Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1888-08-02
Local Items.

Local Items.
Little boy apple-a-pill Beware.
The Catoctin Furnaces will probably &c
into blast during the first ten days of this
month
The Summer boartler is with us not in
numbers that they should be but we may
hope for better things, if not this summer
then some other summer.
Mr. A. S. ZentZ estimates the damages
done him by the hailstorm at 81 500 forty
acres of corn, six acres of beans and the fruit
in his orchards.
Guardian Hose Company appeared upon
the streets one evening last week and went
through drill with the hose and ladders
An occasional exercise Of the kind will in
crease the efficiency oftle company.
This is the qnietcst fertilizer season in
these parts that we have ever known and it
costs lis something to make this statement,
The movement may come later
Rev. w. G. Wire filled the pulpit in the
Lutheran church, this place, on Sunday ev-
en,ng last. He is off for his summer vaca-
ton and spent several days with members OF
his former congregation here
FINE MUs.C.-On Monday evening last
two wandering MINISTRIES arrived in town
an | after band practice in the Hall, enter
tanned a number of our people with some
rare music on the violin. TO our knowl-
edge, it has never been cqualled here.
No ADMrrrANCE.-The Burial Case
Works will be closed to visitors that is, per
sons will not he permitted to enter at pleas
IRE and without permission. DO not there
fore presume upon it and put yourself in the
way of being ordered out.
One man may be a very much more i'm
portant parsonage in n small than in II large
town, but even in so small n town as ours
there is little risk to plastcred walls should
any one of us walk out Of it. The surface
would retain its usual contour and the walls
would all remain plumb. Yes, indeed.
Mr.. Bradley Lid;c Of this place asks us to
state for him that he is prepared to bui,d
CIsternS and to warrant his work. He has
been successful in this line and cali give n
number of excellent references. Brad. is a
handy IN, ingenious and painstakinS and
will we are sure render the fullest satisftc-
ton.
Local interest attaches to the French spoil
alton claims, IN appropriation to pay which
Is now pending IN the House of Representa-
,ycs. The Mcssrs. Wacschc Of this place
will be the bcncticiaries in part of tins sum
and they and their friends here are interest
ed to learn what disposition will be mn !c Of
the matter as the Appropriations committee
submitted with the appropriation of 800,
600 an adverse rccommrn lation. The mat
tr will probably he determined this week.
Our esteemed friend Mr.. Henry A. Wei
Ter of Graccham is selling the campaign books
the lives of Harrison and Morton, and Clcve.
land ana Thurman. The former is written by
Gen Lew Wallace the author of Ben Hur,
the latter by w. U. Hensel one Of the lead
ing newspaper editors of Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Weller is doing very well with the
books and we can safely say that as cam
paign lives" these two books far excel the
average publication of like kind in the past /;
they can lay claim to literary merit and may
I've relied upon as authentic.
At an informal meeting of citizens held on
Wednesday evening, II committee of three
was appointed to ascertain what stock would
he taken in a summer hotel. The committee
will report on Tuesday - CarroNtonian.
The idea covered by the above was sng.
gcs,cd Ivy us some time ago; we are sure that
it is the proper way to go at it and we believe
that the same plan followed out here will re,
suit in the building of a large summer hotel.
We are sure of from one-thirl to one-half of
the required amount and with that much as
s,lred, the remainder could DC readily raised.
A DISASTROUS SToRM.-On Friday after.
noon last II hail-storm passed north OF this
pl &c, the southern limit passing within one
mile of us. The track Of the hail varied
from less than mile to nearly three miles
in width 1t developed in the Cumberland
valley, the first report Of it coming from the
neghborhood of Chambersburg
1t crossed the mountain, taking Il south
casterly course in Eylers valley it was ter
ribly severe, destroying the corn crop and
dcnuding the trees of leaves and fruit. AT
the foot of the mountain on this side, 1t cx-
tended from Franklin Mills to Mt. St. Mary's
College, the point of greatest severity being
In the locality of Mr. A. S. Zentzs farm.
We have before us stalks Of corn, the blades
of which hang in shreds and bruises on the
stalk show that it alone was struck more
than one-hundred times. Whole fields OF
corn are ruined, some Of the farmers having
cut off the tops of the stalks and will cndcav
or to cure it for provcnder.
The or passed soutfleasterly and crosset
u e Double Pipe Creek road at Rocky Ridge
From that point to the Monocacy, little or
no hail fell, but beyond, in the neighborhood
of Ladicsburg it again appeared and great