Catoctin clarion., 1898-10-13

Pretty weather to attend the Frederick
Fair.
In answer to PRO bono publico," several
parties have handed in their names and have
been by us reported. Are there otherss
A number OF rumors are current relating to
coming business movements in Thurmont
Are we about to enter upon another era Of
progressivenessp II the three or four things
now being discussed, with "they say" fol
authority. are carried into effect, there will
be tremendous throbbing of the public
pulse.
There have been 1870 carloads of peaches
shipped from the vicidity of Winchester over
the B. & y. r. r. by freight and S,942 crates
and 1880 baskets by express, making in all
about 1000 bushels. There were also large
shipments over the Cumberland Valley Rail
Road. One grower received about $4,000
for his crop this season.-Glo6s.
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MRTEoRoLoGIc HAsH.--Our readers will
recall how generally out OF date our weather
was during the months Of February, March,
April and May. Now it seems that septem.
her exchanged places with July, or more
properly, July repeated itself during Sep.
tember, while thus fur October has more
August than the regulation Octo'
Der. We will have short Autumn; winter
treading on the heels of summer.
PERsoNAL-HaryeyG Gaugh of Baltimore
spent the latter part of last week with his
mother, Mrs. Geo. Freeze.
Albert Wastler Of Hagerstown, returned
home on Monday after short visit to his
grandparents In this place.
Bob" Whitmore of Emmitsburg, who is
off on seven day furlough from the Frst
Md. Reg, visited relatives in Thurmont on
Monday last.
Frank Flohr of Sykesville, spent several
days IN town recently.
Victor Dutrow Of Gettysburg, is visiting
Mr.. 5. M Birely.
The following items Of interests are taken
from the report OF the Board Of School Com
missioners for this county, for the year end
ing July 81, 1898: Number Of teachers EN-
ployed 242. The schools were open three
terms, making seven and half months.
Total number Of pupils for the year, 10.933.
New school houses erected: At Harmony
Grove, one room, brick; Walkersville, four
rooms, two story brick Blue Mountain, one
room, frame; Harrisville, one room, frame
average attendance of pupils, 6.42S. Total
for the year, $72,s2Se7.
Miss Annie J. Norris, for number of
years q resident of Thurmont, left lust week
for Chicago, where she will take a position
in the publishing house Of the Alfred G Clark
Co. in connection with the New Unity"
the organ of the Liberal Congress of Re!ig-
ions, now in session at the Omaha Exposi.
tion. She hopes also to be able to take u
course of study in the near future.
Mics Norris will be missed here to her en-.
ergy and adaptabiity almost alone have we
been indebted for whatever of public literary
effort has been made here in years. She was
president OF the Culture Club and most ef-
ficient officer, keeping the members up to
the work that she largely mapped out. Her
many friends wish her success in her new
avocation and believe that she will attain it
1t was stated last week that Freeda, the II
year old daughter of Mr.. Chas. Nelkirk, re.
siding at the south end of Jefferson street,
this place, was suffering from mild attack
Of scarlet fever, This is still the only case in
and she is doing well, but cases
of the dreaded disease haye since developed
in other families in the vicinity Of town, and
much alarm is felt lest it becomes epidemic.
Cases are now reported in the following
families Motorman Gosnell, ut the fountain
two miles east of town; Mr.. Chas, g. Biser,
miles west of town; MI. Geo. S. Delauder
one mile south oftown, and Lewis Whip, on
Catoctin mountain. Our physicians are do.
ing everything possible to prevent the spread
of the disease. and it is hoped their efforts
will be successful Many children have been
stopped from school by their parents. Val
'ey Register.
The splendid business which the Frederick
and Middletown Electric Railroad is doing
this summer, both in passenger and freight
traffic, and the work OH the extension from
Midllclown to Myersvile, brings to mind the
very fertile opportunity in this vicinity that
is beng overlooked by capitalists. This op-
portunlty is the building ofan electric railroad
from Brunswick up through the fertile Mid.
dle,own Valley. THIS route would undCuOt.
ly be one of the greatest traffic drawers IN
the country, nor would the investment have
to be so large. as route could be found
traversing the principal trade points in the
in the valley, overy which all electrictic road
could be built at very moderate cost. Per
sons acquainted with the cost Of building
and with the productive territory up this
valley have expressed the opinion that such
q ROAD would most profitable investment
Brunswick Herald
A cadet captain at West Point has just
been reduced to the ranks for a peculiar and
reason. Recently while he
WAS drilling his cOmpauy. n runaway horse