Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-12-19


Doubtless the CLARION will join in cor
graduating Mr.. and Mrs. c. M. Gall Of
near town upon the arrival of little
granddaughter at the home CT their
daughter, Mrs. Hokc in the Badger
State" and in hespeaking for the mother
and that far away household an increas-
ed happiness.
MIR. John R. Steiner shipped four or
five tons of dressed porkers to Baltimore
Tuesday.
Within the past year six or seven new
residences were erected in Thurmont. To
keep pace with 1hurmont in this respect
the erection Of about 5000 dwelling louses
would be required in the Monumc ntal
City, IS in our County seat, ll2 in Hag
erstown, 1873 in Cumberland ard so on.
John Thomas Myers. the 81 year old
tot who was lost in the mountains on the
night of Nov. 23rd last, is in the enjoy
ment of very good health ard appears to
take no thought cf the past exciting oc-
currence.
This event served very well to renew
in the minds Of the old inhabtants of
this section of country the mysterious
disappearance of our Geo. Koontz from
his home here on night more than sixty
years ago and who was never then after
heard Of as living or dead. On that oc
casion hundreds of excited End solicitcus
citizens of the community secured every
hill top, glen, mock and cavern of tie
nearby Blue Ridge bat failed in their
efforts to discover any trace of the un-
fortunate mans whereabouts. ITO this
day this occurrence remains a mystery in
the minds of everyone here.
Very unlike the recent occurrence Mr.
koontz was a man of about as, vas a
laborer, chiefly a teamster, md had no
relatives residing in this section of the
country nor did any one apparently know
of any of his kinfolk elsewhere.
In the little Myers tot case, here reside
his parents. grandparents and ether
near relatives besides everybody, u der
such circumstances, were deeply inter-
ested and solctous friends of the bright
little boy who was on that dark and els
nal night lying exhausted or roaming
alone somewhere in the wills OF the Wolf
Rock spur of the Blue Ridge where he
must, owing 10 the ho.lid weather re ai.-
ing, perish before The dawn Of day if not
earlier found and res, ucd. Under these
circumstances it is not to be wondered at
that the minds and hearts of the parents
and of the residents generally were thrill
ed with excitement, sympathy and ankle
ty until the wordj "he's found" reverber-
atcd amid rocks and timber roundabout.
Winter begins Sunday shortest day,
length 3 hours, 10 minutes. Verify have
the harvests and ingathering Of the past
seasons agricultural crops been nearly
completed and the interesting festivals
duly and becomingly celebrated by APP
prOpriate services in The various churches.
In this community the fruits have been
gratifyingly abundant and the tillers of
ment of their labors.
Next in order comes the Christmas and
New Years festivals, only week and a
fortnight hence, this to be followed by
week Of revival and soul refreshing SER
vices among Thurmont congregations.
Colds very like the grip, or worse, have
prevailed in "Rhodesia" household for
the past six weeks.
Urner Fogle, who for the past fifteen
months had been employed by the Day
ton, Ohio, car shops, and Samuel Devices
and wife who have been residents of West
Carrollton, Ohio, for number of years
have returned to their home here to re-
main for an indefinite time. This owing
to the stringency in money matters.
Spoons, Knives, Forks, Carving Sets
at Longs.