Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-07-30

Rev. G W. Baker of York. Pa, will occupy
the pulpit 10 St. Johns Lutheran Church on
Sunday next, morning and evening.
Mrs. Annie E. Wilhide, widow Of the late
Capt. Joseph Wilhide, died at her home In
this place on Tuesday aged II years,e months
and days. Funeral today, interment at
Mt. St. Marys where the remains Of her first
husband, Charles Spalding, rest.
The Mite Society Of st. Johns Lutheran
Church will have an entertainment on Tues.
day evening, Aug 4th, IN the church. A
choice programme of vocal and instrumental
music will Ike rendered, by the Messrs OFT,
assisted by local talent. A cordial Invitation
to all.
At camp meeting held near Chambers
burg on Sunday, the 10th inst, by the
"Christian Workers" under the charge Of
Rev. Edmund Walton, Philadelphia, hea-
vily yelled woman approached young WON.
an from Green Castle and asked her to hold
her baby for q moment until she could get a
drink. The Green Castle woman took the
child and the mother disappeared In the
crowd not to return again. The fact Of the
heartless abandonment was announced from
the preachers stand and a kind hearted
woman from Green Castle took charge Of
the six months old baby.
SUIT REoPENED.-A petition was filed in
the Circuit Court at Frederick last week to
set aside decree already passed by the court
in the Glade Church, of Walkersville, suit,
and to make the trustees Of the church par.
ties to the suit. A motion to dismiss the Pc.
t,tion was also filed. The original suit,
which was decided in favor Of the country
members of the church, grew ont Of an at
tempt by the trustees, who had collected
funds for the erection Of a new edifice, to re-
move the building into the town of Walkers
vile proper, instead oflts present site, which
is about half mile from the town.
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR RALLY.-At the
Annual Convention Of the Christian Endea-
vor Society for Frederick county, held at
Graccham, this county. IN May last, it was
decided to hold Christian Endeavor Rally
some time during the fall. The Middletown
Society gave an invitation to have the rally
held here, AMI at a meeting OF the executive
committee in Frederick last Saturday 1t was
decided to hold the rally in Middletown some
time in November next. The rally will likely
continue two days and one evening. Prom.
inent persons will be present to make the
occasion an interesting one. There are about
40 societies in the county Valley Register
Mrs. Anna Marg aret Appold. wife Of Geo.
w. Appold, of Rocky Ridge, Nd, died Fri
day morning, July II, after brief illness OF
general debility, aged IS years. She was
woman Of remarkable energy, strong willed
in every respect and PRIOR to her illness was
able to superintend the work Of the house.
Che was possessed Of her second sight which
she retained to the last. She was one of the
oldest women in the county, and was highly
esteemed by both old and young. Mrs. Ap'
pold's maiden name WAS Powley. and she
was an only daughter. Her ancestors emf.
grated to American from Berlin, Germany
IN the latter par. ofthe last century, Chron
iele.
At the third days session Of the State
Teachers Association, Prof. Harvey D..
Beachley, of the Thurmont High School for.
merly of near Bolivar. Middletown Valley,
read a paper on 1.-THE Function Of Classics in
Liberal Education" Study of the classics
the Professor thought to be liberalizng and
and humanizing and absolutely necessary to
complete and symmetrical development OF
the mind. He claimed for Latin and Greek
a prominent place in our High School cur
ricula and challenged comparison between
the classically trained and others even in
successes attained in the practical affairs OF
life He quoted Charles Dana as saying. "1f
I could have my way, every young man who
intends to be newspaper man should study
Greek and Latin in the old.fashioned way. "
ELEcrRlcAL DIsPLAY.-WLile the gentle
thunder shower that came at $50 on Monday
evening, was not accompanied by a marked
electrical display here, yet after the clouds
had passed to the east, probably distant 80 to
10 miles, the vivid and incessant discharges
of lightning produced an effect only to be
described as magnificent. During more than
one hour 1t was impossible to indicate an
instant of time between the numberless
flashes. The futtering broad sheets of re.
fected light illuminated the dense bank OF
pimbus while scores of directly visible flashes
from cloud to cloud interlaced these impres.
sive effects of light and shade with fleeing
tracery Of FIRE.
The boastcd voltage Of Niagara as realized
ID the visions of Tesla and Edison would
produce at best display, comparable TO this
about as our pale moon to the flashing bum
ing radiations of SIRIUS and Arcturus.
PERsoNAL.-Mr. Chas. II. Eyler, wife an
two children of Cumberland, Md, spent q
week among relatives in and near Thurmont
returning home on Monday last. Mr. Eylel
is in charge of the electric light and power
works at Cumberland.
Mrs. s. M. Birely and children spent sever
al days Of last week with her sister.in.law
Mrs. VIM. Duttera. in Gettysburg, Pa
Nh. Frank Albaugh Of Hannibal, Mo-, ant
Mrs. Mary Hays Chester Centre, L., atten
ded the funeral of their mother, Mrs. Catha
rine Gaugh, on Sunday last. They arrived
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