The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-09-27
News of the Week.

DIR. George S. Seymour, one of the Oldest
and most prominent dentists in Louisville,
committed suicide by inhaling gas.
A donation of 500, 900 for the relief of Boer
widows and orphans has been made by Henry
Phipps, a Director of the Carnegie Steel Com
pany.
Sales offarm lands in Lancaster county, Pa,
within the past few days were made at from
$170 to $195 per acre, the highest prices paid
for several years.
Operations in the beef houses of Armour Il
Co., at Chicago, have been effectually tied up
by $50 laborers, who went on strike for an
increase of 25 cents day in wages.
Two men have been arrested iii Roanoke,
Virginia, charged with circulating counterfeit
money One of the men had $500 in his po-
session, and the other one smaller amount
in 81, So and SIS bills.
William Hooper Young, grandson of the
late Mormon Bishop Young, of Utah, has
been arrested for the murder of Mrs. Anna
Pulitzer in New York City, last week. He
made full confession.
Because he sought to protect Mrs. K. q.
Summers, propretress of a St. Louis boarding
house, from the alleged cruelty of her husband.
Oscar Fulgar, the negro porter, was shot and
killed by the husband
President Roosevelt submitted to an oper
alton Tuesday at Indianapolis for the removal
of an abscess on his left leg, which had formed
as the result of the bruises he received in the
trolIv accident at Pittsfeld, Mass, few
weeks ago. The physicians declare that the
Presidents condition is not at all serious. but
as absolute quiet is necessary for his recovery,
the Western trip was abandoned, and the
President started for Washington the same
evening.
Witnesses before the committee investgat-
ing the management of the Eastern Peniten-
tiary, in Philadelphia, Pa. testified that the
ceunterfeiters Ingham and hewitt had special
privileges in the prison, that the guards had
bea en- prisoner so Drutaly that his legs were
broken and that Alexander Balfour, an in
spector, had paper manufactured for his use
in the peniteniary and had bought "sick sup
plies from the diet kitchen at reduced rates.
Preparations are being made by the Jews
for the observance of the holy days, which
will be ushered in with the New Year Rosh
Hashana), on Thursday, October 2. This
day will mark the beginning of the year 1868,
and is followed in ten days by the Day of
Atonement or Fast Day Yom Kippur), on
Saturday, October i, and five days thereafter
by the Harvest Festival (Succoth) J, on Thurs
day, October 16.
The Gettysburg (Pa.) Compiler of last
Tuesday says:-Garden truck and all vege
tation in this county have been suffering Of
late from lack of moisture and the corn crop
is not as good as expected, the ears not being
well filled. There is not very good crop of
late potatoes and the pasturage is thin and
short. Winter apples are scarce. The
drought has materially delayed blowing and
seeding and prevented the full development
of immature crops. The early corn is being
cut; some of it dried up instead of maturing
as it would have done under favorable con-
ditions, and portions of the late crop will not
mature before the latter part of the month.
Several light frosts have been reported in var
ious sections, but no material injury resulted.
There is much complaint of potato rot, but
the late crop is of good size and quality.
Pears are fine and plentiful; peaches are of
poor quality and light crop; apples range
from poor to good, much of the fruit being
large and fine. Vegetables are fairly plenti-
full, shortages occurring only in the droughty
districts.