Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-08-04

Lightning struck corn house and wagon
shed on the large farm of Hon. M ]. Grove.
near Ridgevile.
The best preparation for college can be
obtained at Frederick College Year open
September 9Th.
The Harvest Home service will be held in
Trinity Reformed church Sunday, August
21st, at 10 o'clock, q. M, at which time Rev.
Chas. D. Shaffer, of Whitewater. Kansas,
will preach.
The Mail says that the bogus or raised
note passed on Mr.. Templeton on Sstur-
day night last by strange man drlfted from
Hagerstown TO this place. We are not sur.
prised in the least, as every mean, low thing
| imaginable drifts over from that bad city,
and then Willlamsport is credited with it by
the world at large Wilhamsport Leader.
The Water Co. have completed the four
inch rapid fire guns on Church street be.
tween Fourth and Fifth, and placed fire
plug ut Fourth. This now gives the people
of that part OF town all the water they want
and complete fire protection. Good. -
| Waynesboro Gazette.
What IN the Sam Hill does that mean?-
ED. CLARIoN.l
A NEW HyMNAL.-The following COM
mittce appointed at the meeting of the Cen
eral Synod of the Reformed church in Day
ton, Ohio, two years ago, is preparing the
manuscript for new hymnal for the Re-
formed Sunday schools in the United States
! Rev. Ambrose NJ. Schmidt, of Fild Secretary
of Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster;
Rev. Reuben Kellar, pastor of the Reformed
Church at West Alexandria, Ohio; Rev.
Stanley l.. Krebs, pastor Of st. Andrews
Church, Reading; D. N. Shactfer, Esq, of
Reading; and T. B. Wircbeck, Philadelphia.
No SYMrATHY.-The N. Y. Journal has
little sympathy for Mr.. Letter, whose son
lost him 1000 900, and says:
You have spent your life boarding scrap
ing to pile up money in great useless heaps
for what? SO that this round faced boy of
YOURS should be able to have n few months
amusement in gambling it away. The
waves pile up sand banks and the winds
scatter them to the thirtytw points of the
compass But the waves don't mind. They
are immortal, and they enjoy pihng sand.
"But you? You have only one life, and
1t is almost gone. Don't you think you
might have accomplished more with it than
you have? Can you not think Of ways in
which you could have done more good TO
your neighbors, to yourself, and even to
your precious young gambler Ct son"
Last week n woman residing in the coun.
try near Parkcrsburg, Va, died and was
buried. During her lifetime she suffered
with rheumatism. and among the various
other cures recommended she carried in her
pocket a potato as sort OF mascot against
the return Of the disease. For fourteen
years she carried the same potato, until it
had grown black and shrvced with age,
and had become rs light as cork. After the
funeral the clothing Of the departed one was
hung out TO air. During the hanging OUT
it ralncd. This necesstated further dry.
ing and airing, but when the dress was taken
down to be put away it was discovered that
the potato was still in the pocket of the
dress, and during the airing process had
performed the freak Of putting forth several
green sprouts. The circumstance was related
by near relative of the lady, who vouches
for its truthfulness.
KEY MONUMENT UNvEILING.-The fol.
lowing program will be observed at the
unwilling of Key Monument iD Frederick
city, August 9th.
Music, Sixth Artillery U. s. Band, Prof
Carl Mindt, Director; Invocation, Rev. O..
Englc; Gloria in Excelsis-old chant, choir;
Prayer. Rev. D. J. Beale, ID. D.; Festival
TeDeum, No. 7, Dudley Buck Choir; Intro.
ducton of Orator-Bakcr Johnson, Esq;
Oration- Hon. Henry Watterson; America,
Sixth Artillery Band; Original Poem, Fol.
ger McKinscy; "Gloria" 18TH Mass Mozart,
Choir; Address-Mrs. Donald Mclean; I'm
yelling of the Monument, Miss J. NcHenry
Howard, great granddaughter of Francis
Scott Key; Star Spangled Banner by Assem-
blage, Bands accompanying; Salute by
American Guards; Doxology, praise God
From Whom All Blessings Flow; Bencdic.
ton, Rev. c. w. Stinespring.
Baker johnson, Master Of Ceremonies;
Or. T. S. Eader and Prof Geo. Edw, Smith,
Musical Directors; Major Z Y. Goldsbor
ough, Chief Marshal.
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SELECT DANCE.-On Thursday evening
last Miss 10 Miller gave a select dance in
Crcegcrs Hall in honor of the guests at the
Miller House. The hall was pretty decor
ated with flags and bunting and presented
picture of beauty, while the merry dancers
whlrled in unison with The strains of music,
each changing scene seeming to vie with the
other in its want of praise for beauty.
The costumes of the ladies deserve espec.
ial mention and to them is due the ever.
changing picture to the eye of the onlooker.
Each person present was presented with
hand painted souvenir program. An inter-
mission was given at twelve O'Clock and
refreshments served at the Miller House,
after which dancing was resumed and con-
tinued until about 2 o'clock. Among those
present were:
Mrs Thyson, Mrs Tourney and Mrs DR.
| Ieatherman of WASHINGTON. Mrs Matthias