The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-12-10
Pennsylvania Affairs.

A snow, hail and wind storm prevailed Sunday
at Shenandoah, and drifts impeded travel on the
railways. At Norristown electric wires were
blown down, leaving part of the town in darkness
and lmpairing the trolley car service. At 10
O'clock p. H., the Schuylkill had risen ten feet.
An engine and Il cars, on the Philadelphia and
Erie Railroad, went over embankment Sunday
at Scahonda and were demolished and brakeman
Charles Meade, of Emporium, was killed.
NJ F. Corcoran a hotel keeper at Duryea, promi-
nent in LuZerne county politics, was murdered on
saturday morning by burglars. who bound and
gagged his hOusekeeper and wrecked his safe, OBJ
tanning 500 and vauables.
The Cleveland special, on the Fort Wayne route
of the Pennsylvania Railroad, Saturday made
Il new fast record run, covering the So miles be-
tween Alliance. Ohio and Pttsburg, in one hour
and half, making two steps, and over some por-
tions of the road maintaining speed of 70 miles
hour.
While walking on the streets of Stroudsburg, on
Saturday Justice Robert Felker fell on the ice and
a lead pencil in his pocket penetrated his side TO
the depth of nearly three inches.
Letter carrier Milton T. Robinson, charged with
tapping the stamp drawer in the Lancaster post
Office was held in $1,000 bail for trial i'll the United
States District Court.
Henry H. Smyser, aged 70 years, prominent cit
izen of York, died on Monday.
Harry S. Irvine, of Glen Rock, York county,
preparatory student at Albright College, Myers
town, Lebanon county. and son of Rev. A. Ii.
Irvine presiding elder of the Baltimore district of
the United Evangelical Church, committed sui
eide Monday by taking strychnine. The cause of
the suicide is not known.
The breaker of the Enterprise colliery, Shamokin,
was demolished by Sunday nights storm, entail
ing loss of 500 600 and leaving 400 men and boys
idle.
John Pierman has pleaded guilty in Montgomery
county court to setting fire to two iron works at
POttstown.
At Wilkesbarre on Monday night Frank Oldfeld
was before Alderman Donahue for aSsautinS his
wife. The Alderman said there was no use timing
the man sending him to Jail, his family would
suffer II have a notion to give you good thrash
ng' he said. You can't do it," replied the priS-
oner The latter six feet tall, 80 years of age,
and powerful man. Donahue is small man. As
years of age "Close the DOORS" yelled the Squire
Time was called and both men spared. Then the
Justice knocked the prisoner down with right
hand blow. Odfeld arose, and was knocked
down again. He was slow in getting on his feet
The Alderman promptly knocked him down a
third time, and he stayed down. Then the pris-
oner begged for mercy, but the Justice would not
let up until he promised not to beat his wife again
He made a solemn VOW he would not Then he
was allowed to go his way.
Execution for S31, O45S3 has been issued at Read
ing James H. Sternbergh, against the Leesport
Iron Company, on bond for $4,000 given in 1886.
payable one year from date.
Rufus Snyder & Son, carriage builders and livery
men, at Allentown, have made assignment for the
benefit of their creditors Assets $40 600; liabli-
ties, $4,000.
The Pennsylvania car shops at Altoona have re-
ceiyed an order for 1000 freight cars.
John seihamer, one of franklin countys Oldest
farmers, died Monday evening at his home. near
New franklin. He was born in 1902
Henry Myers died Monday night at Lancaster,
in his Goth year.
DIR. A. E. White, colored, Media physician, ia
vors aiding negroes to emigrate to Africa as a
means of settling the race problem.
Cattle in Monroe county are dying from mystic
rious disease resembling fits.
The Lancaster County Court has decided not to
send young Albert Diffenderfer, the cataeptc per-
former, back to Huntington Reformatory, but will
try him for recent crimes in Lancaster
In the United States District Court Gideon w.
Marsh, former President of the Keystone National
Bank, Philadelphia, pleaded guilty to 81 counts of
Indictment charging him with misapplying and
misappropriatng the funds or assets of the bank.
The remaining % counts were nolle pressed.
Judge Butler deferred sentence.
Cashier William Steele, of the Chestnut Street
National Bank, Philadelphia, pleaded not guilty
to the charge of making false entries in reports to
the Comptroller of the Currency and upon the
bank books On trial.