Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1897-09-09
local CORRESPONDENCE


Down went another pen and straghtway
the Methodist church property was trans
formed into thing far more beautiful and
attractive than it has been heretofore. Other
fencing on church street will 60 soon. 1t
must.
"Tll have to stay in town pretty late to
night for had q devilish hard work to get
here The roads are SO tarncd bad that
hate to come to this town. From our place
to Lewis,own and Creagerstown the roads
are very good and we can travel them with
PLEASURE said George ". Layman OF near
Elcholtz Mill to the local correspondent on
Saturday night last.
Following is the way Frank Shook of near
Utica delivered himself to the item man
recently This years grain crop in Lewis
town, Utica and the Glade settlements far
exceeds that of any previous year in the his
tory of these sections and this statement is
passed upon the declaration of our Oldest in
habtants. Ever since harvest my separator
has been at work thrcshing out grain and up
to the present time we have bagged above
$4,000 bushels. On Alexander Ramsburg's
three farms, we threshcd $500 bushels of
wheat, 200 Of rye and 500 Of oats On his
home farm adjoining the Hill church, Lew.
istown, he grew l 200 bushels of wheat which
in point of quality is superior to any wheat
| have ever seen"
John A. Roddy has sold to William Du-
wess thirteen acres of land improved with
dwelling and outbuildings and bounded by
the lands of d. c. Hammett and Eli Frye
for the sum Of $3.50,
William Lohr is suffering from injuries
received by falling from n straw stack which
he was building on the premises of Mrs. e
X. Rouzer
Chas n Batzcl recently met with pain
tul and serious accident while operating n
piece of machinery at his place OF business in
Baltimore and whereby he looses two fingers
off the left hand.
Mrs. John Eigenbrode OF Franklin Mills
is sick and under the care of Dr. f. &. ke-
fauver.
William Wincbronncr who for number
of years has been conducting the tinwarc and
stove business in Graceham, will about the
first of October shake off the red land dust
cross over the mountains and anchor in
Smithsburg where he will continue in the
same line OF business.
Mrs. William ArmNcost with her two chill
dren are spending some time with relatives
in Carroll county.
1t seems that the public road leading from
Franklin Mills up through the mountains to
Doerficld has for a long time been in terri,
be condition and some one has been prOvok.
ca to suggest that our county commissioners
be requested to visit this road and take the
dimensions thereof and in case the contract
for the case in which the remains of that
Harvey road Is to be preserved is not yet
closed, the specifications be so altered as to
admit of both roads rcposiug side by side
until the day of final reckoning.
Prior to fifteen years ago during the month
of September the eyes of nearly everybody
were turned eavenward to view the wild
pigeons in their flight to the acorn and sas
safras regions Harman's WANTS ana Haul
yer's cold fields and also Owl swamp and
numerous other large bodies of wood land in
this locality will long be remembered by
those Of us who delighted in the sport OF
hunting and shooting the wild pigeon. In
the hearts Of many the year ning for their re
turn is still great
Those in position to know say that the
chestnut crop will be the lIghtest in years.
William Hartman Jr reports gray squirrels
fairly plentiful and while he delights il
shooting and bagging them he finds mucf
more pleasure in fcasting on the delicious
potpies they make.
Our Pennsylvania friends who year age
leased several hundred acres of land in thu
vicinity of Harman's saw mill, had better b.
on the alert. The best persimnon in thes
mountains is hanging low in the region o
Blue Blazes.
The right man or company of men at TIN
helm for one year in the Thurmont Role
FIGURING Mills, and there will have beel
permanently established in our midst one Q
the most desirable industries possible TO com
to us, and not only will the public be serve
and benefited for there is but little doub
that the enterprise and investment will prov
to be Il profitable one to the propretofs.