The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-12-09

Smallpox is reported as prevailing in sew
eral places in Page county, Virginia.
AT Holton, Kan, on November Is, Pans
McGregor, a one year old flly, trotted mil
in 2. 234, beating the worlds record.
On Sunday and Monday snow fell to tn
depth of about two feet throughout Canada
parts of New York, and several western
| States.
The New FORK Loco motive works at Rome
New York, were almost totally destroyed by
fire Monday night The property was valued
at $500, 200.
Edward Cady, aged IS years, of Erie, Pa.
killed his two children on Monday and then
committed suicide. He was addicted. to the
use of morphine.
George Jones, son of Rev. Joseph r. Jones
of Wildwood, Clarke county, Virginia. recent
y lost his right hand by the accidental dis.
charge of his gun.
Benz. Dixon Unerback, of Fairfax county,
Virginia, died at his home in Centrevile. on
Monday last, aged IS years He was a ma
tive OF kauquier county.
+. q. Woodson, ex mayor of Harrison
burg, has received the appointment of clerk
to United States Marshal George W. Levi. of
the western district of Virginia.
DIR. Henry f. Meyer and his wife were
placed on trial in New York, on Monday
charged with poisoning a number of persons
TO recover insurance money on their lives.
The Phoenix Cork works, Lancaster county,
Pa, which recently passed under the control
of the American Cork Company, were de-
stroyed by fire on Tuesday night. The loss
is $4,000, insurance 900.
The Newark Ice and Cold Storage Com
pany's plant, in Newark, Ohio, was burned
on Monday night. The Board of Directors
were in session, and were declaring six per
cent dividend when the fire broke out.
The grain elevator, containing %, 900 bush.
els of wheat; two livery stables, thirty five
horses, three freight cars, the electric plant
and six others buildings at Corsicana, Texas,
were burned on Monday. Loss, 100000.
Green B. Raum. ,Tr.. son of the ex Com
missioner of Pensions. has failed. He kept
a grocery and hardware store in Perry, Okla
homa and has been catering to the Usage
Indian trade, The failure is said to be for a
large amount.
Eighty employees of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company at Columbia Pa, are down
with the grip. This has doubled the work of
the extra men and caused those who were re-
Gently suspended on account of the dull trade
to be relnstated,
Two clerks in the office of General Super
intendent Caniff, of the Lake Shore road. at
Cleveland, Ohio, have been doing large
business in selling free passes, forging the
names of superior officers Unfortunately
and by wholesale lots.
The fall of snow on Tuesday was heavier in
North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Della.
ware than elsewhere. The storm originated
off the south Atlantic coast and swept inland
In several places it was from 6 10 10 inches
deep. In the Western, Northern and East.
ern States the mercury registered from l6e
above zero to 80 below
Three highwaymen ON Saturday night took
possession Of station of the Chicago and
Northwestern Railroad, at Luzerne, Iowa.
and, after robbing the agent, operator sew.
eral freight train men and passengers, locked
them up in the freight room. The robbers
secured about $500. They were finally driven
off by the passengers of train which arrived
z Over 400eases of grippe have been reported
within the past three days at st. Joseph, Mis-
souri,, There are said to be more cases of
the grippe at present in Denver. Colorado,
than there were in 1891, There were 20 !
deaths from the grippei in Leavenworth. Kan.
sas, within the past week. The grippe is re.
ported to be epidemic at Columbia, Pa. and |
also in Bedford county, Pa.
William Karer, wealthy Camden, N. j..
cracker baker, was mysteriously shot and in
stantly killed early Monday morning, at the |
of his son, in Camden. It is sup
posed that the crime was committed by a bur
glar. A gold watch which had been stolen
rom the victim was recovered later in the
lay at a pawn shop in Philadelphia. Late at
light Theodore r. Lambert, oolored. was ar
,ested on suspicion of being implicated in the
MURDER
Near Urbana, Ohio, on Sunday night,
Jacob Baser and three girls arrayed them
elves in tramp uniforms and calling upon
Joseph Smith asked to stay all night Smith
became scared and the supposed tramps
ushed in and took possession of his house,
nnning Smith out aid gearing his family Into
It's Smith ran into the woods and hid On
Monday morning the neighhors found him
lead by a log. il is supposed he was scared
o badly that it brought oman attack Of heart
disease. Warrants have. been sworn out, but
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