The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-07-17

ing wife and four children. A note
was found on Smalrs desk Tuesday
stating that he was weary of the strug-
gle of life and intimating that he was
about ready to make an end of his
existence. Creditors have taken
action and State Insurance Commits
sioner w. Mason Shehan has been APP
pointed receiver.
The large barn on the farm of
Webster Kinder, located near Bethel
Church, was destroyed by fire Four
horses and three mules were burned
to death; 40 tons of hay and enough
food to last Mr.. Kinder two years were
also destroyed, including his crop Of
wheat recently thrashed. A carriage
house, wagon house and granary were
destroyed also all of his farming ma
chinery The loss is estimated at
10000
Andrew Hoffman, a mmeber of the
self-styled ALLEN gang" of Hayre ue
Grace, who assisted in the assault upon
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ago, has Deen apprehended and was
given a trial before Justice H. c.
Sippel, who sentenced him to six
months in the House of Correction but
suspended sentence and paroled him.
This leniency was extended to Hoff-
man because of his being the only sup
port of his parents, his father being
blind.
Miss Pearl Bieston, aged 70 years,
died as the result of burns sustained
while curling her hair at the home OF
her uncle, Alvin Bieston, on the John
son farm, near Pinola. She upset jar
of coal oil and her dress caught fire
from the head of match that few
off when she struck it. She ran into
the yard the wind tanning the flames
and nearly all her garments were burn
ed off
Lightning played some peculiar
pranks on the Stafford Hall farm, near
Clearspring, owned by the heirs of the
late Governor William T. Hamilton and
tenanted by Charles A. Hyde. A bolt
struck a tall silo near the barn and
completely demolished it. A bolt
struck large oak tree so yards away
and cut it off about two feet from the
ground The tree then lodged upright
few feet away.
Although he was forced to retire
ment by reason of physical disability,
as a result of the recent action Of the
navy "plucking board" Commander
Arthur B. Hoff, for the past year head
of the department of modern languages
at the Naval Academy, will be con-
tinued in that berth, probably until
the close of the next academic term in
June, 1914
Jesse Ricketts,, of Hagerstown, while
visiting his grandfather, Adam Bonzof
at Pnesburg, was bitten on the hand
by copperhead snake. Young Rick
etts has made catching snakes past
time He grabs them with his fingers
close behind the head. His arm. as
result of being bitten, is swollen to
three times its normal size as far up
as the shoulder
Hagerstowns building boom con
tinues unabated. Last year the new
buildings constructed here amounted
20 100000 In the first six months
Of 1913 the building operations amount
ed to over S1,00OO0O. Two hundred
and twenty-five residences have been
built at a cost of about $575,000.
A series of photographs represent
ing the various stages of the develop
ment Of the duck-raising industry was
taken by movingpicture concern on
the oxford Duck Farm. The pictures
show the various operations at the
farm from the time of Matching until
killing and picking.
Cambridge has adopted a milk ordi-
nance providing for the thorough pro-
lection and inspection of all milk sold
here. The ordinance is modelled on
those in force in the larger cities. Sew
tIdl VI llIt SlIdIltI utdltIS nave us
continued business. An up-to-date
traffic ordinance has also been adopted.
double funeral took place at
Bloomery Church, near fredericksburg,
when James Christopher and his wife
were buried side by side
Losing control of his motorcycle,
John Warrenfeltz, Of Hagerstown, was
thrown on the road and severely injur-
ed about the hips and arms.
Miss Nellie Barr, of Berkeley
Springs, who swallowed a quantity of
paris green because Of disappointment
in love, died after suffering intense
pain Eighteen years old and an
orphan she made her home with Mr.
and Mrs, Redmond Unger. She is sur
vived by one sister, Miss Anna Barr.
The residence of Daniel r. Shupps,
Jr.. near Fairview. was burned to the
ground Tuesday Mrs. Shupps and her
4-year-old child, who we're alone in the
house, were awakened by smoke filing
the bedroom. They escaped uninjured.