The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-08-14

COnQlIlOn Is didTIulHB.
Bun Dorsey, colored, was arrested
on Tuesday for train riding He
was caught on the train at New
Windsor and taken or.
The speed Law il being enforced in
this city. Seven warrants were is
sued for the arrest of four of our
citizens and three Baltimoreans.
Mr. Levi Blumberg, a merchant at
Sykesville, had made deed of trust
for the benefit Of his creditors. Mr..
John Milton Reifsnider was named
as trustee.
The August term Of the Carroll
county Circuit Court opened on Mon
day with Chief Judge William H.
Thomas on the bench. After the
docket was gone over court adjourn
ed until Monday
Mrs. Mary II. Bond, widow OF John
Bond, OF Butler, il recovering at the
University Hospital from injuries re-
ceived last week by being thrown
from buggy. Her right wrist was
broken and she received other in
lLries.
f. A foreigner with fractured skull
was taken from Union Bridge TO a
Hospital Tuesday morning Reports
conflict as to the cause OF the injury
some say it occurred while at work
at the plant, while others claim it was
sustained in fight in which clubs
were used.
/ Emanuel q. Fink, farmer, Of near
Urbana, who recently advertised for
wife and received about p replies,
has written to a friend from Nyack,
( New York, stating that he has made
! the acquaintance of young woman
with whom he is much pleased He
wrote that he would return to this
country on short trip.
George Houck, a well-known thea
trical man OF Baltimore, formerly OF
this county, who has been severely i'll
at his country home, Ingleside and
Fusting avenues, Gainesville, is con-
valescent. Mr.. Houck is one Of the
owners of the old Holiday Street
Theatre and a member Of the bill
posting firm OF Rife & Houck.
Automobile accidents seem to be
getting more frequent and hardly a
Sunday passes now without a serious
mishap being reported. Recently
some very greatly deplored accidents
have occurred and lesson of care in
running machines should be taught to
every owner. 1t should be less a
question of speed and more a question
OF safety.
Struck by a bolt Of lightning which
had travelled over wire clotheslint
Inn lob hn 90
a baby in her arms, Mrs. John r
Brown, wife of tenant on the farm
of Reuben Geist, about a mile from
Glyndon, was instantly killed Monday
afternoon before the eyes of her sis.
were watching the storm. The baby
was unframed.
The funeral of Levi Heffner, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Heffner, Of
Creagerstown, who died on Tuesday
night at the Frederick Hospital from
typhoid fever, was held Friday morn
ing at 10 o'clock at his home In
Creagerstown. Interment was made
in the Reformed cemetery The
young man was aged % years, anC
was the only child of Mr.. and Mrs
Heffner. He had been at the hospital
only few days.
Fire partly destroyed the saloon 81
George Linton mt Sykesville, shortly
after midnight Saturday. The blaze
had gained a good Roadway before
the arrival of the volunteer fire
company and the firemen turn,
ed their attention to saving sur
rounding property. Fearing the
a. MI nF a ri nT all
than 30 feet from the burning build
Ing, the ffremen had switch engine
rushed from Gathers and the car war
moved to safety. The building de-
stroyed, which was two-story
with its contents. The loss was GOV.
fire is a mystery.
Miss Carrie Rimbey, daughter o.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. MI. Rimbey, about two
Imiles north of Mt. Airy, made a mar.
row escape from serious injuries or
Thursday of last week, when tbs
horse she was driving became un,
manageable and ran the buggy into
a post, throwing Miss Rimbey out
into the road. She was badly bruised
but not seriously hurt. She was re-
turning from Mt. Airy, and the acci.
dent occurred about one mile north Of
Mt. Airy. Somebody nearby saw the
buggy overturn and run to Miss Rim.
bey's assistance. She was uncon.
scious for a short while, but was moi
severely injured, suffering from bruis.
e. and shock 1t il. not known what
caused the horse to brighten, but II
started to kick and then ran Off
After tearing loose from the buggy
the horse ran home. The buggy was
not very badly damaged.
(. Daniel Luckenbill, aged about AZ
years, while returning on bicycle to
his home in Abbottstown, Pa, August
y was struck by an automobile driven
by Henry A. Spaulding, Of Titles
town. The accident occurred about
two miles west of Abbottstown on the
enbill was on the wrong side of the
road and neither he nor the occu-
pants Of the car saw each other In
time to avoid the collision Lucken-
bill was hurled about twelve feet sus-
tanning decorations of the scalp and
face and a broken collar bone. DR..
P. C. Miller, of Abbottstown, was i'm
mediately summoned and at once hur-
ried Luckenbill to the York hospital
in his automobile. After an exami-
nation it was found that Mr.. Lucken-
| bill was In a serious condition. MIR.
iLuckenbill rallied several times dur
Y ing the night but at an early hour
! Friday morning a decided change
took place and death followed about