Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1890-04-03
JcGersOnville (O)., JottiRgs.

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While on visit to Dayton fortnight ago
concluded to do up the whole Frederick
county contingent, rs far as possible. !
found Graceham's jolly good fellow, Lee Boil.
Ter at his place of business IN Mama city,
and although we haa not seen his smiling
countenance in 20 years, yet he emphatically
declared he would have recognized the voice
of his former friend in Europe. From Lee, l
learned all the particulars ofthe sad acciden:
causing the death of his father and also OF
all the former friends of Isabella Mills, Rocky
Ridge, Logs, Graceham, Mcchanicstown and
few scattering words concerning friends OF
Creagcrstown, Double Pipe Creek and Sabil.
lasvllc, and l almost forgot Franklinyllle, so
now boys its personal matter-l heard
from you all, and not IA evil report from one
of you, 80 JUST score one for your former
friend Lcander Boiler lie gave you all q
good send of.
NJ. F. Eichelberger and family we found
at their home on the farm five miles west Of
Dayton. Mr. and Mrs. Z. are quite well pre-,
served in looks, health and yigor Of body
and mind and as hospitable as in days Of
yorc when entertaining friends on the banks
of Owens creek. The daughters Jennie and
Blanche are pictures Of health and models
of good house wifery, while the boys Grant
and Claude are SIMPLY duplicates Of n. F. at
twenty five.
Mr. Ross Graham is nicely domicled in
nea, convenient home on Emmitt. st, River
Dale, where his estimahlc wife Minnie nee
Stahrook, il u model of q christian wife, the
fTu of whose teaching is already developing
in the manner and conduct Of their lovely
children, John and Mary while baby Arthur
is certain of getting the sane christian train
ing rs long Rs his mother il spared. Ross
too is n model christian man and father and
we cannot but feel what a benediction |, is TO
us TO be entertained in such n home. Here
too We met the smiling face Of Miss Matte
Senbrook, a charming Miss OF 90 and Minnie,
the second in point of Christian graces.--
Then Susie Seabrook Ohe babe Of IS years is
ha,terng hard with her books IN one Of the
DAYTON High schools determined If close APP
plcaion will do it to some day I'll Rplacc of
usefulness among the many open doors Of
womar's world. Charley the scdate old stand
by of the Scabrook family has steady EN-.
poymcnt at his trade, house carpenterlng,
and to his credit want to say, lie has not
missed n days work during the entire Win
ter. Lew Graham, we'll he is, =! had almost
sad confirmed old bachelor, but an event
occurred the day before left Dayton Feb'y
81 that almost compelled me to change my
mind. She is colportcur-shc came from
Merchandising. to do up Dayton, and secur-
ed board IL, Ross G's. Well l want to say
to Lewis friends Of the CLARION, tl,nk he
has it bad, and want to say further. good luck
TO him. McsSrs Sam and Frank Graham arc
each nicely domciled hard by Ross place on
Lnnwood avenue, and each are in n lucra-
tive business in q wholesale grocery on Main
street.
While in Washington G. II. Saturday last
l called on an old army comrade quite famil-
lar to many of the boys of the old 9th nota-
by SO to V. b. Oslcr, Col. Rouzer, Maj. Da-
muth and well We will just lopp atf all the
other names. refer to Capt. Shaw no U.
w, A. y. c. on Division staff.
Well if you want to find out what one Of
the old brigade thinks OF Md. boy, just
meet one and Capt. Shaw is no exception
He has big place IN his hearts affection for
the memory Of some of the places the old 8.
and no went in elbow to elbow. and of brave
Col. Horn he said That was one officer
that never feared bullets from the Wilderness
to Appomatox was fought over, while the
captain lounged in his cozy hotel office, and
the old 3rd Division got is full measure of
praise from staff officer point Of view, and
notably so in the w ilderncss, at the bloody
angle, rs the rebels say and slaughter pen AZ
we have it Spottsylvania May 10 when we
were sent to Hancocks aid. Great mercy
how the shot and shell showered over US and
how the ground was strewn with the dead,
even four deep near the rebel works, and we
asF how did any escape IN company with
Capt. Geo. Grove, John Treavers and per-
haps othera, we climbed the rebel works that
evening when the division of Ed. johnson
(rcbeD surrendered, and We pulled the dead
off the wounded four deep. Horror of hor-
rors, let there never be another war. Capt.
Shaw is proprietor past six months of the
Cherry House, and boys when you go to the
Worlds fair at Chicago in '93 take the B. "
stop over at the Cherry House and see the
jolly captain, and he will tell you where to
find
G.. E.