The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-08-13
STATE NEWS.

Charles Stelter, Of Erie, is missing, and no
cause is known.
James Dolan died from the effects of the
heat at Reading on Friday.
Chas. Frey's hotel at West Bangor, was
destroyed by FIRE on Friday.
Michael Richard was run over and killed
by a train near Meadville on Saturday
night.
William Dripps, of Coatesville, was killed
on Saturday by being thrown from wagon.
Frederick Moore, of Lansdale, suddenly
disappeared last Tuesday night, and has not
since been heard from.
Mrs. Catharine Dougberty died at Pho
nixville on Sunday. In February last sh.
reached the age of lO5. She was born in
County Tyrone, Ireland.
On Monday afternoon one OF Kichline's
mines, near Chain Dam, Glpndon, caved in.
Fortunately no one was IN the workings at
the time.
Andrew Anderson. a Swede, was struck
by train near jamestown on Monday
while walking the track, and was instantly
killed.
The Pioneer Iron Works at Marcus Hook
have made an assignment to c. C. Larkin,
OF Chester. The liabilities are $4,000 ~
$4,000.
Martin Oliver, of Allegheny, was gar
roted on the Union bridge on Monday night
by two men and robbed of SO.
Howard Madgin, the 2-year-old son Of
William Madgin fell into mill race at Wa
terville on Monday and was drowned.
On Tuesday morning Walter Evans, of
South Strabane township,was drowned at a
picnic, near Washington, by falling into
CHARTERS Creek.
Officers made haul OF eleven tramps in
the woods near New Danville, on Tuesday.
They had been a great nuisance to farmers
in the vicinity.
A young daughter of Jacob Stoner was
fatally burned near New Kingston few
days since by pouring coal oil on fre.
Tunison Coryell, one Of the most promi.
nent citizens Of Wiliamsport, died Tuesday
evening of cholera morbus, aged 9l years.
A reign of terror is reported in Dunbar,
Fayette county, on account of Mollie Ma
guire threats. Two or three persons are re-
garded as doomed.
David johnson, of New Berlin, aged
about 70 years, was found in the woods near
dItion and died soon after.
Robert Porter, aged 46 wears, was drown
ed in the canal at Harrisburg on Friday
evening. He was teaching his little son to
swim, but was taken with fit and sank.
A lO-year-old daughter of David Jones,
living in Wlllismsport. was whipped by her
mother on Friday morning and soon after
disappeared.
John Beckhaus, a freight conductor on
the West Chester and Philadelphia Rail
road, lost leg by attempting to get on
moving locomotive at West Chester on
Tuesday.
The appearance of the Philadelphia, Will
mington and Baltimore Railroad tracks
since the road came under the Pennsylvania
management.
At Watts Station, near Pittsburg on Mon.
day evening, Christian Gena was stabbed IN
the neck with large penknie by drunk
en- Germaa named Ernest Harde, and dan
gerously wounded.
David Fitzgerald, OF New Castle, who has
been widely reported as having attempted to
take his own lite by starvation, denies the
story, and says that he was fasting few
days to cure bilious disorder. lie is well
now, and at work.
James A. Reno, County Surveyor, died at
Allegheny on Friday, indirectly from ex-
posure and arduous labors in railway sur
veys some years ago. Mr.. Reno was con-
nected with the surveys OF the Allegheny
Valley, the Union Pacific, Southern Pacific
and other roads.
Reading has already several marriage
insurance societies, and on Saturday petit
tions were filed in Court for the chariering
| Qi three more the Neversiuk Marriage Aid
Society and the Farmers Beneficial Society
all on the mutual assessment plain.
The rebuilding of the burned portion Of
the hospital at Danville is progressing well,
and the walls will be covered in this TAIL.
Some ninety men are employed. Several
changes in constr uctiun, IN guard against
fire, are being made. The present number
Of patients is 206.
David II. Fox and William Shaner, ol
BoyertOwn, who were robbed Of their pocket
books on Thursday evening. after attending
the military review at Pottstown, recovered
both books and money on Monday. The
pick pockets were detected, and threw their
plunder away.
A severe thunder storm on Saturday did
| considerable damage in Lackawan tsiunty,
NJ iss Neltie Looms, while sitting at her bed
room window, was struck by lightning and
remained unconscious for several hours
The LOomis residence took fire at the same
time aud was badly damaged.
One &C. NJ. Meredith" writes from Will
kinsburg Ia the Pitisbu Commercial Gds.
cite tnat recently born baby in Plum town
ship has wings like those OF a dove, and ID
a sonnd, healthy lively infant. The wings
are covered with fine down. OF course, the
baby is girl.
The large farmhouse on the premises OF
Thomas ID. Phillips, in West Sudbury town
ship, near Atglen, was burned on Saturday
afternoon. Repairs have been in progress
aud Mr., Phillips. with Mr. Linten. the cnn-
tractor, discovered the flames in the roof
rushed TO the attic and were both terribly
burned in their eiinrts To subdue the danes
The Chief of Police at Oil City has noti-
fed the WIlliamspoit authorities that there
is a boy apparently s years old in thai
vicinity who he thinks belongs To Williams
port. He was traded offin part payment fur
a horse by snlne Irish gypses, and his name
is either DUNCAN or Williams. The last name
is supposed IN be that of his stepiather The
boy has light hair and blue eyes.
The Berks County Court of Quarter ses.
sions began its August term at Reading on
Monday. There were l73 criminal charges
he most important Of which is the case oI
conspiracy IN which DR., L. c. B Ynrger and
Albert DeHaven are the delenhents aud the
State Capital Mutual Relief Association Of
Pennsylvania is the prosecutor.
Nine tanks, two agitators and a 2OO-fool
condenser, with 1000 barrels Of refined uil
were destroyed by hre at Freed m on Thurs
day night. Loss. $40 900 To S25 900. The
property belonged tn the Standard oil