The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-06-18
STATE NEWS,
Farm hands are scarce in Chester county.
David Jenkins was killed in the mines at

David jenkins was Killed IN the mines at
Eckley, Luzerne county, on Saturday.
The creamery in Port Union, Berks coun-
ty, is using 5000 quarts of milk daily.
Five hundred mechanics are employed
on the new hotel at Cresson.
The burned portion Of the Insane Asylum
at Danville is being rebuilt.
James Dickson was accidentally drowned
in Raystown Branch, Huntington county,
on Friday.
Rev. Daniel steck, D. D., prominent
minister of the Lutheran Church. died at
Gettysburg Friday evening.
Monocacy furnace, in Berks county, has
blown in again, after lengthy idleness for
repairs.
John Brannon, II boy, was killed in East
Franklin collery, near fremont, Schuylklll
county, on Saturday.
John Mcbride, of Altoona, was killed by
cars on the Pennsylvania Railroad near
Mineral Point on Friday.
The foundry attached to the machine
shops of the Harrisburg car works was
burned down on Saturday.
Isreal Morocco colOred man of Morris
vile, Bucks county, has been arrested on a
charge of numbering his wife.
Farnums cotton mills at Norrstown have
been closed permanently The hands struck
a month ago for higher wages,
An Syearold son of William T. Kenny
fell into the Susquehanna River at Williams
port Sunday evening, and was drowned.
William Buehler, prominent citizen Of
Harrisburg, was found dead in bed Sunday.
Heart disease is said to have been the cause.
Peter Miller was crushed to death by a
fall of slate in Summit Branch Colliery, at
Wiliamstown, Dauphin county, on Satur-
day.
The tenth annual meeting Of the Protest
ant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Gem
trail Pennsylvania commenced at York
Tuesday
Large quantities of serpentine stone have
been ordered from the Birmingham quarries,
Chester county, for Pullmen City, Chicago.
Logs that escape from the boom at Will
Transport are worth rs cents apiece to the
finder. One man made over $l00 in this
way on Thursday.
Mrs. Harper, colored woman, living in
Rock Hill township, Bucks county accident
ally shot and killed her husband ON Thurs
day while examining gun.
OOlH plIlIlj living III lNiHOuIn IOWn-
ship, Montgomery county, was attacked by
highwaymen on Thursday, who shot him
dangerously and then robbed lin of cloth
ing and SIT in money.
Joseph Peters, the principal witness
against the Raber murderers, has been sent
with his family to the Lebanon county aims
house.
EeThe criminal business of the Montgomery
county Courts has gone over until the next
term, owing to Irregularities in the lists Of
jurors.
Katie Sutley, domestic, attempted to
kindle a fire with kerosene at Franklin
Venango county, on Tuesday and was fatal
ly burned.
Mrs. Milton Wiley, a young widow of
Wayensburg, Greene county, was burned TO
death on Saturday while trying to extnguish
blazing lamp.
Miss Elizabeth Shaub was arrested at
Lancaster on Tuesday, just as she was pre-
pairing to leave the city. She was charged
with killing her infant child.
James McGraw, a negro, become involved
in quarrel at Altoona on Monday, with
Frederick Swenger, white man, and crush
ed in his skull with stone. Swenger is not
expected to live.
Large tracts of valuable timber land have
been purchased by aptalsts in Elder, Chest,
| White and Susquehonna townships,iu Cam.
bria county.
John l.. Davis, a prominent citizen of
| Ebensburg, Cambria county, was kicked ard
| trampled upon by a horse on Wednesday,
the Sth inst, until his life is despared of,
A. G. and Josephine Bobb have been ar
rested at New Brighton for passing counter.
feit money. A large quantity Of stolen plum
der was iolnd in their house.
Ten of the students who left the Millers
vile Normal School have been refused ad
mission to the Normal School at Shippens-
! burg. The faculty of the Lock Haven School
will admit all who apply. Dr. Brooks, prin-
cipal of the school at Millersville, has re-
voked his order suspendng those students
accompanying the expelled scholars 10 Ian
caster.
The grand Jury Of York county has order
ed the poor directors to prohibit the nsur-
ance of inmates of the almshouse unless for
their own benefit.
There is a coal glut at Erie on account Of
the scarcity of vessels to carry it away. The
Herald says that there are 1000 tons Of coal
on the dock and 400 loaded cars on the track
awaiting the arrival of transportation.
The house of John Hook, at Lafayette
Mexican county, caught fire on Monday
while domestic was trying to kindle q fire
with kerosene. Loss, $1,000.
Father Maloney, the bogus miracle work
err of Erie, has been discharged because It
could not be proved that he solicited the
money given him to perform miraculous
cures.
Forty-two needles have been extracted
from the body Of the l2-year.old daughter oil
John Hurles, living at Marysville, Perry
county.
The coal Office Of Schoch & Horstella, at
Mount joy, Lancaster county, was entered
on Tuesday night and robbed Of small sum
of money
Seven prisoners escaped from the Leb-
anon county Jail on Monday night.
A tramp who made his escape, attempted
on Tuesday 10 kdnap the child of DR.. A L.
Kincaid, in Bradford.
Frederick Swsnger, who was beaten by a
negro named McGraw, in Altoona, on Mon
day, died on Tuesday.
Cloy Coral, a colored woman Of Carlisle.
made second attempt to commit suicide on
Thursday of last week.
The trial of William White for the mur.
der of Charles Eagan, at Millerstown, was
begun at Butler on Monday.