Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-07
FREDERICK CITY AND COUNTY
Mineral Resources - Lutheran Church
Troubics-Personal Notes.
Correspondence Of TIE EVENING star

Corsspondsncs of TIE EvEsNs star
FRxDEhIcx, Nd, October L.
The recent efforts Of outside capitalists TO
secure possession Of lands in the Middleton
valley on which have been discovered rich
vein OF red hematits ore has led to the inves-
tgation OF the mineral resources Of the county
IN other sections. For some years past copper
and iron have boon dug from the soil in large
Quantities and borinZs made for coal at Yellow
Springs some years ago developed unmis.sk-
able signs Of the presence Of that valuable
adjunct. In several sections Of the county
unmistakabls signs Of gold have been found
An indictments for granddaughter has been
found by the grand jury against Thomas T.
Shaw. who shot and killed VIM. H. Hooper at
Highland. this county. last month.
some one With antiquarian lnclinations has
unearthsd curiosity in the shape of two
Chesapeake and Ohio canal notes Of the de-
nominations. respectively, Of ten and twenty
dollars The former 10 dated Frederick Jam
uary y, ls4l, and the latter Frederick, October
8, 1910.
Hon. John q. Thomas Of Springfield. Ohio,
who has consented to become Q cand date for
United States Senator, il . native Of this
county. He was born at Middlstown and re-
moved from there to the west.
The recent nomination of Geo. l. Yelling
ton OF Cumberland an republican candidate for
state controller has led ths republicans In this
district to believe that By united effort they can
elect him The democrats are onident, how
ever, shat Col. Baughman will be elected by the
vote Of the state outside of the sixth district
Word has been received here that number
Of Massachusetts, people interested in the story
Of Barbara FrItchis's heroism. - portrayed in
Whittlsrs notable poem. contsn plate erecting
ct Boston . monument to her memory They
have also become interested ia . quiet project
20 mark by . suitable memorial stone the I'm
pretentious grave Of the heroine in the old Re-
formed grave yard here. Many valuable relics
OF Dame Barbara are preserved by her descend
ant, Nr. John III. Abbott, Of Frederick Among
them is the nag with the bullet hole.
Ihis was an interesting day at the Antietam
battle held, the occasion being . visit to that
spot by party Of two hundred veterans from
Maine.
The Oldest inhabitant of this section of Mary
land, Miss Hannah Weaver, died few days ago
At Westminster. She was nine ty-four years old
The SIR knights Of Jacques DsMolay COM
mandery, No. A. OF this city, will leave here in
body tuesday morning for Washington.
While the heavy iron beams for the new
bridge across the Monocscy river at Buekeys-
town were being unloaded yesterday one of
them accidentally fell Oh John Jenkins, who
was standing by, crushing one Of his legs in .
horrible manner.
Edgar Towns, a young man residing at Wolf,-
vile, this county, few days ago ran q thorn
Into one Of his feet. lie almost immediately
became seriously i'll and death snsued after
great suffering.
Claude Turner, this county, met death at
GreenLrier, Va, few days ago in Q horrible
manner. He was engaged at work in the pack
Ing factory there when he accidentally fell into
vat OF sca.ding water. Els injuries were so
severe that be died shortly after removal to his
home.
The II. J. Guove lime company Of Frederick
yesterday bought OF Thomas schley and wife q
tract Of land near this city for s5,5OO-Jacob
7. Miller has sold 9 farm Of PA acres near
Eedysvills to Joshua wyapd for sl0,0OO.-
Rev. Jesse \. Fox Of Claysville. this county,
hss cold bis farm in this county TO James G.
Crum for o.. $50.
store keeper and ssuger at SharpsburS. has
been assigned to duty at Ahott's distillery near
Burkitssville, this county, one Of the lsrges,
distilleries in the state FM