The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-08-11
Affairs in Adjoining Counties,

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FREDERICK - Tho Liberty Town
Banner, OF Friday, says;
a SrIrcH IN TIME.-A few days
ago, Mr.. Harry Boyle, residing near
Liberty, concluded to have the light.
niul rod attached to his barn put in
order, as in its broken condition the
barn was in much greater danger than
it it had no rod at all. The work of
mending the rod aud putting in insula.
tors was finished i'll the morning, and in
the afternoon the rod was struck by
lightning, aud the barn received no
damage. Mr.. b. fully believes that his
barn would have been burned, had tie
rod not been repaired.
STRUCK BY Observation-Disclosures
the thunder, storm on Thursday even.
lug Of last week, the barn Of MIR. john
Diehl, GU the Ridge" between Johns.
vile and Union Bridge, was struck BY
Lightning aud entirely consumed, to.
Sether with all his hay and wheat, OK.
cept two ricks Of the latter, his pears.
farming utensils, new spring wagon. a
call, &c. So quick was the FIRE that
nothing but his horses could be got
out OF the burning building. We hear
there was au insurance Of 5000 on the
barn.
On Wednesday of last week, the
lightning struck shed on the farm of
Mr.. Levi Wolf, near New Market, set.
ting fire thereto, and killing two horses
which were under it, belonging to Mr..
Frederick Cost. The fire was subdued
before much damage had been done to
the buildings,
ADAMs.-The Littlestown Press of
Thursday last, says:
ANOTHER BARN BURNED.-On last
Mon day night about ten o'clock, fire
was very distinctly seen in northernly
direction FROM this place, which appear.
ed to be at no very great distance from
town. A number OF our citizens start.
ed Tor the scene, and on nearing il dis
covered that it was the barn of Mr..
Charles f. Diehl, about two miles from
the borough. the barn, together with
all ITS contents, consisting Of grain, hay,
carriage, &C., were totally DESTROYED. |
The fire was undoubtedly the work of |
an incendiary, as is evident from the
fact, that all tho live stock which were
in the stables Tor the night, had been
let out by the person or persons who
fired the building. 1t is a great pity
that such daring aud heartlcss Williams |
could not be oaught in the act and
severely punished for committing such
outrageous aud gillainous deeds.
HORSE SroLEN.-We learn that a
horse belonging to Mr.. James BOYD, re.
siding near EmmittSburg, was stolen at
Harvey, on Saturday night last, whilst
the person who had ridden him there
was attending preaching.
foRK,-The Citizen, of last week
contains the following items.
HEAVY RAIN.--A resident of West
Mannheim township, Informs us that on
W ednesday afternoon of last week, that
section was visited by one Of the sever
est and most destructive rains that has
been known for twenty years. For
about one hour and half the rain
poured down in torrents, swelling the
Little Conewago aud other small streams
to such degree that corn, fencing.
wood, &c, were swept away by the car.
rent, aud in various instances doing
serious damage. Mr., L. Mace, at the
head of Little Conewago, sustained a
heavy loss, which is estimated at about
one thousand dollars 10 tho washing
'way of boards, shingles wood, &c.
other farmers, whose names we have
not ascertained, lost heavily.
ANOTHER BARN BURNT by LIGHT.
NING.-On Wednesday evening last,
he barn of Mr., Jacob s. Bentz, of Car.
'oll township, this county, wa, struck
BY lightning, and, together with the
Whole of the present years crop, des
royed by FIRE. The value of the barn
md crop we did not learn. He holds
IN insurance on his barn in the Para.
iiSc Insurance Company for $500.