The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1903-07-25
News of the Week

At Fail River. Mass, 500. 90 svudlc- are
idle owning % the high price Of cotton.
Severe rain and hail storms occurred IL va.
rloas parts of New York state Wednesday
Cas-5us NJ Clay, the widely known keutuk-
lau, once minister 20 Russia, diced Nednes-
gay
4 terrific tornado visited Paterson, y. D..
Wednesday killing one man and iujurius six
more.
The head and arm Of the large statue of
Henry Clay. at Lexington, were broken % hg
Hugtniug Wednesday.
Receivers wers appointed for Norcross
Bros. Company, Boston. whose outstanding
contract, amount to 81, oo0. COO.
peialcatiou Of Frank '. La Bountie, law
yers clerk At Buffalo, may amount 10 $500.
o0J HIS salary was So. 50 per month.
Charles Hedges has been removed from the
office Of superintendent of free delivery OF
the PuSgothce Department ON the charge Of
classifying his diary.
Lewis Bossermau barn, near East Berlin,
Adams cuaugy, Pa, was struck by lightning
Monday afternoon and burned, together wilh
this year crops. Loss 5000,
Philadelphia, Pa, was visited by terrific
hail. wind and rain storm Wednesday after
noon. II WAS Of short duration, but thousands
of dollars damage was done to property.
Crops we're almost totally destroyed by the
heavy hail storm iu koSciuskO county, ludl-
aua. July ~ HaiiStoues As large as walnutS
fell, eating entire fields and shatterlng thou
saui, of Nindow paues. The damage is esil-
mated al 100000.
\ storm ia Rock county, Minnesota, Tues
d4y. DESTROYED crops and property 10 the
amuut of 81 900, 900. The storm started al
Watcrtowu. y. D., 100 miles North of Luverne,
aud extended TO sheldon, Iowa. la some
places the storm was 80 miles WIDE. Much
desiitUtiou prevails.
William H. johnson, who claimed to have
lived Il2 years. died at Pawpaw, West Va
on Tuesday He resided in Allegany county,
Md, most OF his life and lived TO see the fourth
generation OF his descendants. Ills children
have long since died, but 5 grandchildren, p
great grandchildren and A. great great grand
children survive.
\ destructive hail and rain storm passed
over the north and north eastern part Of Adams
county. Pa. Monday afternoon. Hail As large
as hickory nuts fell in many places, doing
great damage To growing crops. In certain
sections OF Menallen and Butler townships the
corn was literally shred led. fields were badly
washed. trees uprooted aud fences blown
down. The oats crop, which IS about ready
for the reaper, was damaged also, much OF II
being lodged.
August II. Reuuer, Il letter carrier at the
main postotiice in Philadelphia, Pa, for more
than 20 wears, has been arrested for opening
/ letters. For six weeks he has been under
suspicion, aud during that time has opened
/ Il test letters sent through the mails with
marked money in them, each one of which he
/ opened, counted the money, placed 1t back
! in the envelope, aud returned it to the post
office marked Wrong address" Inspector
| Morse saw him open letters on several differ
( ent DAYS, but could not detect him in the act
| oftaking any that contained money or money 5
worth. Morse finally gave the job up and
Z took Renner into custody.
| At Lowell, Mass, on July 81, Marie AIMEE,
aged 49, daughter Of Joseph Jolly, died after
/ two operations, the second of which disclosed
the cause of death, a most peculiar aiment.
| The little girl took i'll on June 10, and from
| that date up to Wednesday OF last week when
she was operated on suffered acutely and vom-
| tied much blood. The first operation was an
| examination of her stomach, which showed
| that organ to be in normal condition. Then
"a second operation was made upon the mites
! tines sort of sack was then discovered IN
one of the intestines, and this sack contained
seeds of fruit which had been swallowed by
the child The seeds had sprouted inside the
intestines, perforatng it, aud were the cause
of her death.