Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-10-24
Local CORRESPONDENCE.

Enthusiastic fishermen! pay attention
to the following item. The story comes
from Wellsboro, Pa, paper:
"Eels by the ton: J. H. Barton and
four companions set eel racks in Pine
creek one night last week and next day
landed 1900 cells weighing from one to
five pounds each. Such haul has never
been made before in northern Pennsyl-
vania. 1t is estimated by those who saw
the catch that they would average two
pounds each. The same night it is esti-
mated that 3, 600 cells were taken from
Pine creek within q stretch of eleven
miles. The unprecedented haul is on ac-
count Of the great drought which has af-
fected the country. The cells found a
ready market at 20 cents pound
In small triangular and somewhat
secluded growth of bushes and sapplings
not far from Mt. Carmel church lieth 4
number of dead chickens in remarkable
state &C decomposition, and the odor
coming from the same beareth marked
contradistinction from that which would
issue f.om cologne factory. If the
owners of the fowls or the property will
respectfully attend to the final rites of
the sacred departed chickens, they will
merit and receive the everlasting graft
tide OF the publie passing that way.
Robert Freeze and wife, Michael Haus
and wife and Commodore and Miss Lizzie
Freeze, of Tipicanoe, Ohio, were recent
visitors with their mcles Josiah and Ja-
cob Freeze, their aunts, Mrs. J. E. Will
hide, Mrs. Lewis Kcefer, Mrs. Henry
Hetterly, Mrs. Allen Eyler, Mrs. Theo.
Eyler and other of their relatives here.
The farmers are experiencing great
deal of difficulty in procuring sufficient
help to gather this seasons corn crop;
81. so and $l.75 and board and in some in
stances as much as 50 and the bottle con-
stantly on tap day is being paid for
cutting, but even with these generous
and far fetching inducements laborers
enough are not forthcoming. The likeli-
hood is that similar conditions will obtain
throughout the hushing season. Ii they
d. then certainly the worthy toiler in the
soil will not be expected to sell his corn
for less than SO barrel-a fair price for
all.
Mr.. Chambers l. Creager has closed
his handsome Carroll street residence and
on Monday left for Frederick where he
and Mrs Creager have taken rooms ard
boarding for the winter. The malady
from which Mrs. Creeger is suffering still
stubborn!y refuses to yield to the treat
ment she has been receiving from her
physician, at least to that degree hoped
for. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Creeger have
many friends here who very much regret
the circumstances which leads to their
temporary absence from their inviting
home here.
So far as the Chimney and Wolf rock
spurs and the Big Piney ranges of the
mountains and their foothills are con-
cerned, the 1907 chestnut crop is dismal
failure.
Mrs. Mary Ann Baltzell today vacates
and departs from the home which she has
occupied for quarter of century. She
has taken a room and boarding with Mrs.
Ella Wilhide, "Spotswood Ave, where
she will remain indefinitely.
Mrs. Georgianna Lohr and her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Kate Kielholtz, will on Tuesday
next remove from their present residence
one mile north of town to the home of
Mrs. Virginia Freshour in "Baxter's Ad-
dition" where they will reside for the
winter at least.
The principal dealers in apples in this
end of this county this season are Mack
ley Bros. of Thurmont and Mr.. Isaac M.
! Fisher of Motters. Both have delt ex-
tensively and at fairly remuneration
prices for the producer. 1t is safe to say
that Mackley Bros. have to date pur-
chased of this delicious fruit not less
than bushels, 1900 nearly all of which
they haved stored in bins and barrels for
future sales and shipments. Among the
orchards or lots secured by them was one
of above 500 bushels from Chas. M.
Gall. Surely will five figures be requir-
ed to write down the amount of income
derived from this years apple crop in
Districts Nos. and Is.
Mr.. and Mrs. Truman Albaugh and the
Misses Nettie Putnam and Mae Dutrow,
of Utica, spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. H. Clay Putnam, near town.