The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-06-04
News of the Week.


AT recent gathering of old folks in Mel
bourne the united ages of the 100 guests
aggregated nearly 1863, 900 years.
The Camden and Trenton electric line, the
last link in the Philadelphia and New York
trolley road was formally opened for traffic
May "a.
Hugh Mclaughlin, for years the leader of
the Brooklyn n. Y. Democracy, has given
his collection of more than 1000, 900 postag e
stamps, TO a church fair.
A committee recommended to the General
| Assembly of Southern Presbyterians that
conference with other churches be held upon
the subject of Church union.
President Francis, of the ST. Louis Exposi.
| ton, received cablegram from Emperor
William expressing satisfaction at the success
| of the German exhibit at the fair.
The consensus of opinion among leading
Western traffic officials is that business is still
! down grade. due chiefly to the extreme con-
Seryatism of business men all over the country.
Last year the port of Buffalo had received
| up to May 81 81 .657 ,596 bushels of grain. Up
| to May 20 of this year the receipts, owing to
| the strike and tie up of lake commerce, have
/ been only 694, 800 bushels.
! 1t is reported that the American Sugar Re-
! fuing Company is now turning out about so,
| 600 barrels of sugar per day from It's Eastern
| refineries, aud that the rush season this year
began about month earlier than usual.
| Nearly half the 1921, 900 receipts of the
! Presbyterian Church for home missions this
| year was raised by the women of the Church.
| A report to the General Assembly at Buffalo
recommended the withdrawal Of all aid from
| academies.
Owing to tho strike on the Lakes, the coal
4 - L.
| tracts for a number of lumber carrying vessels
/ for the transportation of coal to the various
/ lake ports. About 50, 600 tons have been con,
| trscted for so far.
| The extent to which railroad securities at
| one time active in the market have been alb
/ sorbed through purchase by other roads may
| be gagged by the fact that in the past seven
I 90 ten wears not less than $500, 600. 600 par
| value Of stocks have been purchased by
/ other railroads and are permanently removed
| from the market.
Hunters in the vicinity Of Elgu, Illinois,
have completed their annual slaughter of
crows, butcher birds, hawks and other birds
regarded by farmers and the state laws as des
truCtve to growing crops. When the heads
Of dead fowls we're brought 10 the City Hall
and counted Is was found tina, total OF rs
had been killed The crow hunt has for many
years been great event 10 local gun club
CIRCLES Each contestant i compelled 20 de
post - cents A. IN entrance fee, and after
The scores are announced arrangements are
made for baUque, 10 be givrn ri the expense
Of the losing side.
Mayor Henry ). Peters. Of Dover. y. j.,
has started wirh a party Of sIS from the Pas
sale River Yacht Cjgb house. at East Newark,
aa = 400 mr'e trip by yacht TO ST. Louis,
zksrc they propose 10 attend the Exposition.
The yacht B-,i Eyrr, baIlt for ghc cruise. Is
= feet iu length. lighted b. electricity, aud Is
furnished ~ith three ss;eroous- The route
taken ls doun the Psssasic 20 Newark BAY,
az The Hudson fo Albany. by Enc Canal 80
Buffalo. zioHg the -aaEh SHORE pf Lake Ere 10
Sautusky, arros- lake Ere 20 Detroit rIysr,
up Detroit rJyrr. nad through s.. Clair, aud
va the -. Clair r3sry go lake Haron. Thence
the course s 90 NaciBagk. 90 lake Michigan.
and across the lake io Chicago. thence on gbc
Ialnn.s aa8 MishiEsu Canal 90 la sale. va
ahr Illinois river 20 the Mississippi aud so
a1~u she Mississippi 60 - LolHs- Mayor
Peters expects 10 rrseb ~ LOUIS ty Jaiy.