The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-04-30
STATE NEWS

STATE NEWS
Over 100 new buildings arc being erected
in Erie.
There are 200 hands employed in. the car
shops at Harrisburg.
The metal products Of Pittsburg last week
amounted to 1900 tons.
James Allen, of Tyrone, was killed by
cars near Altoona Monday.
A calf recently dropped at Lewistown,
Mlfflin county, weighed l75 pounds.
Miss Theresa Anderson, of Baden, Beaver
county, has hair eight feet in length.
James o'Harra, of Pennsville, Westmore-
land county, was killed by ears on Saturday.
Fifteen car loads of Immigrants passed
Harrisburg on Saturday en- route for the
West.
Nearly SIS, 900 has been subscribed for
national bank at New Holland, Lancaster
couEty.
In fight, near Tidoute, on Friday Ar
thur Brougher was dangerously stabbed by
James Mcclure.
Jacob Dinteman, AN old citizen of Colds
boio, York county, committed suicide by
hanging on Friday.
Mr.. Harvey S. Wells denies the rumor
that he has severed his connection with the
Williamsport Banner.
Policeman Hoffman, OF Monongahela
City, who shot John Seidel, is to be tried on
the charge Of homicide.
Walter Thomas, IL years old. was serious
ly injured at Huntington on Monday by
log falling on him.
James Neal was burned to death in his
pnl A
on the night of the 10th inst.
John Kirk, of Upper Providence, Chester
county, has plough that was made by Joel
Lane, of the same county, in 1918.
Very large forest fires are reported in the
back townships of Pike county, doing con-
siderable damage TO lumber and bark.
John Carr, employed by the Phenix Iron
Co., Of West Chester, dropped dead OF heart
disease ON Monday while at work.
The Charles Roberts cotton mill, in South
Chester, was damaged TO the extent of Sl0,-
900 by FIRE Wednesday. Fully insured.
The bondsmen of William b. Finney, the
Lancaster hotel proprietor who kicked
guest to death, have surrendered him to the
county.
Samuel Hofford, a wellto-do farmer of
Plumstead township, Bucks county, COM
m'tted suicide by shooting on Wednesday,
goth inst.
The body Of VIM. Mowry, who committed
suicide at Catawissa on the 10th of last
month, has been found in the Susquehanna,
near Sunbury.
The post office at Norristown was en-
tered by burglars at an early hour Monday
morning, and the safe broken open and
robbed of $3.50.
George Booth, aged years. and John
Boyle, aged 8, fell of u raft at Rockdale on
Monday while at play and the Booth boy
was drowned.
Joseph Armstrong was killed Tuesday at
the Big Mountain Collicry, at Shamokin,
by coal rushing upon him, caused by the
battery breaking.
Eli Gibson, colored, employed in the
Cameron Furnace, near Mlddletown, was
burned to death on Sunday by falling on the
"tunnel-head" Of a cupola.
A gray eagle measuring seven feet across
the wings was recently wounded and cap.
tured by William Finley, Of Rostraver town
ship, Westmoreland county.
The residence OF Mr.. George /. Whitney,
in PIttsburg, was entered on Monday night
while the family were at supper and robbed
oil $500 worth of Yaluables.
The Harrisburg Patriot says that it is
notorious fact that boys sent from that city
to the House Of Refuge at Philadelphia al
ways return as well-trianed thieves.
Mrs. Mary Roder, of York, made the
third attempt at suicide on Sunday night.
She says that Sod has ordered her to die
and that she is trying to obey His will.
| Helen Matthews, aged years, was acci-
deLtally drowned near Bradford on Friday.
| She lell out of the arms Of an old man who
had volunteered to carry her across
stream.
| The Grand Jury of Lancaster county has
found a true bill of indictment for man
slaughter against William B. F:nney, WHO
kicked George Hurd, guest at his hotel, 10
death.
In difficulty at Locust Summit. North.
cumberland county on Thursday, 2lst, John
Menny shot aud slightly wounded Thomas
Scheuren. Menny, aller being arrested, set
FIRE to his cell and was badly burned.
About fifty prominent business men Of
Reading, Friday night organized Board ct
Trade. The following officers were chosen:
President, ]. II. sternburgh Corresponding
Secretary, Jesse Orr Recording Secretary,
Elijah Keever.
Mr.. C. r. Woodin, the proprietor of a
large manufacturing establishment at Ber-
wick, Columbia county, has joined with
other employers in paying the proprietors o {
saloons in that place stated sum not 10 sell
intoxicating liquors.
Andrew Peterson, engineer at the Eames
petroleum iron works in Titusyille, was ter
ribly burned on Saturday by the breaking
of the bensihe pump, which deluged his
clothes with the inaammable liquid, which
instantly took fire.
Dennis John Doyle, aged ~ years, left
his home in Shenandoah on the 18th OF
April. He is stout, ef light complexion, ha:
a scar over the right eye and the second toe
off one foot. Any information concerning
him may be addressed to D. j. Doyle, Shen-
andoah, or George G. Jenner, No. 5OT Locust
street, Philadelphia.