Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-07-28

A dance will be given in j. W. Creeger's
hall tonight Thursday by Miss DO Miller
in honor of the guests at the Miller House.
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Mr.. Urah Warrenfeltz has moved bis
stable from its former location on Lombard
street to the alley between Carroll and LON
bard SITS.
Carpenters are at work erecting dwelling
house for Mr.. Geo Late on his property on
E. Main street. 1t promises to be II hand
some structure when completed.
Bandmastcr John Philip Sousa has been
rendered the position as captain i'll the Uni
ted States Army, and he has signified his
readiness to accept. He will be the musical
director of the Sixth Army Corps attached
to General Wilson's staff.
MARRIED On Tuesday morning at eight
o'clock, in the Catholic Church, this place,
Emma, daughter of Martin Hotz, and Jos.
Wagner of Baltimore, were united in holy
wedlock by the Rev. Father Kennel of ut.
St. Marys. After spen inga few days here
they will go to Baltimore, where they will
reside.
We hear nothing further concerning the
possible sale of the Catoctin Furnace prop
crty. If it is never again TO be operated, it
will be sore blow to many people within
two or three miles of the furnaces and here
IN Thurmopt, all are hoping, seemingly
against hope, that it may find buyer that
will operate it.
"Mary Jane" believes that rain comes in
answer to PRAYER she goes farther and ayers
that the good man provides especially warm
and dry weather for camp meetings and
sunday school picnics This the first and
only hi, of evidence of"Mary James" out.of
fashioncdness. Modern religionists, unless
we nsread the signs of the times, eliminate
these antiquated crcdos.
Mrs, Mary Eyler, motherlnlaw of VIM.
Routzhan of Graceham, died last week after
q long illness Of chronic heart disease. Her
case was peculiar in that she had been re-
licved of extensive dropslcal ctfnsion from
time to time. In the last five years her
physician, DR.. Kef,uver, operated upon her
1870 times, taking from her in that time nearly
600 gallons Of fluid.
frcfi nptn nf
bonds authorized by the War revenue bill
5000, 000, 000-which will be lloated immcdi
ately, will go to the bidders who subscribed
in amounts ranging from $4,000 to $1,000
The capitalists and syndcatcs who sub
scrihcd for the entire amount will get no
portion of the popular loan. The subscnp.
tons were greatly in exc IS Of 5000, 0O00 900.
The number of individuals who subscribed
to the loan is more than 22SO00. The
amount taken bv the $500 class and under is
Ii,ely to be $4,000, 900 in excess of the orig
iual estimate of 100000.
Col, Baughman, who has just thrcshed his
crop Of wheat, reports that from one field
bordering on the Frederick and Hpgcrstown
pike, containing thirty.two acres, he obtained
thnty bushels ! or acre machine measure
ment, and IS confident it would overrun the
amount in some places. The wheat yielded
bushels per acre in Il thlrty.tiyc
acre field OF cora ground wheat bordering on
the Shookstown pike, lie obtained thirty five
bushels per acre in many places the wheat
making much heavier yield A field in
front of his house Of thirty odd acres, yielded
twenty.siX bushels. The quality Of the two
fields is the finest we have seen tins year and
will be sold for seed wheat Citizen,
AS there are no flies on the Col SO there
were none in his wheat flells,-ED. CLAIR
ION
TIE DRoUTH. The continued spell Of dry
and hot weather has played havoc with all
vegetation and the growing crops Of all
descriptions are on the verge Of total f,ilure
The gardens have been practically burned
out, and the crop of beans, potatoes and
early corn has already succomhed to the
drouth, and is an almost total lose. The
grass is brown AMI the p stures are exceed.
lngly poor. Garden produce Of all kinds is
very scarce and high in price, and the house
wives are put to great convenience at a
season If the year when vegetables are ordi.
narily plentiful The early apple crop was
a failure and The late berries are beginning
to dry M, The growing corn in the valley
is su!r'ljng greatly and if rain does not very
soon com" the crop will be q failure. From
all over the State come reports of the dam
age done by drouth - Valley Register.
THE PEACH.-Already few peaches have
found their way to the city markets from
this and neighboring points, The fruit rs a
rule has been of a premature nature and little
could be expected in the way Of returns.
Prices, however have been satisfactory, not
ting dollar per bushcl and in some cases
Il trjile more. AS was predicted some time
ago by the RCcord the crop will not average
more than onc.third Of that Of last season,
but the shippers hope to realize much better
prices when the fine fruit is once ready for
market. The same conditions prevail thro
out the entire belt and the returns to the
growers this season will be by no means
fl4ttering. Some Of the growers arc becom-
ing discouraged with the uncertainty Of the
crop and have been heard to express them.
selves as wishing they were rid Of their
orchards and their land again in condition
TO firm the sianle products -WnYneSbOro