The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-11-18
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The Democratic Advocate of Westminster
has just entered its twenty ninth volume, the
better for lis age by just twenty .nine years.
1t is the very best weekly newspaper IN the
whole state Of Maryland.
Mrs. John Mapp and her S-months-ol
daughter were burned to death on Tuesday
by fire in the residence of the Rev. Isaac
Lee, near Cape Charles, Virginia.
At Ottumwa, Iowa, on Monday, Amelia
Darby pleaded guilty to a murder for which
her former husband isnow serving life SEN
tence in the Fort Madison penitentiary.
By fire in the village school at Coopers-
Vile, New York, on Tuesday, Miss Porter,
the teacher, and John Willard, aged years,
were burned to DEATH The fire started in a
woodshed, and escape by the doorway was
cut oil.
Miles Baird, 14-year-old pupil of a San
Francisco public school, set fire to the build
ing on Friday Of last week, Just to see how
the pupils would get out in case of a real fire.
There was no panic, and the fire was extin
guished before much damage was done.
The Schmalzried block, in Memphis, Ten
nessee, the upper floors Of which were occu-
pied by the Young Mems Christian Associa-
lion, was destroyed by fire Monday evening.
Several lives were lost, probably four; four
or FIVE persons were injured by jumping from
upper windows, and property valued at near
ly 81 100000, was destroyed.
A terrific snow storm prevailed Wednes,
day, at Dunkirk, N. Y, assuming blizzard
snow had fallen by the latest accounts. Out
of. door busiiiess was practically suspended.
Over foot of snow fell at Owen Sound, On
tario, Canada, accompanied by heavy west
erly gales
Hon. d. H. Branson, of East Fallowfeld,
Pa, has received two handsome badges from
the Columbian Fair Committee of Awards for
his exhibit of corn and oats, the finest given
in the State display, while the corn was pro
nounced the best at the exhibition, and sam
ples Of II were sent to nearly every civilized
country on the globe. Mr.. Brapson will also
/ receive two medals from the United States
Government
Charles WiilsGGiiI;- -is-wahted m Lriie9s.
ter, Pa. for highway robbery, and who was
arrested ut Scranton, week ago, just after
be had married young woman OF the name
of Mary Bishop, has confessed his guilt. He
says that his real name is Charles Barnhart ;
that he deserted his wife in York, Pa, seven
months ago, and that he committed bigamy
in marrying the Bishop girl. Barnhart has
already spent several years in prieon.
John A. Drake, aged 80 years. treasurer Of
the Indiana, Illinois and Iowa Railway, was
knocked down in his Office in the ninth story
of the Rookery Building, in Chicago, at
O'Clock, on Wednesday morning and robbed
of over S2l, 900 in cash, with which he wa'
about to begin paying the employees of tn!
road. The robbers escaped and the police
have no clue.
The Roanoke Railway Construction Com
pany was organized on Wednesday for tn,
purpose of building a competing line of rail
road from Roanoke, Va, to some point OF
the Baltimore and Ohio, or the Chesapeake
and Ohio, in the county of Botetourt. Tn
officers and directors Of the company are mer
of wealth, and they are backed by abundant
capital to build the road, which will be abou
thirty miles in length.