Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-02-09
The Whist Club.

The Whist Club.
The winners of the meeting ct Mr.. John
Miller's on Monday night were N. s. 3 Miss
Carrie Baker and Prof. H. D. Beachley. plus
715; E & w., Miss Fife Baker and Mr..
Carl Cassell, plus Il 5.
Miss Bessie Zimmerman entered at this
meeting.
MIR. Chas. G. Waters and wife of Frederick
and DR.. H. c. Anders were emong the
players.
Next Mon lay evening the Club will meet
at the home of the Misses Waesche.
Carl Browne, chief marshal of Coxey's
from Massilon, O., to Washington, is now
passing slowly through Ohio en- ioute to his
bone in California He travels in little
log cabin built on wheels and drawn by two
jaded horses. Mrs Browne, who accompan-
les him, was formerly Miss Mayme Coxey
and acted as the Goddess of Liberty" in the
"commonweal of Christ" march to WASH
ington. At night, from his little cabin door,
Browne tells the crowds that gather round
him how he ''got on the grass" and later 90
days in Jail for the offens,. He terms his
sentence "the greatest nineteenth century
crime" He is on his way to his old home
at Caiistoga, Cal, which he left in 1893, the
year he met Coxey at the Worlds Fair, and
helped to formulate plans tor the march to
Washington. Heexpects to reach California
next winter.
DEATH OF JACOB WELLER Resulting
from an attack of paralysis, mention of which
was made in our issue of January Goth, ia.
cob Weller, an aged and highly esteemed cit
izen of this place, diad at the home of his
son.in law. Mr.. Charles Eyler of j., on Tues.
day morning. The deceased was the son of
Jacob Weller. who in his day was leading
citizen of this section of the county,a master
workman in iron and steel, in which art his
son became a worthy successor.
The deceased was 70 years. month
and IL days Of age, all of which time, except
about 10 years residence in Dayton, O., was
spen; here. He is the last of his family ex-
cept one sister who resides in Ohio. Three
children survive him; Mrs. Charles Eyler OF
Thurmont, John W. Weller of Woodsboro
and Charles E. Weller of Walkersville, this
county.
Funeral today, Thursday at 10 o'clock, a.
M, interment in the U. B. cemetery sermon
by Rev VIM. Doughcrty, pastor of the U. B.
church, Of which the deceased was consist.
ent member from the days of his youth.
EXPLANATION IN ORDER.-On Saturday
the 2Sth ult.. the annual session of the Fred.
erick County Farmers institute was held
here in Thurmont and was more largely
attended than any ever before held in this
county. This might not be saying anything
specially favorable of the attendance here, as
it had been SO extremely slight heretofore,
but the real fact is that the attendance here
was large; SO large that Director Amos and
others were enthusiastic over it.
Now, in last weeks Frederick papers,
Immediately after the successful attempt to
hold meeting elsewhere than in Frederick
City, we fipd the following:
"A prominent farmer of Frederick county
says he IS much surprised to see such little
int, rest being manifested in the meetings OF
the Farmers Institute of Frederick county
Since the organization has been effected
meetings have been held, addressed by men
of prominence, yet the attendance has been
dscouragingly small, which naturally rem
ders it dishcartening to the projectors, who
are endeavoring to ealighten the farmers
upon the subject Of profitable farming"
This has been copied into number Of
newspapers that come to this Office, this, OF
in substance the same.
Our statement last week was unequivocal
to the effect that the Institute was, not from
our viewpoint, IA very small affair might, as
our city brethren weuld understand oul
conception Of things of this sort to be, Q
monster affair." but as Director Amoss and
President Kemp declared 1t to be, a largely
attended County Institute. Now, dear cictta
don't grow enyious of cioitatula; there arr
lots of things that haye been successfully
done that you have tried to do and have
failed and there are legions to whom th
statement does not come with shock o
surprise and unless you possess an automatic
forshnrtener of vision, that acts prompt,
when your interests are effected, you know
it too, and the Thurmont roundup was ON
OF those very successes unattainable hitherto
in Frederick City, despite The fact that you
newspapers have not only not said 80