The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-08-28
TANryrowN ITEMS.

Harvest Home Service. Two Accidents-Rob
berry and Capture Of the Thieves, &C.
Bailiff Hizer was around this week looking
up nuisances.
Harvest Home services will be held in the
Lutheran Church tomorrow Sunday.
"Dick' Davidson and NJ. +. Yount will run
to Williams Grove picnic on Monday on their
bicycles.
Lewis Elliot, a little son of F. II. Elliot,
fell from hitching rod last Friday and frac-
tured his arm.
Washington Reaver brought to Taneytown
this week stalk of corn that measured Ia
feet inches tall, and & feet to the ear.
Greenville's citizens have decided that just
at this time they are not in the position to
enjoy the benefits to be derived from post
office at that place, and therefore want nome
Chas. Shipiey, an employee in the sash and
door factory, had the index finger cut OFF and
the thumb and second finger badly lacerated
by planer on Monday.
Miss Sarah E. Snyder has been elected del
egate by the Womens Missionary Society OF
the Lutheran Church of this place, to attend
the annual convention to be held in Hagers-
town, Nd, early in September.
The Harvest Home services in the he
formed Church last Sunday drew large
audience. The decorations were tastetully
arranged, and the most complete we have
ever seen. The choir rendered DR.. Herbert $
anthem. "Praise Waiteth for Thee, in good
STYLE. The sermon was an unusually inter
.esting one. The offerings for missions
amounted to S36.
Early last Sunday morning the report
that burglars had entered the hardware store
of James Davidson & Sons was being circu-
lated, and as a matter OF course 1t Gre
ated no little excitement. Suspicion imme-
diately pointed to two individuals who had been
seen in town on Friday, Saturday and late
ON Saturday night. They were again seen on
Sunday morning travelling in the direction OF
Littlestown. There seemed no doubt that
they were the persons who committed the
robbery. Accordingly James c. Gait and
John E. Davidson, of the firm, started IN
pursuit of them. They came upon them some
time in the afternoon, in woods near
Littlestown Gait watched them while DAVID
son went to Littlestown and secured an othcer.
This done they surrounded them and came
upon them as they were enjoying game OF
cards. The officer informed them OF his
mission, when they asked "where is fancy
town Pr They made no resistance, however,
but asked that they might finish their game;
They we're taken before magistrate and
given hearing. A revolver found with them
was identified by Nee. Davidson, of the firm.
A bunch of skeleton keys was found that
thew tried to secrete. They were committed
to jail to await the action of the Carroll coun-
ty authorities. The woods was then
searched for the stolen goods and q vallse
was found that contained number OF
revolvers, knives, razors, bits, &C., &C.
Another package seen IN their posses
sion earlier in the day is yet missing.
They took from the hardware store as near
as can be estimated from $3.50 to $500 worth
of goods From the dwelling of Jas. David
son, adjoining, watch, chain, pocket book,
containing valuable papers, and about 20.
From DR.. Birnie's Office, in the same build
ing, they took razors, instruments, &c.
These, however, with the pocket book, were
recovered with the valise. On Monday Jas.
Davidson went to Gettysburg to have the
prisoners searched. This, strange to say had
been omitted before he went there, and in
sisted that it be done-and upon them was
found watches, gold pens, gold spectacles,
pawn tickets, &C., &C., but his own watch and
chain was not to be found among the lot de
learned that one of them had sore toe,-the
bandage of which was found on Sunday morn
ing in the store. This is part of gang that
has been operating in Adams, York and Car
roll counties for some time past and we I'M
derstand the other members are IN fair way
to be arrested 1t is thought that three OF
the crowd were seen in Littlestown on Sud
day night, carrying the bundle that has not
vet been recovered. The prisoners gave their
names as James Smith and John Cannon, and
States Attorney Henning has applied to Gov.
LLOYD for requisition for them on Governor
Pattison, of Pennsylvania. They will proba-
bly be taken to Westminster next week.