Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1897-07-15
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Mrs. John Eigenbrode, a resident of
Franklnville. and whose age is about rs
years, rose from her bed early Sunday morn
ing last and while dressing said to her hus.
band and granddaughter little Miss Dublc,
"you just lay still and when I get the cows
MIXED and milk put away, the chickens and
the hogs fed and breakfast ready | will call
YOU" After thus so generously delivering
herself she proceeded to descend the stairs
and when half way down in some way lost
her balance and fell down the other half
bruising herself so severely as to be unable
to perform any portion of the unsparing
task she had allotted herself for that early
Sunday morn This good woman's injuries
were not of very serious nature and she
will again be up and doing by the time this
appears in print.
1t is with kcencst regrets, know, that the
aged folks of this section of the county real
ize the fact that there Is hardly q remnant
visible of the original appearance of the Old
Camp Meeting and Joggle along grounds at
the Cold Spring on Owens Creek where, in
the fortes, so many soul stirring sermons,
fervcnt prayers and hearty hallelujahs went
out and up from the mouths of such sturdy
old pioneer preachers as Glossblenner, Bach
TEL Coursey Rinel and others, resounding
through the woods and valleys round about.
Here, too at that period and in later years
the young folks would want to congregate
for recreation and pleasure and was no I'M
common scene to notice the smiling coun-
tcnance of the now Item man amongst the
timber of which the Joggle along ring was
constructed.
1t hasn't taken Reverend Bredenbek very
long to "Catch on" to we people here and
now he wants us either to be better or to
adopt n flag and colors better suited to our
religion than the one we haye been using,
and unfurl that to the brecZes.
There are young upto date men about
this town and If they do not bestir them
selves the string Band of old my be re
newed. Several times we have noticed 10y,
Landers, Martin and others, all of whom we
know to be heartily fon0 of string music, in
close conversation. and something is in the
wind.
This year the tax payers of this county
will be called on to fork over one hundred
cents for every one hundred dollars they are
worth, and how in the name of common
sense are they to do it unless Mr. Mckinley
kindly sends up to these diggins n small
package of his promised prosperity, say rs
much rs he can spare for this one county,
just. Maybe then we can pull through and
get along until the tariff bill just passed
matches out some more, Ofc0ursc if does
no, suit him to send any now, reckon wen
have to be content and Just go along dong
the best we can. One thing, though, there
with the farmers and Others if when the
time comes they fail to dizzy W promptly,
tor it would be just rs easy to clear of
chimney rock ridge slope with u jack plane.
ready for farming, rs it will be To pay taxes
without any money 10 do il with.
On Saturday, 10Th, Inst, "Uncle Davy'
Damulh celebrated his birthday, which oc-
Cured 81 years prior to that date.
The lightning accompanying last Wedncs-
day storm struck seven different objects in
this district that we knew of, killed four
cows and one hog, and stunned one lady so
severely as to deprive her of speech and To-
comotion for some minutes. Mrs. VIM. ii.
Stull is the lady who was shocked She was
seated in her dwelling which is located just
across the road and directly opposite and
about fifty feet from the tree that was
struck and under which was killed Mrs
Lohr's COW. The other cows killed were
the property of d. Sciss, near Graceham, and
VIM. Weller, Eicholz Mill, two and one
respectively. The hog was the property of
F, N Wilhide, Shutdown.
We take it for granted that it is by reason
of the modcsty that characterizes the Editor
of this paper that he does not say something
descriptive of his present cnvabe abiding
place. The fact is, he "do move" and now
with his family occupies n magnificent home
on the eastern edge of town and distant
from the CLARION Office 700 yards only.
The dwelling Is modern, commodious and
well appointed, the same being delightfully."-
located amid acres Of fruit trees and verdurc,
over, through and around which is waited
pure, brain invigorating breezes fresh from
the pines hard by. Here amid these iasci-
mating influences now abideth Editor Cas-.
sell, and would admonish contemporaries
to look well to their laurels. So far as the
Local Correspondent is concerned he tenders
his congratulations to Mr.. Cassel in his new
home and wishes him that degree of success
in his every undertaking, which his merits
demand