Catoctin clarion., 1910-01-06
Letter From Our Local
Correspondent.
19l0-Exit 1909.


ships through which he had passed, poor
old Nineteen Hundred and Nine came off
his job Friday midnight. That the
weather conditions throughout the whole
of our aged friends administration were
whimsical, yea, altogether precarious and
absolutely fathomless for the mind OF
man; and that he in his mad dash on the
homestretch ordered down fresh from
the ice box in Doc. Cooks shack at the
N. p, long, drawn out sharp and un-
mercifully cutting wind storm which cut
through ones heaviest clothes and then
some more, are stubborn facts and has
left in it's wake vivid and lasting recol-
lections. Still in many other respects he
was considerate and mindful of our COM
forts. So all in all we welcome his 60
ing and place our destiny in the hands
of his infant successor, 1910.
wholesome and inviting" Thurmont
may very we'll take pride in her enter
prising citizenship and in the strides she
is making in the matter of improvements
and allaround betterments. Within the
past four years there have been builded
within the corporate limits of the town
more than two score of new and elegant
homes and number of business houses.
Both the M. f. and Lutheran churches
have been very much enlarged and re-
modelled throughout and new furnishings
installed, including the most modern and
perfect heating apparatus. Within the
same space of time quite a number of
the older dwelling houses notably in
part, those of J. T. Waesche, Geo. w.
Stocksdale, Chas. H. Osler and Mrs.
Lantz have undergone remodeling and
within them have been installed perfect
heating and bathing plants and other
conveniences.
A most pleasing feature in connection
with this wave of prosperity and home
making was that in the choice and selec-
tion of location no section of the town
was sighted.
Of the twenty and four new and hand
SOfIlt TcSlOcICCS uo" SOiHplCSSu VA
them-those of Miss Effie Winger, g. E.
Wilhide, M. L. Creeger, Levi Leather
man, R. A. Tyson and the Episcopal par
sonage, adorn East Main street; two
those of E. F. Weddle and Fred. Wilhide,
Walnut street; three Howard Creeger,
Charles Addison and w. z. Wilhide,
Carroll street. extended; four-Thos. E.
Lycett 90 and Rob't Cadow, Lombard
street; one-P. N. Hammaker, Church
street; four L. S. Birely, Grason Palm
er, M. w. Leatherman and Mrs. Isanogle,
Altamont avenue; three Charles M.
| Mackley, Dan' Wisotzkey and w. E.
Wilhide, West Main street and western
suburbs; one-that of H. c. Foreman de-
lightfully located on the south west edge
of town and is complete and beautiful
place of abode; north of and about 100
yards distant from this home is that of
Harry Freeze, which has recently been
enlarged. thoroughly remodeled and
beautified and will now easily take rank
among the cozyest, most inviting and
desirable residences in the community.
What are the dimensions of the dam
now in course of construction to furnish
power for the electric plant? is question
just now altogether eligible for sterotyp-
ing. The writer has been informed by
knowing ones that when completed the
structure will be 1870 feet long and the
height thereof II feet. Located as it is
this dam will impound very consider
able body of water whose surface area
may be reckoned at between six and ten
acres. Fine for boating and fishing
soliloquizes, Doc. Seton and other en-
thusiastic anglers for the finny tribe.
The Theological Seminary at Gettys-
burg was established "a years ago.
We do not know exactly what the R.
F. d. carriers are paid, but we do know
that we think they are earning all they
get nowadays.
Several more dwellings, are now in
course of construction but work upon
them is being greatly retarded by the
prevailing wintry weather.
Bradley and Geo. Lidie who jointly oc-
cupy a cottage in Bear Branch section OF
Harman's Gap, report considerable dam
age done to their house furnishings
carpeting, lace curtains, piano, ETC., by
the recent wind and snow storm.