Catoctin clarion., 1905-06-08
Local Correspondence.

In response to Mr.. John r. Stoner's invi-
tations 10 barn raising, which took place
Tuesday, about rs men were early upon the
spot and by noon the main structure was in
position. In the afternoon the shedding and
crib frames were added, and also pcrlins
were placed in their order. Dinner, sumpt-
uous and A in quality, was served between
the hours of 10 and 2 o'clock, and upon ta-
Bile stretched across the lawn of Mr.. Stoner's
home. Now then, on Tuesday evening, June
Q, 1905, the skeleton of he new barn on APP
piles Church farm cast its shadow eastward
for the first time.
The Farm Journal, one Of the very best
publications in the land, is responsible for
the report that in Peter Tumbledown's pota-
to patch the weeds are so dense that a Ian
tern is required by the bugs to find the po
tato tops. Having once upon time jour.
neyed by Mr.. T's place of above, noting
carefully all surrounding conditions, I'm In
clined to receive the journals statement as a
fact if not a little too conservative. While
at the time of my passing by there was
neither potato or corn patch visible to the
naked eye; there was in evidence barn yard
Uttered with bar-rais, boards and sprlnk
ling Of old stove pipes, while here and there
hung dlapidated gate to q lower and only
hinge. Just opposite posed reclining corn
house with door ajar and within it a multi
tude of chickens scratching mixture ofcorh,
husks and remnants of Old sacks out upon
the ground 10 the delight of bunch of en-.
hungered swine. Passing on by the dwell.
ing, in the yard of which Mrs. T had just
stretched out hard days wash on conven-
lent piles Of rails and brushes, | espied the
betterhalf, shod in a pair of Mr.. Tumble
downs discarded rubber boots and with
hatchet and nails, cross over the roaC to
spike board on to the end of lcaky hog
trough while Peter contentedly reclined in a
home provsed hammock which danglcd IN
the yard hard by their habitation.
Ploughman! Spare the birds nest. When
Mr.: Josiah - entered the ReY. G. A.
Whitmore's cornfield one day last week to
plow corn he was first of all earnestly ad-
monished not to disturb killdeer's nest that
he would find at designated spot in the
field and directly in bis pathway. Gee and
haw around il; don't matter how much corn
and heans you break down for me, only do
not destroy the killdeer's nest" said the Rev.
Tender thought, noble impulse, merciful ac-
ton. What an excellent text herein lies
from which to discourse from the pulpit.
Will the Rev. not see to its forthcomingp
Not that we are prone to cruelty, but, incon.
sideratey scores OF birds are slain one way
and another, every season and gentle re-
minder from the pulpit may cause us to
pause and ponder before depriving the tiniest
bird of its life liberty or the usual ration OF
cherries day by day.
Miss Anna Mary and Master Lloyd Mar.
tin Freeze spent Sunday with relatives in
the country and where there was tree OF
ripe cherries.
June is the best month in the year to prune
fruit trees; says the Farm journal.
Mr.. H. A. Sipes has had bis dwelling house
attractively repainted without, and within
several rooms tastily papered.
Mr.. VIM. Egenbrode has recently pur,
chased binder, hoiserake and bran new
plough.
Go see Ed. Roots unique and attractive
bee hive 1t must be seen to be appreciated
1t is Mrs. Bicycles one hope that all farm
| mr., III i'll toka onod car Of the hOrSps duriDp
the hot weather. "See that the watering
trough is cleaned out each day and do moi
allow it to become foul with slime and give
them water at least five times day. This
will add greatly to their comfort" she says
Most of us agree with Mrs. Bigglc regarding
! the matter.