Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-05-18


American and German Provinces
JUDGE McSHERRY DECLINES Chief JUS
tice McSherry of the Maryland Court Of APP.
peals and Chief Judge Of this judicial district
has been the recipient of many fiattering ap
peals to become candidate for Governor.
He has positively and as we view it, finally
disposed ofthe matter by declining to become
candidate. We are pleased to have him
take this position; almost any man Of fair
ability and some tact can perform the real
duties of Governor, but those who will
grace and entirely fill the position now held
by Judge McSherry are few; further, it can
no longer be questioned that Gov. Lownds
will be the republican nominee and as Judge
McSherry's appointment Chief Justice of the
State came from his hands, We can zee how
distasteful it would be to a man of Judge
McSherry's high sence of honor to become
the antagonist of the Governor In All acrid
political campaign.
On more than one highly creditable con
sideratlon has the Judge based his declina
ton.
DEATH OF MRS. JOSEPH FREEZE On Fri.
day morning last, Mary Elizabeth, one often
children and the eldest daughter of the late
Peter and Rachel Hope Reuzer and widow
OF the late Joseph Freeze, died at her home
on f. Main ST., Thurmont, after an Illness Of
hon had nl,n;
for more than a year.
The deceased was born March 22nd, 1920,
at Middlebrook, Augusta county, Va, and
died May 18th, 1899. aged 70 years, month
and 90 days. Her husband died March 18th,
| 1893. She was the mother of nine children
seven of whom survive her, William, George,
Joseph, j. H. Freeze, Miss Katie Mrs T. K.
Gonter and Mrs. Milton Cover. Mrs. Freeze
mother died August 10th, 1910; leaving to
her care two of the younger children Col. ].
II. Rouzer and Mrs. Eliza Smith for whom
she assumed mothers place and entirely
filled mothers part. She was woman OF
deep sensibiities and kindness of heart, to
which attributes all who knew her will at.
test.
She was member OF the Reformed church
from her youth. The funeral was held on
Sunday afternoon, services IN Trinity Re.
formed church, by her pastor, Rev. G. A.
Whitmore; interment In the U. B. cemetery
WELL ENTERTAINED.- The Franklin and
Marshall College Quartet, with Mr. G. B.
Davis, also of that institution, In readings
provided an appreciative, but not large, au
dience with an evenings rare entertainment,
on Tuesday last.
The quartet is made up as follows: LIST ten
or, Mr.. R. l.. Bair; End tenor, MIR. W. s.
Cramer; 1st bass, Mr. c. M. Guthrie; 2nd
bass, Mr.. A. B. Kaufman.
Their singing was excellent and they were
frequently recalled. The piece de resistance
was Dudley Bucks arrangement of Ami,
Laurie: it is beautiful arrangement of THU
charming old ballad and out of 1t thes,
young men got the best music that we hav,
ever heard from that stage.
Mr.. Stewart Cramer received an oyatisr
, from his old friends when he appeared TO
I his first solo Stewart was in good voic
and IN II love you, dear" he made his many
old friends feel proud of him.
Mr.. Davis as an elocutionst and mimic
adds nightly to entertainment. In "A vag
abond prince" he gave evidence of real dra
matte fire and in 1.-THE country literary" hi
talent for comedy became equally apparent
Mr. Bair has pure ringing tenor; MI
Guthrie's tones are liquid, smooth and sof
and MI Kaufiman's baes is rich and full as
pipe organ, We wish they would come thu
way again