Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1903-03-26
Gracehanl Items.

The sick have all improved.
Grain, grass, shrubery and garden making
have made exceptional growth for March.
1t was the weather, Hicks had nothing to do
with it.
The Ladies AID Society will celebrate their
fourteenth anniversary on Saturday evening
The 2sth inst A brief rehearsal of Its work
and literary exercise, followed with bazaar
sale Of useful articles will be feature.
The regular Whitsunday services, lovefesst
and communion will be observed on the Sun.
day preceding Rev. Kaiser will be away
al Synod the reason, remember the date, viz:
Sunday, May Gath.
Mr.. VIM. d. Morrison while stirring the
bedding of straw around bis horse on Sun
day evening, was kicked by the animal upon
the left cheek OF his face, the cork Of the shoe
cutting very severe wound just below the
eye and otherwise bruising the face.
Graceham will have quite number of
changes again during the fitting season Of
this and next week. Those who remove
from the town are the following families;
Messrs D. B. Meskill to Baltimore, George
w. Collifowcr to Philadelphia. Chas. Glen
to Union Bridge, James II. Hahn to Dayton,
Ohio. Those who have already come and
yet to come are Messrs John J. Seiss OF
Waynesboro, VIM. N. Winebrenner of Mot.
tiers, John Six of Rocky Ridge, Hiram Eells
Lewlstown and Walter Fogle of Mt. Pleas
ant, and We could have others as there is yet
room if properties were made and kept de-
sirable.
Noticing few weeks ago an item of his.
torical account in which figured Mr.. John
Jacob Weller, great grandfather Of Mrs.
Lieut. Troxell and Mrs. Maggie M. Grouse.
The said Weller was one of three brothers,
the others Jacob and Philip landed in Phila,
delphia. Pa, 1887, and came to this neighbor,
hood the next year. The brother Philip,
upon substantial proofs through Hon. Capt.
John Weller of Louisville, Ky, states that
his great grandfather Philip, came from this
section ia 1889 locating in Kentucky, and
that one of the family, an old aunt, has the
family Bible brought from Germany substan-
tiating the extemporaneous history of the
family as recorded in the obituary record OF
Jacob Weller, the brother in the Graceham
Moravian church records, that he, and they
were the sons OF Daniel Weller native and
resident OF Berle- burg ischen a province OF
Germany.
Jacob Weller, as I believe a brother OF
John Jacob mentioned In the CLARION arti.
Gle, is stated as being one of the chief organ.
and establishing the present site of the town
1746 10 1868. dying in May, 1904, at the age
of 90 years,
The traditional home of the Weller's was
the old Firor farm now owned and occupied
by Mr.. Cyrus o. Favorte, and in the old
cemetery on the farm near the house, the
remains of the old families lie at rest.
Anne Margaret, granddaughter of this
elder Jacob and daughter Of John Jacob @
son, was married lin the wording OF the
church record on the l4th of October, 1900
to John Jacob Weller, b. s., first son of John
Jacob Weller friend of her fathers. The
term "friend" implies that they, the friends
family, were not members Of the Moraviar
church. Elizabeth, a daughter, married thu
late Andrew Seton the 29th of March, 1888
just seventy years ago.
The Welers, Feurors, Kreigers, Wilhets
Herbacks Demands and many others In tbi
section were thus connecting families, mos
of those now living are members of the fourtl
and fifth generations.