Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1900-04-05
LOCAL CoRREsPoNDENCE

Rev w. L. Orcm and family left Friday
last for Washington, ID. G., in which city
the Annual Conference Of Nj. 4. Church lie
gan Tuesday of this week and will continue
in session for period of about eight days.
Mrs. Orem will visit the home Of her parents
and other kindred. Rev. Orcm'5 friends
confidently expect his return TO this charge.
Sprngtime, frogband, gardcntmc, trim,
graft and worm fruit trees, air the cellar,
clean up premises and burn rubbish, houa@
cleaning, get the whttewash ready, stick on
ions, SOW onion seed, plant potatoes, SOW
oats, fishing season, but all the above must
be attended before you can arrange for an
outing of that character.
In accordance with q contract recently
closed by the ne Mountain Iron and Steel
Company with w. W Frantz OF Washing
ton county, for one hundred and sixly-tour
tons OF crushed lime stone, it will be dcliv.
cred to this station daily for transportation
to Catoctln Furnace when that industry gets
underway.
The present price of flour is 81 a barrel
and we pay for corn so cents per bushel, vet
there are some whose minds are consider
ably agtated ON account OF high prices. BY
referring to the market quotations OF the
year 1868, we find that at that time the price
of wheat was 81 80 per hushel and we were
paying $40 barrel for flour. Corn in Jan
uary of that year was 81 GOA bushc, coffee
per pound 45 cents, sugar 20, hams 20, cot
ton TO- butter As The price for eggs was
not quoted, neither did eggs a, that period,
as they almost DO now, govern the move.
ments Of the planets, the morals OF man and
the price of pig iron in Scotland.
Fitting season 1900 with the terrifying
experiences and tribulations which usually
attaches to moving day, is now thing OF
the past, and while | shall say nothing about
the former place of abode of those in this
community called upon TO undergo the try
ing ordeal, will append list of the untort
unates and name their place OF residence for
at least a year hence They are John Moser
William Wihide, Luther Ramsburg, DR.
Anders H. ~ Parish Rev. w. l., Martin
A. r. WilhIde, Robert Hahn, Geyer Black
Mrs Zimmerman, Anderson Policy, ID.
Deshler, Martin Weddle, J w Creeger, VIM.
Baltzell, Mrs Anders, Robert Eigenhrode
II. MaCkley, Charles Currens, Joshua llobbs
Il. k. WaeSChe, DAVID Blchl, MIS- laruMl
f. A. G, Whitman, Mrs. J, w. Payne, M lss
Jennie Payne, d. Harshman, Mrs Levi Fitz
in the order named they will reside first
eight on w, NIain-st, Boundary Ave, Wa
ter-st. do, Lombard st, Carrol-st, corner
Church and E. Main SITS, Church ST., Water
st East st, Church.st., West end town, Mt.
ST. Mary's, Catoctin Furnace, Troutville
Frederick City, Hagerstown, Taneytown
Frederick City, Sabillasvile, haf.mile north
Of town. The operator Of the steam shove
at the ore mines, has also moved his family
into Mr.. O,er's dwelling on w. Main ST.,
and so has Mrs G. H Black left her farm
and has located in &. j, Carmack's habita
ton on Carroll st. The hHrdships encoun
/ tered and the trials and tribuations attend
ing these periodical fittings would make
up volume of painful and wi,hal, interest
ing reading matter. We think so at least.
Mr.. John BoliDger has moved on and is cul
tvatlng Mr. d. c. IIammetts farm, succeed
! ing Mr.. Jacob Eigenbrode. Mr.. llammet
is having repairs made to his farm buildings
A force of men with the county stone
crusher have just completed mile of roat
north of diminishing and connecting will
the Waynesboro pike