Catoctin clarion., 1899-08-10
focal CORREsPONDENCE.

And now it's the tomatoes that we don't
know what to do with.
Mrs Margaret Grouse who. more than
month ago, accompanied by Miss Margaret
Rouzer, left for an extended visit with kim
dred in the west, is now at the home of her
brother Collins, in Palatine, H., and in let
ter to Il friend here says she is well and is
having delightful time.
After more than months absence IN Al
tona, Mr.. ira llctterIy is again at his home
here Accompanying him on his return from
tina, city were his son John and grand-ons
Milton and Ira, at whose home he had been
visiting.
Bv simply turning a spigot the Frederick.
tonians can now supply their manufacturing
industries and rail road engines, sprinkle the
streets and flesh the side drains, water their
gardens and spray the lawns, wash Clean the
linen ard clothe themselves freely and to
their hearts content in the sparkling waters
of Fishing Creek Whilst during periods Of
drouth, the mills on that stream will !anguish
for want Of power and the inhabitants gener-
ally Of the valley inConvcnicnCed owing to
lack of privileges and accommodations here
to fore afforded by the creek; ae should the
predictions ard present expectations of some
Cf the dwcllcrs of that valley be realized, in
which case, from conscience point Of view,
| Tie appropriation Of the water could hardly
| be the very best panaCca Tor the people Of
Frederick 'Tis to he hoped however, that
| the fears and lamcntptlons of the good pen-
! plc of that section of country through which
| Fishing Creek flows, ,wll prove to be fancitul
and ground2ss, and that waters thereof will
continue to flow in abundance for all.
Operations in our flint stone quarrics have
| been resumed.
Extensive repairs are being made to some
of the buildings of Mt. ST. Marys college
| during the present vacation and number OF
our carpenters are assisting on the WORK.
Judging from the number of young cou-
| pies ladies and ccntemen--that turn out
| mere in buggies Sunday evenings, twenty
five matrimonial alliances during the present
year is the least that ought be expected.
During the past ten days the Baptist
| Brethren have been conducting revival ser.
vices in their church at Rocky Ridge and on
| SATURDAY. next there will be a meeting OF the
church council to transact such business rs
may come before it and in the afternoon the
series of meetings will be concluded by hold
| ing what they term a harvest service.
Kansans now confidently depend upon the
greatest yield Of corn ever known in the his
tory of ,hat state. The present prospect IL
for a total of more than three hundred and
tiftv million bushels.
William II Cover, wife, ard son Clyde of
! WayncsborC, spent Sunday with relatives
here.
When next you visit Buena Vista Hotel,
don't fail TO observe the flock of more than a
hundred sheep grazing on tue golf links ad-
joining the hotel. They are guarded by a
shepherd who wears a regulation shephar DIS
suit and carries crook.
A Sunday School has been organized at
Franklnville school house and MIR. VIM.
Devices has been elected superintendent
thereof, with Mr.. D. w. Zentz rs his asss.
tant.
Mr., Wallace Beal of Libertytown, spent
several days with friends here during the
past week
Conrad Wilhide, born, reared and for
many years a respected and useful resident
of this town, but for the last twenty wears
has, with his family been residing III Balti-
more, died at his home there, Friday morn
ing last and was buried Saturday evening
9th inst.
Mr.. Matthias Sigmund and family, Of Read
ing, Pa, are visitors here at the old home
stead.
Frederick s tax rate is one dollar and tifteer
cents on the one hundred dollars.
Centre Sunday School extends cordia
invitation to zone and all" to come to theil
annual picnic which will be held in Judge
) Blacks grove, Saturday Goth inst The
} Woodsboro Band will be there and pleas
ent and Jolly time is promised.
The tornado of Wednesday 2nd inst
almost entirely demolished the village o
Carksville in Montgomery County.
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