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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-07-31
Local Items.
Minstrel Show, Town Hall, Aug. l4th
Sabi|IasviNe News.

The summer boarder is with us once
more. Our mountains, fresh air, pure
water, spring chickens, country cured
meats, fine fruits and vegetables, are
proving great attractions At Mrs. Wm
Stems there are number of people
from Washington. D. c. At Mrs. VIM.
MAYORS there is large crowd. and at
Mountain View Cottage, kept by Mrs.
Robert Harbaugh, number are regis
tered.
Excursionists enroute to the Lutheran
reunion at Penmar last Thursday. had
excellent opportunity to take in the nat
ural beauty of our village and surround
ing country. Owing to an accident early
in the morning on the RAILROAD between
here and Sanatorium, all trains were de-
layed over an hour at this point. A large
number of our people attended the reun-
ion, and reported happy occasion in spite
of the downpour of rain.
Rev. DIR. A. S. Weber, pastor of Faith
Reformed church, Baltimore, and Mrs.
Weber, who are summering at Penmar,
visited Rev. Firor at ST. Johns parson-
age last Friday.
Another parsonage visitor last week
was Mr.. George Greenwood of Baltimore,
who is spending some time with Rev. G..
d. Shaffer at Thurmont.
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Lows Letter.

Mrs. Emma Camp, of York, spent last
week with Mrs. Geo. Hoffman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Martin and Mrs.
VIM. Martin and son spent Sunday with
Mr. Chas. Hoffman who is very i'll at
this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Moser, Messrs
Clarence and Harvey Pittinger and Chas
Martin speut Sunday with Mr.. Washing
ton Pittinger.
Mrs. VIM. Martin and son spent sever
al days last week with her sisterin-law,
Mrs Herbert Martin.
On Thursday last seventy tickets were
sold at this place to the Lutheran reun-
ion at Pen-Mar.
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STORE ROBBED.

Second Time in Little Molc Than Il Year.
Late last Thursday night thieves made
a raid on the store of Mr.. D. r. Rouzer
at this place.
Evidently the person or persons were
not successful in their first attempt to
enter. A Stat was taken from shutter
in the rear of the building then pane
of glass was broken and the window fast
enings removed This admitted the thief
into the wareroom. The door leading
into the store was fastened too good and
after trying to force the door with a pick
they gave up and went to the street
door. Marks on the door show that a
jimmy was used and the door opened.
On going to the store Friday morning
Mr.. Rouzer found the door open several
inches and looking around found num-
Der of articles missing. How much goods
was stolen has not been ascertained.
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Accidentally Shoots Girls.

Miss Louise Swartz, ID years of age,
residing in Frederick, was slightly injur-
ed by the accidental discharge of a cat
and-rat rifle in the hands of James 7.
Waters, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles c.
Waters, of this place on Saturday even
ing in the camp of the Camp Fire Girls,
near Catoctin Furnace.
A dog appeared around the kitchen
about supper time and young Waters
seized the gun. When he was loading
the weapon the cartridge was accident
ally discharged and 22-caliber bullet
entered the thigh of Miss Swartz, who
was resting in hammock nearby. The
bullet passed through the fleshy part of
the thigh.
DR.. Fahrney of Frederick was sum-
moned and dressed the wound. Miss
Swartz was slightly injured and remain
ed in camp until Sunday when her par
ents came from Frederick and took her
home. Frederick Post.
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Better Accommodations Needed.

Better Accommodations Needed.
On account of the cheap rate of fare
charged by the Western Maryland rail-
road on Sunday, the passenger train
which leaves Thurmont at 8. IL a. m. gen.
orally arrives here well filled with pass
engers, and often with but few seats
available in three or four cars on the
train.
Last Sunday morning, for instance,
and it has happened before, the cars were
filled with people from points west of
Thurmont. Just prior to the arrival of
the Baltimore train, the Frederick road
delivered at the station two trolley loads
of people bound for Baltimore. These
all crowded into the coaches and no doubt
many had to stand.
1t is nothing unusual to hear people
say they had to stand all the distance
from Thurmont to Baltimore or from
Baltimore to Thurmont when making
the trip on Sunday.
The railroad company offers people the
opportunity to 60 and the company should
therefore furnish accommodations for
those who accept their offer.
The train leaving Thurmont at GIT a.
m. is also short on coaches, and from ex-
perience we know it is a case of stand
up all the way to Baltimore. Arrange
ments should be made to have special
coach at Thurmont on Sunday to accom-
modate the Frederick and Thurmont peo-
pie going to Baltimore.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-07-31

Surprising Cure Of Stomach Trouble.
When you have trouble with your
stomach or chronic constipation, don't
imagine that your case is beyond help
just because your doctor fails to give you
relief. Mrs. G. Stengele, Plainfield, N.
j., writes, "For over month past have
been troubled with my stomach. Every
thing ate upset it terribly. One Of
Chamberlain's advertising booklets came
to me. After reading few of the let
tiers from people who had been cured by
Chamberlain Tablets, | decided to try
them. have taken nearly three-fourths
of package of them and can now eat
almost everything that ! want" For
sale by all dealers. Adv.
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Five Grand Masters at |. o. o. f.

Five Grand Masters at l. o. o. f.
Reunion.
Nothing is being left undone to make
the annual reunion of the Odd Fellows
of southern Pennsylvania, Maryland, the
Virginias and the District of Columbia,
at Pen-Mar, August 7, the largest and
most attractive in its history.
The railroad companies, which always
feel the pulse of the people, are prepar-
ing for special trains on an elaborate
scale and some points, which were not
heretofore reached, will be given ample
railroad accommodations this year.
Another new feature and one that will
appeal to all Odd Fellows. will be the
presence of the grand masters of the
five Jurisdictions.
All have promised to attend the reun-
ion. This will be the first time all the
grand masters have been gathered there.
All will be entertained at the Blue Mount
ain house.
Cantons of the Patriarchs Militant
have been secured from Washington,
Baltimore. York, Chambersburg, Hagers-
town and Cumberland, and probably Har-
risburg.
Instead of drill by teams of Rebekah
lodges, there will be an exhibition drill
by the well-trained team of Queen Esther
lodge, Baltimore. This lodge has 400
members and large drill team and is
said to be the best in the five jurisdictions.
The accommodations at Pen-Mar park
will be the same as last year. There
will be special tents for the cantons and
Rebekahs.
Special provisions will be made by
which Odd Fellows can find friends on
the grounds.
A system of enrolment, that is very
complete, has been formulated. There
will be an enrolment of Odd Fellows on
the excursion trains and there will be a
headquarters tent for registration and
general information. This tent will be
in charge of Waynesboro lodge, No. 2l9,
and members of the lodge will be in at
tendance there all day.
Secretary C. A. Geesaman, who has
received reports from all the committee
men, says the outlook is for the largest
crowd ever drawn to Pen-Mar for a
reunion.
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August I'd Attractions.
Picnics, Festivals and Public
Sales Claim Your Attention.

Picnics, Festivals and Public
Sales Claim Your Attention.
Next Saturday, August I'd, everybody
should take day off in order to attend
the events billed for that date. On that
date will occur
The Creagerstown Sunday School pic
mic, which will be held in John M. Fish
er's grove.
The Mt. Moriah Sunday School picnic,
held in Alvin Hauver's grove at Foxville.
St. Anthohy's annual picnic held in St.
Anthony's grove, near Mt. st. Mary's.
The Lutheran Sunday School of Creag-
erstown will hold festival in Town Hall
at that place.
Mr.. Josiah Willhide will sell horses
and farm implements at his residence
near Deerfeld at o'clock.
Mr.. Chas. H. Frushour, admr, will
sell personal property near Lewistown
at 9 o'clock, and John C. Motter, trustee,
will sell the real estate owned by the
late Eli Frushour near Lewistown, at
l o'clock.
The mortgagee's sale advertised for
this date has been called off, the mort
gage having been lifted.
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Electricity Burn Through
His Hand.

l.. E. Jacobs, assistant engineer in the
Waynesboro Electric Light and Power
Co. s power house, was terribly burned
and narrowly escaped possible fatal in
jury, recently while at work about the
power house.
He was engaged in moving 22OO-volt
wire from one panel of the switchboard
to another and was connecting it up
when his pliers slipped and his right
hand, which was holding the pliers, was
thrown against another wire.
Instantly the 1900 volts of electricity
flashed through his right hand and there
was a big burst of flame which burned
his hand to the wrist, fingers, palm and
back of the hand all being scared by the
intense fire.
In the palm hole was burned as big
round as a silver quarter.
The third and fourth fingers on his left
hand were also severely burned and
portion of the handle of the steel pliers
was melted.
Fortunately the current passed only
through his hand, through which the cur
rent was established and not through his
body.
When the contact between the two
wires was established by Mr.. Jacobs
hand and the pliers, two 75-ampere fuses
were knocked out.
Mr.. Jacobs was standing on ladder
and was fifteen or twenty feet above the
ground when the accident occurred.
His right hand was twisted and dou-
bed up but he felt no pain in it for al
most dozen hours. The injured fingers
on his left hand caused him much suffer
ing and he at once hurried to a physicians
Office to have the injured hands dressed.
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A Remedy Needed,

For some time past an unusual number
of tramps have been going from house
to house in Thurmont begging, generally
for their breakfast, which to them is any
time until noon. The residents in the
eastern section of the town gre being
continually harra ssed by these fellows
and something should be done to keep
this class of "callers" out of town.
Our streets in many places need re-
pairs. Why should not the Town Com
missioners pass an ordinance prohibiting
begging and make the penalty a certain
amount of work on the streets. Other
towns resort to this method to rid them
selves of tramps and no doubt it would
work here. The citizens of the town
need relief in this matter. What will
you, Board of Commissioners, do in the
matter.
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MI. anu WIs. Wdyiidiu fieSLc oiN
children, of Richmond, Va, are at the
home of Rev. and Mrs. W. l.. Martin.
Mrs. Mary Pussy, of New York, is
visiting at the home of her brother DR..
Howard Cassell
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Rouzer, of Wash
ington, d. c., spent several days the
past week with Col. John r. Rouzer.
Mr.. Samuel Long has been i'll during
the past week. He is now convalescing.
Mr.. and Mrs Dallas Reed, of fancy
town, visited Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Cur
rens and other relatives here the past
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Grove and children,
of Baltimore, spent several days the
past week with Miss M. Beth Firor.
Miss Lima Michigan is spending some
time at Niagara Falls and Thousand
Islands.
Mrs. Chas. Gall, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Gall and children, of Franklinville, and
MIR. and Mrs. Hoke and children, of
Emmtsburg, spent Sunday with Mr..
Uriah Warrenfels, who is their father,
grandfather and great-grandfather.
DR.. Howard White and sister, Miss
May, spent portion of Sunday at the
home of DR.. and Mrs. H. c. Anders.
Most of the day was spent along the w.
M. railroad. These persons were on the
train which was detained on account of
accident.
The following young ladies' with Miss
M. Edith Speelman as chaperon, enjoyed
a fine supper at Sandy Hole on Wednes-
day afternoon of last week: Pearle Bar
nard, Brunswick; Ruth Black, Baltimore;
Julia Brown, Norfolk; Elizabeth Seton,
Margaret and Hazel Willhide, Katherine
Firor, Ruth Weybright, Blanche Eyler,
Frances and Katherine Flory, Margarine
Eigenbrode and Helen Root.
Mrs. Chas. Shipley, of Baltimore, is
spending some time at her summer home
in Thurmont.
Mrs. Nellie Freeze Weed and daugh-
ter, of Republic, Ala, are stopping sew
eral weeks at the home of Mayor VIM.
J. Freeze.
DR.. and Mrs. f. C. Kefauver and
daughter, Miss Lillian, and Mrs. William
Martin and daughter, Miss Beatrice, who
have been visiting in Virginia several
weeks, returned home Monday evening
Miss jeanette Sigmund, of Reading,
Pa, is visiting her cousin, Miss Ollie
Martin.
Rev. and Mrs. Gordon l. Rider and
son. of Hagerstown, visited friends in
this place the past week.
Rev. and Mrs. Paul Holdcraft, of
Walkersville, spent last Thursday with
Rev. and Mrs. W l.. Martin.
Miss Mary Weller returned home Sat-
urday last after spending several weeks
with her mother in Waynesboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rob't Rouzer, of this
place, left Tuesday morning for Atlantic
City where they will remain several
weeks.
Messrs d. Sayler Weybright and Spen-
Ger Whitmore, and Miss Ruth Weybright
of this place attended the Blue Ridge
College reunion at Penmar. They report
large reunion and much enthusiasm for
the college.
The stork has visited the home of Ell
der and Mrs. B C. Whitmore at Hanover
and presented them second daughter.
Both mother and daughter are reported
doing well.
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Wafer Very Low.

The lack of rain for the past several
weeks is having disastrous effect upon
all vegetation. Not only are crops suf-
fering, but water is becoming very scarce
in streams.
The municipal lighting plant here has
felt the effect of the dry weather and
the street lights have been off for week.
If relief does not come shortly, there
will not be water sufficient to run the
dynam mo to furnish house light all night.
Frederick city is giving notice to its
citizens to save water whenever possible.
the streams supplying the city reservoirs
being short on water.
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A Good Investment.

w. d. Magli, well known merchant
of Whitemound, Wis, bought stock OF
Chamberlain medicine so as to be able
to supply them to his customers. After
receiving them he was himself taken sick
and says that one small bottle of Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy was worth more to him than the
cost of his entire stock of these medi-
cines, For sale by all dealers. Adv.
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Business Locals.

Lost.
Tan Colored Pocketbook containing
several dollars in money and papers of
value. Reward if oeturned to
MRS. AMELIA C. EYLER,
July 81 It, Franklin Mills.
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Causes of Stomach Trouble,

Sendentary habits, lack of out door
exercise. insufficient mastication of food,
constipation, torpid liver, worry and
anxiety, overeating, partaking of food
and drink not suited to your age and oc-
cupation. Correct your habits and take
Chamberlain Tablets and you will soon
be well again. For sale by all dealers.
Adv.
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| - OF -
THE CONDITION OF THE THURMONT
NATIONAL BANK, AT THURMoNT. IN
THE STATE OF MARYLAND, AT THE
CLOSE OF BUSINESS.
JUNE A, 1918.
RESOURCES.
Loans and Discounts. ....... $201, 1923 rs
Overdrafts, secured and unse-
cured. ................. 62l AZ
tion........ .......... 21.25o 90
Bonds to secure Postal Savings 1000 90
Premiums on U. 8. Bonds. 800 90
Bonds, securities, etc. ....... 2S4, 664 20
Banking house, furniture and
Due from National Banks,
mot reserve agents. ..... 4,l92 OF
Due from State and Private
Banks and Bankers, Trust
Companies and Savings Banks $1,000 90
agents. 49,. 1886 So
Checks and other cash items l,4Os 81
Notes of other National Banks 1850 90
Fractional paper currency,
nickels and cents. ....... 154 "a
Lawful money reservoir bank
viz:
Specie. ..26,5 Sal rs
Legaltender notes.. $1,000
Redemption fund with U. S.
Treasurer Is per cent. of cir
culatlon) ............... l,ooz on
Total. ................... $3.50, 425 IS
Capital. ................. $25, 900 90
Undivided profits, less expen-
ses and taxes paid. ...... 1888 Oh
National Bank notes outstand.
lng...... zO,oSo w |
Banks and Bankers. ...... 5ss OF
Dividends unpaid. ........... go 90
check. ........ ....... 4ss. os7 rs
Certified checks. go. 49,. 238 10 |
Cashiers checks outstanding 278
Total. ............. $685.. 425 65
STATE OF MARYLAND, COUNTY OF FRED
l, Jno. G. Jones, Cashier of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that the
above statement is true to the best Of my
knowledge and belief.
JNO. G. JONES,
Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
10th day of June 1918.
Rudolph o. Eyler,
Notary Public.
Correct-Attest:
PETER N. HAMMAKER,
CHAs. M: Roof, Directors.
l.. S. BIRRLY.
C. & P. Phone-Thurmont PAW
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Presbyterian reunion at Pen Mar to day.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-03-06
WOMEN STOCKHOLDERS.

Thirty.six thousand four hundred
and fifty-seven women throughout the
United States have just been made
happy by the receipt of dividend
checks from the Pennsylvania Rail
road. The company distributed to-
tai of $6,S07,169 among 75,492 share
holders, nearly half of this number
being women.
The dividend was the regular quar-
terly payment on 9,077 $50 shares OF
stock, representing a total par value
of $453. SIT $50. or those who re-
ceived dividends 1854 stockholders
own less than ten shares each. The
average holding of Pennsylvania
stock Is 100 shares. Nearly all of the
shareholders are Individuals, only 564
corporations being numbered among
the holders of stock. Nearly one-third
or 23,96S stockholders, live in Penn
lsylvania. In New England there are
El5,5S4 shareholders and in New York
1896.
Since 1856 the Pennsylvania Road
has paid $414,175,0O6 in dividends, or
1925 per cent of the par value of the
capital stock outstanding.
There are 100000 employees on the
pay roll of the company. Including
shareholders and employees there are
more than 100000 persons deriving
THE whole or a part of their income
from the earnings OF the Pennsylvania
iSyStem,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-03-06
PEARL BUTTONS AND TARIFF.

II Is only a few weeks ago that
the Muscatine Journal, tariff-ripping
republican newspaper, sent up loud
wall over the condition of the pearl
button industry and expressed fear
that It was going TO be ruined by the
removal of protective duties-in ac-
.eordance with the demand of the
tariff-rippers for cheaper living"
There Is a button plant at Columbus
Junction, and others in that vicinity,
and The Safeguard tells their story
In these words:
"On account Of the scare over the
possibility of the tariff on pearl but
tons being reduced the market In suf.
fering with stroke of paralysis and
the local button factory has been run
ming on full time at about one-half
pay during the past month or two,
and last week they shut down for a
short time, maybe for a longer time
than we will want TO see them closed.
Anyway the button factory employees
have already been deprived of about
one-half their average earnings by the
tariff scare"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-03-06
AT UNIVERSITY PARK
MISSIONARY SPIRIT AND ENTHU.
SlASM ARCHITECTURE BY PRO-
FESSOR LAWSON INSTRUCTIVE
AND INSPIRING.

Mrs. c. Spann, of Abba, has recent
ly been visiting her daughter, Prof.
ISpann.
Leslie Moore, one of our students,
has been holding meetings on his
charge at Tracy.
Guy e. Spear, one OF our students,
has been holding special meetings on
his charge at Evans, la.
Treasurer Gilmore, VINO has been
confined for Two or three weeks with
a fractured knee, Is making good pro
gresS toward recovery.
Russell KletZing and Earl BortOn,
two OF our students, have been hold
ing a two weeks prOtracted meeting
at Blyth.
Miss Laurana Terrell our matron,
is holding Il series of meetings at the
II. st. Friends Mission Of OskalOoSa.
quite number already have been
saved.
The lecture on The Wonders of
God in Snow and Ice" by Prof. Paul
Lawson was most instructive and in
spring. 1t was illustrated by the
lltIt was a dlNl'
Hence who paid the closest attention.
We said last week that our registra-
ton was between $50 and 260. We
meant for this term only. Our total
registration for the year>is nearly 300.
We have had more students so far
this year than we had in the whole of
last year.
The missionary spirit and entnusi-
'asm is at high tide with us now and
quite a number of our students have
received definite calls to the foreign
mission field. Our college is getting
to be more and more in the line OF
what was intended, as we have quite
a number called to the foreign mission
field, sixteen who regularly supply pull
pits and quite number in the evan
'gelistic field.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-03-06

j. Lortscher OF this place. Mr.. Wilson
is largely composer of sacred mu'
sic, but his secular music is also very
popular Mrs. Stella Maleby sung mis-
Loves Flowers Shall Bloom" in a
very pleasing manner
Mrs, Harlan then gave a sketch OF
the famous composer, 1nurlow Lieu
rance He was born in Uskaloosa, In
1881 and few years later moved with
his father to wetsern Kansas. He
composed his first piece when but
eleven years of age and before reach
ing his majority was band haster OF
the 22d Kansas regiment and served
with them through the Spanish-Amer.
lean war. He now spends the largest
part of his time writing music. One
group of his compositions was sung
by Mrs. Maleby. They Were: "A
Garden Coronation" The Weaver
and "A Love Song" two Indian melo-
dies, and Blossom Dear." Another
Iowa composer who was also a noted
vocalist, rendering her own songs
with a depth of feeling that always
carried her audience with her was
Mrs Grace l.. Watson, of Cedar Rap,
ids, who died last October. tine Lee
gend of the Forget-Me-Not" and THE
Flowers Lullaby" are two OF her finest
pieces and they were rendered by
Mrs, Maleby before the Club.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-03-06
JANUARY IN IOWA.

According TO the belated summary
by the Weather and Crop service, Jan.
Iuary in Iowa was an unusually mild
land pleasant month, and favorable for
Iall outdoor operations and for live
Istock. The temperature was above
and the precipitation below the nor
Imal There we're no bad storms and
but little snow. The monthly mean
Temperature for the state was 20.9
degrees or 1.6 degrees higher than the
normal for Iowa.
The average precipitation for the
state was or inch, or v.2S inch less
than the normal. The greatest amount
.05 inches, occurred at Grinnell,
Poweshiek county. and the least, 0,04
inch, at LeMars.
The average snowfall for the state
as 7.02 inches. The greatest amount,
rs inches, occurred at Earlham,
Madison county.
The average number of clear days
was IA; partly cloudy, 8; cloudy, 8.
The duration of sunshine was above
the normal, the percentage of the pos
,sible amount being So at Charles City.
Normals for January in Iowa, de-
Quoted from records running back to
$50 are as follows:
Normal temperature for January
80 degrees.
Warmest January, 1891, with mean
emperature of $50 degrees.
Coolest January, 1912, with mean
emperature of AZ degrees.
Normal precipitation for January,
.06 inches.
Wettest January, 1890, with total
recipitation of 2.03 inches.
Driest January, 1899, and 1908, with
otal precipitation of OBS inch.
Average depth of snowfall for jan
uary. 20 inches QS93 to 1879.
Greatest snowfall in January, 1926
| inches in 1898 and 1910. Average
number of DAYS with OF inch or more
of precipitation, 5.
Prevailing direction of wind, north
west. ... ..
Average number of clear days. 10;
| arty cloudy, 8; cloudy, 10.