Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-07-29
Letter From Our Local
Correspondent.

A gladstone season, pfOCracCeu JuDi-
lee, so to speak, has been on in the home
of Rev. and Mrs. Martin for the past
fortnight, the incentive being the home
coming and presence of their sons, Victor
and Scott, after an absence OF seven
years, bringing with them young wives,
natives and representatives of the Badg-
er and Prairie states, respectively, and
an eighteen months babe, native of Los
Angeles, Cal, in which city the parents
reside. "The boys" while they have for
quite long time been residents of great
business centres and activities in the
west, still retain their younger day like
ings for Thurmont and AL Pertaining
thereto.
After months visit among relatives
in York, Pa, Mrs. M. A. Baltzell return
ed to her home here.
Edward Baxter, ST., who for thirty
odd years was an efficient and valued
track,nan on the w. M road, but with
drew from the service two years ago,
has been seriously i'll during the past two
week, and at this writing his condition
is regarded as critical.
1t may be of interest to Creagers-
towns clever correspondent to the CLAIR
ION to learn that there is supernatural
ance o. LoIlI huckle and black berries
round about Thurmont this season, and
that there is fair stand of hooppoles.
Miss Florence DeMuth, for the past
score, almost, of years assistant teacher
in the Franklinville school, and who will
resume her duties there at the coming
opening season, is now in far-away Seat
tie doing the great and interesting Fair
now on in that city.
John H. Miller, for many years res
ident of Double Pipe Creek, a devoted
friend of the writer and one of the best
and most genial men that ever inhaled
the health-giving ozone of the Monocacy
Valley, was in town the past week visit
ing relatives and other friends. 1t was
4 very delightful surprise when John
Wake in on US one day last week.
Rev. and Mrs. Koontz are spending a
fortnight's vacation in Baltimore and
vicinity.
As result of a trough and tumble
aterca ton which took place at Pen-Mar
Thursday last, Chas. Sharar, nearby
resident, is homebound nursing n broken
Jaw and AN otherwise lascerated face.
'Is this the boastful town of Thur
mont and is that their play and pleasure
grounds or park there in front of US,
surrounded by combination of posts
and wire, posts and rails and palllngs,
stone and worm fencing, and bedecked
with old boxes, barrels, hoops, vines,
brars, bushes, cans, stove pipes, rags
and old bags, the whole almost in the
center of the town and in full view of
all the travel on both the w. M. and
W., +. d G.. roads. Can it be- remark
ed an observant Fredericktonian on his
arrival at the W., f. & G. station re-
Gently.
A dismal picture, that can't be 50 bad
as that. But come to think our little
park is not particularly tidy and inviting
especially to transient observers.
David c. Martin and daughter Bessie.
both looking hale, hearty and alert, were
among the Hagerstown passengers to
Baltimore Sunday morning.
This from a Missouri paper: 1.-THE loss
on crops in the Missouri Valley by recent
rains and floods is estimated at $1,000
O0O Half of the wheat crop was de-
stroyed." And this from New York
paper of recent date: "Encompassing
this city is a we'll defined ring, some 200
miles in diameter, within which it is as
dry as brick dust. with vegetables, fruits
and flowers parched to crisp.
The drouth in this section of country
has assumed very serious proportions.
1t is already settled matter that the
potato crop has suffered a fifty per cent.
loss and that the growing corn is being
very materially injured, while the past
ure fields and all vegetation has become
lifelesslike.