The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-11-26
Pennsylvania Items.

guns, four six Founders, one machine gun
and two torpedo tubes.
Pennsylvania Items.
Five true bills of indictment have been
found by the grand jury of Philadelphia,
against Senator Quay, his son, Richard X.
Quay, and former state treasurer Benjamin
j. Haywood, on charges Of conspiracy and
misuse of State funds i'll the Peoples Bank.
Senator Quay has returned to the city from
Florida.
Nelson &. Green of New York, and Coun-
cilmen j. Emory Byram and Charles Seger,
charged with bribery and conspiracy III the
matter of the Schuykill Valley water scheme,
have waived further hearing before Judges
Gordon and Breezy, in Philadelphia, and fur
nished bail for their appearance for trial at
December term of court. Green's bail was
reduced from $50, 900 to $4,000.
Three hundred miners at the Corbin and
Excelsior collieries, Shamokin, operated by
Andrew Robertson 4 Co., went on strike on
Monday for an advance of wages, necessltat-
ing the closing down Of the operations The
Enterprise colliery employees threaten to JOIN
the strike.
Within the past few days many spurious So
bills have been put into circulation at Potts
vile through some agency not known to the
authorities
James Sicher, aged "a, died Monday at
Macungie, Lehlgh county, from arsenic. al
legged to have been administered in his food
eight weeks ago by his wife and Thomas
Beidler. who are in Jail at Allentown await
ing trial.
Adam Harget, aged 60 years, farmer of
Uniontownship. near Littestown, Adams
county, committed suicide Monday afternoon
last by shooting himself with an old army
musket. The muzzle Of the musket was
placed under his chin, the trigger pulled
down by stick and the whole load entered
his throat, producing an awful wound and
causing instant death. He leaves wife. four
sons and four daughters. No reason can be
assigned for the suicide.
LANCASTER, Nov. 2l.-At last nights SER
vices at Mt Zion African Methodist Episco-
pal Church, at Columbia, the wife of the
pastor, Rev. c. H. Thurston, terrorized the
congregation with revolver because she was
angry at Rev. f. J. Corbin, assistant pastor
Recently ii was decided to raise funds by pop
ular subscription, and to stimulate the work
ers the congregation was divided into two
bands. one headed by Mrs. Thurston, the
other by Mrs. Sadie Little. As many of the
members of Rev. Corbn's Sunday school
class we're in Mrs. Little's band, he agreed TO
give her a dollar. When the contributions
we're turned in Mrs. Thurston's band was 5
cents ahead. Then Rev. Corbin handed in
his dollar. and Mrs. LittIe'S band led, but
Mrs. Thuston gave dollar and took first
place. Last night when Mr.. Corbin began
lifting the usual collection she drew a big
revolver and declared she would shoot him.
The congregation fed in alarm, yelling muir
der r. and police J while the woman tried
to get a shot at Mr.. Corbin. Her husband
finally rushed down from the pulpit and took
her to their home, next door.
A New Oxford dealer shipped 420 dressed
turkeys to New York on Monday. They
weighed 5000 pounds.
On Wednesday of last week the eight year
son of Wesley Welsh, near Littlestown, in
Union township, wanted to go hunting, but
was refused. Later he got possession of an
old revolver, and by some means the weapon
was discharged. the ball entering the heart.
The child called to his grandmother, who was
in the garden and walked about a rod and
then dropped to the ground expiring lmme-
diately.
The bank barn on the farm of Samuel l..
Jenkins. near Lilly's Mill, in Oxford town
ship, Adams county, was burned Thursday
evening of last week. together with all its
contents. except the live stock. The farm is
tenanted by Edward Colgan. About G.l5
o'clock the hired man, Peter Brady, with Il
lantern started to the barn to do some work.
When he came to the wagon shed: which IS
between the house and the barn, he discover
ed fire in the middle threshing floor. He
gave the alarm and proceeded to get the cat
tie out The flames spread rapidly and in
fifteen minutes the whole building was envel
oped in a blaze. The wagon shed and hog
stable were in danger and the contents re-
moved, but the flames were confined TO the
barn. The barn was 50x100 feet, and con-
tanned three threshing floors. In the middle
one, where the fire was first seen, lot OF corn
in the fodder was stored. The earn con-
tanned nearly all of the years crop of hay,
grain, &C. Besides this, the most of Mr..
Colgans machinery and harness was burned,
on which there is no insurance. The barn
was built about SO years ago but was in good
condition. 1t was insured in the Mummas-
burg Company for 81, 400. Mr.. jenkins, the
owner, resides in Howard county, Nd, and
the farm is under the management of his
brother. William E. Jenkins, of Irishtown.
President Doan, of the United Miners
Association, is quoted as saying that, in view
of the strike near Bridgeville, Allegheny
county, Governor Hastings will be asked TO
follow the course of Governor Tanner, of H.
Iinois, for preventing the bringing of negroes
from other States to take the strikers places.
William Miller, on Monday night, near
Honesdale, killed his wife and committed
suicide, having been driven to the crime by
the alleged infdelity of Mrs. Miller.
MEDIA, Nov 22.-An entire flock of sheep,
46 in all, were stolen last night from the farm
buildings of Samuel Evans, of Springfield
township. Mr.. Evaus is a market butcher,
and had the sheep, nearly all of which were
fat lambs. in pen awaiting the slaughter.
The pen was broken open and the sheep
driven cross field and let into the road.
The sheep were tracked to the Baltimore
pike and then to byroad that is little trav-
elIed. 1t is believed the thieves had place
prepared to slaughter them, and will try to
dispose of them as dressed mutton.
The Hanover Produce Company shipped
26, 353 pounds dressed poultry to New York
within three days.
Farmers in the vicinity of Camp Meade
will give thanks that Alger's Rough Raiders
are gone hence. The tillers of the soil have
had to put up with many annoyances from
the brown leggined lads who had a habit of
helping themselves to anything with feathers
on it that happened along, and not few
sheep and hogs wandered down Red Lane
and never came back. Fence rails, also,
were extensively used for irewood.
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