The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-06-18
News of the Week,

The next annual mee!ing of the German
Baptist Brethren will BE- held at Roanoke,
Virginia.
Investigations in pens ion frauds at Dos
ton, Mass. show the existence OF several
thousand irregularities.
Eleven men were burned, four perhaps
fatally, by a mine explosion at South
Wilkesbarre. Pa, on Saturday.
The bill for the removal of all political
disabilities arising from the Civil War Is
now law, President Mckinley having
formerally approved it.
The Case Power Building, at Detroit,
Michigan, was destroyed by fire Saturday,
and adjoining property was damaged.
The loss amounted to 5000, 900.
Percy Harris, criminal for whom the
police of the country were seeking for three
wears, committed suicide on Saturday, in
Bridgeport, Connecticut, where he was
known as George B. Prince.
DIR. p. NJ Chadwick a prominent sur
geon, graduate of the University of
Vermont, and of the College of Physicians
and Surgeons, New York, dropped dead
Saturday evening, at Chicago.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Pennsylvania Company was held in
Pittsburg last week The annual report
showed profit for the year of 81, OO9, S2l,
an increase of S771, 554 on the preceding
year.
The Bethlehem pa. } Iron Company
have shipped to Fort Monroe four breech-
loading rifles, weighing 275, 600 pounds,
and four turret plates and hatch covers for
the battle ship Kearsarge to Newport
News, weighing forty tons.
The Delaware County Building Associa-
ton of Chester, Pa, has assigned, and
Orlando Harved, secretary, a well-known
lawyer and citizen, is under arrest on the
charge of taking S25, 900 of the funds
People were almost paraly zed by the
charges against him.
Preliminary returns Of the wheat crol
indicate that the promise for an unusual
yield is particularly good. The average
condition of winter wheat is 9O.S per
cent, and of spring wheat 1909, as com
pared with 80 6 on June /, 1897. The
total acreage is 10, 900, 600, which is >
500, 900 acres greater than last year
A terrific rain and hailstorm occurred ii
the lower end of Augusta county, Virginia,
Sunday night Crops were damaged anc
the loss by high waters is said to be heavy.
Telephone lines are down. During the
storm the house owned by Mr.. Evers, neal
Long Glade, was struck by lightning and
burned. Mr. Parker shoe shop at Mil
nesviIe. was also burned, and several
horses and COWS were killed. The court
house at Harrisonburg was struck.
The funeral of A. :. Van Wickle took
place on Saturday, at Hazleton, Pa. He
accidentally shot himself while hunting last
week. All business was suspended, and it
is estimated that 10, 600 people crowded
the streets and sought entrance to the
church where the services were held. He
was the owner of several large coal mines.
and never had strike or any trouble with
his employees.
The Kissimmee, Florida, Gazette says ::
Reports from down the river say that flies
the great bic horse Or COW fly, that carries
Il bayonet in its jaw-are worse this sea-
son than they have been for five years at
least. Cows have been found almost
worried to death, and two horses, one of
them belonging to the Aldermans, were
actually killed outright Another horse
was at the point Of death, but was saved
by smoking the flies off. This is the first
known case on the range of horses being
killed by flies.
Thomas Gracey. aged about -, and
Stively Dickerhoof, aged 80, two Balti-
more and Ohio trackmen working at
Baird Station, Just below Pawpaw. W.
Va, late Saturday afternoon were instantly
killed by lightning. Gracey resided at
Pawpaw, and Dickerhoof lived at Magnolia.
where he had wife and several children.
Eye witnesses say the men sank down as il
under weight. There were no exterior
marks: One Of Gracey' shoes was torn
the sole being loose and the strings cut as
if by knife.