The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-01-08
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The people OF BRADFORD nave purchased
steam FIRE engine.
The tug Alma Darr, vr Buffalo, was fired
by an incendiary st Erie on Saturday,,
Owen Blaeksnake, seheca Indian, aged
rs year,, died few daysago near Warren,
An unknown man jumped into the river
at Hurnhsffilh on Tuesday and was
drowned.
Michael 1anahsu, aged IA years, vss kiili
ed by a fall Of toL coal Ii Kohinoof solliefy
Tuesday.
fhe brewery Of F. tobef a Bros, in ALE
yhehsi was destroyed BY FIRE Tuesday. Loss,
$4,000 insurance $4,000. -,
The Rev. David Harris was killed ut Ar
not lately by fall Of coal In Q seam he had
just begufi to work.
At Pittsbtirg, oh Wednesday night 2gth
ult., NJ. G. HAL fatally shot Eaiher Foster,
an inmate Of bagnio. He sayt she was
bis wife.
The Rev. Dahiei wllliSms, agei 50, drop
ped dead of heart disease near Harmans.
VILE, on Wednesday morning, 10th ult.
Samuel B. Gruul died Id Reading on Tues.
day, 2sth ult, In his sOth year AZ the age
Of IL he fought in the war Of 1919
Michael small,a puddler, has eloped from
Pittsburg with the wifs Of james KHin and
$500 Of the latter's money.
Howard Cloud, Of East Goshen, BenS
county, with one horse thresher threshed
out 27l bushels Of wheat in twenty four
hours.
As soon as the days lengthen and the
weather gets more pleasant work will begin
actively at the Chester shipyards.
The anriIversary f"old Hickory's" battle
of New Orleans will be celebrated by the
Democrats Of West Chester with speeches
and big supper.
Richard Curry, aged 30 years, aud for.
merry from Titusville, was burned 10 death
accidentally near Bradford on Monday.
Rev. William Fell, Of Randolph, New
York, was killed at steHrhbufE, Crawford
county, on Saturday night by a runaway
horse.
John Patton, Of Pine Creek, Armstrong
cutihty, committed suicide by shooting him
self on Saturday. No cause was assigned iol
the act,
The Common Pleas Court at Pittsburp
Monday granted an injunction Restraining
Rev. Neyin Woodside from preaching in Oak
Alley Church.
MccsISs IeOOeTb hTtnuIsg OeOTBO W0IJneyl
| Ralph Bagalay, D. Leet Wilson and others
capitalists Of Pittsourg, will build hotel in
that city at cost of $1,000 lal L.
Thomas A. Spence, who lives in Mans
field and does business in Pitteburgph Tues.
day, 2Sth ult., took traiii at Washington
bought paper of the newsboy and fell dead
In the car. rt tlr-rIsy rfr.r q
Joseph Faust, alias Good, one OF the three
young men wanted for placing obstruction.
on the Reading Railroad track near Never
sink station, November 4, has been arrested
at Reading.
Lewis j. Klinetob, of Nanticoke, is in the
Luzerne prison on the charge of Mrs. Haz
lett, his daughter, that he has forced her u
incesttiOus intercourse since she was 2 year,
old. She IS now rs.
Two trains on the Pan Handle Road col
lidcd near North Mansfield on the 3lst ult
Both engines were wrecked and an engineer
named Williams received serious injuries.
! Christian Barr, OF Penn Grove township
Lebanon county, died on Thursday ,23d ult.
in his 8Sth year, and his life was insured By
other parties TO the amount of 500 900. Ap
pications for policies on his life were on il,
when he died.
In the snow storm OF Wednesday night
29th ult., Mr.. John Smoyer, of Plymouth
township, Montgomery county accidentally
drove a two-horse sleigh over an embank
ment into the Schuylkill. Both horses wer,
drowned, and the driver had q very marrow
escape.
Mrs. Elizabeth Bullock, an aged lad,
living in Thornbury, Delaware county, wa
accidentally burned TO death on Saturda,
last by her clothing catching fire.
The body of George Ware, who was killet
by the cars at Bristol on the 2lst Of Decem
Der, is being embslined at that place to b
sent to England. He had been married bu
three weeks, and his wife has been sent tu al
asylum, hopeless lunatic.
Mr.. Frederick Summerfeld, of Psqu
township, Lancaster county, was kicked i
the abdomen by an old musket with whc
he was firing salute on New Years eve
and died Of his injuries the next day.
Bloodshed was threatened at Bellmai
Church, in Centre township, Berks county
on Sunday. In anticipation Of the annua
; election To decide for or against the presen
pastor, Rev. r. s. Appel, there were at leai
1000 persons assembled. The anit-Appe
party got possession Of the building and th
pastor was only allowed to speak under Gel
tain conditions. The election resulted i
favor of the anti-Appel parity. Is tfg