The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-08-20
STATE NEWS.
A big potato crop is predicted.

A big potato crop is predicted.
A woman Of Lebanon, aged "a years, is
insured for $l64,OO on the speculative plan.
A birth insurance company has been or
ganized at Laureltou, Berks county.
Lees cotton mills. at Conshohocken,
were slightly damaged by fire on Monday.
The tobacco crop in Chester county was
badly injured by the storm on Saturday last.
Edge Hill Furnace, Bucks county, has
been blown out for an indefinite length of
time.
The are 80, 900 barrels of whiskey in bond
atdhe GIbsontown, Washington county dis.
tillery.
Carrie Greenman, aged 10 years, fell from
a window in Erie on Saturday and trac-
tured her skull.
1t is estimated that the encampment Of
the First Brigade at Pottstown brought to
that place $4,000.
Seven thousand dollars have been sub
scribed at Mea1vlle, Crawford county, to
build chair factory at that place.
The strike Of stove moulders at Reading,
the Norristown Register thinks, will extend
throughout the Schuylkill valley.
Forty copperhead snakes found under a
stone in ROstraver township, Westmoreland
county, recently were killed.
John Thompson was dangerously stabbed
at franklin, Venango county, on Saturday
by Andy Harcum. They are both from
Allegheny.
Daniel StaufIer, of Lancaster, fell from a
stable loft on Monday into the stall of a
vicious horse. The animal kicked Gnd
trampled him " death.
Three hundred and thirty eight tons oI
pig iron were manufactured at the furnace
of the Warwick Iron Company, at Pntts
town, during the week ending August Is.
Miss Enus, of Logan's Ferry, Allegheny
county, aged so years, committed suicide 10y
hanging on Thursday of last week. Des-
pondency was the cause.
Eli Dickerson had his right arm terribly
lacerated by a circular saw in Bastian' I
mills, at Williamsport, on Saturday, and
died from his injuries.
| David II. Trexler, a former wealthy
business man of Williamsport, committed
suicide on Saturday by hanging. Attributed
to recent fOaacial losses.
Up to Friday night eight men had beer
arrested by PIDkerton's detectives for com
plcty in the murder of Captain Hesley o
Dunbar, Faye'te county.
The Hon. Samuel CALVIN recently solo
the timber right on a tract Of land in Whit,
township, Cambria county, for $45 900. H,
bought the land and trees some years age
for $1,000.
DIR. George Nickel, Of Brownsville, Wash
ington county, has left for parts unknown
To escape the wrath of his neighbors, wh'
threatened to lynch him for cruelty to hi
young wife.
The l2-Yesr-old daughter Of Benjamin
Fitterling, living in Brecknock township
Berks county, attempted to kindle FIR,
on Monday aud was burned TO death. Th,
house also took FIRE and was burned down.
In Bedford, Bedford county, on Frida,
night, the dry goods store Of 0ppenheimer
Sons, the residence Of DIR. Hughes, the lii
store Of Ruch Mardorf and the dwelling o
William Dbert were burned down. Loss
$4,000; insurance unknown.
Contractors have commenced work oI
the extension Of the Portland Railroad l.
|, Nazareth, and the grading Is to be pushe,
with with all possible haste. In about fou
weeks the line will be located To Calasau
qua, and hundreds Of men will 6nd employ
Inent in the construction Of the same.