Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1881-01-27
Our En- Mi.sburg Letter.
EDITOR of CLARlON.-


Our Emmissbnrg Letter.
EDITOR of CLARlON.--
Our town has
taken new departure and for the time
being Brass Bands and Military Compan.
les are cast in the shade. The something
new is Amateur Dramatic Associations Of
which we have no less then three OF the
present time. The first will make their
appearance on the boards ut Annan'a
Hall on Thursday night IN three act
comedy entitled How will they get out "I
it." We bespeak for them II crowded
house and from our personal knowledge
Of the persons engaged in IL will promise
all who may attend u rich treat.
Some two or three hundred invitations
have been sent out to the Catholic Clergy
and others throughout the country TO at
tend service on Thursday ut the churh
1T Mt ST. Mary's in connection will a
Mass for the Rev. John McClosky, hte
President of tnal institution.
Miss Margaret, sister of John Withe how
was struck with paralysis on Monday
evening and is now in critical condilpn
with but little hopes of recovery.
ST BARBAI
DONATION Thursday evening tle
Goth inst about 1920 members of the LII
theran chnch of this place and friends 4
Rev. w. G Wire visited him ut the par
sonage, ina body, the object being to sur
prise him with dc alton. On the pre-
vious evening he was informed that sew
eral f'i"nds would spend the evening will
him ON Thursday and early after tea they
arrived aud engaged Rev. Wire and family
ia conversation willis, the company assem-
BLEED AT several points and II; IL given linn
they Ill arrived n, the parsonage en,crin!
in procession armed with baskets, sack,
and bundles. Afer the various articles
were deposited Col Jno. II R"uzer made
4 neat and appropriate presentation speech
Ry. Wire tia; these nr'iclci
we're presented To him as & :oken OF theT
esteem an! appreciation Of him ns ,hei'
pastor who h.d SO earnestly and tnitltull'
il4e v'nGd OF God 10 them. To
which Rev. Wire replied in nj. appropri
,lc a d feeling manner, saying Tia; whilst
" appreciated the gifts, he valued the
T., ling they expressed much mere highly
md that h" hoped TINT the unanimi,y md
,ond VIII " hcl! pievadrl tn" congregation
night continue. aud ihat both pastor,
members and friends nigh, be faithful! in
he use of the divnrly appointed means
.u, grow IN kuQwclgs, grace and !hc love
4 God and that fnnlly all might pend II
,li>>'al eternity where union aud love s
,rricct aud c,rrnnl At this juucurr
Doctor VIM. Whit, stepped forward and
II most beautiful language assured lnr
Rev Gentleman that whilst filthy lucrr
vas necessary I" the supply Of our wants
Il this mundane sphere whni had been
nl what he nov prr>entcd wns designed
III simply TO represent whit ia hnanca'
'ahIr would aggregate. but to express
what could NOT lie purchased With money;
he unity and earnest sympathy. npprrCa-
4 1
aimed for hihn IA minister OF the GOSPEL
nd as ;hell pastor, after which the Doctor
presented an envelope filled with green
Jacks and silver; to which Rev, Wire re-
,licl briefly hu. in avery feeling mNnner.
Yrs. G. Andrrs and Misses nul-Ts anil
funsGn were then conducted to the piano
where Mr.. Scott and others joined them
md three hours Of the evening were APP
,arrnlly most quickly passed in listening
o Instrumental and vocal music and in con
'crsa,ion. The music, the merry laugh
md prasan, conversation of I'LL dispersed
hrongh pnrlor library, ball and dining
n0m made The occasion most cnJnya''o
nc Never Lave we witnessed = greater
nan ;f,sation Of earnest nnaniniiy AMI
rood feeling Tor each other than WAS mani
rs,rl that evening, even the oldest mem
,erI entered into the spirit Of the occasion
most earnestly and seemed 10th IL leave
md not until about II p. IN. was the last
,nod nighl said, when Rev. Wire aud
amily found themselves alone, bat richrr
II supplies for th' outer and inner man &c.
% The amount oflrom $50 to 500, mud Se3.-
y ia cash nnd richer yet in the assurance
If the kind affection and appreciation
which lis people have for him.
SPECTAToK.