The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-03-24
Pennsylvania Items.

John Deets and George Ganiz well known
! citizens of Glen Rock, are dead.
Philadelphia had another large fire on Tues
I day. Loss above insurance $4,000.
Mrs. Annie Bailey, colored, who claimed
she was l2l wears old. died in Philadelphia,
on Sunday.
The Gettysburg water company will erect
a sixteen thousand dollar pumping station on
Marsh creek.
Owing to the dull times boys are unable to
secure work, and all the York schools are IN
consequence crowded.
Col. Andrew j. Herr, one of the best known
LAWYERS of the state died on the 10th instant.
He was a native of Greeacaste.
The mills of the Pennsylvania bolt and nut
company. at Lebanon and the East Lebanon
rolling mills resumed work on Monday.
All the departments of the Pennsylvania
steel works at Steelton have started for The
first time in three months. Over 1000 men
went TO work.
The Methodist Episcopal and Evangelical
Lutheran congregations of Glen Rock: York
county. have sent carload OF provisions to
the poor of Philadelphia.
DIR. John Edgar, president of Wilson Fe
male college, at Chambersburg, has demanded
his students. The robberes have been going
on for ten days, about one hundred dollars
having been extracted from letters before they
reached the college.
One of the largest sales of farm stock ever
held in Eastern Pennsylvania was that of
John Mace. of Northampton county, who owns
a large distillery as well. A rumor was cir.
culated that there would be free whiskey. As
a result over 1900 people were in attendance
and Gl7 teams were tied ON the farm. No
whiskey, however. was in sight.
At York, on Saturday night, "A boxing bout
between Joseph Feltenberger and Louis ia
cobs, employees of the Kerr lime company at
Wrightsvile, York county, nearly resulted
fatally The match ended in quarrel be
tween the men. Jacobs hurled stone sledge
at Eeltenberger, who evaded Tie missile.
Feltenberger then threw an axe at Jacobs,
who tried to dodge it, but failed. The sharp
edge of the axe struck him full in the face.
causing frightful wound and telling Jacobs
to the ground.
In Philadelphia, on Monday, mill buildings
on Huntingdon street. extending from Pale
throp to Hancock street, occupied by j. IL.
A. Klauder e. Co, manufacturers of knitting
goods, and other manufacturers OF hosiery,
table covers and bedspreadS, were destroyed
by fire. The total loss on the building is es
tmated at Sl3S. 900. and the total insurance
at $3.50. 200. About 1000 operatives are de
prived of employment. Fifteen dwellings
were considerably damaged by fire, water and
falling walls.
Tn. East Berlin, Adams county, News of
last week says Yesterday as Mr.. Henry
Wagner was passing our Office we hailed him
for news. In answer to our request he told
us a tale that may seem very strange to our
readers. but exhibited proof in the way Of
letters that corroborates his story. He lives
with his brother, Mr.. William Wagner, close
to Round Hill post office, in this county, and
for the past six or seven years a little girl by
the name of Ada Little has also been "a men,
Der of the household She is the daughter
of Mrs Edward Powell, of York City, and
her father is dead, her mother having married
the second time. She is now eleven years of
age and when about thirteen months old u
lump made its appearance on the back Of her
neck which continued to grow ever since.
| On January 10Th little Ada was taken to Bal
timore for the purpose of seeking the medical
aid of eminent physicians. On the following
Monday an operation was performed, and
now comes the strange part of the story. The
lump contained the body of child that
weighed six pounds. This strange case is
explained by the doctors in this way. When
the child was born the mother should have
given birth to twins but the one child was
beneath the skin of the other. They have
been at the hospital for the past five weeks
and expect to remain for three weeks longer.
The child's mother has been with her all the
time and the step-father part of the time.
She is improving and her recovery is expect
ed. Mr.. Wagner knowing that the case is
remarkable one, exhibits the letters as proof.