Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1874-08-08

has had quite a run in the summer, season
of the year. His house has been full TINS
Summer ever since the list Of July, and the
cottages in connection with it have also
been literally crammed with boarders ana
visitors And aAdelightful place it is to So
.journ at in the warm sultry weather. i nc
completion Of tile Western Md. Railroad
to Hagerstown and Williamsport, running
within mile and a quarter OF the Monter-
ey, has added a new impulse TO TINS 'aVor-
lite summer establishment.
Besides the summer boarders and Vlsi'
tors from distant places, sojourners lroh
Hagerstown, Waynesbore, LeltersDurg'
Emmitsburg, Grcencastle, Gettysburg, e,c''
make It a point to call at this fashionable
watering retreat, to catch the fashions
hear the news, interchange compliments,
and be edited at the Cosmopolitan spirit
that prevails all about the "bu0oling louh-
tain" Of health, recreation and pleasure.
Six mails daily centre here. Mr.. ing
ling is Postmaster, and the veteran cieIN :,
(Mr. Frederick Augustin Black, an on,
Emmitsburger) in his Deputy. Papers ah!
letters reach here daily from all poln!s ol
the compass. The Baltimorean, American
and Sun, Danbury News, CATocTIN GLAN-
ION, New York Herald, Philadelphia f,ress,
Harper's Weekly, are among the iavoiite
papers received and read with great avlai-
lty. There isa Telegraph Once mere uiiucr
the Superintendent Of Mr. L. y. Drill an
accomplished Operator, who sends on ana
receives many dispatches daily. The board.
ers and visitors are of an intellectual turn OF
mind and are always eagkr TO hear the
news. and discuss the stoYfe Of the day, I,
Mr.. Black, the stand by Of the oftice,and
Fright Bower Of the proprietor, reliable,
trusty and faithful, is one of the best post
cd men ON localities and historical dates IN
this section, and whose memory contains Il
storebousc of FAcTs-piloted me to bcau-
tiful place in the shady forest, Surgling
spring which oozes out Of slippery rocks
named the "McCourt Springs, after an
old bachelor from Baltimore OF that name,
who resided here and hercabouts 1or ~
wears, and who discovered the deh9h'iui
water. 1t is as clear as crystal and rs colu
as ice. 1t is certainly a lovely place 70
while away the mid summers day.
Mr.. Yingling and his wife are polite. at
teniiye and watchful of their guests, seeing
that every want is cared for, ana conduct
everything with system and order. Their
table is spread with the luxurics anu uel'-
caccs of the season. Hreeh coin "'!u W.
n,attors of Mr.. Yingling!s own raising
real mountain corn and tonEt'"es ,iave
been on the table since the middle OF july
All the berries and fruits OF the season;
peaches, pears, plums, etc. are Satnei c
around and brought to the door licsh '"'
sale As Washington township IN rla.'N. 3
lin county, is considered the gar1en spo' OF
n "a
PENNSYLVANIA, the boarders al I'VE Mon.ei
cv are never at loss to be supplied WIN
the best beef and mutton, and othcr c"loles
to be procured from country farms:
AT such pleasant retreat, free rom INC
din and noise and confusion OF the rity 5
strife, it is no wonder that SO may guests
yearly assemble to enjoy themselves. ne
place has been so well described by "elu'Z-
zie" and other correspondents, that IL needs
no pancgyric from me.
From - to 100 guests are now s0)ouEn-
inr here. The Mcssrs. Trcgos ana thell
families from New York and Baltimore;
Mr. Ross from the L. S.Court of Baltimore;
Mr. Preston ditto; Mr.. Darby and family;
Col Stamp; Miss Mary Lee and Miss Mag
ric Lee Chapman: Mr. John w. Jones, "i
Wrshin~ton City: Mr.. Thornton; MI koo-
inson and family from Baltimore; MIR. va,
rusi and family from Washington, anu
numerous others whose names qua no.
learn, and have not lime 70 transcrloc; ou t
joying themselves and feeling perfectly at
home.
The drives around here are elegant: to
the Blue Ridge Summit, TO Buena vista
and Waynesboro; to Fountain Dale and
to Leitersburg and Hagerslown.
1t is no exaggeration to say, that hve
years from hence when improvements are
made and cottages are built, the premises
of the Monterey extended that the springs
| will be visited hy thousands. Mr. Yinglins
has had to refuse numerous families Tor
want of room and inability to accommo-
date them at the present iuncture :,
Mr.. Ynyling also devotes considerable
attention to agricultural pursuits; he has a
fine herd of cattle, and raises an abundance
of rye, corn, hay, potatoes etc. Cran"er-
rics would grow near here, in marshy
soil, and could he cultivated with proflt,
CALAMUS.