Catoctin clarion., 1899-12-28
Grncefianl Items.

A prosperous and glad New Year to all
but would sugge,t that you have those good
resolutions engrossed.
The list of holiday visitors with us was
Misses Emily and Lucy Tietze Of Lititz, Pa,
Mr. Thos Eyler and family of Sabllasville,
Mr.. Joseph Collifower Of Gettysburg, Mr..
Walter Dorsey and family and Mrs james
Gelwicks of Emmilsburg
The Sunday School exercise as given on
Christmas night entitled Great Joy,' was
well attended, and as usual the school main
tanned the reputation for an interesting and
well rendered entertainment. The decora-
ton in the church was pleasing and tasty
consisting of d grotto with an Illuminated
text in the recess Of the artificial rock, on
each side were stately cedars, and overhang
ing the centre of the platform was large
bell Of evergreens with out reaching festoons
altogether forming very pretty piece Of
decorative work
WEDDED DIR. Edgar B. Seton and Miss
Mae G. Slick were married in Trinity Re
formed Church, by Rev. G. A. Whitmore, at
2p M OF Thursday last, in the presence of
a large number of friends.
The bride wore dress Of green broad
cloth trimmed with black velvet and white
APPLIQUE; the groom wore q suit of black
Miss B anche Ha,nmctt played marches
from Lohengrin and Mendelsshon,
Messrs Jas H. Flror and Chas E Cassell,
Jr, served as ushers. The chanccl of the
church was charmingy dressed in flowers
and greentry.
DR.. and Mrs. Seton spent several days in
Washington City, leaving on the 800 p. m.
train on Thursday. Upon their return on
Saturday evening a reception was held at
Mrs. Sticks residence, corner Main and Car
roll Streets, where Dr. and Mrs. Seton will
make their home. They received many and
handsome presents from their friends.
The Christmas season was a quiet one
here, the day being spent in attendance upon
Sunday School exercises and social calls
The Idea that Christmas Day should be made
the occasion of carousal does not obtain here
and why il should anywhere is past under.
standing A season Of ofrejoiCing is not nee.
essarily one of unseemly frolickimg and that
this one day should be set apart by Chris
tian people as too sacred for other than the
sincere rejoicing of the church, the birth of
whose Founder the day celebrates, is asking
but little at the hands of people peculiarly
given to the over laudation Of men who have
claim to no degree Of comparison with Him
Who has freed us from the tyranny of ancient
superstitions and ceremonies.
While we do not realize all that was
promised when the Bending near the earth,
to touch their harps of gold" proclaimed
"Peace on earth, good will toward men," it
barns us not at all and strengthens US some
to hope, as al must and do. that the promise
will yet be kept IN spirit and to the letter.
VIsyToRs Christmas brought home a
large number of young people who are en-
ployed elsewhere. Those known and reported
to us are as follows:
Messrs Edward Shaffer, Hiram Arthur, Ar.
thur Stocksdale and Maurice Cover, Hagers-
town; Chas Z. Hammett and Sanford Shaffer,
BROOKLYN; Chas. Landers, Yale College; Chas
Croft, Frederick; George Croft, Custer Fore.
man, Harvey Rouzer and family, Harry Val.
entine, Harry Miller. DR.. Howard White,
Baltimore;L Luther Rouzer and Chester Freeze
of Elkns w. Va; Frank Rouzer, Clarks-
burg, W. Va John Henshaw. Philadelphia;
John Baker, Manchester;Albert Eyler Frank
lin and Marshall College; Lloyd Gall, BALTIC.
Dental College; Bruce Rouzer, Waynesboro
Misses Bertha Stocksdale and Elsie Grimes
of Baltimore; Carrie Slick, Reading, Pa; Bel.
va Freeze and Helen Landers. State Normal
School; Alice Osler, Lutherville Seminary;
Mr.. and Mrs. Cooper, Hagerstown; Bessie
Birely, Nazareth Hall. Bethlehem, Pa, Fannie
Landcrs, - N j.; Edna Baker, Walkers
vile; Ethel Whitmore, Womans College,
Frederick.