The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-05-15
state Notes.

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The heaviest shipment of coal ever
made out of the Clearfield region was
made week before last, being 35,997
tons.
WIN. Ostermeixe, aged rs years,
while duck hunting near Pittsburgh,
was shot and killed by the accidental
discharge of his own gun.
"A tramp while robbing a cellar
near Reading, fell into well thirty
feet deep. He was kept there four
hours before being relieved.
-Fayette county has more Gypsies
rowing over its highways than any
other county in the State. 1t is a
favorite resort of the nomads.
The chester county bar has been
duly and formally challenged by the
| Delaware county bar to game of
marbles, nine to be chosen on each
side.
"A young boy, son of Porter Orner,
was almost instantly killed at Altoona
Sunday afternoon by horse falling
on him. He was watching the unload
| ing of some circus horses at the time.
Peter Evans, aged So years, huck-
ster, was murdered on black Log
| Mountain, about fifteen miles from
Mitllin, on Saturday evening. The
murderer escaped. 1t is supposed that
robbery was the motive.
"A singular relic was found in front
of the breastworks charged by Pickett
at Gettysburg, the other day. 1t was
the lower jaw bone of Il man, with Il
bullet firmly imbedded. Several teeth
were in it.
There is still a good deal oftobacco
in Lancaster county. Farmers are
holding on for better prices. The
plants for this years growth are said
TO be in excellent condition, and quite
numerous everywhere.
The temperance reform agitation
has more force in the central than any
other portion of the State. In some
OF the towns OF Cambria and Blair
counties vigilance COMMITTEES patrol to
detect violations of the law.
A furnace is to be erected at Ty-
rome, for experiments in converting
raw ore into incipicnt steel. If the
operation is a success, number
of other furnaces for the same purpose
will be put up by the Tyrone Forge
Company.
Conductor James Milan, who
runs the passenger train between
Littlestown and Port Deposite, on the
Frederick division of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad, was thrown off his
train on Friday morning, near McCall's
Ferry, and died from the effects of his
injuries within two hours.
w. H. Logan, assistant P. NJ.
West Monterey, Clarion county, COM
mitted suicide on Friday. Some four
months since he was arrested for
opening and destroying letters; his
trial was to have come up at Pitts
burg. He was q young, unmarried
man, and up to last fall had borne an
unimpeachable character.
Ella Kline, one of the female pc
destrians who entered the walking
match in Allegheny, and succumbed
a a tba fl Iny,u xvnll-ip m ..la nn
attempt to commit suicide. She is
% years of age and has been engaged
in all sorts ofsporting business, having
been at one time a prize-fghter, bill
lard player, gymnast and sculler.
Word has been received in Pitts
burgh, that l.. L. Dembits, Esq, of
Kentucky, Master in Chancery in the
suit Of j. l.. Lewis, of Pittsburgh: has
decided in favor of the latter. The
case involves an action against infrin-
gers on Lewis patents Oh rollingangle
iron, and has been pending for nearly
five years. a large amount of money
was involved in the affair.
One of the Pittsburgh bank rob-
bers was so hotly pursued after getting
from under the shadow of the Work
ingmen's Bank that he plunged into
the river, and when he jumped placed
the weapon between his teeth. He
fioated down u short distance and was
saved from drowning by some men,
who threw a line from the shore.
On Friday evening, Joseph Rem
nard, PhmniXville, aged IS years, died
from paralysis. Deceased was IL con-
sistent member of the PhnniXvile
Baptist Church, and was still a scholar
III the Sunday school, where no pupil
was more faithful in attendance on its
sessions. At the annual distribution of
prizes for punctual attendance, he
would step forward regularly and take
the prize awarded him. At the last
annual distribution of prizes he re-
ceived his usual award by the side of a
little child years old-the oldest and
youngest scholars.
William Hammond, young man
of Honcybrook, Chester county, was
bitten by dog twenty-three weeks
ago. The dog was thought by some to
be mad, but was killed before it was