Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1897-07-08

Harvest is about over, the wheat and ry
crops are both excellent and the after.har
vest hay crop will be fairly good, thougl
not heavy. Now if prices will improve jus
a little bit, or farmer friends will be happy
Tennis now vies with baseball In the mat
ter of interest in Thurmont athletics. W.
have wiped up the floor" with baseballists
let us hope that our tennis players may b.
as fortunate in their contest with the Fred
erick City representatives tomorrow.
BAD SNAKEs-C. T. Strain, the young
fPittsburger who, while supposed to be in
sane, was arrested at Cherry Run, where HI
attempted to climb to the top Of the Western
Maryland bridge, had severe case OF manis
potu, from which he recovered.
AGED go YEARs.-Sixty.nine years age
printer Maxwell stood at little hand press
in this city and pulled damp sheet off II
the presence of throng of friends and sym
pa,hizers. The sheet was headed THE MAJ
and it was the first copy Of The Mail yor
read today Hagerstown Mail.
1t is announced that Frank Hillyon, resid
ing short distance south OF Mddletown
whose wife died under distressing circum-
stances two weeks ago, has been married al
Frederick to Mrs. Rebecca Whip. widow
residing along the mountain near Burktts-
vile.
WAY UP.-It is rumored about town thai
the tax rate this year will be one dollar
We do not know whether that figure is sup
posed to cover State and County or the
latter tax alone A decreased tax basis and
the expense of the new assessment and new
registration will account for the augmented
rate for there has been no other exceptional
or unusual charges upon the tax fund.
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THE SUMNER BoARDER.-There are now
more than half dozen we'll equipped sum
mer boarding houses in and near Thurnont
The majority of them have well secured
patronage, others have had but year OF
two experience, while still others will embark
in that business for the first this season. We
have delightful town and our people dc
their very best to please; there is no reason
why we should not have them here in large
numbers.
Capt. W. Riley Weaver, acting for party
of Baltimore capitalists, has completed the
survey for the proposed electric road to con-
meet the various resorts around Per. Mar
! and is now surveying between Pen Mar ant
| Wayntsboro, it being the intention to extcnt
the trolley to the latter place through Rouzer
vile. The Waynesboro line leaves thu
mountain north of Bucna Vista Spring ane
continues straight to Wayncsboro on thu
pike.
The seventh annual meet of the Maryland
Division. L. A. W., which came to close il
Frederick last Monday night, was failure
in point Of attendance. The residents feel {
disappointment because, after their extensive
preparations and liberal contributions fol
prizes, so few outsiders came. The races
were poorly attended, for. with population
of 10000 people in the city and the surround
ing towns and cities, it is doubtful if 1905
persons were present to witness them. Tho
net result is is financial loss. and it is saiC
the Frederick Cycle Club will have to devise
means to meet deficit.
Our WONDERFUL CLIMATE On Sunday
last while at places 500 to 1000 miles to the
north, east and south of Colorado the Their
mometer registered from "a to 10S, the deni
zens of that state were celebrating the Glori
Gus Fourth snowballing. In LeadvilIc az
inch of snow fell on Sunday while in Kansas
the thermometer reached 100.
About two weeks ago haistones killed
dogs and birds, cracked two mems skulls
knocked horses to their knees, cut telegraph
wires and perforated street Car roofs in To
peka, Kansas. Some of the pieces of ice
weighed a pound and the streets were GOV
cred with ice after the storm. Four carloads
of window glass was ordered from Kansas
City the following day.
The cornerstone of a new Methodist Epis
copal church was laid at New Windsor a,
100 o'clock Saturday afternoon. The
church will be go by SO feet, which will in
clude main audience room 3S by IS feet, q
lecture and Sunday-school room, class
room and vestibule. the latter being located
in a tower seventy feet high and containing
the entrances. A movable glass partition
will separate the main audience room
from the lecture and class rooms, 80 thai
the rooms may be thrown together. Tht
interior will be finished in yellow pine
and cypress in the natural colors. The cost
of the structure will be, according to the
estimates, $1,000.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Updegratf, this city at
tended or rather expected to attend, Queer
Victoria's jubilee. 1t must be smaller
event than this and away off in the woods
somewhere tina, Hagerstown does not have
representative
The contract has been signed for the exhi
bition of Robert J and John r. Gentry, the
two great PAGERS, at the Hagers,own Fail
next fall.
Manager John Haines, Driver Browne, 6
jockey, the two PAGERS and a running horse
will here in their special car, coming direct
from the Trenton Fair They will remain
here the entire week, although the racing
events will be on Wednesday.
Arrangements will be made to take the cal