Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-05-12
There will be no preaching services in 81
Johns Lutheran church on Sunday next.

Incre VIII De no pTchCHluk eeTSiCc5 III Oh
Johns Lutheran church on Sunday next.
WILL GRADUATE.-Wc are in receipt Of
an invitation from Mr.. William Stuart
Cramer formerly of Thurmont, to attend
Commencement exercises at Franklin and
Marshall College, Thursday, June 9th. Mr..
Cramer is member of the graduating class
SERIOUSLY BURNED. Mrs. Sarah Craig,
colored, better known here as Sarah Hen
bricks, was dangerously burned by the cx'
plosion of gasoline stove in Hagerstown
one day last week. II is not thought she
will live.
UNDER CONTRA CT.-The new line OF the
W. M. r. r. between Hagerstown, Nd, and
Altenwald, Pa, whereby the distance will be
shortened and the grade lessened as COM
pared with the Edgcmont route, has been
placed under contract and work upon its
construction will begin at once.
o Dewey was the morning
Upon the First of MAY;
And Dewey was the Admiral
Down in Manila Bay;
And Dewey were the Regents eyes,
Them orbs of Royal blue;
And Dewey feel Encouraged?
We Dew not think we Dew.
PERSONAL Custer Foreman of
Co. E, Fifth Md Reg't, spent two days with
his parents this week. He LETT on Tuesday
to join his regiment. Which will 90 to
Chickamauga probably this week.
Miss May White and Master Frank,
Youngest child of Dr. H. G. Anders, arrived
from Phillipsburg, Pa, last week.
Miss NJ Beth Firor has left for New York
City, where she will spend month visiting
relatives in that city.
SOMEWHAT OF JOKE Sampson had
been scouting around looking for the Spanish
feet that left the Cape Verde island and was
supposed to be bound for Porto Rico and for
fight with the Americans. To the great
surprise of no one, we imagine, the fleet was
reported from Cadiz, Spain, on Tuesday
Whether they do not intend to make fight
to retain their West India possessions, or
whether they have simply gone to Spain to
make fresh start, altogether, remains to be
seen.
DENrDING THE MOUNTAINS. Pine and
poplar for pulp, hickory for spokes, white
oak for rims, poplar for excelsior, chestnut
for shingles, rails and posts. locust for stakes
and posts and all sorts for frame stuff and
fire wood, such is the call made upon oui
mountains and scores Of carloads weekly
are taken therefrom.
Excepting tracts that are being protected
and they are scarce, the mountain is begin
ming to show the inroads of the axeman
| The lesscned flow of water in the streams Is
scnsibly noted by all. The demand in it,
several directions yields many dollar, fol
which since the departure of our numerous
tanneries, the growing timber had not other
wise been available Much of the mountain
fails 10 re-tmher as in past years and noun
tain fires, that destroy half grown timber ant
on which anything like a perfect renewal !:
most unusual, have covered with scraggy
laurel and stuntcd trees many acres of oul
mountain. There are however thousands o
acres of well protected and splendid timber
yet remaining, hut if the demand and thu
anxiety to supply remains as it now Is for {
very few years longer, we will have come tc
an end for time at least of our mountain
wood product.
DEATH OF CATHARINE J. WELLER-On
Monday, Nay end, in Washington, d. G.
Catharine Jane, wife of Joel Weller, dice
suddenly of heart disease, aged n years,
month and day. In the evening she re
tired, in her usual health, and in the morn
ing was found dead in her bed. She is sur
vived by her husband and three children
two sons and daughter
Mrs. Weller was the daughter of Peter ant
Rachel Rouzer and was born in Middlebrooh
Va, April /, 1927; her parents afterwart
came to this place where she lived for 6
number Of years going to Washington, in
1866, where she has resided since.
The funeral took place from her home or
Wednesday, May 4lh intermcnt was made
IN Congressional Cemetery, Washington.
She lived consistent christian life and
was one of the oldest members, in poin. o.
membership, Of the Metropolitan Prcsbyter-
ian Church of Washington.
Two sisters, Mrs. JOS Freeze and Mrs
Eliza Smith, and brother, Col. John Il
Rouzer, all of tins place, survive her. Sht
WAS well known here and had large circle o.
friends who were grevcd TO learn of hcl
death