Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1901-04-18

After ten days sickness the one year old
O'Clock on the morning of the lllh inst. and
its bural took place IN the U. B. cemetery
at 8 o'clock Friday afternoon. Services were
conducted at the residence by Rev, W. 5. T.
Metzger.
Sickness in Mr.. E. A. Frye's tamily-con,
sisting of twelve MEMBERSHIPS prevailed
during sll of the past five months and still
continues. In all this time, especially the
mother of the family has not occupied her
own sleeping apartments nor has she en-
joyed an undisturbed nights rest.
IL
DR.. w F. Luckett, who during the 7Os
was resident physician of Harbaugh's Val
ley, but tor the past twenty five years has
resided in Washington, ID. c., died IN that
city ON the Both, ultum. at the age Of So years
III
At our home ArbOr Day was observed to
the extent of planting 2 peach treess and 5
Splash Dwarf chestnuts. Wereceived the
chestnuts through the mail and on the little
box was written: Quick growth, but trees
do not get large" That's all From whence
or from whom they came we know not.
Ii would aeem to one that we have had
wind storm enough during the past two
weeks to blow about everything off the face
of the earth-and sea, too, for that matter
but in this community the only damage so
far reported is the loss of two dozen cabbage
plants. The wind wriggled Mrs. Kate Nc
Kssick's stable door open during night time
and the COW found her way to tho garden
and ate "a freshly set cabbage plants Don't
you think had to 20 and buy others" said
the lady.
From complication of ailments incident
to longevity and busy exerting life and at the
advanced age OF 81 years 0 months and day
Mr. David Damuth died, Thursday morning,
April 11th, 1901, at his home near town.
Mr.. Damuth was born on the Eastern edge
of Mechanicstown election district, July 10th
1918, and was resident of the district dur
ing the whole of his long and useful life. He
was of the school OF John, William and Elias
Stouffer, John and Henry Rouzer, John A..
and Jacob Martin, John A., William and
Abraham Roddy, Henry Markell, Burtis and
Washington Bennett, VIM. G. and Geo. Lam
ders, S MI Rhodes. Benz, Sam'l and Henry
Wllhide, v m. Hesson, Joseph aud Michael
Freeze, Frederick Stultz, and score of
others, all of whom will be remembered by
many readers OF the Clarion as former resi-,
dents of this community and have preceded
him to the grave.
For period of more than sixty years Mr..
Damuth was an honored member of the
Lutheran church, and prior to the beginning
of his actual imiirmaties, was a regular at
tendant to both the preaching and prayer
meeting services.
Wholly undisguised, TO start with, robust
in nearly all that the word implies, lndustri'
GUS and frugal, Mr.. Damuth has always
been reckoned among our best and most use
full citizens. Bereit of his wife, by death,
nearly twenty years ago he had since homed
with his son Maj G. A. Damuth, where IN
his declining years and season of severe af.
Fiction he was surrounded by all the COM
forts that the word home implies.
His funeral took place Saturday forenoon
with services at the house conducted by Rev
w. s T. Metzger, his pastor. Interment was
made in the U B. cemetery and under the
| direction Of undertaken E. e Black.