Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1895-08-29
Faust and Marguerite Monday night.

Faust and Marguerite Monday night.
Work is now progressing rapidly on the
Wisotzkey building; there was quite delay
on account Of brick.
Mr.. Jos. A. Weddle has three buildings now
under contract Mr. Wisotzkey's, Mr.. 10y 9
and the High School building.
Rev. W. D. knight of Hampstead is expec-
ted to lead prayer meeting Wednesday even
Ing at 7.3O in the N. E: Church.
Work has commenced on Mr., I. W. Logs
new dwelling on his newly purchased lot,
north of the railroad passenger station. Mr..
Jos. A. Weddle, builder.
LAWN PARTY.-On Thursday evening last
Miss G. Viola Stocksdale, granted to small
number of friends the pleasure of attending
a lawn party given in honor Of Miss Nettie
Fiery of Smithsburg. The lawn was most
beautifully decorated with japanese lanterns
and hammocks. About 1890 the guests were
invited to partake of refreshments, after
which they repaired to the house. Attwelve
the guests departed for their homes.
HOME Mus1cALE.-At the residence OF
Mr.. D. G. Hammett on Friday evening last,
number of invited guests were pleasantly
entertained with vocal and instrumental
nh tod IN he
pleasures Of the evening were Prof. Reese,
violin solo; Prot: Snyder, piano solo; Miss
Efne Baker vocal solo; Prof Hobbs piano 80.
10 and cornet solo; Miss Blanche Hammett,
vocal solo. Refreshments were served dur.
ing the evening, the guests numbering about
twenty. -
Vic tor Toms. freight brakeman on the
w. N. r. r., was severely injured at Wake.
field Station, on Tuesday Of last week, by
being caught between car and the station
platform. A long, deep wound was inflicted
in fleshy part of each hip, and the body Of
the young man was considerably bruised.
His injuries were dressed by DR. J. H. Bill.
lingslea. Apparently, no bones were broken,
and unless there are internal injuries, a fatal
result is not probable. Young Toms home
is at High6sld.
TIE FAIRY CANTATA was produced on
Wednesday of last week and pleased another
good house. Agreat feature Of the entertain.
ment was the Arion Sextette Of Frederick
City. The music rendered by these gentle
men was the very best vocal music ever
rendered by male in Thurmont. Their parts
were rapturously applauded and very many
who heard them have expressed hope that
they may be again induced to appear in our
Town Hall. The following gentlemen com.
pose the Arion Quartette Messrs w. B. Nc
Catcheon and Ralph Byers LIST tenor; Jos. H.
Harris and e. Staley Gambrill end tenor
Chas B. T. Hendricksop LIST bass and J, w.
l.. Carly End bass.
Col. A. D. Anderson who has been EN-.
ployed by the Westminster and Union Mills
Electric Railway Co., as a promoter of the
line from Gettysburg to Washington, via
Littlestown, says; "The air line between the
points will he 66 miles, and the road itself
probably 70 miles.
The distance from Washington to Sandy
Springs is II miles; sa ndy Springs to Sykes.
vile II miles; Sykesville to Westminster Is
miles; Westminster 10 Union Mills 6 miles:
Union Mills TO Littlestown 7 miles. and Lit
tlestown to Gettysburg 10 miles. The pro-
posed line runs through Montgomery How.
ard and Carroll counties, MI, and Adams
county, Pa, and would haye population of
1879 ,040 from which to draw its patronage"
PERSONAL William Rouzer of Elk,ns,
w. Va. arrived here last week on visit to
his mother, Mrs. Emma K. Rouzer.
Miss Mary J. Pennell of Washington, D.
G. is visiting her grandma, Mrs. Dorcus Pen
nell, in Thurmont.
Mr.. Grayson Firor of Baltimore is visiting
his mother at Thurmont.
Mr.. Maurice Snyder of Baltimore is spend.
Ing his vacation with JAS a. Firor Thurmont.
Mr.. Routman of Baltimore paid a flying
visit to Prof. Hobbs last week at the home
Of James H. Firor Thurmont.
Miss Lottye Martin left on Wednesday
for Boonsboro on visit to Rev. w. l.. Mar.
tin.
Miss Nettie G. Fiery of smithshurg is Wis.
lting Mr.. Geo. w. Stocksd on Carroll st.
CAMPING AT PENMAR.-On Saturday last
nearly twenty Of our young people entered
camp at Penmar and will remain during this
week. The party consists of the following:
Misses Addle johnson, Sadie Ssylor, Margaret
Rouzer, Margaret Osler, Julia Osler, Mae
Slick, Edna Waesche, Mary Waesche, and
Mary Cassell; Mesars Henry Barb, Bob. Cadow
VIM. Reyes, Chas. Croft, Lester Damuth,
Edgar Seton of Thurmont, Lester Armacost
of Graceham and DR. Ross Black of Hanover.
Mrs. Chas. E. Cassell is the party's chape.
ron and is accompanied by her younger
daughters Lacretia and Lillian.
Reports from the Camp are to the effect
that they are manufacturing pleasure of the
tallest and most diversified kinds; one of the
most exciting pastimes consists of en- active
warfare against darning. needle bugs and
other predatory insectivora peculiar to rocks
and mountains. These earnest efforts at
real life are iuterspersed with devotions to
at the pavilion. oblations to
K omus and Menus and llhations to Eros
Our HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, Prof W.
NJ. Martin, has resigned TO accept a position
In the office Of Mr.--, wealthy coal
mine operator, in Chicago.
We regret exceedingly to lose his services