The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1880-07-31

Samuel Brownell was found dead Mon
day afternoon in disreputable den in Me
chanlc street, Bradford.
The Acme Barrel Works at Titusville |
have suspended operations because Of an
over production in barrel.
The Hazlewood Oil Company has pur-
chased SO sacres of the Laflerty farm on Ken
dali Creek, and rs acres on the Mcclure
farm at Red Rock, paying for the two
properties $4,000
John McCrea, during a picnic near Mas
sassaug Point, Erie county, on Friday en-
tced small girl named Minnie Ray into
the woods for the purpose, it is thought, of
an indecent assault He was caught and
imprisoned.
A number of tramps had fight near
Lancaster on Saturday, when one OF their
number, named James Watson, was dan
gerously cut. The same evening the whole
gang, consisting of three men and three
women, all Of whom were drunk, were ar
rested.
The Hancock Campaign Banner is the
name Of a small daily paper which made its
first appearance in Carlisle on Saturday.
Miss Minnie Ritchie, highly respecta BILE
young lady, OF Erie, gave Charles Nesclllus
cowhding on the street in that city ON
Saturday last for slandering her. The next
day the young ladys brother gave Vcscil-
lus another thrashlng
John Jarrett, living near Port Matilda,
Centre county, bad his jaw bone broken and
an ear severed from his head by the kick Of
horse on Friday.
Mrs Langsdale, of Pittsburg, was burned
tn death last week while IN a room by her
self She was only 27 years old, and suffer
ed from meanchona.
John Owens, who had been a Justice of
the Peace for nearly fifty years, died in Bir-
mingham, Huntington county, on Satur-
day in his g2d year.
A small boy named Bradley fell from a
high uestlework, at Ilarndeu Station, near
Pittsburg, ON Saturday, and was almost in
stanty killed.
T he barn of Mr.. VIM. Humphreys, five
miles from Ebensburg, Cambria county,was
destroyed 10y fire on Sunday night Loss,
SO 900; insurance, s 900.
A gravel train ran into a freight train at
Riverton, near McKeesport. Allegheny Co.,
on Monday, and James King and Jerry
Murphy were dangerously injured.
There was an explosion of gas in the
Hutchinson mines near Mount Pleasant,
Westmoreland county, un Monday, when
William Love and Benz Hickman were
dangerously burnt.
Mr.. W. II. Guernsey, census, enumerator
in the l42d district has discovered a woman
in Brookfeld township, Tioga county, who
is 25 years old and weighs 400 pounds. She
is feet a inches in height, feet inches
around the waist, feet 9 inches around the
chest, foot 81 inches around the arm, and
2 feet inches across shoulders.
The Improvements in Glendon, North
ampton county, this year, have consumed
over 100000 bricks.
A survey of the West Branch Canal is be-
ing made under the direction of the Penn
| sykania Canal Company.
Patrick Bulger, miner, was killed in the
| Hartford COlliery, near Wilkesbarre, We'd
nesday, by fall of top coal.
Henry Vandruf an old man of Waynes
burg, had quarrel with his wife on Tues
day night, and shot her through the hand.
John Devine jumped a distance of forty
feet from a bridge in Pittsburg, while being
pursued by an ofiicer,and died within TWEEN
tyfour hours.
John Gustave Linn has been arrested at
Harrisburg for elopng from Wilkesbarre
Win II llldTIlCl WOllldH lulIcl CuIlSllullS'll'
The woman took her three children with
her.
Eberts' Building, at York, was damaged
by fire on Tuesday night to the extent of
81 800. The fire was started in part ofthe
building occupied by the Republican, and
evidently by an incendiary.
Two dogs belonging to Mrs, James ose-
wald, of Rockland township, Berks county,
were bitten few days ago by a snake with
Il long flat head. One of the dogs died
within five minutes; the other narrowly es-
capped death.
Representative Charles L. Bailey, of Har-
risburg, was appointed by Governor Hoyt
on Wednesday to ill the vacancy on the
Board of Trustees Of the Harrisburg State
Lunatic Hospital caused by the death OF
VIM Calder.
When the young man Vescelius, who was
cowhided in Erie on Sunday by Miss Ritchie
for slanderng her, was in a magistrates OF
flee on Monday prosecuting the young lady''
uncle and father for also giving him dose
of rawhde, quite a scene occurred. The
girls lover tore a letter from the hands %
Vescelius, whereupon the magistrate jump
ed over the II Hing and collared the lover
All hands then took hand, and for awhile
matters were somewhat mixed. Vesceliu
paid the costs and the defendants were ac
quilted.