Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-02-13
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Local Correspondence.

Won't you feed the birds; won't you please
feed the birds, and have your mind to the
comfort and welfare of every other living
thing during this cold, bleak and wretched
weather
The past fall and winter. so far, has been
remarkable for the production Of ice. That
commodity could have been secured on the
ponds hereabouts In any month since Octo.
Der last from four to six inches thick.
Israel woodward. colored, is dead At an
advanced aged, he died lrst week at his home
in Chambersburg, Pa, and near that city
bis remains were laid to rest by undertaken
E. M. Smith. formerly of this place. For .
number of years prior to the 70's the deceas-
ed was resident OF this community, but for
a long time he has resided in Pennsylvania
where he reared family. nearly all Of whom
survive HIM. All of the aged patrons of the
CLARION will remember Israel oodyard rs
a once resident of foothill of Chimney Rock
slope.
Has any one noticed the CLARION and Joe
Flohr coasting on the highways or hllsides
hereabouls during the past three weeks!
"Won't you snow, won't you please snow
Send US along about rod, perpendicular,
with good sousing rain at the finish, this
to be followed by bit of zero, to the end
that firm and glidery crust shall form an
men Joe Flohr II 60 a coasting; just snow
palhetically pelitoned the CLARION in it's
issue of the 9th ulto. Well, almost straight
way 1t did snow, a sousing rain did descend
instanter with protrac.ed wave of almost
zero dlrec ly on lis heels, the glidery crust
did form, and still remains. Friend Flohr's
presence in our midst has been noticed fire.
quently In the meantime. The opportuni-
ties have been amply ample and the patrons
Of the CLARION can conceive of DO legitimate
excuse for the nonperformance of the fondly
anticipated event for which it made itself
responsible. Moreover. neither will the pa
irons of the CLARION be content to forego
the pleasure of witnessing the performance
of such wonderful and unique feats as nat
urally attaches to an outing of this character,
|. e. men Joe Flohr coasting."
At noon, Sunday Feb. Q, 1902, in ct. An
thongs church, Mt. St. Marys. by Father
Manley, Miss Leila Cover, one of Thurmont's
most worthy young ladies, was joined In
matrlmony to Mr.. A. Seymore of Washing
ton. d. G. The Thurmont relatives and
friends Of the bride who witnessed the mar
riage ceremony were Mr.. E. N. Cover. Miss
Lila Cover, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. T. Waesche and
daughter, Miss Mary, aud Mr.. and Nrs. L d.
Kelly.
More than thirty weddings have taken
place in this immediate community within
the last "a months and whilst during the
month of January there seemed to be lull
in the matrimonial line. just now there ap.
pears something in the air denoting revival
cedure with increased vigor. One more Ger,
tainly will be added to the list before Prince
Henry's arrival in Chicago, and the outlook
10 bright for Others TO follow before the
croaklng of tue frogs in the lowlands round.
about
Yes, to be sure, the weather has been quite
cold and disagreeable during the past two
weeks but as comforting panacea and be.
fore noticesbly wincing about 1t let US recall
to memory the conditions as they existed
during the first and second weeks of Feb'y
ls99-only three years ago. Following is a
very nearly correct register Of the weather
from the flrst to the fourteenth of that month:
the lst dawned with inches of snow on the
ground, temperature of Q degrees above
zero and wind blowing; Cd. 2 above, calm;
81, min, thunder and lightning, ~ above;
4, g. z and 9th, snow fell to depth of IL
inches with an average temperature of 20
above; 9th, zero; 10Th. 10 below: 1lth, be-
low; 18th snow and below, and all day and