Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1903-01-08
Local correspondence.

The L. B. Sunday Schcol elected officers
Sunday last rs follows: Supt. John Mackley;
Asst. Sup,., VIM. 4. Miller Secy. VIM Bait
zeil; Treas, Mrs. W. l.. Martin; Librarian
Miss Mary Martin; Organis,, Miss Vada Holt
and Mrs. Harvey Ileterly.
For quite while the growth of new resi-
dences in Thurmont has been sluggish but
once we realize upon the at pres mt live pro-
jcct of connecting the village OF Frederick
with this city by rail, we will. then begin to
grow and bulge as never before.
"lts raining in front of the house and
showing behind it, said lady of an out of
town home, md who was little out of sorts
with Tuesday mornings weather, "And
Just bcyond the garden it's slceting and hail
ing" Nothing impossible nowadays and
the capabilities Of this winter weather are
lust bit too prccarious for the average ones
fathoming," replied her consort. And he is
about right. These SHOWS, rams and scct
that beg,u on the day before yesterday and
keep coming ziczNg and up and crosswise
and catacorners are Little outside of the or
binary and as to the propriety of some of the
days we have had being en- the calendar,
there is some doubt.
Miss BESSIE Snook of Utica and her friend
Miss Mamie Pi,zer Of Marunsburg, w. Va,
were guests of the Misses kouzer Monday
and Tuesday last.
Mrs. }. w. Holt, widow of the late Bishop
Holt, of Dayton, Ohio, spent Chrstmas with
her sisternlaw, Mrs. Lobelia Holt, two miles
north of town
Mr. Leonard G. Harbaugh, most thrifty
farmer of Lantz. is having dwelling builded
in Sabillasvlile. The Messrs Weddle of ths
town are doing the work.
MIR. Adam Anders has just completed
handsome residence of brick in the same vii
lage.
at has been alarm,ng,y healthy so far this
winter" remarked one OF our NJ. DIS New
Years day.
The membership of Toms Greek charge,
Thurmont Circuit NJ. E. Church. have in
course Of construction a handsome church
edlfice which rs expected to be ready for the
dedicatory service early in the coming sum.
mcr. The church with furnishings complete
will cost little above $4,000 nearly all of
which has already been secured. So says
the pastor, Rev. Orem, who has been un,ir-
ing in his efforts to further the enterprise.
Mr. D. Alpheus Fror has rented Mr. VIM.
Flohl's farm. Possession given first Of next
April.
Notwithstanding Root Bros. have been
importuned time and again and have had
very fa.tering and far-fetching offers and
inducements TO locate Penmar Cannery else.
where, they have loyalty and positively de
cided to reestablsh that very desirable in
dustry in this immediate community. Our
merchants, farmers and wage earners, male
and female. will doubtless jublate in the
knowledge of this fact and will heartily and
unstintingly extend to Roo, Bros. the aid
and encouragement which their benifcence
and the enterprise merits.
An ugly cut above the right ear, bruises
on nearly every part of her body and render
ed unconscious for six hours, was the sad
misfortune that befell Mrs. Chas. M. Gall,
Friday morning last, second day of the New
Year. In her home and seated near the Sec
ond story landing of an unusually lengthy
flight of stairs. Chatting mcrrly with a
lady friend and seamstress, Mrs Gall rose to
descend and in some way or other cant tell
just how" missed her footing and tumbled
down the steps to the floor below. After
the lapse of week Mrs. Gall is very forlu.
natcly nearly her usual self again