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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-10-28

CANTON, Miss, October 20.-The lit
tie town of St. Anne, 20 miles east Of
Canton, in Teake county, was last night
the scene Of horrible tragedy sequel
to the burning of the Gambrel family the
night before Joe Lefiore, a negro, who
was captured by posse, confessed that he,
in company with other negroes, had tied
Mrs. Gambrel and her four children to the
floor Of the house, saturated the surround
ings with kerosene, and burned the unfor-
tunate people alive. The negro, after the
confession Of the crime, was promptly roped
to stake and burned to crisp, while the
citizens looked on in grim silence
Another negro, Bob Smith, was saved
Just in the nick of time, as some doubt ex-
listed as to his guilt.
The Gambrel tragedy occurred early
Thursday morning, and it was first thought
that the fire was the result Of accident
A casual investigation revealed circum-
stances so suspicious that more searching
investigation was made, and it was soon
established beyond doubt that the family
had been murdered and the house fred.
Posses were Immediately formed to scour
the country, and followed every possible
clue. Before the posses left St. Anne it
was discovered that Joe Lefore, negro
who lived in the neighborhood and who
had heretofore borne good reputation,
had disappeared. Early last evening LeAore
was captured several miles from the scene
of the murder. At first the negro vigor-
ously denied any knowledge of the crime,
but he finally broke down completely and
confessed that he and Bob and Andrew
Smith, two other negroes, we're guilty.
He hoped for no mercy, and told with
brutal frankness all the details of the crime.
In the yard where the Gambrel residence
had stood LeAore was tied to a stake and
burned alive No one sent a merciful
bullet into his body to kin him.
Andrew Smith escaped from the mob
while Lehore was being burned, and has
not been captured. Bob Smith was tied
to another stake and fire started, though
he was finally released, as there was pos
sibility of his proving his innocence.
Andrew Smith viii be recaptured, and
if it is proven that he and his brother Bob
are guilty, it is thought that no power can
save them from similar fate TO that melted
out to Lehore
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-10-28
The Cup Is Ours.

Under a rapid breeze of from 10 to So
miles an hour, on the 20th instant, the
final trial between the Shamrock and Co
lumbia for the international Yachting Cup,
the Columbia won in 6 minutes and 81
seconds, amid the booming Of cannon, the
waving of flags and The bands playing
Columbia, the Gem Of the Ocean. In
fact anything and everybody that could
make noise celebrated the event, even
the crew of the defeated yacht joining in
the uproar In 1851 the first cup sailed
for was won by an American yacht, and 1t
has never crossed the water since then.
Sir Thomas Upton promises to try again
for it. After the race he was the guest of
the American Yacht Club and spoke of
the great courtesy shown him and the fair
ness with which he was treated by all.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-10-28
Maryland Affairs.

Mrs Mary Blew died in Baltimore on
Saturday last aged SO years.
A dealer has purchased %, 900 bushels
of apples in Washington county for ship
ment to the cities.
w. Morris Orem, Baltimore, has applied
for the benefit of the bankruptcy law, with
liabilities of 1919, 543; assets 1922, 763.
Radcliffe Manor the historic home of
the Holiday family, on Tired Avon River,
in Talbot county, is to be sold at mortgage
SALE
Mrs. Mary A. Porter, aged 80 years,
died in Talbot county on the goth instant.
She had been an active worker in the NJ
+. Church for over 40 years
One cider mill in the Sixth district Of
Baltimore county turned out over 1900
barrels of cider this season, and there are
plenty of apples still left in the neighbor-
hood.
Prince George county grand jury, af-
ter a session of 2 days, adjourned with an
apology for their long session. They ex-
amined III witnesses, found &c true bills
and made 81 presentmeuts.
Francis Burns, Jr., aged SO years, of
Wade, Burns & Co., Baltimore, was acci-
dentaliy killed at GAINESVILLE, Ohio, by an
engine on the B. & o. r. r. He was
engaged in work for the railroad at the
time. He was to be married upon his re-
turn home to lady in Winchester, Va.
Next season eel fisheries will be estab-
| lished at Oxford, st. NIichaels and Thigh
man 5 Island on a scale of some magnitude
Last August three progressive Talbot fish
ermen went north, as far as the Maine
coast, to observe the methods of catching
cells, the kinds of traps employed and the
process of preparing them for market
They took in Long Island sound and other
waters in their observations, and they will
be ready at the beginning of next season to
put the Choptank and Miles river eels in
the market in competitor with the Eastern
catch. They will not take an eel from
fresh water, nor from muddy bottom.
At Havre de Grace, Hartford county,
on Friday of last week, gas engine ex-
ploded in the store of Mr.. Gottleib. City
Councilman j. n Spencer, who was in the
store, and Edward Lee, the colored janitor
of the store, were badly burned. The
janitor is supposed to have struck match
in the vicinity of the engine, and from a
leakage, it is presumed, the explosion re-
suited. Lee was most seriously burned,
and was removed to a hospital in Baltimore
for treatment, accompanied by DR.. Taylor,
of Perryville His face, back, arms and
neck are horribly burned, and his recovery
is considered doubtful Other victims of
the explosion, including a number of the
employees of the house, while not so Sc
riously burned, suffered painfully. Lees
face and lips are so badly swollen from the
burns that he could not open his eyes or
talk without great difficulty and pain.
His clothing was burned, and his arms,
back, face and neck almost cooked. He
was taken in a special ear on fast train
to Baltimore City Hospital, and several
specialists were given his case.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-10-28
Farmer Lay Bound While Robbers
Looted His House

SCNBuRY, PA, Oct 20-Frank Diehl
and his mother, who live on farm in
Turbot township, were the victims last
evening of bold robbery As the latter
was emerging from his BARN he was met
by five men, who, after engaging him in
conversation, threw him to the ground,
bound his hands and legs and placed gag
in his mouth In that condition they car
ried him to the house, where they eneoun-
tered his mother Placing Mrs. Delhi in
a chair and her son on the floor, one man,
armed with pistol, was left to guard them,
while the others ransacked the house.
Their tour of the place netted them $500,
which they found in the bed rooms of their
victims. After the departure of the rob
bers, Mrs. Delhi released her son, and
detectives were notified.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-10-28
Is it Popular 2
From the Universalist Leader.


The Farm and Home has asked the
opinion of 30, 600 Of its readers, mostly
farmers, as to the conquest Of the Philip
pines They are from many States, East,
West, South, and they are, by a large
majority, opposed to the project. We are
not surprised at this Our own observa-
tions in thirty different States have con
WINGED US that the Philippine war is far
from popular. Without expressing any
opinion on our own part or asking directly
the opinion of any other, we heard daily
men of all shades of religious and political
preferences speak in a strain of dissatisfac
ton, of regret or of condemnation. We
attempted no canvass, but what impressed
us was the widespread discomfort with
the war and with the policy it represents.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-10-28
SONGS OF REMEMBRANCE


mbsowned the leaves-'tis Oetober's prime,
Magnificent Autumn IN purple and gold
Marshais her hosts like queen Of old.
Ay, queen Of the olden time.
Scarlet berries fringe the woodlands rim,
Horn of the huntsman sounds DER the hills:
love that sound-Iny breast with gladneSs thrills
Put by is care, all sadness grim.
Let me the hour enjoy unto my full
Earth takes on indeed an added grace
Yet from these scenes ] sadly miss face
That could make them more beautiful
Fttrg Glen Fdra, Nd.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-10-28
A MONSTER BURNED AT THE
STAKE.

The Brutal Crime of a Mississippi
Negro-He Confessed Having Tied
Mrs. Gambrel and Her Four Chill
dren to the Floor in Her House.
and, Having Saturated the Place
with Kerosene, Burned the Entire
Family.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-10-28
CORN FIELDS.
AFTER MARY HowITT.

AFTER MARY HowTTT.
When on the sweet September breeze,
From pastures Sere and dry,
Where late the lowing herds were seen,
The thistle-down drifts by;
On, then what bliss to lie at ease,
Beneath the spreading maple trees.
What joy to hear from vale and wood
The hunters winding horn;
How sweet to catch the fragrance from
The fields of ripened corn.
All memory then goes wandering back.
And follows in youths aowery track.
The beauty of the moon-kiss'd hills,
AT early evening lend
A charm to soOthe and bless our way,
As varying colors blend,
Upon the landscape, lair to see
As plains Of far-off, fair Judea.
Oh, rustling fields Of waving corn,
How beautiful they seem
The ripen'd ears. the tasselld bloom,
To me are like dream.
The fragrance. ah, the very air
Whispers of home, and take me there.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-10-28

If man is known by the company he
keeps, what shall be said of the average
sheriff?
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-10-28
Original gnetrr.
AFTERNOON IN OCTOBER.
Written for the Democratic Advocate.
BY o. c. sHIPLEY.

Written for the Democratic Advocate,
BY o. c. sHIPLEY.
the gum
Are clad in richest robes oscrletand bright gold;
Now the glory of the bright October days has come
To show unto us mortsls the beauty earth can
hold.
There's haze upon the mountains, mist hangs
DER the stream,
lands old;
Amid the heather bloom life seems as some happy
dream
One grand sweet song, whose beauteous bright
ness can ne'er be told.
The sun shines softly, brightly and the cloud-ships
sail along
An ever-blending radiant. quiet, wondrOus sea
of blue
Far down the vale hear the notes of happy hearted
song
The fairy days DRIFT by, Sweetheart, bearing me
and you.
Are these the melancholy days, the saddest of the
year?'
saddest Not so-when earth puts her bright
wedding garments on;
Alas that these, the wedding days soon, soon
must disappear,
And mid the blasts of Winter wen sigh for bright
ness gone
The winter of life is nearing fast-nearing for you
and me,
But Wen have no winter of the heart-ah surely
no.
Hearts that truly love can ne'er grow old on,
to the Silent Sea,
Together hopefully, cheerfully, wen trusting 60
october 15th, 1899.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-10-28
TUY w. STEELE,
W LAWYER,

! NO u court 81, WesUlnInsIer, Mo.
: US Four doors East of his former Office
/ Can be seen or reached in the evening by tel
phone at Eldersburg until October LIST. aus
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-10-28

Henry S. Kelley, master mechanic of
the Western Maryland Railroad shops at
this place, died today from the effects of
Bright's disease, aged fifty lone years.
He was member of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers, and had been in
TIE employ of the railroad company for
more than thirty years.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-10-28
Attacked by a Steer, sc.

HANOVER, Pa, October 0.-Vincent
Obold, for many years president Of the
First National Bank Of this place, and the
owner of many farms near here, was
nearly killed by savage steer yesterday.
He purchased over 100 head of cattle
in Baltimore for winter feeding, and, with
a number of droyers, started 10 drive them
up the pike from that city to this place.
When near Manchester the cattle became
unmanageable, and Mr.. Obold got out Of
his buggy to assist the drovers. One of
the steers sighted him, and began fierce
attack upon the old gentleman, throwing
him to the ground and tramping upon him.
He was finally rescued and taken to the
nearest doctor, where it was found that
number of his ribs were fractured and that
he was suffering from many severe con-
tusions.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-01-21

An Urgent Call for Books an
Magazines.

Magazines.
The Y. Nj. G. A. Review will be
out this afternoon or Monday at
the latest. This months issue
contains the reports for the year,
the com mittees aud the treasurer.
Four pages are given up to the
poetical, religious and geographic.
al works in the Y. M. @. A. lib
rary.
The Review also contains an ar
ticle on the scarcity OF reading
matter among the soldiers in the
Philippines, taken from "Men. "
Secretary Coleman hopes that
anyone having old magazines or
books of suitable nature, will
send them in to the Y. M. 9. A,
He will see that they reach the
soldiers in the Philippines.
M. Lougee of the Information
al Committee of the Y. M. G. A.
writes that he may pay the islands
visit in the near future. He is
DESTROYS of looking into the work
here. Mr.. Coleman has written
him on behalf of the officers of the
Association and asked him to be Q
guest of the Y. M. Q. A. during
bis visit. An answer is expected
very soon.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-01-21
LOCAL And GENERAL.

w. F. Wilson is at the Queens
hospital.
Golf on the Punahou links this
afternoon.
1899 Cleveland Wheels on Aus
tralia. See them.
Band concert at Emma square
this afternoon and at Makee Isl
and tomorrow.
Secondhand national cabinet
cash register 10 good order. For
Sale column this issue.
There was very good turnout
OF the Second Battalion of the n.
G. HI. last evening. The men
drilled we'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry E. Cooper
will entertain friends at a recital
by the Amateur orchestra at Puu-
pueo next Thursday evening.
In publishing the band concert
program 10 another column the
seventh number, Nightingale and
frogs" by Eilenberg, was omitted
Z. A. Miller will spesk at the
afternoon meeting in the Y. NJ. G
A. tomorrow. Subject: "Hesven."
The eyanpelistic bible class m eets
at 5 o'clock.
The second edition of the Only
"Hawaiian Scenic Calendar" is
now on sale at the Golden Rule
Bazaar, ready for mailing, % cen is
each. Send in order early.
Geo. Mccarthy, manager Of
Honolulu ranch, was robbed OF
1855 in paper and coin while
away from the house for a short
time yesterday. The money was
in a trunk. Police officers have
gone down to investigate.
The Hawaiian ship Star of Rus.
STA, Hatfield master, arrived in
port this forenoon with 2774 tons
OF coal for the Inter-Island Co
She sailed from Tacoma December
% and from Callum Bay, Decem.
Der 81, arriving at 1926 m.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-01-21
ANOTHER REBEKAH LODGE.
initiated Last Night with Name OF
Olive Branch.

initiated La" Night with Name Of
Olive Branch.
The secondRebekah lodge degree
called Olive Branch, of the 1. o.
o. F., was instituted last night.
H. H. Williams, the retiring Dis
trict Deputy Grand Sire, officiated
in company Of his successor in
that office, w. q. Parke. Officers,
who required to be charter mem
bers, we're installed for temper
ary:servlce as follows:
Mrs. G. Riley-Noble Grand.
Mrs. Alice Herrick - Vice
Grand.
James Bicknell-Secretary.
Charles s. Crane-Treasurer.
j. Lando-Warden.
Mrs. p. McLean-Conductor.
G. F. Herrick-Inside Guard.
At the next semi-monthly meet
ing, the first Friday evening OF
February, an election and install
latiou of officers for the regular
term will be held. Twenty one
applications, including those by
card, we're received for member
ship last night.
Olive Branch meets at Harmony
hall, King street.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-01-21

Captain j, w. Pratt has told mighty
military story that came to him some
how from the big camp of the United
States volunteers ut san Francisco, An
infantryman had overstaid his liberty
Detection meant fine and perhaps
some imprisonment, with the most dis.
agreeable sort of police duty. The in
fantry chap was genius He pinned
strips of white paper down the legs of
his trousers. Then he made officer S
shoulder straps out of banana skins,
Then he boldly walked right through
the line, answered officer" and accept
ed the night honor of tho sentry. Pa.
cific Commercial Advertiser.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-01-21
DEsERTER POSTED.
Geo. Brown, Member or the Engineers
IL Missing.


Geo. Brown, Member OF the Engineers,
is Missing.
George Brown, a member of Co.
l. of the Engineers, is posted as a
deserter. He is a man about
twenty-five years of age, has a
clean shaver face and peculiar
twitch to bis mouth. The de-
scription states that he cannot
look person in the face.
Brown was in the guard house
for assaulting an officer. He
made his escape and, it is said,
married Hawaiian woman. This,
of course, bound the relatives aud
friends of the woman to the man
and, it is believed, they are keep
ing him in hiding.
Several military patrolmen may
be seen at any departing boat
keeping sharp look out in cas- 9
Brown might succeed in getting
away.
Brown deserted on the Sd inst.
and was posted at the police
station a couple of weeks later.
A reward is offered for his cap
ture. Should he be apprehendrd
Brown stands a good chance of q
long service at Alcatraz Island.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-01-21
Cuban Mosquitoes and Crabs.

One soldier said recently: Speaking
Of mosquitoes, they're good deal worse
in America than in Cuba. Cuban mos.
quitoes are puny lot alongside Of those
from Jersey. The worst pest in Cuba is
the land crabs. They come up and start
to nibble your ear while you're asleep,
and they're worse thieves than the camp
followers. l saw one dragging off three
rations Of bacon one day. He didn't get
far. New York Sun.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-01-21
Beach Party at Waikiki.

Miss Emily Halstead gave a
beach party to twenty five or so
of her friends at Wright's Villa,
Waikiki, last night. The affair
was a thoroughly enjoyable one.
After sitting around on the beach
in the moonlight, the young people
went into the lanai of the villa for
dancing.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-01-21

Small ads. in the Bulletin are not
overshadowed by bigger ones.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-05-02
HEBRON.

Mrs. Judge Wing of Auburn spent a
day with her sister, Mrs. DR.. Donham,
last week.
Mrs. S. C. Howe returns from Boston
this week.
Mrs. Z. S. Durham will 60 TO Phila-
delphia before coming home.
A. NJ. Richardson returned to his work
in Portland Monday, AS his little boy Is
COW recovering.
The mud Is fast drying up, and the
grass is beginning to look green.
Some gardens have been ploughed.
Mrs. Moody has peas up, the first We
have heard OF so far.
Rev. S. d. Richardson has pink and
white daisies and psusies In blossom.
White naples and elms are blossomed,
aud rock naples will soon show leaves.
Work is begun on the grounds for the
new dormitory.
Fast Day Is passing very quietly, as
there Is no school, and many students
away for the ball game.
Bert Glover Ia hauling sand for the
dormitory. II comes from the farm Of
Addison Maxim.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-05-02
why Interest Is High In Texas.

The Galveston Daily News reminds
Its Texas readers Of the difference In IN.
terest rates in the northeastern states
and in some Of the western and southern
states and gives them few elementary
lessons ON the reasons for this difference.
"Intercst Is never so low" il says, "in
communities given over To suspicious
fires, questionable assignments, fraudu.
lent failures or TO legislation with de-
cided turn against the creditor and In
favor Of the debtor" Much Of the mar.
ket rate Of interest is insurance against
risk, and II course diminishes as the
risk decreases Where men are required
by law To pay their debts and are not
sheltered and encouraged in tricky
courses by unreasonable exemption laws
and by public prejudice against cred
itors as class the risk is naturally less
serious.
Making its application to Texas,
The News SAYS: I'VE have u right to
to leave n fraudulent debtor "A residence
worth 900, 600. all the bank stock or
bonds he can carry and an extraordinary
collection Of the tools Of his trade or
profession and to defy his creditors TO
crook finger at him. We can do this II
we prefer, but it is going 20 cost rs
something" II asks why the 'goodly
majority Of the people Of Texas, who
"are not disposed 10 live high today aud
q A II. Ian hn
signmen, law OF some other law tomor-
row." should be forced by the discredis
Of bad laws and few dishonest men
"to pay two prices for every dollar they
borrow. II believes the rate Of interest
would come down one-half and the
loanable funds would donble II the hon.
est men Of the state would demand the
enactment of laws under which cred
itor could collect what Is due him
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-05-02
EAST AEaRON-

The grass IL looking finely. No spots
70 be seen that have been winter killed.
Mrs. Willie Packard was more COM
Portable at last reports from the hospital.
willie's mother, Mrs. Eveline Packard,
went 10 the same place for treatment last
Tuesday. George was advised by his
doctor to go but at last decided not 10
20 at present.
There Is no Improvement In the other
cases OF sickness.
II. A. Record has been grating w. II.
Bucknam's orchard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Holder OF Boston
IRE the guests Of her brother, II. A.
Record.
james Shaw went to Portland Fast
Day 10 work at his carpenters trade.
Annis Shaw goes 10 Turner Centre
this week TO work.
School In the keene District commenc.
ID last Monday, April 24th. Miss Agnes
Besrce IA the instructor. She taught
here some two years ago.
Miss Bernice Berry Is teaching on
Brighton Hill. This Is her first term.
The Changers treated their hall TO q
new coat OF paint Fast Day.
The Grange will repeat their drama,
In the Trenches. Friday evening, May 5
Farmers have commenced ploughing
and preparing for planting, where the
ground Is dry enough TO be worked on.
viii Davis Is farming for w. II. Ber-
~ and has left his work rs mason for q
while.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-05-02
OXFORD.

Mrs. G.. + Hawkes. has returned from
Boston with the spring styles Of MILL
uery goods.
Geo. Andrews Of Portland Is here.
A. J.. Wheeler OF Auburn will lecture
m temperance Sunday evening at the
VI. +. church.
Rev %. c. Abbott has been appointed
to the charge Of NJ. +. church at Oxford
md welchville. Mr.. Stanley, the former
pastor, Is going TO Ogunquit.
Geo. PARROT and daughter Evie, Mrs.
Edward PARROT, Mrs. Bracket, Mrs.
Crooker, Mr.. DeLano and others attended
the Grand Division Of Sons OF Temper
,nce at Harpswell.
s3s were taken at the entertainment
given BY the junior society OF Christian
Eudesvor on Friday evening.