The Democratic advocate., 1907-07-19

"Jim" Boylan, tonsorialist on Court street
this city, has had his shop papered the sham
rock color.
At 10 a. IN. this morning the Weather Bu
| reau sent out the following bulletin: Partly
| cloudy; unsettled weather; showers tonight ol
| Saturday.
The Pen-Mar Express on the Western
| Maryland Railroad was held up yesterday
| evening at Sudbrook Park by washout. II
| delayed the express for number of hours.
Mr.. Walter FL. Davis, West Main street, is
tearing down the residence part of the Zeibel
building, which he recently purchased. and will
! erect large three story building in its place.
Company Fl and the First Regiment Band
this city, arrived home on Sunday afternoon
| after encamping 10 days at Fort Howard.
The soldiers were all we'll pleased with their
trip.
A tree in the meadow of William Brown,
Silver Run, was struck by lightning during a
storm on Thursday night of last week, which
three cows were seeking shelter under. All
three cows were killed.
Sandymount Sunday School will hold their
annual picnic, August 10, beginning at one
o'clock Suppers will be served. If the
weather should prove unfavorable it will be
held the following day the next week.
The tenant house on the Byers farm, near
Littlestown, was struck by lightning during a
thunder storm and badly damaged on Thurs
day last. VIM. Steer and family. who occupy
the house were stunned by the bolt.
Mr.. Clarence Eichelberger, who was ticket
agent for the Western Maryland Railroad
Company at Union Bridge, and later trans
ferred 10 the Blue Mountain House station,
was returned to Union Bridge last week to
fill the vacancy of agent Lambert, who re-
signed.
Richards Richards, colored, an inmate at
the Almshouse, was declared insane by Drs.
Fou,z and Matthias who examined Richards
this week for bis sanity. On Monday the
County Commissioners ordered Richards to be
sent to the Montevue Hospital, Frederick, at
the expense of the county.
Freight engine No. COS, running backward,
westbound, jumped the track on the Western
MARYLAND Railroad at the Blue Mountain
House on Tuesday morning and upset. En-
gineer Raleigh Hook, of Hagerstown, was
caught under the engine and had his left leg
crushed. At about the same time engine NO:
400 Jumped the track on the Altenwald cuton
at Waynescastle, but no one was hurt.
Mr.. Abraham Painter, an inmate OF the
Almshouse, while trying to descend from
a load of wheat which he was standing
upon on the barn floor at the AlmshCuse
yesterday, slipped and fell to the floor. frac-
turing his collar bone and dlslocating his hip
Joint DIR. John S. Matthias rendered the
necessary surgical aid.
Howard Foreman, Taneytown. and Ward
Warren, living near Otterdale Mill, were ar.
rested last week for stealing horse from Hal
Poole, Taneytown, and taken to Union Bridge.
Foreman and Warren were given hearing
before Justice E. Lee Erb, of Union Bridge,
the latter part of last week. Foreman was held
for the grand jury and Warren discharged.
Robert Patton, young man employed by
Mr.. Elisha P. Wheeler, near Hampstead, was
arrested last week by Deputy State Fire
Marshal Fl. NJ. Hutton, for setting barn on
fire near Hampstead The deputy fire mar.
shall aiterward returned to Towson for war
rant but on his return Patton took to the
woods and has not been seen since.
The executive department Of the Western
Maryland Railroad Company announces that
Mr.. Thomas G. Smiley has been appointed
general freight agent to succeed Mr.. w. /:
Hunter, who has been appointed general
agent. Both will have their headquarters in
Baltimore Mr.. w. A. Cox has been appoint
ed assistant general freight agent. these ap
poin,ments become effective at once.
A valuable horse, one of pair belonging to
Mr.. Eli H. Houck. of Houck's MILL near lay
lor, was poisoned some time during the night
OF July 7. The horse was fed oats by Mr.
Houck on Sunday evening and when he left
them they were perfectly healthy and WELL
When he went to the barn Monday morning
the horse was nearly dead. Its legs were cold
and it died shortly after discovery. He had
recently refused $500 for the pair. Mr.
Houck is the man who was acquitted ut low.
son lately of the charge of shooting with intent
to kill a neighbor named Miles.