Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-09-02
Letter From Our Local
CORRESPONDENT.

| Are you going! Scarcely any one VIII
ask where for everybody knows by this
time that the above question points no.
where else than to Mrs. Rouzer's charm
ing chestnut grove. Almost all the
county, it seems to me, has for the past
week been hearing but little excepting
Chestnut Grove, beautiful Chestnut Grove
wherein the browning pleasure event of
the season will be in evidence Saturday
one week. Are you going? If you do
not you'll wish you had after it is all
over and too late.
Have you ever been out to see and ad-
mire and acquaint yourself with the ex-
tent and Importance OF it? / mean J.W.
Creeger's eleven-acre-600-tr tree peach and
apple orchard, the location of which is
adjacent to Cold Spring and occupying
ground upon which, twenty years ago,
stood and grew the finest and thriftiest
oak, hickory and chestnut timber and
amid which in long gone by years camp
meetings and picnics were held. The
peach harvest is just now in its height.
and there can be seen some of the very
finest in the land. If any there be who
are lovers of nature and of the fruit pro-
ducts of the soil and who have not yet
awaited themselves of the opportunity
and privilege of visiting and paying their
respects to this famous locality and help
full local enterprise, go thither now. You
will be pleased with the locality and de-
lighted with the fruit-burdened trees and
the snug little bungalow or grading
rooms in the midst of them. Within the
latter you will find Mr.. Creeger six days
of the week busy sorting the goods and
in his usual atfable manner serving the
scores of anxious customers who come
afoot, in buggies, wagons and autos dali
ly to be accommodated.
1t is not alone the beauty which at
taches to the heavily laden peach trees
in this orc hard that interests one. There
are scores Of only si1.-year-old apple trees
here whose trunk measurement is hardly
more than Is inches in circumference and
N height from ten to fifteen feet, that
are grooming beneath their burden Of
perfect fruit. TO this fact considerable
wonderment must attach for the reason
that it is not common for apple trees so
young as they to bear so abundantly.
1t was the writer's privilege and pleas
ure to v hiie an hour away in and about
the little bungalow in the orchard few
days ago, and while doing so observe
that Mr.. Creeger was very busy man,
and that he dealt altogether generous
with his customers both in price and
measurement.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. G. Gernand speak
very flatteringly of their travels, obser-
vations and pleasures while on their re-
cent fortnight trip to the Lakes and up
per st. Lawrence river. Starting from
here Friday, 9th ulto., as was noted in
paper at that time, they went to Balti-
more, where, by previous understand
ing they were joined by Mr.. Ross With
crow and Miss Byrd Mcclellan of that
city and together they journeyed on to
the Fall and wonderland where a week
was spent viewing scenes rugged and
most enchanting.
Next point of interest visited was the
Thousand Islands where several days
were spent in viewing scenes altogether
strange but amazingly interesting and
satisfying to the mind.
From the islands run was made down
to Alexandria bay where the closing days
of the outing were spent before starting
home. In point of charming scenery and
attractions generally, this famous resort
is described as being unsurpassed.
Among the most delightful and fasci
mating sports engaged in here is that of
pay attention Doc. Seton, Geo. Ken
ma, Frank Roddy, and some others fish
ing. In these waters the finny tribe
abound in great numbers, say tourists,
the white perch and sunfish predominant
ing. The landing and stringing of Is fine
fish per hour by inexperienced anglers is
considered an ordinary catch in those wa
tiers" declares one who witnessed the
operation.
Mr.. Chas M. Baxter has been quite
sick during the past ten days.
Miss Kate Fisher of Mountain View,
Carroll Co is guest in the Rhodesia
household.
Mrs. Emma Delaplane has been physi-
caly disabled for the past two weeks.
The Keystone FIGURING Mills, located
on Marsh Creek and three miles west of
Gettysburg, has been purchased by our
former miller citizen, w. H. Cover. The
purchasing price is said to be $4,5OO.0O.
Mr. Cover who since he disposed of his
Mt. Hope Mill property, six years ago,
has been residing temporarially in Fair
field, Pa, will occupy his newly acquired
possessions on the first of November next.
Pedestrians Arrive at ThurmOnt.
Messrs Guy Wells and Raymond Bow