Catoctin clarion., 1899-10-19
TLOCAL CORRESPONDENCE.


of the mediocre.
LOCAL LCORREsPONDENCE.
Misses Jennie Harp and May HORNE, My.
ersville, Lula and Amy Weller, Charlestown
Va, Mr.. and Mrs. John Overholtzer, Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. Shuf, Emmilsburg and Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. Yonson, Waynesboro, Miss
Laura Weaver, Greencastle, and Mrs. How
ard Schnure, Selins Grove were visitors here
during the past week.
John Palmer, age 18, in the employ of Mr.,
Frank Bldde of Elcrton, has had one of his
hands badly laccrated by coming in contact
with the cogs of cider mill.
Mr.. Chas r and Miss Theo. Sto1ksdaIc
were in attendance upon an Epworth League
Rally which was held in Hamstead, Carroll
County, Saturday and Sunday last.
Rev. w L. Orem is conducting series of
meetings in Toms Creek Church.
Mrs. ID. Allen Deshlcr is visiting the home
folks at Washngtonvillc Pa.
Nine men are now employed in Owens
Creek Gap copper mines and an effort Is
being made to increase the number Of work
men to above one hundred The mining
company is having buildings constructed at
that place The flint quarry which is located
in the same gap and but short distance
from the High Bridge, is giving constant
employment to four men.
Our esteemed ard aged townsman, Mr..
James Crccger is SICK abcd.
The foundation upon which the Standard
Oil Company will erect their oil tank at the
end of the railroad Y, is completed and con
sis,s of four brick walls or piers each of
which is 81 feet long and feet high. The
piers stand feet apart making the whole
length of tank 80 feet.
Elmer and Roger Lidic are engaged paint
ing and whitewashng the buildings on Mr..
Sanford Harbaugh's farm just east of Sabll'
lasvil,c.
Mr.. Ferdinand G. Latrobc, for seven terms
Mayor of Baltimore has now been nomna-
ted for the House of Delegates.
Zcntz Bros. hayc added to their already
numerous manufacturing interests, plant
to make apple Jelly and arc turning that
article out in large quantities, and in quality
it is i'd to be fine,
There is a supcrabundance of chestnuts
this season and some Of our dwcllcrs were
almost tempted TO go ngathcrlpg Sunday
| We read of a six thousand acre corn field
in Cook County, H., which will this season
produce an average Of one hundred bushels
| to the acre, and OF the kansans haying to
hire men a-horseback to harvest the ears OF
their three hundred and fifty million bushels
Weld, and of the Ncbraskans gathering thell
two hundred and ninety million bushels will
the aid OF ladders aud have to drag ii from
the fields on halt wagons as we do poles from
the mountain; but what's the use. Just hanc
all over to miller Dcshlcl" and glad to gc
off SO well.
Miss Mary Long has been quite i'll during
the past week.
Friday last Maj. Damuth caught in Mo
nocacy o bass that weighed 81 lbs and some
lesser tiys. Mr.. jeremiah Dutrow who
accompanied the Major also landed an(
brought home good mess"
Mr.. c. V. Foreman who is a thoroughly
practical mill wright and workman in Woo
generally, with several of our town carpen
tiers have for the past nine weeks been assist
ing in making additions and betterments t.
MI S. Marys College.
Frank Lidie who relieved one Of our con
fectionerys of perhaps from two to ten dollar
worth of candy and such, was sentenced t
the pententiary for Il term of three years
while Capt. Carter who deirauded the gov
ernmcnt out of $2,0OO,00O was sent up 70
five years.
Mr.. J. Henry Cretin has moved from hi
home near Mt. ST. Marys to Hagerstown
Clifford Lowell, of Garfield recently cut o.
the end of one of his fingers while operatin
a cutting box.
Mr.. Jacob freeze is one of the most pam;
taking road supervisors in the district an
all the roads under his supervision are in
very creditablc and satisfactory condition
the travelling public.
Luther StoufTer has moved from Mr.. E
A Frys property near the toll gate to tn
house recently vacated by Mrs Stull, on th
bank of Owens Creek. In this connection
will inform the dwellers of East st. that MI
Solomon Fogle will likely quit his abidip
place there and occupy the property yacate
by MIR, Stoutfer.