Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-25
FROM FREDERICK.
Important Court Cases-Social, Sport
ing and Railroad News.
ice Of THE EVENING STAR.

Correspondence Of THE EVENING STAR
FREDERICK, Nd, October a.
In the circuit court here yesterday the trial
Of W. Seymour Poole Of Montgomery county,
charged with forgery in raising note from
$50 to $3.50, was completed and the case given
to the jury.-The case of Thomas F. Show, in
dicted by the recent grand jury for man
slaughter in the shooting and killing Of VIM.
I. Hooper, is on trial. The shooting was on
the evening Of August "a last at the home Of
Show, near Highland, this county. Hooper,
returning home from Frederick intoxicated,
stopped at Shows and renewed quarrel over
bee tree. He made a move as if to shoot
Shows wife. when Show fired the contents Of
Welty, bridge contractor Of this city, yester-
day filed in the circuit court here an injunc-
ton to restrain the Frederick and Loudoun
County bridge company from paying any
money money to the Smith iron bridge company Of
Toledo, Ohio, for the building OF the new
bridge across the Potomac at Point of Rocks.
Welty has a suit against the latter company to
recover SS,73l for services and material
large party Of gentlemen left here today in
a special train for Point of Rocks as guests of
the Frederick and Loudoun County bridge COM
pany. the occasion being celebration of the
recent opening of the new bridge across the
Potomac. The bridge is an iron structure ], 400
feet long and cost over $4,000.
Miss Helen Knott, daughter of the late Fran
CHS A. Knott and sister OF +. Columbus Knott,
prominent merchant of this city, died yester-
day OF cancer at her home in Knoxville, aged
fifty-six years.
Col ]. C. Fuller and party have returned
from their trip over the proposed route Of the
Washington branch of the Gettysburg and
Harrisburg railroad from this city to George
town. Col. Fuller promises to submit plans
and propositions to the business men Of both
Frederick and Georgetown at an early date.
The route from this city to the mouth Of the
Monocacy was found to be through q rich and
level country. From this latter point for
several miles the country is rough, but after
leaving Bealsvlle and Poolsville the land is
again level and smooth. The matter of pro-
| all the section mentioned will be a work of
little difficulty. The Montgomery county peo-
pie urge that there is an actual necessity for
| such a road, especially since the wreck Of the
canal.
Mr.. Rufus A. Mayer of this city has dis
covered the Whereabouts OF Isaac A. Rams
burg, son OF the late Daniel Ramsburg, who
formerly resided at Lewiston, this county.
Ramsburg has been away forty years, but
was finally traced to Nevada. Part of an estate
awaits him here.
The property of Mrs. Hannah Briefly at
Ladiesburg this county, has been sold to Elias
Ogle for 81, 1000.
The first snow of the season, an inch deep on
the level, fell here yesterday, preceded by hail.
In the mountains the fall measured in some
places foot.
Miss Mildred Lee Brown, daughter of Capt.
b. +. Brown Of Frederick, and NTH. L. Taylor
OF Baltimore were married in All Saints p. e.
church here today at noon, Rev. Osborne
Ingle officiating. The happy couple left on a
wedding tour, going to Washington and else
where. The bride is Q sister-in-law of Mr.. E.
b. Hay of Washington. F.M