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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-08-22
September Jurors Drawn.

The forty-eight jurors to comprise the
petit and grand juries of the September
term of the circuit court of Frederick
county were drawn in the presence of
Chief Judge Hammond Urner and Judge
J Ohm c. Motter last week as follows:
Buckeystown No. Robert M. Ranne-
berger and Marshall l.. Virtz.
Frederick No. q. Heisley Keller,
r. S. J. Dutrow, Otis Smith, Christopher
Woerner, j. M. Dronenburg, Greenbury
H. Putnam, Charles A. Lands, B. Evard
kepner.
Middletown No. 3-Daniel DeLauder,
Hiram E. Ramsburg.
Creagerstown No. a Isaiah d. Wood.
Emmitsburg No. 5-Wm. F. Fisher,
John p. Hospelhorn.
Catoctn No. 6 Jacob Warrenfeltz.
Urbana No. 7-Charles C. Green, Noah
H. Putnam.
Liberty No. g. Sidney S. Sappington.
New Market No. 8 Joseph H. Linthi-
cum, Samuel f. Etzler.
Hauvers No. 10-tieorge W. Hughes,
John G. Ambrose.
Woodsboro No. thames w. Gilbert,
Andrew j. Eyler.
Petersville No. 12-T. Clayton Dixon.
Mount Pleasant No. l3-Francis M.
Drummer.
Jefferson No. l4-Bezekiah Boteler,
Calvin Fry.
Mechanicstown No. 15-Henry C. Fore
man, Elmer E. Black.
Jackson No. l6-Ralph T. Brandon
burg, j. Elmer Harshman.
townsville No. 17-Wm. E. Burial,
A. Henry Norris.
Woodville No. l8-James G. Barnes,
VIM. Purdum.
Lnganore No. 19-John d. Gather.
Lewistown No. 20-Charles w. Fisher
Tuscarora No. 21.-Wm. H. Cannon
Burkittsville No. 22-Baxter T. HORNE.
Ballenger No. 23-Elmer l.. Ray.
Braddock No. "a Simeon l.. Bast
Brunswick No. 25-John j. Moore
VIM. j. Corbett.
Walkersville No. 26-Cecilius B. Red
dick, Christian M. Myers.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-08-22
Wreck Follows Wreck.
Conditions Becoming Serious on
Western Maryland R. r.

For the past several weeks the West
ern Maryland Railroad has been having
serious trouble all along it's lines, wreck
following wreck in rapid succession
Fortunately, however, few of these dis
asters have been attended by loss of life,
but the Inconvenience to travellers has
been great, each wreck delaying passen-
ger trains from one to five hours.
In the past several years the COM
panies controlling the road have made
wonderful strides in extending its lines
in and through new territory in order to
secure new work, but we are inclined to
believe that while all this was being done
the main line. or old portion of the road,
was very much neglected and has now
gotten in very bad condition. Very few
new crossties are being put in, and one
does not have to walk the track very far
until numerous ties which are very much
rotted can be seen.
Last Saturday evening the Blue Mount
ain Express was more than an hour late
owing to several freight cars leaving the
track Lear Linwood. This occasioned
almost carload of persons bound for
Frederick and Braddock Heights to re-
main at Thurmont until eight o'clock,
almost three hours late.
Sunday morning an engine coming
down the mountain to help the heavy
Elkins Express up the grade, left the
rail a mile and half west of this place.
About $50 feet of track was torn up,
some of the ties being mashed fine. The
result of this was that the Luray excur-
sion train due here at 10 o'clck did not
get away from Thurmont until l O'Clock,
the passengers being transferred to an
other train after reaching the wreck.
The regular daily train was held for some
time after and the Baltimore excursion
left at o'clock.
This little wreck caused about one
thousand people much Inconvenience. the
warm weather, delay, no dinner and long
ng to get to their destination and meet
anxious friends, all adding to their dis
comfort. Bad ties were probably re-
aponsble for it.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-08-22
Crea rprst0Wn Items.

Miss Frances Fowler, VINO mad been
the guest of Miss Beulah Ogle for sew
eral weeks, has returned to her home in
Waynesboro.
Miss Celest Ogle of Waynesboro is
visiting her cousin, Miss Beulah Ogle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Burlington and
daughter are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Ogle.
Miss Della Ham and Marion Warner
were the guests of Miss Grace Six on
Wednesday evening last. The evening
was devoted to music.
Misses Grace and Pearle Hardesty of
Washington, are the guests of their sis
ter, Mrs. Samuel Free.
The Y. ?. S. C. +. Society will render
a grand temperance exercise on Sunday
evening entitled "The man who spoiled
the music" which is entirely new and
different arranged program from any
ever produced here.
Miss Laura Miller of Baltimore, is a
guest of Mrs Roy Whtmore.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Grinder of Johns
town, Pa, Miss Elsie Slime of Baltimore
and Mr.. Ralph Grinder of Bridgeport,
Conn, who were guests of Mrs. Ellen
Grinder, have returned to their respect
i've homes. Mrs. Grinder left with her
son Ralph for an extensive trip through
the northern states
Mrs. David Hoffman is still dangerous
ly ill suffering from stroke of paralysis.
Rev. Geo. W. Crist, pastor of the
Lutheran church, will take his vacation
and no services will be held until Sept.
18th, when Harvest Home services will
be held.
Mrs. Elias erosion, who has been a
resident of this place for many years.
has made distribution of her personal
property among her children and will
make her home with her daughter, Mrs.
Miller, of near Westminster. We are
sorry to lose her as she has been a kind
neighbor and a staunch member of the
Lutheran church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Hankey and son
nave TttuIilcu dlISi piCuoois
visit with her brother in Rockville.
The Valley Home boarding house has
received number of guests again, fill
ing it over its capacity as some of the
guests are rooming at Hotel Val.
Miss d. V. Ham and Marion Warner
spent Thursday evening with the Misses
Long, devoting the entire evening to in
strumental music.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Stull, Miss Gladys
Stull and Mr.. Paul Ham of Buckeystowr
spent Sunday in this place.
"Were all medicines as meritorious as
Chamberlain Collie. Cholera and Diar.
rhoea Remedy the world would be much
better off and the percentage of suffer
ing greatly decreased" writes Lindsay
Scott, of Temple, Ind. For sale by al
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-08-22
A Big Yield.

Those persons who planted large
patches of potatoes in this vicinity are
receiving good returns for their labor.
M essrs Chas. M. and Carl Gall have dug
and the tubers are large and plentiful.
Mr.. Sam'l Long also had a good yield.
Specimens of potatoes from the above
patches can be seen at Mr.. Long store.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-08-22
Heavy Thunderstorm.
Much Damage Done in County
and State.

On Sunday last and until Monday noon
the temperature in this locality was very
oppressive Shortly after noon Monday
heavy thunder was heard in the west and
about / O'Clock the clouds became SC
dense and heavy that it was with diftic ul-
ty to see to do any work. About ID
minutes later rain began to fall in tor
rents and continued about half an hour.
The wind was not severe with us, and
neither was the lightning as viqid as we
have many times seen. From other sec
tons of the county and state come re-
ports of much damage by lightning, some
of which are as follows:
Lightning struck and set fire to the
barn on the farm owned by Stuart Wet
Eel, formerly the llteshew property,
near Frederick city. The barn is said
to have been the finest in the county and
was filled to its capacity, everything be-
ing burned. A number of stacks were
also destroyed
Lightning struck the house occupied
by Mr.. Ed. Nunemaker and family at
Catoctn Furnace, the current following
the chimney and stairway. Mrs. Nune-
maker and children were severely shock
ed and splinter torn from the door pen
etrated a leg of one of the children. The
bolt left the house via clothesline at
tached to the building.
Mr.. Chas. Wood, who resides in the
vicinity of Motters, this county, lost SIX
milk cows during the passing of the
heavy thunder storm. The cattle, seven
in number, had taken shelter under a
tree. The tree was shattered and the
cattle killed. 1t is said that the cattle
were insured for $25 each.
George Line, of near Keedysville.
Washington county, was almost instantly
killed during a storm which swept over
the county Monday. The storm had
broken an electric wire, one end OF which
was splitting fire and threatening to burn
his residence He used an iron bar to
disOdge the wire, and was knocked down
and was dead in few minutes.
st. Benjamin's (Krider's) Reformed
church. near Westminster. was struck
by lightning Monday afternoon. Part of
the roof was torn off, every window bro
ken but two and the building set on fire.
By quick action of people nearby the fire
was put out. The building is brick
structure and very large, the congrega-
ton recently celebrating their l5Oth an
niversary.
The northwest section of Baltimore
city was hit hard by terrific wind and
rain storm about 2 o'clock Monday after
noon, many houses being unroofed, trees
uprooted and homes soaked by water.
The C. & P. Telephone Co. reports be-
tween 800 and 900 phones out of service
Tuesday morning due to the storm. This
season has been exceptionally hard on
company in the Frederick district. In
this district they have about 1900 phones
and have had 5, 400 trouble calls.
The barn on the Rudy farm, between
Middetown and Burkittsville was struck
by lightning, but little damage was done.
The barn on Oscar B. Coblentz farm,
near Middletown, was twisted on it's
foundatian.
All through the southern portion of the
county the wind and rain was severe and
much damage done.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-08-22
Advertised Arrested.

Mr.. Henry Stambaugh advertised his
wife. She had Henry arrested and taken
to Frederick before Justice Aaron H..
Anders who held him in the sum of $50
for his appearance before the Grand Ju-
nv. Religion(?) it is said is at the bot
tom of this trouble, and, those who have
to suffer perchance are four little chill
dren who plantively are calling "mother
come hOme,'
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-08-22

Mrs. Harry Ash, MISS Beulah EVERY
and Mr.. Ed. Shatfer of Hagerstown, Wis
tied in Thurmont Sunday as the guests
of Mr.. Sanford L. Shatfer and family at
"Altamont Terraces.
Mrs. George Late has returned home
after a very pleasant visit with friends
at Myersville.
Mr.. Howard Late is spending some
time with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rob't A. Tyson and
family went in their automobile to Har-
pers Ferry last Sunday.
Misses Mary Grimes, Mary Creager
and Laura Wisotzkey and Mr. Raymond
Creager motored to Boyds Sunday last,
being the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Dan'l
Shorb. The party returned Monday.
Mrs. H. ID. Beachley is visiting Mr..
and Mrs. F. A. Drake, Brooklyn, n. Y.
Mrs. Beachley will be absent several
weeks.
Capt John d. Markey, of Frederick,
was visitor in Thurmont for several
hours Saturday evening.
Misses Mary A. and Matte TroXell of
New York, visited Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Foreman and other relatives in this place
the past week.
Mrs. Rosa Beall Of Liberty, visited
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Lohr
during the past week.
Mr.. Geo. Fogle, who had been housed
on account of an njured foot, is again
able to be about town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Null and children
visited the Misses Smith Sunday last
Miss Margaret Doyle, of Baltimore, is
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Henry Cover.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Brown and children
of Norfolk, Va, are visiting Col. John
r. Rouzer.
Miss Grace Hauver of near FoXville,
is visiting Miss Ethel Foreman.
Rev. and Mrs. W. V. Mallalieu, of
| Washington, ID. c., are guests of the
Misses Hartly.
Mr.. Josiah Wilhide, well known res
ident of Deerfield, this county, returned
last Saturday evening from trip to
Dayton, Ohio, where he visited his son,
Harvey, and many friends and acqnant-
ances from this community. Mr.. Will
hide was much pleased with his trip and
the royal reception given him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Martin of Chicago,
are visiting Rev. and Mrs. W. L. Martin
and family.
Miss Katie Freeze, of Baltimore, is
visiting at the home of her brother,
Mayor VIM. j. Freeze.
Misses Laura Zeigler of Hagerstown,
Nella Bennett and Margaret Cooper of
Baltimore, Luara Martin and Emma
Rider, Mrs. Baltzell, Mrs. Ramsburg and
Mr.. Jas. Martin of Thurmont, visited at
the home of Mr.. Lewis Bollinger, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Bollinger and son
of Johnstown, Pa, and Mr.. and Mrs. A.,
C. Valentine of Neb., have left for their
homes after visiting friends and relatives.
Misses Luella and Biua Eyler and Rule
Kipe have returned home after attending
the picnic and spending few days with
friends at Fora, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. r. Faustman and
daughter and Miss Clara Kern spent the
past week with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Adam Kern.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dawson Hammond, and
Misses Nellie Bennett and Margaret
Cooper of Baltimore, spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. S. B. Bennett.
Mr. and Mrs. John Henshaw of Balti-
more are visiting at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs Morris Rouzer.
Miss Grace Henshaw returned home
Tuesday after very pleasant visit in
Washington, d. c.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-08-22
Business Locals.
Good Eyesight

'V"i HN'H'S"
Essential to health comfort and APP
pearance Ever noticed strained look
on your face, or the face of others? Ne
glect of the eyes many times leads to
wrinkles, surgical operations, which
glasses worn in time may prevent. The
value of conserving our eyesight is vast
ly greater than that of any other of our
senses, yet the most of us give little at
tention to our eyes in time. If you are
not sure that your eyes are perfect, don
fail to consult our Optometrist DR.. 0.
w. Hines and let him make thorough
scientific examination, give you advice
and help which will preserve your vision.
Will be at Miller House, Thurmont, Md,
August 90, 1912.
Yours truly,
CAPITAL OPTICAL co.,
GA 9th St, N. w.,
aug % ct Washington, ID. G.
5-iy" FOR SALE A SIX ROOM COT
tage, ali modern conveniences, lot 63X249
feet; also adjoining building lot of same
size.
MERTON A. BIRELY,
ju %, au |, 49, % Thurmont, Md.
White Pine Cough Syrup prepared By
DR.. Waters, knocks cold out in jitfy.
Try it. apr. Att.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-08-22
FARM FOR SALE.
FOR SALE.

Farm containing 1861 acres of Land,
located in Frederick county, Md, one
mile from Rocky Ridge and one mile from
Logs on w. M. Railroad; improved with
Two-Story Frame Dwelling, a good
Bank Barn and all necessary outbuild-
ings. Land in good condition. About
half of this farm is creek bottom land,
portion meadow land. There is also on
this farm 20, 600 feet of saw timber and
$50 cords of wood For further partic-
ulars address
CLARION OFFICE,
aug 22 ct" Thurmont, Md.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-08-22
Another Automobile.

We recently named DR.. Seton as the
next person in Thurmont to purchase an
automobile, but we guessed wrong. On
Saturday last new FLANDERS" machine
arrived at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. E.
f. Black.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-08-22
Relieved Of Money.
Gang of PickpOckets Fare Well
at TaneytOwn.

On Thursday of last week 36 tickets
were sold at this place to persons going
to the Changers Picnic at Taneytown,
and with those going by automobile and
in carriages the total must have been
about sixty. Everybody reported having
a good time.
Pickpockets were numerous on the fair
grounds and excursion trains, and three
of our people were relieved of various
sums of money; Mr.. Wilson Pryor losing
SIS; Mr.. Herbert Zentz about $12, railroad
ticket and valuable papers; Mr.. John
Keilholtz $lS These persons lost their
money while getting on the train, and it
is thought that the money down deep in
trouser pockets was snatched by lady
fingers.
1t is said the crew on the excursion
train shouted warnings to beware of
your pocketbooks but the pocketbooks
were got all the same.
A number of losses were reported on
the fair ground during the day, the
amounts varying from one to fifty dollars
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-08-22
Campaign Literature.

After this week and for an indefinite
time we expect to give our readers Taft,
Roosevelt and Wilson campaign litera-
ture each week.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-08-22

Local Items.
New Advertisements.

For Sale.
Farm for Sale.
Jones Breakup.
Capitol Optical Co.
S. l.. Shaffer Real Estate.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-08-22

Freight Service rs Usual.
The Frederick Railroad Co. begs to in
form the general public that its freight
service to and from Baltimore, and all
other points, reached via Thurmont, has
not been interrupted in any manner
whatsoever.
1t is, as it always has been, the quick
est and best service to and from all
points it reaches.
July 13tf
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-08-22
Need New Design Buggy.

Judging from what we see on the
streets, there is an urgent need for
new style of buggy-one that has seat
wide enough for four persons so that
young men do not need to sit on the side
bows of the top. "Ducky" Policy should
be able to build vehicle Of this kind.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-08-22

A vast amount of i'll health is due to
impaired digestion. When the stomach
fails to perform it's functions properly
the whole system becomes deranged. A
few doses of Chamberlain S Tablets is all
you reed. They will strengthen your di-
gestion, invigorate your liver, and regu-
late your bowels, entirely doing away
with that miserable feeling due to faulty
digestion. Try it. Many others have
been permanently cured-why not you?
For sale by all dealers.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-08-22

"Were all medicines as meritorious as
Chamberlain Collie. Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy the world would be much
better off and the percentage of suffer
ing greatly decreased" writes Lindsay
Scott, of Temple, Ind. For sale by all
dealers.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-08-22

White Pine Cough Syrup prepared BY
DR.. Waters, knocks "A cold out in jitfy
Try it. apr. Att.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-05-10
international Sweepstakes
Race Starts Memorial Day
Expect Record of Eighty Miles Per Hour
Will Be Made---Famous PHO is Will Be the
Contestants.

INDIANAPOLIS, May Garry
ing with it more than $4,000 in
cash prizes for the winners, the sec
ond annual 5OO-mile international
Sweepstakes race will be started at
ten O'Clock the morning of Mem
orial Day, May 30, with twenty
seven speedy racing cars as contend
ers for the victory. This number
entered the race before the closing
of the entries at midnight May l..
Manning the cars are almost all the
famous racing pilots in America,
and several who have international
regulations for prowess at the
wheel. Taken throughout the field
of starters in this long grind is the
classiest that ever has been brought
together in one contest.
Last year there were more en-
tries, but only the fastest cars have
been entered for the second race,
and the terrific speed and endurance
demands in the gruelling fray were
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-05-10

II YOU want to sell your goods
nse the columns of the Bonanza. 1t
gets results.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-05-10
SPECIAL NOTICE
To AUTO-PIANO
CONTESTANTS

During this week and next we
are selling coupon books to anybody
that wishes them. and with each SIS
book sold we give 10000 votes on
the contest. Those books are good
as coin until used or presented.
TO persons paying book accounts
to us from now until May 10th we
will give 5000 votes for every 81
paid on account. Here is a chance
for you to help your friend win one
of the thirteen prizes offered.
Contestants, get busy.
Contest closes Saturday evening,
June 1, 1912, at 6 p. m. sharp.
All present color coupons and all
coupon certificates TO date void 6
>. m. Saturday. May 18th. Don't
expect to have them received after
6 o'clock.
t-9-1t n. A. McKIM co.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-05-10
CONSTRUCTION
STORY OF c. P.
ROAD Is RETOLD

SAN FRANCISCO, May 1O.-The
story of the construction of the
Central Pacific Railroad, nos a part
OF the Southern Pacific Company
will be retold this afternoon at the
Palace hotel in this city when the
pensioned employees of the Southern
Pacific gather at their annual ban
quet AT least 250 of these pen
sioners have already slgnified their
intention OF attending this years
anniversary banquet
The banquet this year falls upon
the rirty-third anniversary of the
driving OF the last spike OF the
first transeontinental railroad of the
United States. Approximately half
of those now on the pension roll of
the Southern Pacific were important
factors in the construction of this
great railroad system. 1t is the
annual custom now for the road to
be built in Renaissance.
Since the Inauguration of the
system on the Southern Pacific, Jan
uary /, 1903, $1,O15,014.4O has
been paid out to former employees in
pensions. The system is absolutely
voluntary on the part of the COM
pany and IT'S former employees have
been awarded pensions in those nine
years. On the first day of May, this
year, there were All pensioners on
the rolls. The pension disburse-
ments during the month of April
1912, amounted to $16,450.S5.
AT the annual banquet today
a part of the entertainment will be
the exhibition of a complete set OF
$50 actual photographs taken dur
ing the construction period of the
Central Pacific. Besides this sew.
eral of the higher officials of the
Southern Pacific Company will adj
dress the gathering.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-05-10
LITTLE NOTES
OF INTEREST

An audience of 5000 attended a
recent moonlight performance of
Aida at the base of the great
pyramid.
The total number of parliament
airy electors in the United Kingdom
is now 7.9S4.6OO, an increase of
SO.925 over last year.
A bit of wood cut from the APP
pie tree in Sir Isaac Newton's gar
den which gave the world the the
DRY of gravitation has been pre-
sented to the Royal Astronomical
Society.
The number of passengers carried
on the railroads of this country In
1911 Appropriated 1,01O, 5OO,527,
against 971 .683,19O in 1910. Earn
ings from passengers totaled $780,
772.7S5 in 1911, and 1928, 902,473
in 1910.
There are blowing with dynamite
now to such an extent that one
manufactures OF explosives sold to
farmers 100000 pounds in 1908,
5000 pounds in Gil and the
indications are that this concern
will ship 100000 pounds to far
mers this year.
The Union for Securing Safety in
Aeroplaning has been formed in
Paris. 1t proposes to raise $780,
600, which will be used in recon-
pensing inventors and instructors
for devices which will make aero
Aero Club of France has promised
to contribute SIS 1000 and the Auto
mobile Club the same amount.
Several determinations of longi-
tude have of late been made by
means of wireless messages, but
the most ambitious attempt of this
nature has just taken place between
Paris and Tunis, wireless signals
connecting two clocks, one at the
| ElHel tower anu tde OtHeT ht d.
zerta, Tunis, the comparison OF
which decided the longitude. The
signals travelled the whole distance
in .007 second. which works out al
nearly 200. 90 miles second.
Manuscripts of famous books oil
the present time and OF the future
will probably be of little interest
to photographers as compared with
those OF the past. for nearly al
book manuscripts are now type
written. and thus have no specia
individuality. But the genuine holo
graph copy" OF the old llterar,
masters Is treasured and bring
good prices. for example. Sir Wal
Ter SCOTS Life OF Jonathan
swirl IL the original manuscript
with annotations. brought si.sio q
the recent Hoe sale.