The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-10-02
York County. Pa. Items.


From the York Daily Hanover Citisen and
! Spectator, and the Glen Rock Item, we take
the following;
In another column the death of Mrs. Eliza
beth Seegar, Of York, is announced. Her
sulerings appeared to be altogether of a men
tai character; aud what is most remarkable
and almost beyond belief, is the fact that the
deceased lady entirely abstaned from food
for sixty.o one days. DR.. John Ali, who at.
tended her for 80 days, states that In that time
she did not partake of a morsel of food, her
only diet being water and coffee. As she re-.
fused to take any medicine and any nourish
ment, DIR. Ali discontinued his visits. In the
20 days following, the family state that one
pint of Cruel is all that they were able to nd :.
minister to her. This beats DIR. Tanners no.
table feast at New York. He was attended
by number of physicians, bathed, rubbed
down, and aired in the Park, while Mrs See.
ger had none Of these attentions, and tasted
81 days when shcquietly and resiguedly passed
away.
Several weeks ago Mr.. Felix Amspacher,
living at Hilderbrand's store, in Codorus
township, about four miles south cast Of Glen
Rock, while gathering apples, fell from an
apple-tree, distance OF about eighteen feet.
injuring his spinal column, and producing en-
tire paralysis all his limbs. He can speak,
slightly move his head, but his whole body
from his neck downward is lifeless. He has
no sensation whatever in his body, his flesh
has been pierced with sharp instrument, but
he did not feel anything,
A little daughter of Joseph Stouifer, near
Round Hill, Adams county, had its feet and
hands burned almost TO a crisp by running
through pile of Goals where applebutter had
been boiled the previous day.
Englehaft MelCbngcr who RECENTLY died
at Dover, left an estate Of about $50, 600. BY
his will he left $500 TO the Orphans Home at
York, $500 to Salem Church, near Dover,
$1,000 to Foreign Missions, and $500 TO Do.
yer borough.
There is grave yard in Codorus township,
on the bill near Valley junction, which is said
to be nearly one hundred years old, which has
curious history. Ii was started in this man.
ner Two brothers named Myers built hut
there about 1850. They were out hunting one
day, going in different directions. One saw
something moving in in the bushes; thinking
Il to be deer he fired at il and shot bis
his brother-Daniel Myers--through the head
This was in the year 1870 and the grave yard
was set apart for the purpose of buying the
body. His brother died Ia 1899
Mr.. Rufus krug, Of Conowago township,
Adams county, near Hanover, had field OF
three acres in corn this season, the average
yield Of which per acre was I47a bushels Of
ears. This is one Of the most remarkable
yields ofcorn recorded for many years in this
section. Who can beat it2
Rev. Henry Hilbish, of North Lima, Ohio,
who has accepted call to the Mannheim
charge Of the Reformed Church, made VA.
cant by the death Of Rev Jacob Sechler, has
arrived 10 town, with his family, aud will
preach his first sermon at Sherman's Church,
Sunday morning. October Srd.
Mr.. Jacob $. Bair, who resides about
miles east Of Jefferson, on the road leading
TO Brodbecks Store, is said 10 have in his
possession, watermelon which is one year
old, and i still solid and perfectly sound.
He raised This on hs own promises, last
summer, and Of the same crop be had sue
cessfally kept several others which he ate at
different times during the year. He had
watermelon on Christmas aud Easter last,
which is not often heard Of IN this Latitude.