Catoctin clarion., 1899-09-28
TLoCAL CORRESPONDENCE.

| After several weeks of aftliction and patient
suffering, and surrounded by fearful eyes
and aching hearts of sorrowing friends Clara,
the II year old daughter of Mr.. Nelson Fresh
our and the fourth member of the family to
fall a victim to that relentless foe to human
life, consumption, passed peacefully away On
! Thursday last, at her home near Franklin
Mills. A few months ago this young lady
was apparently in the enjoyment of good
health and happy in thoughts and prospects
| for the future, but in her death another
bright young life Is ended Miss Freshour
had been conscious for some time past Of the
fact that she was beyond hope of recovery.
and with pathetic forethought she planned
the details of her own funeral. The funeral
services were held Saturday forenoon NJ 10
o'clock from st. Johns Lutheran Church
and her body was inferred in the U. b. Gem.
etery. Undertaken E. f. Black was funeral
director and the religious services were pre-
sided over by her pastor, the Rev. Mr., Metz.
ger, assisted by Rev. VIM. Daugherty. The
sympathy of the people Of this community
for the afflicted and bereaved family was
evidenced by the large attendance at the
funeral and the very many beautiful floral
offerings, the last tokens of love and sorrow
from many friends.
Our town mill continues to do frst.class
work and brings many people here who
would 90 elsewhere for their store goods.
Let us therefore not overlook nor underesti-
mate the importance of patronlzing our home
industries.
Mr.. Chas Shipleys new, large and sub
stantlal observatory now stands completed
and sentinellike midway between the base
and summit of Chimney Rock Mountain and
is Interestingly attractive.
Election time Is drawing near and full
and clean vote is one of the best results we
can get out of 1t,
Otterbein Chapel. situated in the heart Of
Harbaughs Valley and built just so years ago.
renewals at cost of $135, and ON Sunday
last and in the presence of large assembage
of the valley, adjoining communities and
many from afar, was reJedlcated to the wor-
ship of God by appropriate ceremonies,
Having been granted three weeks vaca.
ton Rev. Daugherty left Tuesday for Balt-
more and the Eastern Shore where he will
visit relatives.
A days fishing IN lower Owens Greek re-
Gently by Mr. VIM. Hcttery resulted in a
catch OF 10 bass.
A report to the effect that squirrels in
almost countless numbers are migrating this
fall and are coming from the wilds Of West
Virginia across the Potomac into Maryland.
Our huntsmcn here say that squirrels have
been scarce so far this season.
Mia. Bttinger, wldo~ of the late " iliiam
Bittinger who died twelve years ago and at
the time of whose death the Franklin Mills
property, barring the widow dover passed
into the possession of Pennsylvania College,
died at her home in Abbottslown, Pa, on
Wednesday, Goth inst.
York, Pa Ice Company, Mr.. VIM, Stull
returned to his home here on Thursday last
Mr.. Joseph Gully accompanied by Miss
Bertha Damuth of Waynesboro, were visitors
here Sunday.
A meeting of the Y. p. G. U. of the U. b.
Church will be held in Hagerstown on the
10TH Goth and 2lst of October, and Rev, w.
Daugherty, Mr.. VIM. Mackley and Miss
Martha Whitman have been named as repre-
sentatlves of this congregation.
Born, and for AZ years a resident of Beaver
Dam section, this State, but for the last 80
years d successful farmer and stock raiser in
johnson County, Mo, Mr.. Ephraim Repp is
at this time and at the age OF so, visiting
kindred and friends in Carroll, Frederick
and Washington Counties,
Mrs W. l. Hoover OF Boonesboro is spend-
ing the week at the home of Rev. w. l..
Martin.
Miss Minnie Baltzell has returned from
York where she was for n week the guest OF
relatives
Mrs. John G. Weller, son Harry and two
daughters, Mary and Elsie. Of Hagerstown,
attended the funeral of their relative, Miss
Freshour, on Sunday last, and otherwise
mingled with kindred here for short time
before returning to their home.
Mrs Jennie Cohower will discontinue
storekeeplng at Roddys, she having disposed
of her stock of goods to Mr.. A, Orndortf Of
Taneytown. Mr.. Orndorf will take posses,
sion of the properly about the first of Noy.
at which time Mrs. Colli1ower will move to
and settle in Graceham 1t is also said that
Mr.. Orndortf has rented the Franklin Mills
farm.
Rev. w. L. Martin has disposed of his
property situated on the western edge OF
town to Mr.. John N. Moser, son of Daniel
tor the sum of $500. Mr.. Martin has in
town purchased the property now occupied
by Mayor J. w. Creeger and situated on
West Malu Street. For this property he
paid $500.
D. Allen Desher's story about the corr
stalk in his garken, which brlstled in THf
CLARION last week, reminds me of Tom Nc
Brides cucumbers. Tom lives in a very
productive part of Arkansas and owns
match" of ground hard by his dwelling