Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-03-31
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Our county newspapers refer to our town
in divers ways. The Citizen terms it "our
little sister town in the mountains this is
clever; and the GWde as "the wilds Of Thur
mont" which is rude. The latters young
and progressive editor certainly does not
know that we have six resident ministers Of
the Gospel with strong reciprocity in the
pulpit proclivities. Eight churches with An
aggregate membership of about one thousand
half dozen church aid societies including
sunday schools with like number OF attend
ants, and large and respectable memberships
OF the orders OF Free Masons, Odd Fellows,
Knights Of Pythas and Jr. American Me.
chanics. AS consequence, lawlessness,
drunkenness and vice is an uuheard of thing
here and few there be of our people who
cucumber Montevue as paupers on the
county But then age and experience counts
for good deal. The editor of the Guide
will live and learn and the chances are that
he will want some names from the "wilds of
Thurmont" to swell his subscription list,
Welcome your new neighbors and show a
reciprocal disposition. Following is par
tial list of the new settlers in our midst, as a
result of the spring changes of residence:
Robert and William Eigenbrode and their
families, Henry Hankey and family, William
Baltzell and family, Thomas Rensburg and
family, Hamilton Spauding and family, q.
E. Clark and family H. c. Lichtenthaler and
d. Allen Deshler and their families, Mrs.
Anne Anders, Miss Mary Troxell, John
Kehn and Rev. w. E. Dougherty and family
Where are they from? They are in the
order named, from Roddys, Motters, the
West, 60 mile siding, Creagerstown, Cold
Spring regions, Willlamsport, Pa. Hagers-
town, Logs, Hungry Hook, and St. Mary's
county, this state.
County Commissioner A. S. Zentz is still
seriously ill.,
DaLiel Eigenbrode, postmaster at Roddys,
has been quite sick during the past week.
Miss Mary Freeze has entirely recovered
from her severe affection and will resume
her duties of school teaching.
A graphophone has found its way into the
hosptable home OF P. N. Hammsker and it
is their pleasure to dispense the music un-
selfishly to the delight of those of their
friends who may see fit to drop in.
Mrs. Simon LOhr has had the yard of her
house filled up and graded and further i'm
proved by nice boardwalk which stretches
from the front gate across the yard to the
cistern. For this boardwalk especially, her
many dairy product customers feel under
obligations to her.
Having been appointed to the Thurmont
Circuit by the U. B. Annual Conference re-
Gently held in Boonsboro, the Rev. w. E.
Dougherty arrived here Friday, 25th inst,
and on Sunday following entered upon his
work by holding services at Dodge Chapel,
Eyler's Valley; Ot,erbein Chapel, Harbaugh's
Valley and at Sabillasville, 10 a. M, 2 and
p. M, respectively. AT 10 a. m. Sunday
April 3rd, he will preach at Deerfied and at
3 o'clock same day at Thurmont. Rev.
Dougherty is man of family. having a
wife and six children, whom, with his house
hold effects he will within ten days remove
from their present home in st. Mary's
county, this state, to the Z. y. parsonage
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