in lime for the train 1 and proceeded tbcnce to town and in the evening footed it back, making the entire distance of thirty-two miles within the time allotted hy law for the delivery of the mail at every point. It was also rumored that the editor of the Clarion bad made a match with him on tiie homeward, trip, hut that lacks confirmation. There is no doubt howewer that be diet miss the train; tieiirvrt UiM Bfrgrodtod by no eecis dental opportunity that presented itselt i and may lie accredited to the magnetic ini fine-ice ol iron ore, ore soma other svmmii thelie influence that attracts some ot the male estate aud personal property of Frederick city to Catoctin Furnace. It i was nut a star route The just re celved my Spring and Summer goods, I wish to ask special attention of purc.has> ers.

as I shall try t. make every effort to sell at prices, as low as the lowest, i Our stock is full and consists of a varied assortment of general merchandise, in i which are a number of. Tob Lott of goods, that are very low in price and suits, Dri-ss Goods at the reduced prices; full line of Fancy ('asmmeres, ranging in price from 80 cents to 00 per yard. Carpel', Rag (home made) Hemp, Cot tage and ingrain; straw matting, all prices. Full slock of Carpel Chain.

wortli of Roots and Shoes, cm, bacing best makes mid styles at lintwm Prites Give my stock of goods and inv prices a I chance to speak for themselves, bv making a direct examination of them; a personal knowledge on your part will outweigh all of my professions. apr JOHN ROOT. Gkanok Monday last, the president of the National Agricultural Association, committeemen, rail -i road officials and newspaper represents- lives to tlie number of upwards of thirty arrived at lids point by a special train tin- I tier the direction ol Mr. A Gardner of the. VV.

Md. company. The parly came to in 1 spect the Cold Spring pic-nic grounds with a view of selecting them on which hold the annual Reunion and Picnic VVe were represented but unable to lie present and it is reported to us that the were favorable ns to the availibility of I lie grounds, being specially impressed i the excellent, anil convenient water sop- 1 ply and proximity of the rnlroad to the gr mods, to which they lie immediately adjacent. The central location between Frederick. Gettysburg, Hagerstown West-j minster and Baltimore, is also recog The Reunion was last held at Grove.

Pa. There were sixty cadoads of steam plows, traction engines mid other agricultural machinery of every conceiva-l ble kind Should they decide upon holding it here they will desire to lease the grounds for five years mid prepare them to accommodate all their wants. While there has lieen notldng definite, determined upon as yet. nor Anything! spoken positively upon which we can re as to their deciding upon this point I we have reason to believe that we have at least an equal chance with snv other point. Tlie president will confer with Dr.

Win While and advise hi of their decision si once, when srrrivcd at The; committee was met hy some ofonr citizens and entertained and advised hy them Mews, Jottings from onr Exchanges. Tlie Burkittsville Female Seminary has been lea ed by Rev H. G. Bowers, a Lu. I heran minister, who be assisted his son of Pennsylvania Last week County Surveyor, Rsgi-r, upon tlie order of the Comity Commission 1 ers, surveyed a part of the line separating Feeder, ek aud Lewislown Works a citizen within the corporation limits of Frederick cih is ar tested and fined.

say and co is, the money goes into tlie city treasury if the said citizen pays it. hut if lie does not psy it, then the said citizen goes to jail at the expense of the county. The city cet the i turkey and the county tlie buzzard nor. We have been told that the work of improvement has pmgressid rapidly at tlie College, the unsightly stables and sheds which so long disfigured tlie northern approach to the instilnli have lieen removed and tlie orders for a general clean up have passed all along ll.e lines Chronicle. Whv the Rill Failed Peter Litgenlieel says that he is the mail who prevented tlie passage ofthe Mil hy i Legislature exempting Ihe corporation of Frederick from the road tax He says when lie was requested to give Hie meas ure Ids support, he assented.

Hi object I was to let tlie bill go through and lints i make the city obnoxious to the country people He is a merchant and lie wants the I I people to slay home for goods instead of coming to town for them, lie says But then i when an attempt was made to force tlie 1 measure, he changed his mind and thought lie would prevent its passage, so lie just I took the bill off the file, put it in his desk 1 and kept it there. I Aud this is Mr. explanation I of why the lull go through, and I a very good one, Times. Death of Geo. Virtz well', known gentleman of tins city, whose si weight when in good health was about 860 pounds, died nt Ids lesidence in lids 1 place on last Sunday aiteruoon, aged.

about 68 years, and on tlie foils wing Tues- day nt 11 a. in his remains buried in Ml. Olivet Union. ,1 Death of a Good Old 1 I Michael Boyer, one of our best known and most highly respected farmer citizen, and an octogenarion, died at Ids residence near Broad Hun, at about 11 ft. on I Wednesday only a couple days! jillneer.

HU death resulted from btarl dis ease and pneumonia. By the death of this venerable gentleman the community haa lost one of its oldest, most esteemed and worthy citizens- He loved honor, truth a- justice in ill mi and in his own life exemplified all these virtues Reginter. MARR(ED On the 4th inst at Grace church In Bolti more, by the Rev Geo Leeds, VVm. Hinks, Esq Frederick city, to Miss Ruth Welsh of Liberty, in ds county, Ne, Ad ve rt ise me nfs, WAMHTSIiIi HAINI.B DECKER and FISCHER PIANOS, the finest made and the easiest to sell. Correspondence With teachcrsof vocal and instrumental music, public school teachers, loaders of choirs and bands solicited.

STATMAN, 16 North CHARLES Street, Baltimore, Md. OF 4 KT NKKMIIP. The eo-pnrtneralilp heretofore existing lietween Ed. L- Root and Clihs E. Cassell, I In the conduct of the Catoctin Clmiio.n has been this day dissolved, Ed.

Roil, having disposed i flo Cassell his en tire interest in rlie office, matedal, good will and tsiok accounts. ED, 1,. ROOT CHAB. E. Formerly Root Cassell 1 Mechanicsto vn, Md.

April 82,1888. I apr. 87 Royal Gifts i ROLLED GOLD RINGS. I I Gold Rings give greater satis 1 fact ion the wearer than any other srll cle of hixnrv, and are tmrllcuhuly desira hie as piesenls to Ladies, Gentlemen or Children, ss they serve ns a lasting remem bra nee of the giver i In order to introduce our goods we will send one of on 18 Heavy Rolled Gold Rings, ol either the Plain Rand. Chased or I Seal patterns, tiy registered Vlnil (gimran I teeing safe delLerv).

to anv ad on receipt of ft 00 for two rings 2 00! for three rings send for all four send (13 postage stamps taken. If more than on is desired they must he of differ enl pal terns, as we will not (at these pn ces) se id more than one ling of the same style to any one person. We send rings out On Approval. If, on receipt, you arc not entirely sntijii fled, send the ring or rings right luck to ns, and we will refund the money. fain offer cannot he ma le.

Our object iu alnio-t giving awav ihese beautiful goods is to secure customers for our solid Gold Jewell of Hie mo I fashionable slvles a catalogue ot whic will he sent to each purchaser of our rings. Remember that these rings arc Ju-l as I elegant and wear as Will as Solid Gold Rings costing ten to fifteen times the money. Tnousands are now wearing them without the suspicion from their I friends that the rings are not gold, In ordering, stale which slvlc of ting vnu I prefi and send a strip of paper when I just meetsbiround vour finger, we ran fi: 1 von perfectly. This extraordinary an I I unparalleled offer will not he repeated Take advantage of it by ordering at on A VAIL. Dealer in Fine Jewelry.

Market St Philadelphia P. spr. 87 4. wif Sill! mu mu At. Kiimt-wu Hy virtue of a decree of the fit mil Court fir Fr denck county, sluing as a conn of Equity pissed on the 11 Hi day of April 1882 in a cause on the docket of said court No.

4141, the Undersigned, as Trusts will sell at Public Auction on the 20TH DAY OF MAY 1832, 41 the Hour o( I O'clock P. M. At tno Gilbert Housa, a AH that certain Real Estate, I wing a lot ot ground situate on th. iiottn side Church 'street, adjoining the Lutheroi eui eli. fronting on sat Isi reel fifij-onc Let an I running hack to John R.

lot 105 feet. I Ills lot i- improved nil a a. TIVO STOitV IBrick BUILDING. I containing eleven rooms, with brick sum I mer kitchen addition, cellar under tin en! tire house, well of water in sunnier wood sited, stabling, sheds anil other necessary outbuildings, one of the CHOICE LOCATIONS iin town and is now in the occupancy of Dims. E.

Cassell as a dwelling house, I TEK7IS OF prescribed bv decree. One third Cash on the duv of sale, or on llie ratifleu i lion thereof tv the Court ami Hie residue in two equal annual paymenls, the pur chaser giving his notes with approved security and hearing Ltcrost from day sale. Purchaser to pay for conveyancing FRED. JNELS )N I TrnbleM JAMES McSHERRY apr 87 PIBtIC IW LAW! AOT To repeal Section ninety one of Artilii-le Eleven al the Caule of Public Local Laws, entitled i County," soil-title "Fredetick City" providing for the filling of vacan-1 cie in the Beard of Aldermen, and to enact the following in lien therei of: i Sic'lon 1 Rt it enacted hy the General Assembly of Maryland. Tliat section nine-1 ly one of Article eleven of the Code of i Public Local Laws, entitled County," sub-title City," providing fur the ling uf vacancies in the Hoard of Aiderunn, lie and I lie same is hereby repealed and the following be en acted hi lieu I) ereoft 01 In case of the death refusal to serve.

I dhqindificii! ion, 11 sip tin lion nr removal ol an Aidcrin.iii out o' liie huiils -f li.eeiiy, an eltc-'iuii -linll be lie) I tlic voi-rs-d the idennamc District wln rein a vacanev si ad have Hills iu fill the same, me Rourd of A I-u-rmen sb dl fix a lime li.t such election wiiiiln fifo-eu day after Hie dale of m.c-i a Hi, relur.i! to i proof of ili qualification, re-inal or removal; such ie Hun shad be hel al jor near Hie u-n il place uf voting iu Hie A1 dermanic Di-tricl, and Hie Its shall be! kept open from in Hie morning five i in the evenin'. AH per suns hose name. are on Hie list of voters used at Hie elu-lion ofilie person whoso vacancy is to be filled shall be entitled to vot al the election here provided (or, and no other. St-c. 2 And be it enacted, That all Acts parts of Acts inconsistent with this Act an I not herein expressly repealed, are hereby expressly repealed so fir as neces vary to give full effect to this Act, ami no oilier.

Skc. 3 And be it enacted. That tins Act mil lake effect fioin the dale of its passage. i March 15. 'BB2 We hereby cerlifi tbit the i a met copy ol an Act oft he General As mhly of Maryland, passed January sesi sun, 1888.

J. MILLER. Secretary of the Senate. JOSEPH SETH, Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates apr 87 Trustee Sale By virtue of a Deed of Trust from Chns Cassi II and wife, duly recorded among the Land Records of Frederick county, the nndeisigned, the Trustee named in said deed, will offer a 1 Public Sale, In front ol the Clarion office, Mcchanicslown, on SATURDAY, MAY 27, 1832 at 1 o'clock I'm I The following parcels of Real Estate, sit mved in the abuvc-nained town. f- FKAME DWRIiLINQ LI HOUSE I a hd of ground on the north si of East adjoining the properties of Andrew Scfinn and Warner T.

Grimes. Tlic house Contains seven rooms well laid ofl' und of convenient size, cellar under part ol Hie house md a well of water in the yard. This property has been built but leu years. The i A i isoisi on Hie South side of East street ami lot ot g.mind adjoining Hie properties f.f Mrs. Anders ami Chas E.

Cns-elt Ti lum-e i contains seven rooms, well laid off and of convenient size, a cellar under the en lire building, ell of water in Hie yard, stable and other necessary outbuildings. Frame Dwelling House on Hie Smith side of East street and lot of ground adjoining Mrs. Light tier ami Chav. E. Cassell The house contains seven rooms, well laid off and of convenient size i cellar under the entire liididing, well ot water in the yard and necessary outbuilding-- The nud ird pro.

ernes are midel one roof, hm null maj be occupied by nun oi families. FOURTH The fiUME DUELLING HOUSE mi the east sid -of Cllinli St and lot gioinnl adj 'lining irnn i Gmues ami Mm H. C. Andes The house cootHins six looms, welt laid off slid a basement and tellar under the entire house This is one of Hie liest locations for a privati residence in the town. These four properties are in the possession ol excellent renters until April 1, 1883.

TEHt'VIS OF SALE nli Prop erlies One half to be paid carl upon day of Sale or ratification thereof, lie balance Hie First Day of April, 1883, Ibo deferred payment to be secured by Hie purchaser giving note with approved ly, hearing interest from day of Sale. Pi given upon compliance with the above terms VAN. B. OSLER, Trustee. Ed Msrtiu, Auct apr 37 A BILL I an Act to repeal IttO of Article 11, of tlie Code of Public Local Laws, title County.

1 tub-title 1 as amended by Bec lions 3 and 9 of Chapter of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1870, and to in lieu thereof the following I Section Ist. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, Phut Sections 195 i and 108 of Article II of the Code of Public Local Laws, title sub tide, as amended by Sections two and six of Chapter ninetyr eight of the Acts of the General Assembly of eighteen hundred and aeveuty.be and hereby are repealed, and the following substituted in lieu thereof: ') 2nd. That the male citizens of said vil! Inge of the age of twenty-one years and upwards, being citizens of the United Stales, who shall have resided in said village for and during the space of six months i pi seeding, shall on the second Monday of i Apt SI in each and every year, at the usual pi icc of holding elections in said village, elect five Commissioners, one of whom shall lie designated hy the voters as President who sha'l have resided within the C' tporr te limits of the same, one year next piece iii the election, the said Commisi stoners shall enter upon the discharge of their dipies within ten days after the lion. I 6Hi The President shall preside at the meetings of su Commissioners and preserve decorum, give such directions as may lie deemed necessary to carry inta effect the provisions of this Charter, and perform such other duties as may ire assigned him hv the Commissioners. In case of his death the vacancy shall be filled by Commissioners until the next election for sued, officers.

The Commissioners mar allow such compensation to the President his set vices as may to them seem right and just. Section Brd. And be it enacted, that lids Act shall lake effect from the day of its passage. We hereby certify. That the aforegoing is a correct copy of an Act of the General Assemble of Maryland, passed January Session, 1883 Approved March 21st, 1882.

JOSEPH SETH. Chief Clerk of the House of J. M. MILLER. Secretary of the Senate.

April 9 It. AN ACT To authorize and empower the Governor to appoint an additional Justice of the Peace in Election District nemher one, in Frederick county. Section I Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That the Governor be and he is hereby authorized and etn powered to appoint an additional Justice of the Peace, in and for Election District number one, in Frederick county, who shall reside at Point of Hocks. Section 3 And lie it enacted, ttiat this Act shall lake effect from the dale of its passage We hereby certify. That the aforegoing is a correct copy of an Act of the General Assemble of Maryland, passed January Ses sion, 18 3.

Approved February 17tli, 1833. JOSEPH B. SETH, Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates, J. MILLER Secretary of the Senate April fi 4t. LICENSE.

N'OTICE is hereby given to all and bodies corporate or politic, who may be entitled to i ar that they must obtain a License, or renew the same on or lielurc Hie First Day of May, 1882, according to the provisions of the Code of Public General Laws of Maryland, every person or persons doing business for gain or profit, except the maker, grower, or nmunfaeturer, are hereby notified that they must lake out a License. Parlies are required to take out license on or before the Ist day of Mav, as Licenses obtained after that date will not protect them. ROBERT BAR RICE, April 64t Sheriff of Frederick Couuty. LARGE AND NEW STOCK OF With the opening of the season I have made large purchases of Lumber of all kinds ami will sell at bottom prices and on good terms the following kinds of material. LATH, SHIXOLKS, FHAMK WIHTK PINK ANO 1 KMI.DCK HOARDS.

VKI.I.OW PIXI3 ANO II KM DOCK KLOOBIMG. Mouldings, frames and Special Inducements to Cash Buyers. Yard at my residence on the Pike south of town. Simon A. Weller Meb 4 ly.