Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-02-08

AID Society will hold an Oyster Supper at the
home OF aiss Julia Dorsey IN Graceham.
All are invited.
X.
| MAsQUERs On Tuesday evening thirty
merry masquers took possession the Town
Hall and spent a very pleasant evening.
The party WAS composed wholly ofour home
folks and q jolly good time did they hsye
1t was form ally opened with Grand March:
this was all there was of the nature Of dane.
ing, the evening having been spent In games
Of various kinds. A charming lunch was
served abou, midnight and the reyellers
re,iIe about Q a. N. Some of the charsc.
tiers were admirably represented oil Of them
we'll.
| In TIL RlaHT DIRECTION BY reference
to . no,ice tina, appears In this issue our rea-
dtIs will learn that it has 1T Last entered into
, the minds o, our people that organized endea.
vor mus, be relied upon to further the inter
ests Of our town. Wehsve in the past hsrped
upon this string until We tired Of The sound;
we belle, ed TINT we had the correct view OF
The situation, yet 1t seemed that we would
fail TO convince others. It has come al last
and better late tina later: we do not care to
claim that We have br ,ught about the desired
end, in fact, we have assuredly had little or
nothing to do with Il, hut We none the less
rejoice to know that events have dein0nstra
, ted that we only asked for It before the people
were ready.
1t is the proper thing I" do; it is the only
and one essential step. Every one Tor him.
! self and the devil for us all" may work out
splendid results in a growing and thriving
community ana hereafter, IN, it lacks sevet al
! essen, ais in this place and in this life.
! Self sutt ency independence and wealth
are huA relative conditions at best or most
the r,rst may meet all the requirements of
inliv dnally conceived ideas ofthe privileges
, of ex stence, hut Is reail, delusion; the
second lisa fatty and absurd'y false idea,
, while the third Is plant that grows mos,
| luxurantiy In rich and congenal soil
None Of our people are 40 sufficient unto
/ themselves that no other can aid or be OF
service TO them ; none Of them 80 independ
| ent tina, it were better fox them that none
others existed IN no Que 81 rich that Others
! need feel q delicacy IN offering to supplement
| their weight An earnest pooling of inter,
ests then Is what we want a hearty co"l"
alton of individual irturnce; a straight for
ward att"mp'tn yet togr,hcr;an unor",cntious
yet business like endeavor by tho healthy
warmth OF debate IN council to develop all
Of the latent wisdom and energy that We
, posscss; IN word, 10 organize hndy that
will not only take counsel with each other to
+ devise methods whereby We may better our
condition, bu, which VIII Ike n representative
/ body, combining within itself the weight
/ and influence Of every int rest therein repre-
sent.d that will speak with authority when
something worth speaking to comes in sight,
these ar tho possibilities Of snci, an assocla
ton as It will be the splendid privilege OF
| Friday nights meeting to found.
Now In, it hes been sei,onsly proposed
/ let none, through any motive whatsoever.
/ halt or question the practcabli,y of the step;
! go, add your weight to the move ui"nt. let it
| be In your own opinion, little or much.
COMMuNICATED.
Addison Harry Coll,fower, son Of Judge
3. Colinowrr departed this life in Baltimore
City on January 8O'h 1894, aged " vcars
~ u II ,,I hnn ,Hnr ,v,r
! for considerable time with Trachrai consump
ton. when recently, IN the hope Of Obtaining
some relief, Mi- parents. in accordance with
his desire, sent hEn to B fillmore for special
treatment. Bu the disease haftlh human
skill and on the night OF the Both the sum.
mons came from "n high aid the spirit ti'd
from rs suffering tenement I" the land Whc {
tt,erc is "uo night"
! This youog man WAS nurturcd in Chris
: tian home and tue faithful efforts Of his afec
,ionatc and devoted parents TO train him u
! in the fear Of the Lord we've nos in vain. Tic
became u member of the Noravian church at
/ Gracehanl OF which his parents are members,
when lie WAS foul teen H.. Was faithful il
! his attendance upon all the services of the
| church, was IN active mrmrtr OF the Sunday
/ School and Was greatly interested in all the
work Of the church. tie was devoted to his
parents and lovingly deferred to their judE
ment in matters Of mutual interest. Hs
! smiable character attracted TO lin many
warm friends But most of all will he ht
missed in his parental home How lonely
| the shadow that Inns fallen upon their hearts
! they alone feel and know We commended
them in their dark hour TO the God of a!
grace who will abundantly comfort them
and enable them more and more a. the days
go by to behold the bright side of the cloud,
, TO ealizest hat their loss is his eternal gain
His body was brought home and the funeral
was preached by the writer ia the Morayar
church, assisted in the service by Rev. Whit
! more lnterm"nt in theCemctery connected
With the church.
Jno. H. Barb.
dimes suggested by a friend)
If thou shonldst call me to resign
What mos, prize il neer WAS mine,
| only yield thee what is thine,