The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-11-19
Pennsylvania Items.

A typhoid fever epidemic exists in Red
Lion, York county, where II cases are under
treatment by physicians.
Lancaster county hereafter will put tramps
and those sent to the county Jail for INSIDE
meanOrs to work on the county roads.
Counterfeit silver dollars are in circulation
in York. They are excellently finished, but
light in weight, which is the only way to de-
tect their spuriousness.
William r. Horner, of York, has been
elected cashier of the First National Bank. of
Hanover, and assumed the duties. Mr.. Hor-
ner was formerly teller in the York County
National Bank.
The two Oldest voters in Chambersburg at
the recent election were John Huber of B.,
Republican, Second Ward, who was born on
August %, 1909, and Jonathan Baer, Demo-
crat, Third Ward, born August IA, 1910.
Henry l.. Nagle, who was said to be the
oldest member of the Masonic fraternity in
Philadelphia, died on Monday, aged 95 years.
James Nelson, who was a member Of the Odd
Fellows 60 years, died in the same city, on
the same day. He was 81 years old.
SHENANDOAH, emberl4.-JohnCullih
aged IA years, was ground to pieces in the
rollers at Packer No. 4 Colliery Breaker
this afternoon. The accident was not discov-
cred until parts of the boys body were car
ried by the coal from the rollers to the tables
of the slate pickers.
CARLISLE, November 14.-Jacob Behrin-
ger, a farmer, aged II years, was instantly
killed by a Western Maryland freight train at
Bowmansdale, yesterday afternoon. He was
walking on the track, and. becoming con-
fused at sight of the approaching train, fell on
his knees. The train crushed his head and
| broke his arms and legs.
On Thursday of last week two daughters of
Reuben Wildasin, of Union township, Adams
county, died from diptheria, and his wife
and five other children were taken sick with
the same disease. On Tuesday the son
Charles, aged Is years died. Roy, aged I,
was not expected to recover at last account
There are few cases in Hanover.
READING, November 14-Adeine Kauff-
man, aged Is years, daughter of Walter
Kaufman, of Upper Bern, this county, was
last night robbed of her luxurious growth of
hair. The hair was cut off close to the head
by a man whom she believes to be colored.
He confronted the girl near her home, and so
quickly was the deed committed that the
girls assailant was beating retreat before
she could call for help.
YARDLEY. November 14.-Harry Davis,
aged IA years, of Woodbowne, was shot and
almost instantly killed, on Saturday night by
his 17-year-old brother, Joseph. The par
ents were in Philadelphia, and the boys were
examining gun. The trigger caught in JOS
eph's coat and the weapon accidentally dis
charged. The contents almost blew off the
top of the younger boys head. Joseph Da-
Wis, who is the mail carrier between Lang
horne and Bristol, has become derangcd over
the tragedy, and fears are entertained that he
will not recover from the shock.
HAzLEToN, November 14-Oficials of the
Lehigh Valley Coal Company made final
test of the two mammo'h pumps in their new
No. 40 slope last night. The pumps are to
be used in lifting the water accommodating at
the bottom of the slope The water is pumped
perpendicularly to the mouth of the slope, a
distance of over 500 feet. At last night S
test one of the pumps threw body of water
to "a height of 545 feet, which is said to beat
anything on record The same pump, in six
hours's time showed capacity of 1900, 900
gallons. The pumps have been put in at a
cost of $4,000. and are giants in construc-
ton and power.
The dwelling house and outbuildings of
Thaddeus Rinehart, Granite Station, Adams
county, on the Western Maryland Railroad,
was burned Tuesday afternoon. At the time
of the fire Mr.. Rinehart was in the field work
ing, while Mrs. Rinehart had left about one
hour before for Gettysburg, leaving her chill
dren at neighbours house. The origin Of
the fire is not known, but is supposed to have
originated from an overheated stovA. The
entire two-story brick dwelling, and outbuild-
ings, with a part of the furniture, was con-
sumed. Loss, $1,000; partially insured in the
Liberty and Independent Fire Insurance
Company, of Gettysburg.