The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-07-23
srATE NEWS.

All the industrial establishments Of Har-
risburg are short Of help.
The oil tank makers Of Pittsburg have all
the business that they can attend to.
William Hall, sentenced for larceny es-
capped from the Lancaster jail on Tuesday.
Sixteen car loads Of immigrants passed
through Harrisburg on Tuesday going West
Charles Bruce, of Beaver, was accidental
ly drowned at Rochester, Beaver county, on
Tuesday,
Thomas Kuse. of Oil City, was killed at
Parker, Armstrong county, on Tuesday, by
a falling stone.
John Mcclure of Summit township, ,Craw-
ford county, aged 20 years, was killed by a
fall on Tuesday.
Topton furnace, in Berks county, has been
purchased by William M. kaufman & Co.,
Of Reading, for 100000.
Fifty thousand dollars have been sub
scribed in Pittsburg for a Young Mems
Christian Association building.
Billingsley Morgan, of Canonsburg, Wash
ing county, lost $500 on Monday while on
his way 10 Washington.
The rolling mill and Charlotte furnace,
at Scottdale, Westmorland county, have
been too busy to stop for hot weather.
The residence OF J. P. Irwin, at Rochester,
Beaver county, was burned down on Tues
day. Loss, $500; insurance, S25OO.
The Mayor of Oil City has called upon
the citizens to volunteer in a search for the
boy Kennedy, of that place, who has dis
appeared.
Charles Bennethum, Of Womelsdori, ,Berks
county, wounded himself on the Fourth Of
July with toy pistol and died last week of
lockjaw.
The 3-year-old daughter of Abraham H..
Nissley, living at Mount Joy, Lancaster Co.,
was accidentally drowned in cistern on
Friday.
A majority Of the members of the famous
Knapp's Battery at Plttsburg have resigned,
and the organization has been virtually dis
solved.
John Thomas, Of Hummelstown, Dauphn
county, died on Saturday Of lock- jaw caused
by injuries self inflicted with toy pistol.
John Huston, of New London township,
Chester county, recently found a hedge hog
and two minks domiciled in one hole.
Maloney, the ex-priest of Erie, who pro.
fessed to preform miracles, has sued the Dis
pdtch, OF tnat cltyj iOr lloel.
District Attorney John 8. Robb, of Ale
gheny county, is dangerously low from the
effects of sunstroke.
Frank Will and Anthony Hell, 6-years-
old cousins, living az Pottstown, played
with horse pistol on Sunday when their
parents were at church, and He'll was badly
injured by the accidental discharge of the
weapon.
Mr.. Horan, State delegate Of the An
cient Order Of Hibernians, residing at Pitts
burg, denies emphatlcally that the murder
ers oil Captain Healey at Dunbar had any
connection with that Order.
An unknown German was killed by cars
near Coatesville, Chester county ,on Monday.
The remains were taken to Downingtown
for indentifcation.
Messrs. Watson & Morgan will erect a
paper mill in Erie ate cost Of 500, 900.
John Shafcr, German farm hand in the
employ of Jacob Kncedler, in Upper Gwy-
nedd township, Montgomery county, died
Oh Thursday last Of sunstroke.
The Philadelphia and Reading Coal and
Iron Company is preparing to work all it:
collIeries to their utmost capacity. Many Of
the old collieries are to be reopened.
Robert 8. Pearson, formerly of Chester
but latterly a broker in New York, was
killed by an accidental fall in Chester, w here
he was visiting, on Monday.
The 6-year-old son of Mr.. Kennedy living
at Oil City, mystcriously disappeared nearly
a week ago and has not been seen since.
George Norwood, Of Philadelphia, wa:
drowned accidentally in Darby Greek, neai
Chester depot, ON Sunday.
James Black, notorious counterfeiter
has been arrested at Erie.
There will be Prohibition ticket in th,
| field in Butler county.
Father Kulhman, of Lebanon, has severe
| ly denounced speculative insurance from hi
pulpit.
| There is camp Of trnmps at Leaman'
| Place,on the Pennsylvania Railroad in Ian
caster county.
Henry Shelter, of Hopewell township
| York county, was killed by Lightning OF
Thursday of last week.
Thomas McChesney, of Big Beaver town
ship, Lawrence county, was killed by car
last week.
Christian Kuhnly, aged So years, dropped
dead from apoplcxy in Lancaster on Satur
day.
It is estimated that Pennsylvania lumbe
is cut at the rate Of 600 900, 900 feet yearly.
The Bridgeport Creamery has been sezeC
by the Sheriff of Montgomery county.
Michael Crow, of Unioutown, Fayett
county, lost $500 on Thursday Of last weel
with bunko men who was following Robin
sons circus. The loss has so preyed upoI
his mind that he is almost insane. The bun
ko men have since been captured and th
money recovered.
John McGrath, aged IS years, son Of jess
McGrath, Of Conshohockett was dangerous
ly shot on Sunday by Michael Trainor, O
Plymouth township, Montgomery county
Trainor, who was arrested, claims that Nc
Grath was poaching on his property.
The encampment of the several brigrde
of the National Guard have been arranged
and are as follows: The First Brigade, Gen
Snowden commanding, will begin its Ell
campmeut at Pottstown on the 30th instan
The Second Brigade, General Beaver com
manding, at Salisbury, Indiana county
about the 18th of August. The Third Brlgad
General Sigfried commanding, at Wilkes
barre, soon after the close OF the encamI
inent Of the Second Brigade.
The head Of colored woman found float
ing in the canal near Highspire, Dauph
county, on Tuesday night, is supposed to b
thst OF Mary Andrews, who was thought I
have been killed and burned by her hul
J band.
The test we'll Of the Niagara Oil Compan
on Mount Pleasant township, Washington
county, has been abandoned owing TO ia
tools becoming stuck in the hole. AnothC
well is 10 be sunk.