Catoctin clarion., 1898-12-01
local CoRREsPoNDENCE.

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| LOCAL CORREsPONDENCE.
| Two inches of snow fell In Carroll County
on Thanksgiving day, while In this locality
the flakes that fell could have been counted
on your fingers and toes.
The eighth page especially of the Thanks
giving week issue Of the Frederick Citizen Ii
well worth looking at and reading.
Rabbits and quail are being hunted down
and shot by the hundreds, and possuns and
coons by the dozens, and why doesn't some
body remember Editor Cassell with few
messes of tho game! We we'll know that he
is busy ,oiling for the good ofthe community
and the uplifting Of humanity generally, and
no doubt he is compelled by business sb!iga
tions to foreso the pleasure-for he Is fond o.
it-of hunting, nevertheless that does mol
lessen his appetite for the game So then
kindly remember him with couple rabbits
and dozen quails with possum and coon
thrown In, or sell them for the money and
straiRhtway subscribe for your home paper
Invariably at this season of the year there
is much ado about "how to make the hens
lay" Now, the Local Correspondent Is moi
by any means rs cid as WAS Methuselah when
he died, but he is old enough to know some
thing about some things and In his opinion
no hen can be forced to lay and any surplus
bestowed will only be wasted. Just keep On
feeding them the usual quantity Of grain and
vegetable refuse II you have it and nature
will do the rest.
1t seems that up In Cumberland Thanks
giving passed very quietly. Services were
held in many churches. Many men went
over into West Virginia couple of miles to
witness large cooking main In which many
birds were killed. The Cumberland birds
are said to have won most of the fights
What people We be!
Revs. Courtney, Oerter, Bredenbek, Whit
more, Dougherty and Martin, ministers Of
the Methodist Episcopal, Moravian, Luther
an, German Reformed and United Brethren
Churches, respectively, were present at the
Union Thank sgiving Service which was held
in the U. B. Church on Thanksgiving Day
The weather being fair the congregation was
large, all the Christian denominations and
men of the world being represented. The
sermon of the occasion WAS torcbly and
effectively delivered by Rev. N Il. Courtney
he taking for his text. 20 give thanks unto
the LoId. Call upon His name, make knswn
His deeds among the people. Sing unto Him
sing psalms unto Hun; talk re Of all Hi
wondrous works. Glory ye in His holy
name" The music was appropriate and vel
rendered by q mixed choir composed o
members of the Reform, Lutheran, Methodist
and United Brethren choiIs.
On the evening of Thanksgiving Day
Major Damuth received a telegram informing
him OF the sudden death of his brother John
which occurreff at his home in Dayton, O..
some hours earlier When a mere boy in
our midst and at the age of about seventeen,
Mr.. Damuth enlisted In the U. s. Navy, and
iu this capacity served two years in the War
of the Rebellion. Drifting westward soon
after the war lie finally settled down In Day
ton, O., where he found constant and remu-
nerative employment with The Lawn Wood
Cemetery Co., Of that city. Here he resided
for nearly thirty years. and IN Lawn Wood
Cemetery his remains were inferred on the
26th of November. 1893. He was fitty-two
years old, was twice married and with five
children the second wife survives him. He
was son of Mr.. David Damulh, brother oi
Mai. G. A. and William II. Damuth, and
Mrs. Josiah Freeze OF this place. JOSIAH Da
muth of Toledo, O., and Mrs. Upton Duble
Of Canandaigna, N. Y.
Recently lady residing just on the edge
of town and who, ike all good housekeepers
is inclined to both industry and cleanliness
did up her weeks washing nicely and
stretched it out on the line al in the best Of
order retiring then within her dOmicile there
to rest and repose while the sun and air
performed their part of the contract. The
sun and air did their part all right enough
but the dog, pup, seems to have had an eye
single to what was being done and In the
meantime busted himself in pulling of the
line fine table cloth and underwear toe
numerous to mention, all Of which he sue
ceeded in shredding so completely as to
render them unit for further service. Yes
the lady was both annoyed and disheartened
and finally gave vent to her feelings by taking
hearty cry. No. we haven't learned Of the
dogs fate.
Mr.. q. L. Stokes of Frederick was ths
guelt of his aunt, Mrs. White, ThanksgivI
Ing Day.
The United States is beginning 10 realize
that it takes longer to skin an elephant thar
q mouse, brt l reckon the skin Is worth more
Mr.. L. B. Damuth came over from Phila
delphia to spend Thanksgiving with the
home folks.
After months sojourn with her grand.
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. H. Stull, Miss
Maud Wilhide returned to her home in York
Pa, recently.
The contract has been awarded for an iror
bridge to take the place Of the old, unsafe
wooden structure which now spans Owens
Greek midway betweenhT Turnout and Rocky
Ridge.