Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-04-27

DR.. John McC. Foreman, dentist, visits
Thurmont professionally every Wednesday
he has room at Mr. John Landers.
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IMPROVEMENTS Mr.. d. w. Zeutz Is max
ing decided improvements to his property
on E. Main. st., (the Andrew Seton property. }
He is raising to two full stories the eastern
end Of the buildine.-Mr. Geo. W. Stocks
dale has erected handsome lattics.work
screen around the rear entrance to his dwell
ing on Carroll st.-M-. N. J. Albaugh and
Mr.. Sam. Long have frightened up their
dwellings with new paint-Mrs. H. O. Root
10 raising to two full stories the east end of
her property (the Frederick White property
on w. Main street.
WIDENING OuT.-Mr. Chss, 81. Miller of
Logs, has added to his already large and
growing business, another feature and has
now on hand probably the largest stock of
farm wagons and farm machinery to be found
in the county outside of Frederick City. He
buys his wagons by the carload and has al
ready this season disposed of nearly or quite
one carload. He is widely advertising this
branch of the business and will likely estab-
lish that as q great centre for the sale Of ag-
ricultural machinery and Implements. he 10
very careful but enterprising and aggressive
business man, one Of the sort that lends
character to community.
A COMPLICATION ON WHEELs.-On
Tuesday last one of the Catoctin Furnsce
single mule teams, in charge Of boy and
loaded with corn fodder, was set on fire by
the boy dropping cigarette snipe into it.
When 1t struck blaze the mule struck Q
run. the boy struck out through the adjoin-
ing timber, leaving the fire to drive the mule,
which it did, verify. He took q rapid course
down the turnpike, evenly distributing the
burning fodder en- route. aiming instinctively
for his stable at which in due season, or
earlier, he arrived with his accompaniment
OF smoke, fame and noise. Mr.. Fraley says
he had wrought earnestly at divers kinds of
work before, but not until that date had he
found occasion to fully develop all there was
of possible muscular effort In HIM: he de.
tached the mule and prevented the fire from
communicating with the buildings. That
mule has since shown symptoms of most
laudable desire to kick the suction pump out
of every boy that he sees smoking cigarette.
Referring to our report Of the possibility of
the Myersville Electric railroad going to
Blue Ridge Summit, there to meet the
Waynesboro line, and thence to Gettysburg,
the Frederick Daily Nesos makes the follow
Ing curt comment; "That is most gratifying
news, and we hope The CLARION knows
what 1t is talking about"
Well; the end aimed at has been attained,
whether we knew what we were talking
about or not. With all your great high
mightiness, how many public movements
have you inaugurated; how many such can
you point to and say ''see what we have
donea" Some citylet journals have way of
saying ungracious things to or about their
less pretentious country brethren, but If one
will search the records 1t will be found that
while they are spouting columns of political
froth, or publishing thousands of two line
personals, the country boys are suggesting,
advocating and accomplishing something. A
case in point; The VaHey Register, as against
the entire Frederick City press, was an easy
winner of the honor of having the F. & M.
electric railroad tat accompG, while ten
years or more Of editorial effort has not ef-
fected the removal ola single cobble stone
from the streets of Frederick.
The tragedy enacted near Wolfsville, In
the exit eme northern section of Middletown
Valley. on Saturday evening, in which Miss
Orpha Harshmsn. aged sixteen, lost her lie
at the hands of Edward L. Morgan, aged
twenty FIVE, who then killed himself, contin.
ues to be the all.absorbing topic of converse
ton throughout the valley.
Miss Harshman's funeral took place at 10
o'clock this (Mondav) morning from Gross
nickle's Dunkard church, between Ellerton
and Wolfsvile. There was 3 large atten.
dance, people coming from miles around to
WITNESS the laSt scenes Vi Ouc VI VIC lAopt
shocking tragedies that has ever occurred In
this region. Elder Charles Ausherman con.
Quoted the services, assisted by Elder John
Bussard. The interment was at the Gem etery
connected with the church.
The funeral of Morgan took place this
Monday afternoon from the Reformed
church at Wolfsville, Rev. Dielzel officiating
The were no witnesses to the tragedy, and
consequently all stories of what really trans.
PRED between the two are but surmises.
When Miss Harshman left her home to
walk to her sisters, Mrs. David E. Barkmau,
not far away, she took what Is known as the
"short cut" across the fields, thus saving In
distance over mile. Morgan saw her start
and he followed after her, overtaking her on
the summit of the mountain ridge, where no
houses are In sight. Peter Baer, living near
by. heard two pistol shots and scream, fol-
lowed aome minutes later by five more shots
In rapid succession, but he paid no attention
to the matter.
Charles Kline, who was taking his mother
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