Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1897-10-07

Dental College. This is Mr.. Sefton's second
year at this institution.
We have secured another industry; 1t Is In
the hands of people who are accustomed to
make things go, 60 their way and 60 right
Once going, profitable and beneficial to our
people, it may lead others to set nimble
penny Affirming.
The past month has covered season OF
frequent, rapid and decided fluctuations in
degrees of heat; we have had already three
frosty seasons sandwiched between periods
of extreme heat. How not to take cold is
getting to be serious problem and we have
failed decidedly in our attempt at its solution
The baseball season Is followed up
promptly by that Of football. In college
circles football is by all odds the biggest
thing up, but an attempt to put forward q
professional team resulted in most pro.
nounced failure 1t takes boys to get sport
out of rough and tumble.
CORNER STONE LAID.-The corner stone
of new addition to the Protestant Episco.
pal Church of the TRANSPORTATION, near the
station at Blue Ridge Summit, was laid last
Saturday afternoon. The officiating cler.
gyman were, Bishop Leighton Colman, of
Delaware; Bishop Ethelbert Taylor, of Wy
oming and Idaho, and Rev. Henry Evan
Cotton, rector OF St. Johns parish, Hagers-
town. The church was built about four
years ago, but was found too small to &C.
commodate the congregation.
DEATH OF Mrs. II. r. JOHNSON Mrs.
H r. johnson, relict of the late Geo. II.
johnson, died at her home in Thurmont on
Thursday last after lingering illness cover
ing several years The deceased was the
daughter of George and Sarah Rheam and
was born in New Market, this county, Sep
TENDER 18th, 1882. She was twice married
her first husband Thaddeus Wireman of this
place. Mr. Wlreman died childless In 1859
Mrs. Wireman and Geo. H. johnson, a ma
tive Of Lynn, Mass, were married, to whom
were borne six children, but two of whom,
Miss Adeline r and MIR. Henry U. johnson,
survive.
In 1S49 she became member of the Meth
odist Episcopal church in which communion
she remained during life.
The funeral was held on Saturday after
noon, Rev. N. H Courtney of the NJ. E.
church, officiating; interment in the United
Brethren Cemetery.
SUDDEN DEATH-On Sunday last the
people of this town were shocked by hearing
of the sudden death OF Harry Smith Of
Chambersburg, a student at the Lutheran
Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, and
former resident Of this place. where he had
large circle Of true friends.
He was superintendent of a Sunday school
just out of Gettysburg and on Saturday they
were holding a picnic. He had been engag-
ing in the sports, but stopped on account of
feeling bad, and after dinner started to town
to get some medicine, and while riding along
died He was about % years old. Harry
had, through his nobleness and uprightncss
combined with congeniaity made friends OF
all with whom he came in contact and left
impression for good which shall never die.
He was admired by all the students at the
college from which he graduated last spring,
and his death has cast a gloom over that
institution, as well as the Seminary, which
he entered about two weeks ago.
His body was inferred in Chambersburg
on Tuesday. About fifty students Of the
College and Seminary attended his funeral
to pay their last tribute Of respect to one
they loved.
GRATUIToUs.-If we were candidate dur
ing these days we would make a speech or
issue an address to the voters that in our
opinion would be real fetching. We would
say unto them something thusly
Come up and vote for me; make me May!
or; elect me and III let one side of the street
run with milk and honey and the other side
with lager beer; I'll dam it at one corner
with gingerbread and at another with sauer-
kraut and III see that when rains soup every
one will have big spoon. I'll pike the
roads with stove coal and present every
u
toll gate on his way home with goodly
load OF it. Come up and vote for me and
I'll bring the head Of navigation within six
feet of your spring house and I'll slap the
mouth of the first river that declines to rise
high enough to float your cargo. You shall
have the mountain chains for harness traces
and bicycle gears and III arrange it for you
to be on hand every time me and the moon
gets full. Now you sufferers from doubtful
suffragists, there's nothing mean about us:
you don't see any trade mark nailed fast to
this; it's not copyrighted, but is yours, free
gratis for nothing and you can't say we lack
lberality and public spiritedness."
HERES Our CHANCE Frederick should
capture this road yet.--We can offer a better
route than Westminster and should make
an organized effort to secure this enterprise.
While little has been said recently in re.
lation to the construction of railroad from
Washington, ID. G., to Gettysburg, Pa, by
way of Westminster, the project has not
been abandoned. On the contrary, steps are
Just now being taken to consummate it. A
meeting of the directors was held at Gcttys.
burg, Pa last week, at which Judge Smith
of Wilkesbarre, Pa, Edwin j. Lawyer OF
Westminster; S. Hubert Shriyer of Union
Mills; John A. Short of Littlestown, Pa
Dr. Colgrove and Mr.. Cady of Washington
ID. c.; had conference with several New