Catoctin clarion., 1898-10-06

Henry M. Stanly, the African explorer,
has written out the story of"My First Fight
in the Jungle" and has given the manuscript
to The Ladies Home Journal which will
publish it in the next number.
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On Sunday last Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Morrison were very pleasantly surprised by
a visit from the following people Of York
Road: Misses Elizabeth and Nellie Cover,
Mamie Lynn, Clara Stambaugh, Messrs.
Jacob Hereten, Arville Shoemaker, John
Koontz, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. F. Cover, Mr.
Arthur Neuman and wife and Mr.. Smith.
AT WoRK-That excellent industry, the
Excelsior Works. has again started up. The
new building has been erected on the old
site, is one story in height and so fir as 1t
was possible to do 20, was made fire proof.
The roof and Notwithstanding is Of corruga.
ted steel, the floors are earthen and the boiler
walled in. Twelve machines are at work.
On Sunday morning last at the residence
Of MIR. ". A. Valentine, vessel OF boiling
water was placed on a table preparatory to
using by Mrs. Valentine. Margaret, little
daughter of Mrs. H. c. Root was in the room
at the time and ran 10 the table catching
hold of the vessel, upset 1t, the water striking
her left side and scalding her severely. DR..
Z G. Kcfauver rendered necessary treatment.
At present she is doing nicely.
Mr.. Frank Hobbs, during his leisure mo.
ments, has designed and made draught of
d hotel building. 1t is model and VIC
should be more than pleased to know that he
had been instructed to make working
draught Of the same by some company or
individual We fear however that for some
time at least, no such call will be made upon
him, as there seems to be little present prom.
Use of interest on the part ofany ofour home
people. Proper and persistent endeavors 10
secure the same end by the enlistment of
foreign capital might succeed; we are really
OF the opinion that it would. but who is there
TO step forward and make the endeavory
A CASE IN POINT-On Monday last
gentleman recognized rs one Of eur leading
business men gave US a bit Of information
that is worth place in these columns He
said that six or eight years ago, possibly
longer, Williamsport, Pa, introduced electric
power on the street railways and 1t was pro-
posed that the line be extended to small
town eight or ten miles distant. The people
of the small town said. mo. it will take all of
our trade to W!lliamsport; we shall oppose
It," Their opposition was effective during
five years, when the road wis built and now
the people of the small town are filled with
regret for the loss of those nve Years. as since
the advent of tho road the town has grown
rapidly ami every branch Of trade has been
uuickened There are none there now max.
ing claim that the electric road has injured
their business, while on the other hand it is
patent to all that to it directly and alone
must be given credit for the new life that is
apparent everywhere.
we did not have such sure foundation
for our belief that what has been the exper
icnce of others will be ours, if the f. T Il n.
electric railroad is built, We would not favor
it as we do. Neither good nor harm can
come to this section, except that We be ben
eflted or injured, hence must be accepted as
sincere when we favor this project
NEEDS REPAIRs-Last summer q number
of citizens met the expense of grading and
macadamizing about nine hundred feet ofthe
Graceham road, immediately east of the
corporation iues of Thurm0nt. The cost of
This work was cons dcrabc and the work, so
far as the grading went, was properly don"
The County Commissioners sent the stone
crusher here to give the road top dressing
of fine stone, but, unfortunately, the jaws OF
the machine were, when the work here com
menced, entirely worn out and the stone
sent from it were 80 coarse that, as n piece Of
good road making, the work was practically
n failure The road ut present Is about as
rough bit of feather-bed lane as can he
found in these parts: loose stones ranging in
size from tha, ofa pint cup down, lay distant
from each other from two to six inches and
others are becoming loosered daily. If the
County Commissioners will spend a small
sum of money on this road before winter
opens, hrcakng stone fine and filling ru,s
and d,ncS>nns giving the entire surface a
light coat, til road will be perfect and will
last for III my years.
This work should be done b fore the c'arsc
atone of the crusher are looscned and thrown
uut down to the big stones used to grade the
road; il will prove to he economy in the end
and at no large outlay Of money if dorc at
once.