Catoctin clarion., 1901-01-24

and the medicine upset my stomach. A friend
advised me to try Chamberlain's Cough Rem.
edy and found it was pleasant to take and
1t relieved me at once. am now entirely
recovered, saved doctors bill, tine and suff.
ering and will never be without this splen-
did medicine again. For sale by DR.. Waters
coMMUNIcATED
More Than a score.
In the beautiful Hill View, or more prop
erly speaking, the United Brethren Cemetery
overlooking the cozy village of Thurmont,
quietly sleeps the dust of eIhaps one thou
sand persons who have, in the last seven
decades, In the early dawn of life, in the
middle of the day, in the evening and far into
the night. passed away from this mundane
shore to the great beyond.
Whilst Precious in tho sight of the Lord
is the death OF His saints precious also. very
precious is the memory OF our dear loved
ones who, with the multitude there quietly
rest in the city of the departed; whose grassy
mounds we time and again visit and tenderly
beautify and care for. Yes, precious are The
earthly tabernacles sleeping there and pre-
cious is their memory which shall ever be
kept green in our minds. and thoughts, and
though Sad and lonely as we miss them here
around the family fireside, yet, with hearts
of Joy, we fondly cherish the beautiful
thought as couched In the following poetic
strain:
"Oh, how sweet 1t will be in that beautiful
land,
80 free from all sorrow and pain;
With songs on our lips and with harps in our
hands.
To meet one another again"
Upon the pages of history It has been chron.
icled, that, IN every emergency, when the
flag OF our country-"Old Glory"-was to be
borne against the foe. and on to glorious
victory, with old Frederick county, this.
Mechanicstown district, always furnished its
good share of men who rallied around the
| flag and entered the field of conflict to do
well their uty for this sweet land of liberty
many of them falling in the conflict, and
dying as only brave soldiers can die.
Here lying in this sacred spot of the sleep.
ing multitude, we call to mind more than q
score of honored brave. and az we cali the
roll, many incidents Of the days of yore will
crowd into the memory of many who read
these lines as they once more remember aud
commune with the spirits OF this honored
roll as we call the names Of
! Daniel Shaffer, Leonard Moser, Samuel Bar
tor, VIM Beam, George Stokes, Lewis
Mathews. Robert Gourley, Cyrus Moser,
Samuel Anders, Daniel Wilhide, Simon Will
de. Daniel Craver. Irving r. Eyler, VIM.
H Dorsey, John l.. Whitman, Joseph Baxter,
Alpheus Hesson, Joseph H. Eyler, Henry
Crabbs, Johu A. Kuhn, James Wollard and
Green, and perhaps several others ofwhom
we know not, compose squad of soldiers
officers and men, whose record is credit to
any country, and to whom we kindly say,
Sleep on, sleep on, brave soldiers. sleep until
awakened by the heavenly trumpeter of the
Mighty Conqueror, the Prince of Peace who
will bring them forth to the eternal camping
ground.
am glad 10 know that the valor ald deeds
of this noble band OF heroes are not forgotten
by US who enjoy the bleod-bought liberties
vouchsafed unto US by these heroes of the
ages, whose dusty homes are tenderly deco
rated time and again, not only with the flag
under which they fought but also with the
fragrant flowers of the field" which "diffuse
their balmy sweets around" AMI again,
| ~ tbot ha &c
those eight Boys in Blue" who fell on the
bloody field of carnage In the green forests
of the South but, like Moses, the great law
gver, their resting place is unknown, are so
kindly remembered annually by the strewing
upon chosen spot on the green sod In this
lonely city. floral garland for each one Of
precious memory, as we tendcrly read the
names of Jason Damuth, George Favorite.
VIM. Forney, Hezekiah Baltzell, Irwin Rob-
inson, Ed Robinson, w. Mcpherson and j.
Nj Pherson.
Let US honor the memory Of the brave
and true soldier, who, when in the field serv-
ing his country In 1854, was asked to rcturn
home and become candidate for Congress.
bdlC. eDttTcu tDc u6lu w ii uttu
for this government, and never expect to
return to peaceful pursuits until the object
of this war Of preservation has become a
fact established" Thus spoke the noble
Gen. John A. Logan of Illinois, who insttu-
ted Memorial Day, the day when the hun
dreds of thousands fallen heroes are strewed
with beautiful. fragrant flowers, etc, thus
beautifying the places which "are gardens OF
glory where shall blossom eternally the most
splendid flowers of patriotism"
Let US kindly remember tho absent ones
and do good unto all "whie the days are
going BY" ever remembering that
Through this toilsome world, alas
Once and only once, we pass;
Ifa kindness we may show,
Ifa good dead we may do,
To our suffering fellow man,
Let US do it while we can;
Nor delay It for tits plain.
We shall not pass this way again
Sincerely,
CAToCTIN.
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