The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-12-02
Penn. Notes.

"A man named Dougherty was
shot through the heart in a barroom
brawl at Knapps Creek, near Brad
, ford, recently.
"A two year old son of Mrs. Myers
of Easton, was so badly scalded by
falling into bucket of hot water thai
he died the same evening.
There is man named Stickler in
Snyder county who never shaved
never voted and never walked mile
with any other woman than his
mother.
"A Pittsburgh firm is making what
it terms "crystal CLOTH" woven from
threads of glass. The cloth can be
made up into garments, washed and
ironed
-Minersville and Mt. Pleasant,
Pennsylvania, have been raised to the
grade of presidential post offices, to
take effect on January /, 1881, with
a salary Of 81, 100 for the former and
81 400 for the latter.
Hon. Thaddeus Banks, q promin-
ent member of the Hollidaysburg bar,
is dead at the aye of sixty-five. He
was a son of Hon. Ephram Banks,
fomerly Auditor General; was mem
Der of the legislature in 1876 and was
widely known and greatly respected.
Philip Boil, steamboat engineer
of Pittsburgh, who was found dead on
Saturday at the foot ola flight of stairs,
Second Avenue, is believed TO have
been murdered, and five persons have
been arrested on suspicion of being
concerned in the crime.
Harry Fisher, fourteen-year old
son OF Mr.. John G. Fisher, formerly
local editor of the Bedford Gazette,
died at his home in Bedford on Mon
day last from tetanus or lockjaw, He
had been struck on the head with a
stone by drunken man.
A terrible accident occurred at the
Reading iron works. j. NJ. Houck
was drawn among the cog wheels to
the pipe mill, and was literally ground
to pieces Shreds of flesh, pieces of
bone and portions Of clothing adhered
to the cogs after he was removed.
The flowing spring on the old
Allison homestead, Nittany Valley,
Clinton county, that has sent forth a
stream of sparkling water for fifty
three years, has about ceased to flow.
The spring was filled with fish, and
these have died for the want of
water.
AT West Chester proceedings in
what is known as the carpet will case
were quashed. The history of the
case is that Susanna Taylor died in
1873, leaving no will; but one year
later, when her house was cleaned,
what purported to be her will was
found under the carpet, and proceed
ings were Negun against the lega-
tees.
cunning accidents, new in order,
are very curious in their detail. John
Kron Of Kittanning went short dis
tance from that village last week to
hunt rabbits. While on the lookout
for cotton tails he stood with the muz-
Zlc of his gun resting On,his foot, the
hammer up and his finger resting on
the trigger; seeing rabbit, John,
pulled the trigger but forgot to raise
his gun, the result being a load of shot
into his toes, tearing them fearfully.
He did not partake of rabbit for din
ner that day, and is now minus several
toes on his right foot.
"A special dispatch from Bradford
to the Buffalo Express under the date
of Nov. "a, says: At three o'clock
this morning the dwelling of John C.
LOCKER, at Summit, eight miles from
Bradford, was discovered on fire just
in time for the family to rush out in
undress Subsequently the terrible fact
came to the fathers mind that four.
year-old boy was still in the building.
He ran back and found him standing
by window, surrounded by fire. The
father snatchcd the child in his arms
and rolled him in the snow. A few
hours afterward the little fellow died
in great agony from his injuries. The
building was small frame structure,
and burned rapidly. The neighbors
came to the relief of the LOCKER fam
lily with clothing.