Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1883-05-31

We made trip to Frederick yesterday,
but necessarily arrived home too late TO
give any account of what we saw.
The season of festivals is upon US; we
have already noted three and more are
looming up in the distance.
The Chronicle failed to reach us last week
and we have been inconsolable. Don't
overlook us again, neighbor.
We have a lot of folders" the handsom-
est thing out and one of the cheapest and
the most direct ways that a merchant can
advertise his wares No envelope and but
a one-cent stamp required.
The capacity Of the Cannery is ROW l2,.
600 cans per day, which con be increased
to $4,000 in case Of necessity. 1t is calcu-
lated that fair season will fully test the
capacity many times during the summer.
Rev. Thos Shields, brother of the resi-
dent pastor of the Moravian Church of this
place, preached in that church on Sunday
evening last Mr.. Shields has lately been
stationed in central Iowa and will shortly
go as a missionary to the West Indies.
RAILROAD MEETrNG.-A meeting in the
interest of the proposed Middletown Val
ley Railroad will be held in Middlctown at
2 o'clock p M, on Saturday, June I'd. All
interested in this great enterprise are cor
daily invited to attend this meeting and
aid in the effort to advance the work.
FEsrIvAL.-The Aid Society Of Trinity
Reformed church of this place, will hold a
festival, for the benefit of the fund of the
Society on the church grounds Thursday,
Friday and Saturday evenings, June 81,
% and 90. The net proceeds Of the festi-
val will be applied to needs of the Society
and Sunday School.
Frederick is going through the throes
attendant upon an endeavor to enlist cap
tal for the benefit of the general public in
town that has been accustomed only to
private enterprise and endeavor. We
know lust how il is out here and watch
with interest the outcome of the Shoe Fac
tory movement.
The local press has been dealing out ar
gument without end in its favor and w"
will have first class opportunity of jndE-
ing to wha, extent the people are subject
to its influence.
The Western Maryland railroad has at
present the faircst prospect of through
western connection, as the great Wander
bilt route through the Cumberland Valley
from Harrisburg to Shippensburg, will
from the latter place start westward
through the mountains to PittsburG. This
road has just secured most favorable
charter in the Harrisburg legislature and
work will begin shortly and be pushed for
ward with great energy.
COMMENCEMENT EXERCIsEs.-Thc first
commencement of Rev W. c. Wires Fe-
male Seminary in this place will occur on
Friday evening June Sth Invitations
have been printed and will be issued to the
friends of the institution as the Seminary
building, in which the exercises will he
held is not sufficiently large to warrant a
general invitation.
We are pleased to learn that Mr.. Wire
has flattering prospects ahead of him for
the second year and rs nothing succeeds
like success" we have little doubt that Mr.
Wires school will be emincntly successful
lust as soon as a fair success becomes prob
able.
The building committee Of the new
Lutheran Church in Westminster, Messrs
Edwin J. Lawyer, Milton Schaetfer and
Orlando Reese, have received from l.. b
Walk, church architect, of New York, the
plans and specifications which have been
adopted, the work to he done under Tho
supervision of the architect. The church
will be in gothic style, one story high, TO-
feet long, and - feet wide, with spire anc
tower, the audience room will be 40x60
seats in amphitheatre style, raised floor
finished in hard wood with Lecture, Iii
brarv, Studio, Infant School rooms, DC, in
the rear. The work is to be commenced
at once and completed as soon as possible
VALUABLE ARCHIvEs.-Fcw persons
are aware of the extent of valuable infor
nation stored up in the Moravian Church
in Graceham. There are thousands Of
pages of records, that not only cover the
actual church work for upwards of a cen
tury. but the diaries that have been kept
TEEN with events of personal and general
history of the church, and the settlement
1t dates back to the time when twelve
men with axes came to this locality that is
Graceham, and in one day cut and hewed
fifty-two logs, out Of which was erected
the first building, which was in itself Il
church, a fort and dwelling,
There we read of indian deprcdations
and of heroic defense by the missionaries
and of their eventual supremacy over the
indian, of the abduction and final return
of young girl and other event Of like in
terest.