Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-07-16
Graccham Items.

depends upon the weather.
Note the dates of the Graceham Mite SO.
ciety's annual festival Thursday and Satur-
day evenings Of July Both and Aug. 1st
May we haye your presence and patronage.
On Wednesday July 10Th, at'West Salem,
H., Miss Bertha Teitze of that place, and
Rev. Maurice F Oerter of Graceham, were
married in the Moravian Germany church
by Bishop Clement l.. Relnke pastor in
charge. Soon after the ceremonies Rev.
and Mrs. Oerter started for their future home
here In Maryland to arrive here on Friday
evening of this week. The kindly wishes Of
his congregations await them
Miss Ida Kaufman. of Mt. Alto Park, Pa.
aged thirty years, was run over at Penmar
Station shortly before noon on Monday and
killed. Her body was cut in two, the wheels
having lun over her stomach. She was head
waitress at the Hotel Imperial and the niece
of the proprietor. She was crossing the
track with another woman and did not see
the the rapidly approaching train from Bal
tmore just rounding the curve east Of the
station. She had been warned several times
not to cross the track. The woman who
was with her tried to pull her back, but she
stumbled and fell and did not have time to
get up before the engine was upon her. A
crowd of people at Penmar Station and the
guests OF the Imperial Hotel witnessed the
horrible fatality The train could not be
stopped in time to avert the disaster. The
remains were gathered into a blanket and
carried into the station, after which they
were removed to the hotel
BAsEBALL..-On Tuesday afternoon the
Thurmont and Emmitsburg baseball teams
met at Emmitsburg and very one sided
game followed. 1t ended in favor of the
home team by score Of % to5.
The result seems to indicate that there
may be something in The Chronicles sugges.
ton concerning Thurmonts pretty girls
The argument might be applied to account
for the loss of this game only that it could
not possibly fit; first, because every young
man on the Thurmont club is a goner, done
gone already IN the matter of girl and second,
according to The Chronicle, the Emmitsburg
clubs playing does not seem to be affected
one way or another by the presence of the
home girl The score
Innings 1884 6 7 8 0 Total
Thurmont O1OO3l 900 5
! Emmitsburg 5 43 001 x %
Batteries, Wisotzkey and Shatfer Thur
mont Hoke and Stouter, Emmitsburg. Struck
out by Hoke, /; by Wisotzkey, 8. Miller Of
! Thurmont got three bases on three strikes.
THE ENCAMPMENT.-"Bcl farm,
where the Maryland State troops will encamp
this summer, IS the scene of much activity
just now. The farm contains 800 acres and
belongs to Charles N. Hargett 1t is on the
National turnpike. two and half miles east
of Frederick City, and will be known, in
honor of the Governor, as Camp Lowndes "
An eighty acre field, which was growing
rich with clover few weeks ago, is now
transformed into q little village, where q
number of small buildings stud the inclosure
for the use OF the troops. The buildings in.
clude mess houses. cook houses and bath
| houses.
Joseph Cromwell, of Baltimore, with 30
assistants, has been busiy engaged for sew
eral weeks erecting these buildings and in
making adjustable folding floors for all the
| tents.
About nine carloads of lumber have been
consumed in filing the requirements of the
camp. Temporary stabling has been pro-
vided for seventy-five horses and their nee.
| essary prOvender.