Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-12-03

strangers all day While waiting for the
1l:1O train party Of ladies and gentlemen,
about eight in number, were weighed
at the warehouse; and all expressed them
selves satisfied except one lady who de.
clarcd the scales were wrong, because she
weighed more than any body else" How
oversize seemed pretty well pleased with
the Ridge in other respects, and We prom
ised to have the scales fixed by the time
she made her next visit. A great number
Of ladies and gcntle.i en- visited our new
church and admired it very much pro
nouncing it a very pretty and neat e,lilice.
The stoves were put in place on Saturday
Nov. Goth, by MIR. Hays of Emmitsburg
and SO we will be able to worship in COM
fort during the cOmMing winter. We
may now regard our church as completed
and indeed we residents of the Ridge take
no small amount of pride in it. You will
rccollcct that this time one year ago, or
somewhat earlier in tie fall the ladies Of this
place and vicinity, prominent among
whom were Mrs. Geo Barrick, Mrs, Josh
Ia Big"s, Mrs. Josiah Dotterer Mrs Mart
EichcIbcrger, and Mrs Or. J. W. Miller,
inauguratcd a fair and fancy bazaar, which
promised very Successful, and the proceeds
of which purchased the pulpit furniture
Communion servicc,6 z, &c. Our church
has also bell Whose sweet tones call the
people to assemble themselves together
whenever divine service is held. Rev Mr..
Whistler is expected to preach on Sunday,
Dec. 9th, in the afternoon at o'clock.
Mr.. Anon r. Norris has built All addition
to his house, and other improvements are
going on; in fact Rocky Ridge bids fair to
become quite an important place. Its nat
urai advantages are very great and il VIC
possess the proper accommodations the place
will literally be over run by summer visitors
| do not know ola more beautiful sight
than the outlook from the rise of ground
Just back of Or MIXERS stable. There the
eye wandrrs in one direction to the noun
tains standing 80 blue and beautiful against
the western horizon, and the intervening
plains dotted with villages and farm houses
Or looking eastward far into Carroll Co.
tracing the coarse OF the MOnOcacy by the
tuiCk green trees along its banks or some
times catching glimpse of its bright
flashing walters through an opening in
their branches, the fields surrounding me
are all brown and bare, The trees naked
and everything looking ,!csolute and win
terry but the green beauty OF spring and
summer, the glory OF autumn is fresh in
my mind eve rs | write. Standing at the
place nlud,d to, or any where in the
nrig hhorhool, for instance ut the church
one can enjoy hearnga most beautiful
and singular echo When the engine whis-
ties, as the train CfCars is about ON or near
the Nnnuracv Il. f. bridge the sound IL
echoed and repeated several times, reach
ing the tar in a succession of first loud
then ia mt Catcnce,, each sound being re
p,atrd several separate times. ! AIN not
familiar enough with the science of acous-
tics to explain the phenomenon. | only
know it is very beautiful ! could tell you
Il great 4, al more about our place. its nat
ur;. beauties and lis good people bat time
torbids, besides some may say we ought
not to ring out our praises. But hope in
the failure that the landown ers and inAahi,
tant> generally wili awake to the adyanta-
gt~ OF their situation, md do all in their
power to improve Rocky Riuge. K.