The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-05-20
News Of tho Week.

Sewpugi. Il t.. has increased its personal
taxes mere ihan $500 80 auder ii- pre
assessment
Al Hanover. Pa, las, SATURDAY - midnight,
aa iueraiiaYy lfr wa> started So the business
s.elinn Fortunately she Gre Sas snon under
c1air0l.
L. 2. OhhKrr. GIrneF president III the
eis-sr1 Wooster. a., Naiiosai Bank. has bern
sentenced 10 eight years 10 iaIl. tie admitted
iseaiaE drast Wken theFe Hsyr no funds tm
the t,znk 10 user. Il.
As the result OF, taruSds. Al snyder, Okla,
last wcek, inhabitants Of the ''asw eeantry ~
Oklahoma are diggiag 5000 tornado cellars
Sosnr toSas have passed oTdsgEaScs geqolruE
She digging Of these caves
Graduates Of Yale UniyrFsiiY have purchased
she property knowa As the Hin House estate
i1r over $500 go, aud Wili present 4 10 the
university 20 aid the forest school aud ihe
botanical garden.
10 san Diego. Cal. oa Monday 6vr persons
Ssre dead and nHc DYING. The result "a drunk
en- ulsn Fnnsing amGCk sud auOther was 90,
vrreiy iaiarea by fslliag OF lamptnE from
Riud0s IN III ehUrs 10 get out OF che Ssy 81
the assassin. sho finally blew hrs owa head
OF
Having bseu stunned by tightening in
Storm on the aighI Of Nav IA Edward Holland
and family. OF Ssfulk, Va. lay unconscious
uniil they we're aroused bs the falling IA Of the
banning roof The beat brought about con.
scioasaess ia ,irss for the family 20 save them
selves. but their cntire effects we're lost
Al Carlisle, Pa, las, Saturday night, during
the hremen' 5 parade Policeman George Stei-
gsimAn vas assaulted BY a negro named Mace
Lane, who pulled a razor from his vest pocket
IL. kaA 81 h9s s.
aud breast. Sieigelman is now in critical
condition Hundreds Of persons who witness.
ed the assault threatened to lynch the negro,
and cries we're heard 10 hang him TO the neRr-
81 pole. Lane was arrested.
Benjamin f. Harris, aged - years, died IN
Champaign, Illinois, on May a. he vas "a
uAiive Of Manchester. Virginia, and came from
q distinguished family which settled on the
Eastern Shore Of Maryland His mother was
q sister of Dolly Payne. who became the wlie
Of President James Madison. Mr.. Harris was
a cattle dealer GU an extensive scale before
Chicago became the leading cattle market of
the country, aud when that city was village
Of only several thousand inhabitants.
During the electrical storm eff May IA.
lightning struck the honse Of John VI. iar
man, at Dufields, Jefferson county, West Nr-
ginia. The house was destroyed, together
with ,he greater portion of the household and
personal effects. Mr.. Hartman, who . 80
years cid aud very feeble. was asleep when
the bolt descended, and his daughter IN law,
Mrs. Walter Harman found him in a slightly
dazed condition from the shock. The build
ing was burning rapidly, but two workmeu
went to Mrs Hurmans assistance and sue.
ceeded in reseuing the aged man. The loss is
about $4,000.
Nan Patterson. thrice tried in New York
CITY. for the murder of Caesar Young, was
released May IL without bail. The jury in
each of three trials failed to agree. Nan Pat
terson will go on the stage. She paid bur
RED visit to New York city Tuesday aud sign.
ed a contract with Jules Hertig 10 appear al
Hurtig 4 Seaman's Music Hall in New York
one week from next Monday. She will head
the "I.u I.u Girls, and her salary will be
$1,000 "a week. That is much or more than
the average successful prima donna receives.
A swapping turtle, which had made its way
from nearby creek TO barnyard, almost
caused the death on May II of Edward +.
Newell on his farm on the outskirts of Borden
| town, n. j. While Newell was milking a COW
| it kicked and then tramped upon him, intilct-
ing severe injuries. A man who came to
! Newells assistance found the COW apparently
| in pain big turtle was hanging TO the COW 5
! leg. pinching it with its mouth. The turtle
was knocked of and captured. Newell will
recover.
While boating on Jones Mill Pond at Jul
iustown, n. j., on Tuesday afternoon. George
| G. and Thomas, twin brothers. aged Ii wears,
sons Of Noah Gaskill, were drowned, and their
brother William, aged 10 years. was rescued.
| The latter was caught by the hair of has head
as he was sinking With the i'll tated party
were William Bennett and Harry APPRECIATE,
but they managed TO reach shore III safety.
| The party of five boys started out on fishing
trip. Shortly after leaving the landing,
! George tried his skill at rowing, but his mex
perience with the oars caused the boat to ca
reeu, throwing its load to one side and the
] skiif was upset.