The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-01-05
STATE NEWS.

CenLly maue a purchase ol fOJUOO Vons Vi
steel rails.
Philip stambaugh, of York county,
while chopping wood few days ago fell to
the ground dead.
The Konsington carpet weavers have
resumed work, the employers having con
ceded them their demands.
Several large dry goods establishments
in Pittsburg have hired private detectivesto
keep an outlook for shoplifters.
Mrs. William Griffith, of Altoona, add
ed three to the population of that city on
Sunday might've girls and boy.
james II. Dony, who has retired from
the editorial control of the Milford Herald,
has been succeeded by Milton D. Mott,
"A man named Robinson, who claims to
be Lutheran preacher, was arrested few
days ago for stealing horse in Butler co.
Tho construction of a railroad from Lock
Haven to the coal fields, on Beach Creek,
in Clinton and Centre counties, is talked Of.
The amount realized from liquor licenses
in Allegheny county during the year is $685.
1928. This is not one-third the amount
received in 1874.
"A large meeting was held in the First
Presbyterian church, Allegheny, on We'd
nesday night to memorabilia the Legisla-
ture to re-enact the local option law.
Mrs. Mary Adams, who died in Pitts
burg last week, left George F. Burdett,
newsboy on the Pennsylvania railroad, $2,-
500 in money and farm of 125 acres in
Ohio.
james Mead of Towanda, who had
stolen several boxes of tea from cars, cut his
throat with a razor after having been arrest
ed. 1t is believed that Mead will recover.
james boyd, member of select council
of Pittsburg, was struck on the head and
killed while experimenting the removal Of
casting with crane, the crack" falling on
him.
The rebuilding of the coal shutes of the
Reading and Columbia railroad at Column
bia will be commenced on January Z. 1t
win take 25O,OOO feet of lumber to complete
the work.
Charles Pabst, aged nine years, whose
parents reside in Allegheny county, was ac-
cidentally shot and killed on Christmas af-
ternoon by a companion named Frank
Nof'fs.
On Sunday five year old son of George
Thompson, policeman in Washington bor-
ough, got hold of his fathers revolver and
while playing with it the load was dischmg
ed into his head, producing death in a short
time.
On Saturday last during quarrel about
dog, in Allegheny county, George Jenkins
shot at and, it is thought, fatally wounded
a man named William Rhue Jenkins at
once gave himself up, claiming to have fired
in self-defense.
The managers of the western peniten-
tiary intend to ask an appropriation from
the Legislature to enlarge the institution.
The present number of prisoners is about
eight hundred, more than twice as many 40
can be properly accommodated.
Thomas Ridley, passenger engineer on
the Pittsburg division, Pennsylvania rail-
road, has received a gold watch and chain
worth $40O and a check for 800 from the
board of directors, for his fidelity during the
riots and his twenty-five years faithful SER
vice in the employ of the company,
John Rost the treasurer of German
society at Marietta, has run away with $500
of the societys money. He left note stating
that it was not his fault that he appropriated
the money, blaming the whole affair on
Henry Swartz, who concocted the scheme,
and who has accompanied him in the flight.
John l. Smith, of Nineveh, engineer of
the first train which came into Pittsburg
after the riots, received present of 5000
from the Pennsylvania railroad company.
Daniel Williams, of Greensburg, who was
conductor of the same train, was also pre-
sented with $3.50 and each member Of the
crew got $50.
Rev. Thomas Coleson, who was born
on August, 49, l776, preached a sermon in
Chester, Delaware county, on Sunday even
ing last He was converted at the age Of
seventeen, and when twenty-one was licens-
ed as travelling preacher. His father was
a soldier in the revolutionary war, while the
centeunarian himself fought in the war of
1872.
While David Noll, of Delaware county
was waiting at the Reading depot, Philadel-
phia, on Thursday evening, to take the train
for Pottstown, he was approached by two
strangers who, after talking to him while
asked him to exchange notes for three 500
gold pieces, which he did. On arriving at
Pottstown, where he left the train, he found
the coins were counterfeits.
On Tuesday afternoon James Lyon went
into billiard saloon in Beaver City and be-
gan breaking articles. Cunningham, the
barkeeper, seized him, and while in the act
Of ejecting him Lyon slipped from his grasp,
and, seizing a billiard ball, hurled it at
Cunningham's head, breaking his skull.
The injured man died at midnight Five
hundred dollars reward is 0asrsd fer tia