The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-12-23

STATE N O T Z s {.

TOUR days.
Rev. NJ. Hurlbett has commenced
the evangeiEation Of franklin.
Through a shaft near Wilkesbarre,
on Thursday, Geo. Davis fell distance
OF 500 feet and was instantly killed.
A Clarion county boy clipped few
days since with cousin, girl thirteen
years old.
gentleman of Harrisburg has in.
vested in one Hundred tons of coal to be
distributed gratuitously among the poor.
Abraham Blyer, aged thirty years
slipped and fell on the ice on the pave
ment at Harrisburg, and fractured his
skull, dying soon after.
Colonel s. b. Dick Of Meadvile, has
been appointed Junior Grand Warden
of the Grand Lodge A. Y. NJ. of the
State of Pennsylvania.
A partial account of the late Edgar
Huidekooper, of Meadvllle, just filed in
the Office Of the Register, foots up
nearly million dollars.
John Leonard, of Pottsvillc, has a
coal mine in his cellar. Al! he has to
do is to take a pick and dig it out. The
supply will last life time
For the murder of Frank Doud, in
Scranton, short time since, Walter
| Whitaker has been sentenced to an
Imprisonment of eleven years and tem
months.
Eli I,ahdis; OF Lancaster, fell from a
load Of hay, on Saturday, and wa,
crushed TO death under the wheels of
the wagon. He leaves a vile and
children.
1t is doubtful if Representative Raw.
Inns Of Blair county, will be able to take
his seat in the Legislatures this winter
because OF illness. Mr. Rawlins was il
bad health last session.
The report that Gordon, tito West
murclaud county thief was arrested at
Brookvill, is incorrect. A tramp gave
himself up 10 the above palned village
stating that his nauIe was Gordon, but
1t turned out that lie ,fds do impostor
From Dec. 18th 10 January l7th, a
total suspension Of the colleries along
the Reading Railroad will take place,
and 1t Is the opinion of leading opera
tors that If any collieries start up then
it will only be no general resumption
before navigation opens.
A suit is on trial IN the Common
Pleas of Dauphin county to recover
about fifty acres of land. on which is
erected nearly the entire town of Viii
Transport. The plaintiff is John Upde-
grove, Sr., aud the defendants number
between eighty and ninety.
West Chester has dog and rooster
that have keunelled together for year
or more and seemed to be on the most
friendly terlhs. A dty or two ago they
tell cut ana had their first fight, and
the rooster, though he fought gsmely,
came out second best, having his head
nearly "chewed off, by the mastitf.
John Feeney and Frank Shrek
while walking on the track near he de-
pot at NJ, Sow, Luzerne county, were
run over by a train. Feeney lost both
legs and only survived his injuries but ID
lew miuutes, and Shrecks skull was
fractured while he suffered internal in-
jnrics which terminated in his death
Henry Fisher, aged nirety-six years,
died IN Lancaster last week. Deceased
was pressed into service with his teams
| ha uE 1919
drove from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh
before railroads we're 10 existence. He
enjoyed good health up to within a
week OF his death. when lie took to his
bed, and expired from old age.
The Delaware, Lackawanua and
Western Railroad contemplate reducing
the gauge from 6 feet to feet s iu-
ches The road is tour hundred miles
10 length. Such a change would ueces
sitate some very important alterations iu
al the rdlilug stock make matlels
ousy all along the line, and cause au IN
creased activity at the compauy's Car
shops IN Scranton. A saving of 3U
per cent. can be effected by the change
The Harrisburg tatriot says OF the
Hamnono revival in Harrisburg, that
the tide OF feeling is rlstug higher anu
higher every night, aud the current
deeper aud wider. The room IN the
stage is capable of holding 400 or sou
persons, aud was set apart tor the
young mems inquiry meeting, a1d dur.
ing the Two hours the meeting lasted
the room was filed again aud again
men cunning and fndiug peace aud rheu
soiug to ger their iriends."
George Phillips, aged twenty, two
living pear Wayuesbt,rg, tracked rab
bit 10 ii stone quarry on Sunday morning
aud crawled uuder pile Of stones to gel
The rabbit, when the pile gave way aud
imprisoned him. He was not discov,
cred until Monday morning at teu
o'clock. His feet were frozen, one arul
was paralyzed aud useless, his eyes
swollen shut, and his body more or les,
bruised. His condition is regarded as
precarious.
a few days ago Mrs. Thomas b
Evans, Of Lionv:lle, Chester county, ex
perieuced the most eycrueisting paius
in Que of her thumbs. AS noihiu,
could be seen, a lye poultice was ap
piled for day or two, when the polu