The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1889-08-17
News of the Week.

worth family OF Connecticut, dled on Satur-
day at Syracuse, New York, aged 90 years.
Matthew Gibbs, who died at Centre, North
Carolina, on Sunday is said to have been
los years old, and the oldest man in the
State
The Parke Opera House, three dwellings
and a portion of Gordon Brothers lumber
yard Mt Livingston, Montana, We're burned
on Saturday.
About so CAPITALISTS of Boston left that
city on Saturday, for Sheffield. Alabama. to
examine some proposed investments IN iron
industries there.
The colored giantess, Laura Wolford, who
died at Lafayette, Ind, Friday afternoon,
weighed 9O4I pounds and measured three
yards around the waist.
The Illinois State Board of Health has
ascertained that 30 persons have died OF lux
and dyseutery at Warsaw, and that ~ cases
have been under treatment.
Mrs \. Freeman and her L, year old daugh-
ter were killed by lightning near Piper Clty'
Illinois. on Friday of last week. seven
months old infant in the woman's arms
escaped uniujured.
Thirty.ive members of the Salvation Army
were arrested on Sunday, in St. Paul, Mime .
sofa by order of the Mayor. to whom com
plant had been made of the noise made 10y .
them at their street meetings.
A despatch from Aspen, Colorado, de- .
scribes the discovery in the Minnie Nine on .
the Asnen Mountain, Of a cave in which were
found the petri6ed remains Of several human
beings, together with stone implements
Mrs. Iavinia AtweH Fillmore rel'ct OF the
late Rev. Glezen Fillmore, who was first
cousin Of the late ex President Willard mi
more. celebrated her 1924 birthday on Tues
/ day. at her home in Clarence, New York
1 Two men entered broker office ia New
/ York GU Tuesday, and while one of them
I leveled a pistol at the broker head the other
I secured sum Of money which was lying on
/ the counter. after which both ran of. Aid
/ WAS summoned aud one Of the robbers was
+ captured.
Martin Burke. the Croniu suspect, in Gus
( tody st Chicago, has been identified by Mr.
/ and Mrs. Carlson, the owners Of the cottage
iu which DR.. Cronin was murdered, as the
man who rented 1t from them. giving the
name OF Frank Williams.
Thirty five buildings in the business portion
Of the toxin Of Ituckec, the scat 81 Nevada
county California, we're burned on Monday.
including tie American Hotel. Roman Cath.
clio and Methods, churches, Good Tempiars
Halj and Two public school houses
Henry Sullivan. aged - years, Of Law
renee t4sasA4~T was -aAt1Aftt HA+a
dav oa complaint Of his wife, charged With
the murder of his two weeks odd baby Tie
subsequently hanged himself ,B kis cell by
rome made from kis trousers lining.
The Hollis brothers. who we're sCcused q
the murder Of Mrs. Giiiis ana her two dangh.
trrs. in Mcdowell county. West Virginia, on
FRIDAY If last week. wcrc captured BY vigl-
lance committee, hung up los the heels 70 the
liuih 81 srec, and then shot To death.
despatch from Paryis. Mississippi. says
that indictments will BE- iaua8 against Miriam,
Nnidoau. Cleary. lohBsinn. Mitchell, Den
uis Better. the iwo Murphys, b0iliekotdeu;
Wakelv. Stevenson aud Basaeti, aud ofhceys
will then e. sent % buug the parties back Tor
trial.
Three sisters ia uuies - years Of aEe. in
Missouri weigh together SIS pounds LYDIA,
IS wears old. g the heaviest. npFiuE ihc ocasn
Al 87a pounds. Tso of he lrio havC SIX TN
{ gers on each hand and the same number Of
tocs on each fooL Their Parsuts are 81 ordi-
nary sss~.
The large packinz establishment - Geo.
\. Hammond 4 Co Al Hammond. Indiana.
seven ba'Idiaes in all. sore destroyed By hEc
IN SATURDAY, fsorHing, lhFoaEh ihe careless
. s,rfsine o. 4 match near q baysel % teuS3nD-
The loss s 500 co add 5da men SIRE ,hro~n
cat II cmPloymeai-
The ssstc neuagsmcns has received report
from she q. ;. Consul az NhcmnEiE Of =
terrific wiud. rsia sua bail saFm shleh swept
ever Saxouy Juiy ~ The siorm wroeshi
gspat disaster among many small farmers,
DESTROYING. With other thtuss, over 5ao,teo
bashcls 81 grain 5ass Ready 30 harvest
Ata conference on Maadsy hciaesn Con
s,ssssausss u the Saashern States and 3 special
committee ef the Nsa Y asS Ccssoa kzcAaBer,
q coumiftee was apFoiated @ draft rsss'ss-
/ lioas to b. sahmistesi 90 sae isisrrpoat Io3t"H
Exchange. favosIHE the use q cntiou ha-S'Ee
. sa whseh g. crap cotton, lssieai % JAKE.
Joha Beom and l.oais Si6, lwo msa ~h9
returned 10 Heleoa, Moasans, ;rom . tyiP 20
sl.s CCssF Ar Alsues. rcpogf thai near NarFzy.
ldako. shey wcge oSeTiasca BY loFvss hrps.
and. abandoning thrlr hoCscs ard wAgons,
took refuge IN . deserted iunaol, whetc iaey
aerr iupriEoned for Eve days siihaui food.
Capitalists gren Nsu York ard Baltimore
vii fsast d sllk factory 10 FrutcfseSsaafg
Va. # ibn city ailI give tbem los sud ex-
surt theH frau taxation fev ten yoaFs- The
uaiiey has bssa arranged. aad The ise'oTy,
whieb i 80 xisc empioymsag % - hands
Il Is BE- erected hy c. " Wilder Co. si,hsn
six mouths,
The Arlington Hotel and number u other
buildings 81 Aietisan, Kansas, wcru nnFooisd
"a Morday ~ a heavy siad storm, waseh
Vas accompanied 81 t0FreHts Of Faia. =
Waakier vas fatally tsiurud By ia1,'nE
psrch. and e yauue woman bad q aAFfo~
escape from being carried into = seser BY tbs
aao4 ii uater
A dsspatch from Wheeling, West Nigg5nis-
sars THAI the hoase Of r. ). Alien, o. Nunroo
cuunir was hrod on Fyidsy d last week, sad
chat Alen and bis glfc and iaar chlldsea
only ESCAPED by jumping from the window
Rocks bad been piled sgsana ise door -
asevsnt escare. aad the Nood work bad been
soaked with keroseoe.
William Shurlz. a wealthy farmer, was
robbed ca Monday between Washington and
Uamptan Jancsioa, Mes Jersey. II $500
which he had jast dFa~u lrom the haak ~
Washington. lie bad accepted an iasltai.on
from a stranger 20 ride, sud IN . secluded
spo; another man appeared and shuFtz was
oyerp0wered aud robbed.
/ PRESENTATIONS arr being made 70 celebrate
the I03d anniversary Of Davy Cyoekctts
birthday on thc farm where he was born,
near Limestone, Tennessee Among the
guests will BE- Il. Z. Crockett, Of CRANBERRY,
Texas. che only living son Of the troniiersnan
1 aad the only living grandson, Col, X H.
. Crockett Of New JAsouy, Arkansas
A despatch from Charleston, West Nir-
yinis. saws that widow named 6iillis and
her Two granddaughter living IN q remote
district ia McDowell county were found
dead on FRIDAY Of last week. They had evi
/ IDENTIFY been criminalIy assaulted aud murder.
I ed. There Is no clue TO the perpetrators OF
I the deed.
Two men got on a train on the Iron Noun
tain Railroad, near Newport, Arkansas,
/ sunday morning. and fight eusued between
/ them and the baggage master, J. +. Clarity,
( aud the eolored porter, Andy Criiienden, IN
/ which the latter was killed aud Clarity was
wounded The men jumped from the train,
bnt one Of them was arrested. IL IS thought
+ a train robbery vas intended.
4 despatch from st. Joseph, Missouri, says
that some weeks ago the 81. Joseph Glucose
I Works closed, the Sugar Trust agreeing to
pay the company $4,000 a year for three
wears The same Trust has, II IS stated,
/ made an offer TO the Coulter eleh Manu-
featuring Company Of st. Joseph, which the
company is now considering. These are the
only sugar works along the Missouri river.
During an encounter at Otter Greek, %
/ miles north of Frankfort, Michigan, on Sat
urday morning. Charles I. Wright, President
/ of the Otter Greek Lumber Company, of Ra
! cine. Wisconsin. shot and killed Deputy
Sheriff Neal Marshall and Supervisor Frank
/ L. Thnrber, NJ d. The trouble grew out Of
some legal difficulties. 1t is rumored that