Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-10-01
Enthusiastic NIrctin@.

Enthusiastic Meeting.
In response to the notice in last week :
issue, about fifty representative citizens
met in Town Hall last Friday evening tt
formulate plans for Il proper celebration
! of the arrival of the first train, from
! Frederick, over the W., f. 4 q. Railway
at Thurmont. The meeting was called
! to order by Or. Jas. X. Waters and COL
| John Il. Ruu2er was made chairman, Mr..
| Peter N. lammaker, secretary, and Mr.
! Lester Bircly, treasurer.
! Col. John H. Rouzer and Senator j. 7.
! r. Matthias were instructed, as "A com
! mi!tce to select fifteen persons, ten gen
! tlemen and five ladies', to constitute a
committe to decide on q plan for cele-
bratng and also entertaining those who
a,e expected to come to Thurmont or
| this train. AS this celebration will cost
considerable money, it was deemed adj
| Vi able to commence at once to raise
funds and AN appeal was made to those
N the Hall for contributions. In few
minutes fifty collars was reported sub
,cribyd by the secretary, much Of which
was handed the treasurer.
The committee named by Mcssrs Rouz-
or and Matthias was to meet Monday
evening but On ccount of the storm pre-
vaiing, many were unable to attend.
The committee OF arrangements will
meet in Town Hall Monday evening next.
Threatened Forest Fires.
Due to the prolonged drought the dang
er from forest fires at this time is very
great and the exercise of every precau-
ton is necessary 10 protect timber and
other property. The damage caused by
suyh fires is not alone measured by the
destruction Of timber, young growth and
buildings, bat is also measured by the re-
capacity of the forest to grow timber for
the future and its reduced power to reg
ulate the flow Of streams In many other
states the loss caused by forest fires this
season amounts to million of dollars,
whole towns have been destroyed and
some lives lost. There are instances in
this state when only by prompt action of
forest wardrnS assisted by others, school
houses and other property has been saved
from what would have been certain de-
structon without sach assistance. A fire
in the forest at this time is likely to en-
tail heavy loss not only to the individ-
ual owner, but to the community in gen
,ral. The most dangerous season is only
begun and it is therefore urged that al!
public spirited citizens lend their aid in
enforcing the state forest fire laws and
notify the nearest forest warden, or the
State Forester at Baltimore, of>sny vio-
lation of the same. Any land owner who
desires to post the official fire warning
notices in the vicinity of his woodlands
for the protection it affords can secure IA
limited number of such notices printed
on cloth on application to the State For
ester, Baltimore, Maryland.
4 Monster Crop of Well Paying Peaches.
The Waynesboro Zephyr has collected
some interesting figures concerning the
peach crop in that vicinity. 1t shows
that about $l30, 900 was realized from the
sale of the fruit, the average price per
bushel being SIS cents.
The largest fruit grower in the section
is d. M. Wertz, Waynesboro, who has
orchards at Quincy and Mont Alto. He
has shipped over 1870 carloads of peaches.
Each carload consists Of from 600 to SOC
baskets and basket is counted halt
bushel. Apart from his shipments there
have gone from Quincy about 40 cars
loaded by other growers.
B. r. Summers has shipped between
1000 and 5000 baskets.
/ C. O. Bonar and Bonar & Gilmore have
sent to the city markets about 5000 bias.
| kets.
The Quincy orphange orchard of six
acres has produced wonderfully well
yield was $500 baskets most of which
was sold for SIS cents basket.
Aaron Rock shipped 1000 baskets.
John Smiths sales amount to about
! 1000 baskets.
There were many growers who had les:
yields and who sold to buyers.
j. H. Ledy, at Ledy Station, picket
and marketed seven or eight refrigera
tor cars full of peaches and sent a bic
quantity by express.
/ South Of Waynesboro, also, there was
a very big harvest of peaches.
From Midvale were shipped about Al
carloads. The largest individual shipper
was Aaron Newcomer, who sent to thu
market about 80 carloads. Other Mid
vale shippers were J. A. Johnston, Lew
is Barkdoll, Joseph Barkdoll and John S
Newcomer.
From Shockey's station there went a
least 10 carloads, shipped by Shocke.
Bros, u. w. Harshman and Oliver OFT
From Edgemont there were Forwarded
to the cities about 35 carlords, it is said
A jewelers. Experience.
c. R. Kluger, the jeweler, 1860 Virgin
ia Ave, Indianapolis, Ind, writes: I"
was so weak from kidney trouble that
could hardly walk hundred feet. Fou
bottles of Foley's Kidney Remedy clear
ed my complexion, cured my backach
and the irregularities disappeared, and