The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1901-07-13
News of the Week.

Franklin county, Pa, wheat crop will
only be one-half of what was anticipated.
For the week ending last Saturday there
were 989 deaths from heat in Greaset New
York.
Snow fell at Houghton, Michigan, and
vicinity, last Sunday. The Quincy Hills
were white with it, but it soon melted.
A rooster was struck on the head by
lightning at Chambersburg, Pa, last week.
1t is considered remarkable occurrence.
Commercial failures during the first half
of 1901 numbered 1853, with liabilities of
S55, 804, $50, against 1892 last year for
$74, TAI, 452
Ithaca, N. Y, was invaded by frogs
last Saturday and Sunday. Street cars
were stopped, gardens destroyed and rail-
road trains delayed.
Pierre Lorillard, the retired millionaire
tobacco merchant, who became famous as
turfman, yachtsman and bon vivant, died
last Sunday, aged SO years.
The Pennsylvania, Vanderbilt and Nor
gan interests are said tic have made an
agreement by which the entire coal trade
is to be divided among them.
The large Swiss bull from f. A. Poth' s
farm was slaughtered at Norristown, Pa,
recently. 1t weighed 5000 pounds and
the hide will be exhibited at the Buffalo
exhibition.
At NATION, Illinois, the Union Broom
Supply Company has cornered all the
broom corn crop of 1900, and raised the
price to 1920 a ton. Fifteen Eastern
manufacturers are said to be in the combi-
nation
j M. Gutfey, of Pittsburg, the great
oil operator, has purchased 20, 900 acres
of coal land in Preston county, w. Va,
within eight miles of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad The coal ranges in thickness
from ) to IL feet. The lands are thought
to abound in oil, and developments on an
extensive scale are planned.
Jacob NJ. Austin, a well-known bust
ness man of York, Pa, is said to have
read the Bible through once every yeal
| for the last 81 years. His wife, who dice
in 1897, read it through 33 times He
has worn out one Bible by his constant
use of it. He is fine Bible scholar anC
knows many chapters from memory. Al
though he misses church occasionally, he
never fails to read his allotted portion Of
the Bible
The Continent of Europe is suffering
| from intense heat and storms In Lisbon
Spain. p persons were killed by storm,
and in Florence, Italy, six persons became
mad In an Italian regiment which wa.
marching from Pisa to Leghorn there were
30 cases of sunstroke, while many Of the
soldiers dropped from exhaustion. Storms
have occurred in Northern France, where
lightning has wrecked churches and houses
| Several fatalities occurred
Western Michigan had cloudburst oil
the 9th instant. Railroads were so badly
washed that traffic was suspened. Dams
in the Flat and Rouge rivers valley were
carried away and agricultural lands were
damaged Grand river rose B feet and 9
inches in A hours The city Of Niles was
struck by tornado, houses were de
molished, telegraph and phone poles blown
down and the SAKE Hotel injured by light
ming Cleveland, Ohio, was visited the
same night by the worst storm of the sea.
son and immense damage was done. Parts
of Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia,
West Virginia Ohio, and other States
were visited by terrific storms last Satur-
day and Sunday, leaving destructive
wake in its path.