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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-10

Houlton, Me, Dec. 10-The Rev. Charles Sme1ius, a minister of the Lu- theran church; Mrs. Annie Jacobson, his mother-in-law, and the 1atter's son, Edgar J. Jacobson of New Sweden, are trial in the supreme court of Aroostook county for the murder of Augustus Jacobson, a prosperous New Sweden farmer, on June II, 1911. Eme- Illus was pastor of the Lutheran church at New Sweden at the time of the crime. A4few months after the death of Jacobson Ernelius married Jacob sons daughter, Mrs. Belle Gabrielson.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-10

about those nineteen starlight vsctories7 And then you don't want to forget that won the only two games pitch ed in the worlds series
 '' Gee, but you certainly hate your self! replied McGraw T
 That last remark. got my goat and I boosted the ante then and there' 9 continued Marquard. CT didn't intend to ask for $1O,o0o until McGraw tried some of his airdome humor on me. Now he'll come across with $10, 600 or will remain in vaudeville.
 That's no dream, either, Miss Seeley and myself are booked for the next twenty-two weeks.'
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BROOKLAWN AND COLUMBIA
 ELEVENS PLAY NEXT SATURDAY

By the looks of things Newfe1d Park won't be big enough to hold the crowd that is banking on seeing the Colurn- bfa-B -Brooklawn football game Saturday afternoon. Both teams are practicing every night to make it a. fast cIea II game. The teams are in the same class and each man of about the same size and weight. The football fans are still talking about Peachy Gra- hams run of last Saturday with Gun ningham by his side. Both teams will take the field at 2:15; kick off at 2:3O.
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who had been q widow only a short time Jacobson'a body was found by hIs wife in lane between his home and n pasture Beneath the body was an old rifle, On fish pole which rest ed against nearby tree was a note purportlng to have been written by
 Jacobson, in which he said he was about to take hts e%n life, On a phy- siciana report to coroner that 1t was a clear ease of suicide an inquest was thought unnecessary, and Jacobson was buried the next day. Two months later County Attorney Brown became eun9picious and ordered the body ex-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-10

Arthur Devlin, the former Giant third basernan, will be retained by the Boston Nationals. Manager Sta1lings has decided to keep Devlin in case Bues fails to make good. Bues was turned over to Buffalo by the Giants last year, and now Sta1l1ngs takes him from Buffalo to Boston.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-10

International League next season.
 The New York State League owners want to buy the Jersey City franchise and transfer 1t. The Jersey City
 owners are said to have dropped a
 large bunch of coin last season. all thopgh they had a better team than
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-10

humed. The autopsy then showed that the man had been shot four times- twice through the left breast and twice through the head The inquest which followed developed the fact that but toned about the body when found were an overcoat and an undercoat, in neither of which was there bullet hole. Detectives working for the at torney general asserted they had learned that the minister's suit for the hand of Jacobson'S daughter was op- posed by the father Esmelius was ar rested on June F, a year after Jacob sons death.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-10

The Chicago White sox next year will have the services of an Indian pitcher named Robert Murphy John son. He pitched 7 in the Western League last season and sca1ped quite a number of paleface teams.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-10
JIMMY COOK, FAST OUTFIELDER,
 SEEKS JOB WITH BRIDGEPORT
Another Change Made in Bill For Acorn A.
 C. Boxing Show

show again. Manager Joe Kelly of Toronto announced yesterday that he has given Jordon permission to ar range g. trade with any big league club for his services. Kelly says Toronto doesn't need cash but wants players in exchange for Jordan. The big fel- low was a great first baseman for Brooklyn until he was sidetracked to the minors because of a bad leg He did so we'll in the International that he deserves another chance in the ma jore.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-10

Johnny Summers is the new welter weight champion of England, havin just defeated Sid Burns, the forme holder. Of the title. Summers took tn belt on Joints, last night.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-10

Tim Jordon, the Toronto first base man, who made a great record last season in the international league. will be given a chance to get into the big
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TANEYTOWN.

Miss Burnice Basehoar, Of Titles
town, is visiting her cousin, Miss
Edna Mehring, of Taneytown.
Mrs. John J. Crapster is spending
sometime with her father, DIR. O'Neal,
of Gettysburg, Pa.
Miss Ada Reindollar has returned
to her home with her brother Jacob,
at Fairfield, Pa.
Miss Elizabeth AMMAN left here Fri
day morning for Washington, ID. g.,
where she will take up kindergarten
work.
Mcclellan Davidson, of Hanover,
Pa, paid his brother, John 2. David
son, and other relatives and friends a
visit last week.
Mrs. Charles Smith and children,
of Washington, D. c., are spending
several months with her parents, MIR.
and Mrs Charles a. Elliott, of this
town.
Professor Charles Edward Smith, of
Frederick, Md, started vocal class
here Thursday night with MEM
bership OIL sixty-nine, with prospects
of considerable Increase at the next
meeting. The class will meet regular
ly every Thursday night In the base
ment of the Lutheran Church.
Mr.. Wilson Crops, OF Ohio, is visit
ing bis sister, Mrs. Tobias Reid, after
an absence of forty-eight years.
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four KILLED
FOUR WOUNDED.
In ANOTHER BAD WRECK ON THE
WESTERN MARYLAND.

Failure to obey train orders caused
a head-on wreck on the Cumberland
Valley division of the Western Mary
land Railway early Monday morning
at Kobeen, six miles west of Ship
pensburg, Pa, resulting in the death
of four trainmen and the injuring OF
four others.
The dead are :
c. r. Gordon, brakeman, of Furnace,
]. W. Frederick, fireman, of Harris
burg.
Daniel S. McLain, conductor, of Hag-
erstown.
Frank Krause, conductor, Of Harris
burg.
The injured are:
T. NJ Athey, brakeman, Hagerstown.
J. C. Shank, brakeman, Harrisburg.
]. P. Copeland, engineman, Hagers-
town.
W. U. Brehm, engineman, Harrisburg.
Brehm is SO badly injured he is not
expected to live.
A Western Maryland passenger
train of seven coaches, bound from
Hagerstown to Shippensburg, collided
head-on with a westbound Philadel-
phia and Reading train consisting of
"a empty "battleship' coal cars.
Three Of the passenger cars caught
fire and were burned and 800 feet Of
track was torn up. The Western
Maryland locomotive, No. 313, was
completely demolished, and the Phil
adelphia and Reading engine was bad
~ damaged.
1t is alleged the wreck was caused
r. 20; TO oh NV
adelphia and Reading crew Of the
freight.
The train of empty passenger coach
es left Hagerstown at $50 o'clock for
Shippensburg to take an excursion to
Baltimore. 1t is thought the west
bound crew made mistake in its or
ders
At the point where the trains col
lided there is dip in the road. Both
trains we're running at lively rate.
The track was torn UP for some dis
lance and traffic was blocked for sew
eral hours. Cars broke, buckled and
smashed into splinters and then the
wreckage took fire from Goals Of one
of the locomotives.
AS soon as the officials were noti-
fed a special train was run to the
spot from Chambersburg. On board
were physicians, nurses and others.
The injured were taken to the hos
pital at Chambersburg.
1t was necessary to send an engine
from Chambersburg to pull away
from the two passenger cars thatwere
on fire the coaches that were not on
fire.
Conductor McClain and Conductor
Krause were not killed instantly. Nc
Claim died in the hospital five hours
later, and Krause died Monday after
noon. One of McClain's legs were
crushed off He leaves widow and
several children.
Engineman Copeland, who sustained
only slight bruises, was able to return
| to his home i'm Hagerstown. His es-
cape from death is, regarded as re-
markable.
Engine 313 seems to be Jonah; 1t
was in the freight wreck that took
place at Spring Mills recently.
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HAMPSTEAD.

Miss Dora Worthington il visiting
friends in Baltimore.
Rev. A. III. Mckinley and Miss Imo-
gene Morgan spent Wednesday i'm the
city.
Mrs. III. r. Lippy has returned af-
ter spending several days in Balti-
more.
DR.. Harry Preston and family are
visiting friends i'm New Windsor.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Murray were
in Westminster Thursday.
Mrs. VIM. Thurman and two child
rem are visiting in Baltimore.
Mrs. Charles Murray and daughter
Helen spent Saturday i'm Baltimore.
Quite a numbe of people attended
the York Fair Thursday.
Mr.. Oliver Stone is spending some
time in Philadelphia.
Mr.. Vernon Gorsuch, of Mt. Carmel,
left Tuesday for Norfolk, Va, where
he has secured a government posi-
ton.
Miss Freida Shugars was given a
surprise party last Saturday night,
by her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Shugars.
Prof. George Morelock, of West
minister, and Commissioner w. Hoff-
acker, of Manchester, visited the
school here on Friday. Both teach
ers and scholars were glad to see
them.
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Bond g. Parke, Solicitors.
+. Jesse Albaugh, Auctioneer.
oct At
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gambler.

There will be a good roads meeting
Saturday evening in Mechanics Hail.
Gambler, at 7.30. Everybody is in
vited. Able speakers will be present
The Klee Milling Company pro-
duced $500 bushels of potatoes this
season.
Mr.. John Weeks lost a valuable
horse last week.
Mrs. Jas. A. Phillips is on the sick
list.
Mrs. Oscar Gorsuch is visiting his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. B. Frank Cor
such.
Quite number of our folks visited
the Smallwood Fair.
Miss Mary Wilson is spending some
time in Baltimore.
Miss Olga Robertson, of Spring
Mills, spent the weeks, end with Miss
Mabel Shipley.
Miss Martha Zentz and brother,
Charley, spent Sunday visiting their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Zentz, OF
Finksburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles x. Arnold, of
Baltimore, were guests OF the for
mer's father, Serg. Henry T. Arnold,
Saturday and Sunday.
MIS- Henry M. GTlHee anu sui,
Arthur, visited relatives in Paramount
Sunday.
Mrs. Henry Clinton Shipley spent
sometime i'm Baltimore last week.
The Ladies' Mite Society will hold
an oyster supper in Mechanics Hall,
Gambler, October 81 and November 2,
beginning at p. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Hanson Barber,
after spending some time visiting
relatives and friends near here, re
turned to their home in Ashland,
Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Wilt spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. N.
Shauck, of Shauck's Heights.
A lecture will be given by Rev. ].
i'll. Hazard Subject. "The. Forces
That Win" 1t will be given in Mt.
Pleasant Church, Friday evening, Oc-
tober 25.
Mrs. Lewis Shipley and grand
daughter, Mabel, attended the York,
Pa, fair. Mrs. Shipley will remain
for a week or SO with her daughter,
Mrs j. w. Sellers.
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Mrs. George Gesen Surprised. !.

a very pleasant surprise was. given
Mr.. George Gesell, October 2, at the
home OF his brother, Mr.. John Gesell.
Those present were, MIR. and Mrs.
August Gesell,. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Gesell;. Misses-M Marietta Zepp, Maria
Schilling, Lilly Rash, Blanche Stoner,
Mary Stocksdale, Emma Stansbury,
Ethel Shreeve, Edna Staub, Viola
Seipp, Jeanette Rash, Edna Peeling,
Helen Stonesifer, Nellie Gese1l, Lena
Gesell; Messrs-Wilbur Shreeve,
Hayden Taylor, Paul Brown, Vernon
Stocksdale, Carroll Taylor, George
Gesell, Luther Brown, Curtis Rash,
Edward Heagy, Clayton Stoner, David
Stonesifer, Tom Stiff1er, Elwood Har-
mon, Clarence Stoner, William Seipp,
Masters Lester, Walter, Francis and
Howard Gesell.
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NoTE-This statement is to be made
in duplicate, both copies to be delivered
by the publisher to the postmaster, who
will send one copy to the Third Assist
ant Postmaster General division OF
Classification, Washington, D. G., and
retain the other in the files of the post
Office.
Editor, /. Jewell Simpson, Westmin-
ster, Md.
Managing Editor, I. Jewell Simpson,
Westminster, Md.
Business Manager, E. 0. Difendal,
Publisher, Democratic Advocate Co.,
Westminster, Md.
Owners: Off corporation. give names
and addresses Of stockholders holding i
per or more of total amount Of stock.)
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ster, Nd.
Lee G, Lester, Westminster, Md.
Joshua w. Herring, Westminster, Md.
James FL. Billingslea, Westminster, Md.
BENJAMIN F. Grouse Estate, Westmln-
ster, Md.
Geo, w. Albaugh, Westminster, Md.
| Geo. M. Parke, Westminster, Md.
David P. Smelser, Westminster, Md.
| S. Simpson, Westminster, Md.
Chas r. Foutz. Westminster, Md.
Annie Kerr Spalding, Westminster. Md.
Mary E. Vanderford, Westminster, Md.
Geo. w. Frizell, Westminster, Md.
John J. Rose, Westminster, Md.
John T. Stewart, Westminster, Md.
Francis Neal Parke, Westminster, Md.
J Oliver Snyder, Westminster, Md.
Mfs. Catherine T.. Herring, Westmin-
ster, Md.
Ella E. Albaugh, Westminster, Nd.
Jacob I'll. Sherman, Manchester, Md.
Known bondholders, mortgages, and
other security holders, holding. ! per
cent Oh more Of total amount OF bonds,
mortgages, OF other securities !: None.
Average number Of copies Of each
issue Of this publication sold or distrib-
uted, through the mails or otherwise, to
paid subscribers during the six months
preceding the date Of this statements
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newspapers only.)
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Sworn to and subscribed before me
this first day of October, 1912.
[SEAL.l THEo. y. BROWN
Justice of thu Peace
(My commission expires 1st May, 1922
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SILVER RUN.

The registers of voters of Myers
district added 20 names Of voters to
the list and transferred 9.
An infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer Halter, aged l month and "a
days, died on Tuesday, October LIST,
and was buried in the cemetery in
this place. Funeral services were
held in the Reformed Church, Rev.
s. c. Hoover officiating.
The Harvest Home services in the
Lutheran Church we're we'll attended
on Sunday. The platform and pulpit
were beautifully decorated with
flowers and all kinds Of fruit and
vegetables. The offering amounted
to $500.
Mrs. VIM. H. Study, of Silver Run,
Valley, raised a sweet potato weigh
ing 31a pounds, turnip 81 pounds,
and a watermelon 80 pounds, and a
large number of other melons nearly
as heavy
Miss Alice Lippy is spending this
week visiting her father, uncles,
aunts and cousins in Hanover.
Miss Rosa Knipple is attending the
missionary convention in Baltimore
this week.
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WOODRINE.

l.. III. Gosnell was in Baltimore on
business Saturday last.
Misses Frances and Jessie Gosnell
visited their cousins, Claudia and Eva
Gosnell.
Miss Mary Kolb spent the week
end at her uncle's, David Barnes,
Howard county.
Mrs. Margaret Clancy and Miss
Jessie CLANCY are spending a week
with relatives at Plane No. 4, Fred
erick county.
There will be an oyster supper here
this Friday and Saturday nights.
Miss Ida. Cauthorn visited Miss
Pearl MERCER.
Miss Pearl MERCER spent Sunday
with her brother in Howard county.
Mrs. Bessie Jenkins and children,
Ethel and James, visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Clyde Dorsey.
r. J. Brandenburg and sister, Mrs.
Harry Pickett, spent day in Gettys-
burg.
C. A. Mullinix and family spent last
Saturday and Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. G. Beauregard Costin, Balti-
more.
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TRUSTEE'S SALE
N of a Valuable
HOUSE and LOT
I'm Winfield, Carroll county. Md.

BY virtue OF decree Of the Circuit
Court for Carroll county sitting as a
Court of Equity and passed in cause
No. 1858 Equity wherein Ralph z.
Buckingham and others are COM
plainants and Sarah A. Buckingham
and others are defendants, the under
signed trustee appointed in said cause
will sell at public sale, on the prem
ises, on
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26th, 1912,
at 1 o'clock p. M: All that valuable
lot of ground and improvements sit
uate in the village of Winfield, Car
roll county, Maryland, and now occu-
pied by Theodore Ill. Hoffman, al ten
ant, consisting Of one acre and one
square perch OF land, more or less.
This lot is improved bya frame dwell
ing house, stable and other usual
outbuildings In fair condition and re
pair. lit il also planted with o. number
of valuable fruit trees.
Terms OF Sale :-One-third cash on
the day of sale, OIL upon the ratifca-
ton thereof by the Court; and the
balance in two equal payments OF six
and twelve months, bearing interest
from day of sale, and to be secured
to the satisfaction OF the trustee, or
all cash, at the option of the purch-
aSer. .A- c
JOHN OLIVER BUCKINGHAM.
Trustee.
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.ALESIA.

Miss Alice Blocher spent Saturday
with Mrs Annie Benson, of Fowbles-
burg.
Dr. NJ. l. Shamer, OF Baltimore,
visited relatives Of this place Sun
day.
Miss Bessie Swan, who has been
in a Baltimore Hospital, a patient,
with typhoid fever the past few
weeks, returned to her home, near
here, this week.
Mr. J. Swan and wife, Of Baltimore,
visited relatives in this vicinity over
Sunday.
Mrs. H. c. Wilhide and Mrs. j.
Harry Blocher attended the funeral
of Master George E. Tracy, at
Arcadia, Wednesday of last week.
Mrs George L. Henry, while enter
ing the yard of her neighbor, Mr.. l..
H. Lauer, was attacked by Mr.. Lauer's
shepherd dog, and bitten very bad
about the throat.
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GNTATEMENT OF THE OWNER
- SHIP, MANAGEMENT, CIRCU-
LATION, ETC.,

of The Democratic Adrocote. published
1ceekly, at Westminster, required by the
Act Of august Fl, 1912.
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Meet Death While Re-
turning From Visit to
Road House.
ONE MEMBER OF
PARTY ESCAPES
Big Automobile Fails to Take
Turn in Road and Plunges Into
1ce-Coated Water of Canal.
Victims Have No Chance
for Life-Three Bodies
Recovered.

Trenton, n. j.. January ia "joy
riding party or five, three young wo-
men and two young men wer, drowned
early to-day when a big automobile
in which tbey were returning from an
evenings visit to a roadhousc, ran of
the highway in tho darkness and
plunged into the waterpower tume
or canal at Brookville, three miles
from here. The dead:
Donald Rccd. son OF former Supreme
Court Justice Alfred Reed, of Reeds
Manor, nenr here.
Cbcster A. Van Clces, of Trenton, an
automobile salesman.
olihs Margaret Tlndau.
Wiss Annie Hnzcl.
Helen Muirey. seventeen years old.
The women arc we'll known In this
city.
y sixth member OF the party. Fred
cr'ck NJ. Foster, the owner and drivor
OF the car and member OF we'll
known Trenton family. escaped death
in an almost miraculous manor.
With the thermom etcr below zero,
the three men met the three women
In this city last night. and went to the
roadhouse. which Is three miles north
OF this city After remaining Mt the
roadhouse several hours, they started
nome. The weather being bitter cold.
the top Of the automobile was ND and
tho side and front curtains bu.toned.
The members of the party, bundled
up In furs and covered with cold
repelling rugs, had no chance OF es
cape when tho machine. bowling home
ward at fast pace, suddenly left a
snort turn in tho road and plunged
onto the Ice covering the mill race
at BrookvIlle.
Foster owes his escape from death
10 the fact that he was driving this
car. He went down under the waters
surface with tho others, but ne man.
aged to disentanElc himself from the
car and struggle ashore. How long 1,
took Foster TO make his way 20 Tho
shore Is not known. but he manag ed tC
get TO a roadhouse 4 mile away, dc.
sEite the cold. and summoned help
He was in too serious a condition t.
give assistance himself. and Others
went to the scene. In tho meantime -
physician was sent for. who looked az.
tel Foster. lie is threatened with
pneumonia.
Young Foster, apparently recovered
from his shock. was brought from tn,
rca dhouse TO his fathers home or
West State Street, shortly before noon
HI positively declined to make an,
statement as to how the accident oc
cured. He did say. however. that tn,
name of the third girl was Annie
Hazel, but that he did not know he,
address.
Only two bodies have been recovered
;tose of the Tindall and Mulvey girls
The coroner and his force of men are
I'll the scene trying TO recover the
bodies. The machine. which is big
Lozier. is Embedded in the ice.
Former Justice Reed, father OF on.
of the victims of the tragedy, Is i
heartbrokcn member OF the party tina
is hunting in the lre-covered water:
OF the canal for the three bodies no
yet recovered. Despite his years anc
his great grief. he aided and directed
the efforts OF the. searchers.