Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-02-14
FORDS GRAND OPERA HOUSE.

Week Feb. 18th, the brilliant American
actress, Maxine Elliot in the successful
Clyde Fitch comedy
"HER GREAT MATCH"
The original company with Miss Maxine
Elliott will be the attraction at Ford's
the week OF Feb. 18th, nothing but sue
cess of the most gratifying proportions
has attended this gifted actress since she
became an individual star, and in "Her
Great Match" Mr.. Fitch has fitted her
with the part Of an American girl, one
of those characteristically native roles
which Miss Elliott essays SO delightfully."-.
She appears as 10 Sheldon, an Ameri-
can girl travelling abroad, and the part
gives her wide and artistic opportunities
of which this popular actress takes the
best advantage. The play is in four acts
with the scenes laid in England, Herd
fortshire and London.
10 Sheldon is typical American beau
ty, immensely wealthy and fancy free.
The opening act finds her the guest OF
August Botes q rich brewer of Herdfort-
shire, with her is her step-mother Mrs.
Sheldon, the development of the plot
begins with the arrival of Adolph, Prince
of Eastphalia and heir to the throne, not
withstanding her aversion to royalty 10
falls in love with him and it is the Incl
dents of their romantic courtship that
evolves one Of the most attractive of mod.
ern comedies.
The company includes Chas. Cherry.
Felix Edwardes, Cary Thomas, Mathilde
Cotrelly, Suzanne Perry, Leon Quarter
main, Willis Sans, Guy Cary, Muriel
Wylford, Gladys MINI and others.
Matinees Wednesday and Saturday
Admission rs and so cents.
Week Feb. 25th, the great racing play
Checkers" with so people in the cast.
Falr Dealings.
Rev. O. E. Bregenzer will hold For.
eign Mission service on Sunday morning
Feb. "a, 1907, at Mt. Tabor Lutheran
church at Rocky Ridge.
Mr.. Howard Miller of Westminster Wis
tied his parents on Sunday.
Messrs Rein Motter and Chas. Miller
of Taneytown spent Sunday with Mr.
Joseph Miller.
Mr.. Irwin Fisher of near Logs on last
Monday night had horse killed by the
o'clock express train. The horse got
lose at Logs station and in the binding
snowstorm got bewildered and walked
down the track. 1t was struck and kill
ed and throwed down the bank with thu
stick wagon attached.
Mrs. Amanda Hape has been on tn,
sick list for some time at her daughter
Mrs. Harry Better of near Logs.
Mr.. Harvey Ogle of near Logs on las
Saturday morning had very narrow es
cape from loosing one or more horses o.
the trestle near Logs. His horses ran of
while watering them, he followed then
out to the school house where they turn
ed down to Logs station and ran dow
the railroad until they reached the tres
tie. Mr.. Ogle jumped off the horse h
was riding and ran around the one bu
the other jumped on the trestle, its from
feet between the ties. Mr.. Ogle was 9
lone and fearing a train would soon az
pear, he rode up the track and phoned t
Rocky Ridge to hold all trains. The re
pair hands of that section and some neigh
bors came to his assistance and by har
work got the the horse off Of the trestl
bruised about it, legs but, lucky, no bone
: broke.
Mrs. j. A. Miller and Eta visited Nj
Charles Robinson on Sunday last.
| Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Miller of near 10y
3 Md, announce the marriage of the
, daughter Eta J. to Mr.. Chas. E. Bootf
Of Wakefield, Va, Wednesday Feb. 27tl