Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1903-02-26
Local Correspond ence.

NollCE:-lt Uluu l Tull, SuoW, sISC' VI
hail on last Sunday. II.
MIR. VIM. L. Cover, son of the late Fred.
crick Cover and nephew of Messrs En"s,
Dayid and Henry Cover of this place aud of
Jerome Cover, of Lewistown, died Monday,
10Th INST, of paralysis at his home in Bali.
more, aged SO years. Mr.. Cover had resided
IN Baltimore for % years and in the fall Of
1899 was elected to The Mary land Legislature,
serving his term to the satisfaction of lis
constituents.
For the past fortnight Mr. JAS. w. Ba!tz-
eli has bee closely confiued to his home by
illness
BY me eaIly local history which came
into my possession through the kindness of
my good, i,atriarchial, though alert and ac'
tive friend, Henry NJ. Parish, and tor which
he has my ,hanEs, learn. among other
things that between hundred aud fifty and
two hundred y, ars ago, Leonard Firor, great
grand father Of lhc late David ) Error and
great great grandfather of Miss NJ Beth
Flor, for quite II number of years reshtn,
and efficient teacher in the public schools
here. OWED and cultivated the farm now IN
possession, rs tenant, of Mr.. VIM Fogle, aud
located one NILE south of town.
also learn that the property owned by
ME W. NJ. Co. and now in the possession of
Mr. Jacob Idle, was 1870 years ago owned
occupied by John Jacob Weller, father of
u ,yi,,> h,,il
the residence now owned by w. W. Zim
mermln aud lit c later the &. w Fore
man residence aud the squatty stone struct'
IRE standing hard by; he wa, great grand
father OF Mrs. Lieut. TroXel and Mrs Mag
gle NJ. Grouse, present day residents Of this
town.
Eigh,y.scyen years ngo Jacob Weller,
blacksmith, built Forge on the bank of the
creek and adjacent to Forcman's alley. A
remnant of the foundation of which may still
be visible ut the bend in the alley.
Previous to this time, or mere accurately,
1913 years ago the dwelling now occupied by
Mr.. Enos Cover was made by one Casper
Fauble, a Ucssian by birth AT that period
this building an II cabin that stood little
TO the north Of it, built perhaps in time on,
Of memory, composed the town.
In 1898 the Rouzer tanncry, one mic uorth
OF town obsolete for decade-was esIah
llshed by Daniel Rcuzcr, flthtr of the late
John Rouzer to whom ,hc.busin,ss descend
ed at the elders death, which occurred about
80 years ago.
Isn't that Myersvile section story which
appeared In week before las. CLARION rest
ing unfinishcdy The foundation laid was
quite ample TOR additions and the story was
good enough to be continued.
With high drifts, II bowling wind and zero
weather to contend with for several days
riers had bitter and somewhat terrifying
experience in their efforts to serve their pa
irons In some Instances the teams were
lett ON the highways and for miles the car
riers walked over snow covered fields and
fouudcred through drifts to serve families
who were snow5ouud
The storm of last Monday night week
coming as 1t did SO closely upon the ami.
versary of the appalling lizard of four years
ago and when that exciting event was being
quietly celebrated in private homes and in
public places by groups of persons who had
casually dropped in, served very well as an
impr, ssive reminder Of what was tran,piiing
around US at that terrifying period, following
which, stories sad to relate, remain 10 be
told. A truly sad one and one well cacu
lated to touch the sympathetic cord when it
lies not too deep, was the affection that Wis
tied the family of Mr. Alan Kcrns. There
during that awful night in their humble
home, high up on bluff overlooking our
town and directly under Chimney Rock shad-
ow lay two OF his little children SICK and
struggling between life and death. No
one dared venture from their home without
risk of life or limb. so fierce was the storm.
Driven by the bowling wind, the snow and
ice continued to pound against the dwelling
without, while within the struggling Of the
two little ones increased, and ut the midnight
hour the spirit Of one departed The other,
all the time pitituly pleading for the par
ent's consent for it to follow its sister--ln
awful request to grant-contnued to suffer
until its request was gran ed, when it too,
peacefully passed away and its spirit went
out TO join that of its departed sister. SO, at
the dawn of day February Ia, 1890, there
remained TO this distressed and sorrowing
household a stormbound home aud within it
two little bodies cold in dc ,th.