The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1880-11-06
STATE NEWS.
pILl.bnrr ,ohools nre orercrowded.

Pittsburg schools are overcrowded.
Tank City is newly incorporated place
in Mexican county.
A Mr.. Ritter was killed at Woodbury.,
Bedford county, on Friday by the fall Of
derrick.
Frank Trout, fireman on the Reading
road, was killed near East Mnhenoy juno
ton on Friday.
Thomas Thomas, boy employed in the
Guide mill at Columbia was pierced through
by bar of red-ho iron on Saturday, aud
died soon afterward.
A preliminary meeting Of graduates Of
soldiers orphans schools will be held in
Harrisburg December 80 and 81 TO arrange
o reunion OF all the graduates ofsuch schools.
The Reading Evening Ne'os has entered
upon its second volume.
The Pottstown nail factor, started up on
Monday after long idleness.
The Crane Iron Works, near Allentown,
have lighted up another furnace.
An unknown man was suffocated by gas
at the Pottstown blast furnace on Sunday.
George R. Williamson, an engineer, was
killed ON the railroad near Mesdvlle on
Monday.
The WollertS cutlery works, at Allen
town, have received an order for $500 doz.
en- pocket knives.
Leonard Rupert fatally shot Edward
Hartman during an atfray in Pittsburg ON
Saturday night.
The body Of M. Lynch, an officer Of the
Life Saving Department, was iouGd drown
ell near Erie on Monday.
John Knons, Of fremont, Schuylkill cUun.
ty, was killed on Tuesday by the accidental
discharge of his gun.
Several companies have been formed TO
cut millions of feet Of lumber in Cameron
county when the spring opens.
The barn Of William Nj Henderson, near
Carlisle, was burned by an incendiary on
Tuesday. Loss, $1,000 no insurance.
The stoves works ofThomas Robert Steven
son & Co., at Quakertown, were destroyed by
fire on Tuesday. Loss, $l4O,O0j insurance
$4,000.
A dispatch from Pottstown states that dur
ing row at Royerstown on Monday night
Samuel Fryar killed Alexander Sassaman
with an axe.
There was rise in the rivers at Pittsburg
on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and dur.
ing that time nearly 5000 bushsls Of coal
and coke were shipped to the lower markets
A bituminous coal coliery has been open.
ed near Philipsburg, Centre county, by
George W. Robertson, and will he called
"Cody Ridge"
The bituminous coal fields in the vicinity
of Philpsburg, Center county, are rapidly
being developed. A lage colliery had JUS
been started there to be called "Cody Ridge
! MI r,;.,,k,r. c,.;,, C,,,,,on,, o,o So; -
coke instead of coal, with very sqtisfa ctory
results.
German carp are being introduced into
the ponds and mill dams Of Washington
county.
Mr.. Stieger, of Mcrcersburg, killed g.
months. old calf few days ago that weighed
800 pounds.
The Coatesville Chester county, Iror
Works have enough orders to keep then
busy until February.
Fanny Bernstein, a 6-year. old girl, was
burned to death IN Scranton on Monday by
her clothing taking fire.
Isaac Bailey and wife, of West Chester
have lived together SO years. The former i!
SO years of age and the latter 80.
The operations in the Northern oil field
| are to be checked to moderate extent as G
means of regulating the market.
Harry Shank and George Ropp, two no.
torious characters, escaped from the Frank
lin county Jail oil Monday night.
An inccndary fire last night destroyed
the barn and contents on the Haldeman
farm, across the river from Harrisburg
William Fair, of Huntingdon, is search.
ing for his l3-yearold brother, who was alb
iUcted from that place on the 2Sd of Oct
ober.
The store Of j. Zern and the post office
both at Muddy Greek, Lancaster county
were robbed on Sunday night oI 5000 worth
Of valuables.
Hon. Samuel Marshall died recently ir
Butler, in his SOth year. He had held the
Office of Associate Justice in Butler county
from 1919 until the time of his death.
Albert Ireland, a member of the Chester
police force, has eloped with Mrs. Charles l.
Evans, of that city. They both leave fami
lies, and Ireland takes with him $l69 be-
longing to the conuty.
Carrie Smith, young courtesan Of Brad
ford who was dangerously wounded by 9
young man named Ready some months age
who afterward fatally shot himself-hai
become hopelessy insane.