The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-08-14

Vaud Cantonal Museum at Lausanne,
Switzerland.
Mrs. Jane Hass, aged 101 years, died
ON the 9Th instant, at Sharon, Pa. She
never possessed lamp, as she claimed they
were dangerous luxury.
Mrs. Christianna French, of Moores
town, N. j., celebrated her 103d birth
day on August / She has excellent
health and her eyesight is good.
The jackson & Sharp Company, Of Viii
mington, Delaware, has closed contract
to build twenty-five electric cars for the
underground railway Of London.
Harry Vandewater, who was stung by
a yellow jacket in Middletown, \. T., on
July q while chopping wood, died on
Thursday of last week from lockjaw.
1t is reported from Cincinnati that the
combine of the manufacturers Of wood
working machinery Of the United States
has become fixed fact within the last few
days.
Five negroes were lynched on Thursday
and Friday in Kentucky, Alabama and
Mississippi for assaulting white females.
Two of the victims were deaf and dumb
sisters.
Details of the very severe storm in parts
Of Pennsylvania on Wednesday night and
Thursday of last week show that an i'm
mense amount of property was destroyed
by lightning, wind, rain and hail.
Ball Brothers, fruit jar manufacturers,
Muncie, Indiana, are soon to equip their
factories with machines to blow jars.
Notices of discharge have been sent to
blowers, who make from So to SO per
day.
The Michigan Salt Association, con-
monty known as the Salt Trust, has de-
cided to invade the Kansas field, and will
construct manufacturing plant at Hutch
inson, with capacity Of 1000 barrels
daily.
Rev. John Naille, aged 80 years, is IA
resident of Trappe, Pa, and is the oldest
Reformed Church minister in this country.
He is native of Frederick county, Md.
reads without glasses, shaves himself and
is very active.
Several deaths have occurred in New
York and New jersey from mosquito bites,
this season. Several children will lose
arms or legs owing to blood poisoning; and
several men are also suffering severely from
the same cause.
Edward Moran has been arrested at
Wilkesbarre, Pa, for setting fire to "a
barns within the past four months. Heis
said to have set fire to the buildings in
order to establish reputation for courage
in rescuing the live stock by which he
hoped to be promoted in the fire depart
ment.
The rush for the new gold fields is so
great that special steamers are being
chartered to carry the people. One hun
bred and fifty leave Chicago The Alaska
Commercial Company officials at San
Francisco are trying to persuade the num-
erous applicants for tickets to postpone their
journey until next spring.
Last year there were grown and shipped
from east Of the Mississippi river 70, 900,
900 barrels of apples. This fact was an
nounced at the third annual Convention of
the National Apple Shippers Association
which met in Buffalo, n. Y, last week.
About sixty delegates were in attendance,
representing every State east of the Missis-
sippi. Delegates from the eastern States
report that the crop will be but one-fourth
to one-third of the usual output, while
those from the South and West report a
full crop.
The Philadelphia, Pa. weather bureau
on August 1st issued the following bulle
tin: During the month which has just
ended, there was a variation of % degrees
in maximum temperatures; the highest re-
corded being "a on July 10, and the low
est sc on July 81 Only twice has the
mercury been in the sixties, though it
reached 90 on six days of the 81. Yes
terday increase over the normal temper
ature brought the excess for the month up
to %, despite the numerous cool days of
the last two weeks and the excess for
the year is now III degrees.
Miami county, Kansas, has only $50
acres of castor beans this year, but the
stand is very good. Fruit, especially
apples, show a bountiful yield. The re-
turns show 1O1, 541 trees in bearing and
the standard varieties are in prime condi-
ton. Peaches will be only fair yield.
The 40, 900 trees in bearing are generally
well loaded Pears, plums, cherries and
blackberries are excellent. Strawberries,
raspberries, etc., were up to the usual
figures in growth and quality. The $50
acres of sorghum is growing nicely and will
make molasses enough for five counties like
Miami. In the same county the 70, 900
acres in grass will only turn out moderate
yield.
Elijah Boulder Glenn, of Newark, New
Jersey, celebrated on August 18th his birth
day at his home, No. 125 Elm street, in
as quiet a manner as his friends would per-
NIT. He was 101 years old. Mr.. Glenn
enjoys fairly good health. He was born
on August I, 1896, at Carpenters Point,
in Cecil county, Md When, in 1912, a
British force landed at North Point, several
miles from Baltimore, he joined the Mary
land militia. When the British troops
sacked Washington, MIR. Glenn, was in
General Wynder's force Of $4,000 men,
which tried to defend the city. Mr.
Glenn cast his first Presidential vote for
James Monroe, and he has voted for every
Democratic candidate for President since.
He walked to the polls to vote for Bryan.
He Joined the Masonic Order many years
ago, and is one of the oldest Masons in
the country. He has never used tobacco,
and takes liquor only occasionally, and then
in very small quantities. He attributes