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The Schwartzistan Herald

A fire in Mill Street at Tarnmund destroys 3 houses

Tarnmund, 22 July 1921

A fire in Mill Street at Tarnmund destroys 3 houses. Tarnmund.

A fire in Mill Street at Tarnmund destroys 3 houses. The town watch attend. No lives are lost. The parish officers attended shortly before the evening bell. We have it from the landlord of the inn that the affair was brief.

The Herald's correspondent adds that the town took it with interest.

Concerning: Tarnmund, Mill Street.

Casualty Roll as published by the War Ministry

No names this week.

The front line is at the Reed Line. No change.

The Assembly

21 July 1921. The Wine Excise Act passed. Passed by the Assembly by 49 votes to 13. Sets the duty at 9 pfen in the marka. Comes into force on 1 January 1922. Passed without incident.

The Grand Chancellor, Bruno Fiechdon, has held office since 20 October 1919.

The Courts

The Regional Court of The Capital District, 20 July 1921. Renen v. Hallin. Concerning an unpaid debt of 7952 marka. Ruling: for the plaintiff, half the sum. Judgment at ten in the forenoon.

The Regional Court of Westgau, 19 July 1921. Serfeld v. Brenn. Concerning the estate of the late Brenn. Ruling: for the eldest son. Court rose at half past 3 in the afternoon.

The Regional Court of Kesselhöh, 18 July 1921. The Crown v. Schall. Concerning assault at Grauburg. Ruling: 7 months. Judgment at ten in the forenoon.

The Market

Exchange: steady. Prices current:

Bread, the loaf, 39.8 pfen; beer, the litre, 59.6 pfen. A labourer's day is paid at 4.01 marka; a furnished room lets at 14.02 marka the month. The Exchange index closed the year at 4,425. Bank rate stands at 7.1 per cent.

The War Appropriation for the year, 6,872,270 marka, passed the Assembly without a dissenting voice.

Registers

Registers: Recorded this week throughout the country: 197 births, 77 marriages, 115 deaths. Population at the last return, 460,600.

Deaths

Anneke Marrow, banker, born at Ostrabruck on 28 April 1853, died 18 July 1921. Of Ostrabruck, banker. Interment at the parish ground.

Johanna Brenn, mason, born at Sudholt on 11 August 1847, died 16 July 1921. mason, of Sudholt. Funeral private.

On This Day

From our files.

114 years ago. A fire in Chapel Walk at Tarnmund destroys 2 houses. The volunteer brigade attend. No lives are lost. Report.

113 years ago. Tarnmoor marks the 300th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Orchard Lane. Report.

Pfahl

League table, as published.

The League of 1920 was won by Marschau Garrison. Full table.

Marschau Garrison142
Tarnmund Lake133
Hollstadt Workers124
Reedside Athletic97
Kessel Iron88
Grauburg Fortress610
Vellmar Wardens412
Ostrabruck Bridge412
Norrwick Printers214

Correspondence

Sir, — Your report from Tarnmund is correct as far as it goes. It does not go far enough. Nobody at the market had heard a word of it. Yours, A Subscriber since the Founding, Sudfurt.

Notices

Wanted: driver for Sudfurt Ordnance Works, Sudfurt. Write, stating age.

For sale: printing of handbills, notices and catalogues at short notice. Brennel & Sons, Printers, Brennholt.

Personal: the party who took the wrong coat at Tarnmund is asked to return it.

Printed and published at Vellmar by The Schwartzistan Herald. Registered under the Press Act. Casualty figures as published by the War Ministry.

From the Herald's digitised archive. Page images reproduced as printed; the text is searchable. Dates as recorded by the Ministry of Chronology.