The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-05-24

letown truckman, attempted suicide
on Thursday, by cutting her throat
George Blue, son of an ex-SheriHo of
northumberland county in fit ofin-
sanity, hung himself the other day.
The officers of the Ashland Savings
Bank are on trial at PottsvilIe, charged
with conspiracy to defraud the deposi-
tors.
John Berry, an old farmer of North
ampton county committed suicide OH
Tuesday, hanging himself to beam in
the cellar,
p Y. Barnum and the father o.
Charlie Ross issued card offering
$40, 900 for the return of the child and
pledging not to attempt to discover the
identity of the persons so returning
him.
Thus far the quantity of lumber
shipped from Williamsport does not
come up to The anticipations of the
manufacturers. During the month OF
April 23, 900, 600 feet were forwarded
by rail and canal, showing an increase
of 9,473,023 feet over the business of
March. Compared with April, 1876,
there was decrease of 8, 3,533, $50 feet.
Alexander Booth, of Pittsburgh
shattered pane of glass in a room
window last week and attempted to
cut his throat with piece of it. He
cut himself severely, but the arrival of
a friend prevented him from accom-
plishing his design. About year ago
| Booth also attempted to cut his throat.
He was laborng under fitof delirium
tremens when he made the last effort
to kill himself.
Mrs Mutton, of Kittanning, mother
of Judge Mutton, is 104 years of age.
| An extraordinary circumstance has
occurred to the lady within the last
two years, her hair, which for long
time had been pure white, has dark
ened gradually until it has nearly re-
covered its original color, and not only
that, but all her mental faculties ap-
pear to have received new impulse
and she can read without the aid of
glasses.
The Clarion Republican says:-
The building of a narrow guage rail-
road from Franklin to the Bullion oil
district has been determined on. A
company has been formed with capi.
tai of $l15, 900, of which $64, 600 has al
ready been subscribed. Engineers are
making the preliminary surveys. F.
w. Mitchell is the President of the
company, and other capitalists of
Franklin constitute the Board of Di-
rectors.
A Scranton lamplighter named Hill
whose clothes were saturated with
kerosene and whose pockets contained
matches, set the latter afire while get
ting out of u wagon the other day. In
moment he was the centre of flames,
and in his efforts to put himself out
set the wagon on fire. The flames
were finally quenched, but Hill was
worse injured than the wagon.
The Bowen & Cone block in this vii
} lage had pretty close call last Sun
1 day morning. A burning cigar stump
was thrown into spittoon filled with
damp sawdust, probably Saturday
: night, in the drug store and early
t Sunday morning the box of sawdust
t was found to be slowly smouldering
towards a conliagation. 1t is safe to
t say there will he no more sawdust
. spittoons in that store or that block.
4 They are dangerous articles of furni-
ture anywhere IVellSbOro Agitutor-
: Chap. Sayre has u dog of the terrier
!, breed and horse that are fast friends.
), When the horse, attached to a car
u riage, stands hitched to a post, if the
G dog happens to be along, his favorite
o place to take a nap is upon the horses
5 back; or if he is chased by another
G and larger dog, he makes quick time to
the carriage and out upon the horses
n back and sits there looking down
: upon his pursuer with as much
), gravity as an owl.-MontroSe Republi-
: can.
u James Sweeny escaped from the
u Smethport, M'Kean county Jail, and
= the Sheriff offered reward of $50
S dead or alive" for him. Sweeny
q subsequently, while attempting to
y steal a ride on a freight train, fell un-
e der the wheels and was cut in two,
l. a thrifty farmer, who had read the
n description on the Sheriffs bill, re-
IS cognized the man and quietly gather
u ing him up tumbled the corpse into
1t his wagon, before the Coroner got
II round, and hauled it to Smethport
'e Meeting the Sheriff he accosted hin
n thus; "Sheriff, I'm sorry 1 couldn'1
a bring the critter alive, but 'ere's
le watts left of him, and l want that re
'e ward" He got it.
An election for state senator to fill va
cancy was held in Chester county, s. c.
on Tuesday, when General ". A. Walker
democrat, was chosen by 1000 majority,
gain of over 700,on Governor Hampton
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