The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-08-01
State Notes.

-Two farmers in Tioga were at
tackled by an infuriated bull, one of
whom has died from his injuries.
Mrs. A. J. VanAlstine, of STAR
ubca, Wayne county, has been ar
rested for poisoning her husband, who
died recently.
Aaron Bittner, of Brothersvalley
township, Somerset county, lost two
children and his wife, his entire fam
lily, from diphtheria, last week.
The Bath Railroad has been ex-
tended to the Wind Gap, distance of
about fifteen miles, and about twenty
five miles from Bethlehem, its origin.
Rosa Weaver, aged about ten years,
attempted to hurry up fire at Pitts
burg by pouring coal oil on it. The
can exploded and the child was fatally
burned.
DIR. William H. Egle, of Harris
burg, had the pleasure of cooking his
feet up against his own vine and fig
tree the other day and reading his
own obituary in Pittsburg paper.
AT Highland, near Baldwin Sta
ton, on Saturday, Mrs. William Flow
erfield, fell into newly-made well
twenty-four feet in depth, sustaining
injuries that will probably prove fatal.
"A tramp knocked down James
McAnally, of White Horse, Lancaster
county, with club, and robbed him
Of aa4sig fsffE dolly aa]ers while shs latter Xas
night.
"A Cambria county man named
Free stuck plug of tobacco in a hole
in bank the other day, and when he
put his hand in a half hour after
wards it was nabbed by copperhead
snake.
Slow Go, trotter whose best time
is 2:1S4, was sold in Pittsburg on Sat
urday for $2,500. Ten thousand dol
lars had been refused for him several
years ago. The purchaser was Jonn
Noble.
Two children of Mrs. Ann Eliza
beth Wills, of Lock Haven, were run
over by Bald Eagle Valley railroad
train. One child had his head cut off
and the other lost both legs. The
children were aged two years.
The Democratic papers are glee
fully passing around this politica
straw: "Ih the races at Gettysburg
ON Tuesday and Wednesday ANDY
Dill won in three straight heats OF
both days, distancing all his eompeti
tors"
Charles, ten year old son o
Charles P. Timber, of Sheakleyville
Crawford county, was thrown from I
horse, and the boys feet becoming EN-
tangled in the harness, he was drag
ged through the streets of Meadvill
by the frightened horse until hi
brains were dashed out against tn
sidewalks and fences.
Dispatches received at Pottsvill
from Mahanoy City, Shenandoah an
other large towns, report that n
meetings have been held or talked G
to discuss the question of strike c
the miners. The prevailing opinion
that there will be no strike at present
the men not being in a condition +
stand out any length of time.
When Scheppers Brothers, th
large worsted manufacturers of Phila
delphia, failed not long since, they ha
outstanding obligations to the amour
of 100000, a considerable proportion
of which was held abroad. The cred
tors'were offered forty per cent. in fiv
annual installments, to be assured by
second mortgage on the mill property
the holders of the first mortgage rt
ducing their claim. Seven-eighths {
the creditors have signed this agree
ment, and work at the mills will be re
: sumed very soon. AS this establish
ment employs over sixteen hundre
hands, the resumption of operation
will have an important effect on th
labor market.