The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-01-06
News of the Week.

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10TH comfy, 81, aa 3D. agric"''"'a' s"eie'y Is
IN debt nearly Szo,ooo,
At Petersburg, Virginia, on Monday % 900
p9unus VI iea' 'o'a''o was "ee''''"' Jun
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More persons oil ~ years ana over died
during the past year 'han was ever known
before.
1t IS stated that over Si6o,Ooo,ooO worth
OF property were destroyed III TINS country ny
hre last year.
Several of the large knitting mills at Am
sterdam, New York, partially resumed this
week, employing from GOO 10 500 hands.
Podesta, an island in the South Pacific
Ocean, has recently disappeared, supposed to
have been caused by volcanic Disturbances.
The Boston Commercial Bulletin estimates
that the total yield OF wool IN 1888 was 56i'-
l56.6G6 pounds, the largest american emp
ever raised
Samuel Whites carpet and rng mill, at
Philadelphia, Pa. which has been Idle several
,,i one "f a. iSo hands
hght occurred al dahee NJ Ccuar: e%as,
on Monday, and IN the general iusiiade
persons were killed, another fatally wounded
and several other seriously injured
A family named Walker, living IN Mitchell
county, N e., consists oil brothers and
sisters, all oil whom are over lee. III heighi.
One oil the brothers is ieet y themes 'ai.
rio, occnrrod ,t DAYTON. Iowa. ON Mon.
dav nisht between The men of the town and
a Marty of miners from Frazier. two miles
away. One man WAS killed and /. dozen or
more badly wounded.
One of the most interesting landmarks in
Virginia is Hope Church, in Prince George
county, II miles from Petersburg. This
church was built in 1867, of brick. and is in !.
fairly good state of preservation.
Postmaster General Bissel gave last week
his last order for the printing of the Coum-
bian postage stamps. This order was for
l65. 600 900. and it COMPLETES the 1000, O00,.
600 contracted for by MIR. Wanamaker
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MISS Nay ~ baSroTeine, e q .'lSsic aea ooan,
OF Jersey wy, ~. o., ma' ,ounu oa Sbe
,ot ol "I.aJ III or;,o i
,,"u - haue heen committed Inv a trnmp.
SUPPOSED " nav
Probably the only marble bridge IN the
world is on the Marietta and North georgia
Railroad, IN Withheld county, va; Al !ne
time OF lis erecuon, 9outnerh il''iple; "h'on
now ranks high ioL ouiiii"s pun pos 30 "d1
supposed TO be oil mite VaIue' as 1t was 'no"s"'
L.
W oe 'oo iaiu
The will OF Mrs. harriet Hayden, Go cog sa,
who died recently IN Dosto,, ttnoo ,a
estate, valued at between 9iooo anu s'og ~ ~
Harvard ooHege W iou"u, III leenoiy u IL
son. scholarship ior tne oenen. u pJoi ".,a
deserving coiored Students a iheu'ca' oo"iSe
is preferred.
James C. Smith, who died recently IN Fhll'
adelphia, Pa, bequeathed 81, 900 each 10 the
hpiscoPap,, ~. Gern,an and Jewish
Ierian, iHS ~ ,ha Won,en;s Christian As.
nospital', at1o he Cbr;s,mas Fnnd for Disa.
so . SIi anu NV
oieu 0iersS
At sale OF rare DOCKS neic III lio mop Dc
Gently, John brewton Pr,ele anu hI d.
lation OF the DlscoVerie o! tlle NoI'n do az
Virginia, when was puR,sII;e sh ~ on;nnion, Of
sS95' and copy of the earliest collection of
Massachusetts laws for S54j. Both were
houoht for American collectors.
p1oc,,.o. sw;,b;p G. Sbortlidpe. principal
r MI" ID, ! Academv shot md instantly
S .! heu ~; g. ~, Sunday morning while
kiii m ms wi" IL. - the;r home PROBES
waik,ng ", Ii az t. -, SnfIsr,ng fron The
sor 'hoI 1 L NE ,bot ba was insane.
gTTiP, anu " 70 -, he was married six weeks
ms WIZ NJ ~ Me- D;xon Homes. of Brook.
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