The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-04-07
Pennsylvania Items.

New Oxford is to have national bank
Scarlet fever prevails in parts of Delaware
county.
Eggs are selling in Berks comfy at cents
per dozen.
dence in Carlisle.
Gettysburg First National Bank stock sold
last week at Sl75.50 par 500.
A large coal breaker, near Trenton, valued
at $50, 200, was burned on the Goth ultimo.
George Hers barn and tobacco shed. near
Lancaster, was burned Tuesday; loss over
SIS, 900.
Gettysburg Driving Association has pur-
chased "A acres from Philip Hennig near
Seminary Ridge.
James SheeIy, of New Oxford, during
March gathered 3344 dozen OF eggs from 20
brown Leghorns.
On Saturday night the barn of c. d. Taugh
limbaugh. in New Oxford, together with its
contents. was burned.
VIM. Sweeney died in Allentown. last
week, aged 10s years. His father lived 10 be
SO and his mother 81 years.
At Monocacy, Berks county, some one cut
out the tongue of Mrs Elizabeth Kline COW.
on Friday night of last week.
Mrs. d. Hayes Agnew has contributed S25,.
600 to the Hospital Fund of the University OF
Pennsylvania, and W. W. Frazier, lr., has
also gwen $500.
On Friday of last week, at Fuller Works.
near Pine Grove, William Grimes Was caught
in wire rope and had one leg torn off and
the other mangled. He died almost imme.
diately.
At Gettysburg, on Sunday. Rev. Joel
Swartz preached his farewell sermon. He
retires from the Lutheran Church and goes to
Ohio 10 take charge Of II Congregational con
gregation.
By an explosion of gas 1T the Eliza furnace
near PitiSburg, on Tuesday, John Joyce, Il
top filler, was burned to death. John Higgins.
fellow workman who tried 10 rescne him.
was fatally injured. "a
Samuel Mckee, II bachelor farmer living
near MELVILLE, died recently, leaving u large
estate. On Tuesday the appraisers found
s., SS5 in gold, silver and paper in Il box in
the garnet. The paper money was monldy
with age.
A gang of tramps engaged in a fight near
Warren, on Tuesday and one named Sullivan.
supposed TO be from 1'tusvlle, was killed.
Seven tramps were arrested, and will be held
for the murder. Officer SeGtort was seriously
NOuHutu ny but W tslt amps Nillt HldhtiB
the arrest.
In Philadelphia, the Globe Dyeing and
Bleaching Works. al Frank ford. are running
on full time, with all their employees at work.
II. F. Bachman Il Co., dress good. manufac
turers, are employing all their operatives on
over time. The ingram carpet mills OF Harry
Dickle Sons are running on full time.
District Attorney Burleigh, of Pittsburg,
has been notified that big joe the Hun
garian Anarchist who was prominently con
nected with recent Mansfield Valley riots, and
who at that time eluded arrest, was again at
large in the coal regions.
At Carlisle, on Saturday, county detective
Egolf, armed with 32-calibre revolver, at
tempted to kill his brother but the bullet
from the revolver passed over the latter
head, the powder scorching his face. The
affair grew out OF an Old grudge. The would
e-murderer is now in Jail.
A convention of coke workers held in
Scottdale, on Monday declared in favor ofthe
cookers strike which started that morning
Eleven thousand men employed in the region
are on strike. The strike is confined princi-
pally to the Uniontown branch in the south
ern end of Eayette county, but will likely
spread. The operators are preparing for the
worst, as there was considerable disorder.
On Sunday last Rev. W. S. Van Cleve,
pastor of the Lower Marsh Creek and Great
Conowago Presbyterian churches, preached
his 18th anniversary sermon in the former
church. In % years he has preached /. 100
sermons; made 2,794 pastoral visits and trav
eled. in doing this work, 29,Sl9 miles. When
he took charge there were pa members. He
has buried and dismissed 22S. IA more than
the original membership. The present mem
bership is pa. He baptized pa children.
At Gettysburg, on Saturday, the Demo
cratic County Committee had most harmoni
GUS meeting. j. l.. Butt was reelected chair
man by reclamation, and r. +. Culp, secre-
tary. May 2Sth was fixed as the date for
holding the county convention. L. ii. Stru;
binger. in long speech, implored harmony,
and announced his candidacy for Congress.
The resolutions endorse the Wilson bill and
President Clevelaud's administration, and
assert the right of Adams county 10 the next
Congressional nomination.
Hiram B. Schock. editor of the York Ga
zette and superintendent Maigne were assault
ed by constable Charles Still on Saturday
night last. at the Colonial Hotel. Still hit
editor Schock squarely in the face, consider
ably bruising it. Mr.. Maigne, who is the
superintendent of the Gazette and private
SecreldTy Oh MT. "A tiiCu "
serve as peace maker, when constable Still
struck him severe blow which felled him to
the floor. He then kicked him in the head and
rendered him unconscious. Afidavts were
made against Still and he was held in bail to
the amount Of 81, 900, to await the action ofthe
grand jury. Mr. Maigne is still in preearl-
Gus condition. Still alleges that editor Schoek
wrote n scurrilous article concerning HIM
and the assault was made TO get even with
him.
John Hayes. colored, aged 40, native of
Virginia, and George Hartman, white, aged
u, fought n duel at Wernersville, Berks
county, Saturday night. Hayes and Hart
man are both employed at the new insane
asylum and got into dispute at Miller
Hotel, in the village, and were ordered from
the premises The men went out into the
street, and, stepping off five PAGES, drew re
volyers, Hayes firing the first shot. Hartman
promptly returned the fire, but neither OF the
shots took effect. Hayes then raised his pis
toll and fred the second shot, but missed the
mark Hartman then eoolly raised his weap-
on, and taking deliberate aim at Hayes
breast, pulled the trigger. and the negro
dropped as though felled by a sledge receiv,
ing a probably fatal wound, the bullet enter
ing the left breast just above. the heart. Inc
wounded man was taken to Reading and
removed to the Reading Hospital, where his
injuries were dressed. Hartman was commit
ed TO await the result of Hayes's injuries.