Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1897-10-14
(LOCAL CORRESPONDENCE. |

Were undergoing repairs for the past sew
eral weeks but were hardly worth them.
The pike between town and Franklin
Mills has recently undergone scraping and
thorough cleaning up and is now in admir-
able shape and condition for driving, blcy-
cling and for pedestrians. In the opinion
of the local correspondent the right man III
the right place is the efficient superintendent
of this important highway, Mr.. p N. Ham.
maker.
On Tuesday, 2Sth, ult., Mr. and Mrs. ID. j.
Shook, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Shook, journcyed from their home near
Utica Mills via Thurmont to the old Hartman
homestead in the mountains miles west Of
this place, where nearly seventy years ago
Mrs ID. j. Shook first saw the light of day
and where she spent the days of her child
hood. Regarding this visit Mrs. Shook had
this to say to the local correspondent:
after many years of absence enjoyed the
trip to the home Of my birth greatly, and
spent the day pleasantly and Interestingly
roaming over the fields and through the
timber, not forgetting the scenes and hap
penings of long gone by days. But nothing
looked natural to me except the spring
house In the meadow. l never expect to
visit the old home again"
In the vacinity Of Washington School
house four miles east Of this town dpthcria
is prevalent and in Mr.. Lewis Troxels fam
lily of thirteen children yet living seven are
now abed with this dreadful maadv.
At his lime kilns near Mt. st. Marys, Dir.
Daniel F. Roddy has regularly in his employ
eight able bodied men and 80 far this season
they have burned and disposed of 10000
bushels of lime. Mr.. Roddy expects to in
crease the output to 10000 bushels before
closing down for the winter.
After the 18th inst. it will he lawful to
hunt and shoot squirrels In Adams county
Pa, and on Friday next Thaddeus Forney
Esq, will shoulder his gun and Cross over
the line just north Of Emmitsburg where
the squirrels are running full on the fences
bushes and trees, and proceed to bring down
and bag number Of them.
Six comfortable homes constitutes the
snug little settlement near Stoner's lime
kilns and which is commonly referred to as
Hungry Hook. Twenty five souls are en-
braced in its population, and it is reckoned
that there are on the six properties thirteen
apple trees for each inhabitant This settle
ment is also famous for growing cabbage.
About one third of the trees in Mrs. +. X.
Rouzer's apple orchards are in full bearing
this season and the yield Of marketable fruit
therefrom is reckoned at from twelve to six
teen hundred bushels. Many of the trees
are heavily laden, and especially are those
bearing the York Imperial variety things OF
beauty To my mind and fancy no more
appropriate, attractive and perhaps appctiz-
| ing scene could adorn the dining room walls
of Mrs. Rouzcr's home than Photographic
view of one or more of these trees rs they
now appear in the orchard
Water in Owens Creek is about as scarce
now as it has ever been known to be. The
stream of water could flow through 4 incl
pipe and cause but little friction.
Mr.. Charles T. Martin has determined &c
vacato Franklin Mills farm April LIST next
and return to the vicinity of Union Bridge
from whence he came on April LIST last.
Mr.. A. S. Zen,z is erecting mill house
and the same will be equipped with com
plete outfit tor chopping and also a shor'
system Roller plant for manufacturing -four
What is the reason this Thurmont mill II
not in operation? 1t is too bad that we farm
ers have to wagon off six or seven miles t
mill and this one standing bere right undel
our noses idle. 1t was benefit to US while
MIR. Rouzer was running it. / sold him my
wheat and got my -four and feed from him
Also done my chopping and did not have
to spend or loose whole day getting to thu
mill and back home again. Only q few day
ago l loaded up some wheat and drove away
off to mill to get it exchanged for flour ant
then came away with but 40 pounds, owing
to the scarcity ON account of low water
That is the way Mr.. c. o. Favorite recent.
talked about the matter of mill facilities il
this community and dozens more Of ou
farmers are undergoing the same disadvan
tages.