The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-09-03
STATE NEWS.

| j. Sharpless and William p Worth hayi
begun building rolling mill at Coatesville
A large number of buildings are bein,
erected at WARREN.
The bridge across the Kiskimine,hs a
Apollo is to cost $50 900, it will be an iror
structure.
Henry Ward Stone, a prominent citizcr
OF Wayne county died recently at Homes
dale, aged 80 years.
Mrs, Sarah Armstrong, aged SO years, fell
IN ut on Saturday morning at Chester
and died in few mi1utes.
Arthur r. Blood, OF Erie, has returned "a
that place from a tour of 400 miles on 4 bi.
cycle.
The Harrisburg Iron Works have beer
leased by Christian Bauth and William A,
Scott.
The frame dwelling Of William Craig. in
New Castle, was burned down on Sunday
Loss, $4,000,
The Messrs. Simpson, of Eddystone. arc
working their print Works day and hight oh
black goods.
Elmer Thompson was crushed to den tb
in a mill at sheakleyville, Mercer county,
on Saturday.
There are 100000 bushels of coal at Pitts
burg awaiting raise in the river 10 be
shipped away.
Alfred stotdt, p6stnaster at Upper Bern,
Berhs eo1htyJwas killed by a runaway horse
on Saturday.
The saw mill connected with the Milton
Car Works was accidentally DESTROYED by
fire on Saturday. Loss, $1,000.
brake broke on a freight train on the
Philadelphia and Erie Railroad, near Will.
liamspotti on Sunday, and sixteen ears of
merchandise We're wrecked.
George W. Jones, chief cletk in the car.
record Office Of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
died at Swarthmore on Saturday, and his
body was taken to Altoona for burial.
william Jackson, William Harrop, ia
cob Ottj and James W. Miller, have been
found guilty at Clarion Of robbing an old
man named Connor at East Brady of $780,
00G.
A man about DO years old, known only
as "Dutch john" was killed Monday at
Geiger's ore mines, near New Providence,
Lancaster county, by the caving in of a
bank.
A horse; carriage and a valuable harness
were stolen on Friday hight from the eta BILE
Of Geotge D. Hechler, near Mainland Mont.
gomery county. A reward of $3.50 is offered
for the recovery of the stolen articles and
the detection of the thief.
Two barns and their contents, one valued
at $4,000, belonging 10 Brinton Heyburn. of
Concordj Delaware county, and the other
talred al $4,000, belonging to Alfred Eng
lamb Of Lower Chichester township, the
same county, were destroyed by incendiary
fires on Monday night Both were partially
Insured.
George Culley and Stephen Coleman, Of
Meadville, have been arrested for waylay-
ing Edward Golden,of Cold Spring, near the
fotmer place, and alter robbiug him trying
to conceal their crime by placing his body
across railroad track where he was dis
covered in time to save him.
Frederick Henry frost, compositor of
Lancaster, aged rs years. died IN that city
OF heart diseasej on Monday.
Annie Snow, of Silverlyville, Vepaneo
county, aged 6 years, fell down stairs ON Sat
urday and broke her neck.
George Smith. boy, was killed by the
fall oi tree near Mount Pleasant, West
moreiand county, ou Monday.
The men who robbed old Mr.. Connors at
Catfish, Clarion county, were sentenced 10
ten years each in the Penitentiary on Mon
dayi
There was decrease of 55l barrels iu the
production Of oil in the Bradford region
during July from the amount produced in
June.
Several members of Trinity Church, at
have presented the widow ofI
Bishop kerfoot with handsome residence
in that city.
Peter Waiter died of typhoid fever in
Lancaster last week. The physicians state
that the disease was contracted by drinking
impure water.
Mrs. Franklin, an insane old woman of
BriejSas taken TO the Warren Asylum with |
out trouble under the belief that she was
eloping with her keeper.
Colonel Andrew Stewart, of Uniontown.
has refused TO allow his name 10 be men
lioned for State Treasurer before the Repub- |
lican Convention of Fayette county.
A mass Cf stone gave way in a quarry
near Leesport, Berks county, on Monday, |
when John Rhode and Samuel Moser were |
oaaly injured ard a man named Shclappig
killed.
A bird dog belonging to Benjamin Mac
namerj OF Traverton, Northumberland Co.,
was stolen recently. Over 5000 birds have
oeen shot over this dog, and he is valued at
The papers from all sections of the State
-eport that the ground lie sadly in need of
moisture that the crops are drying up,
treams Of water are failing, aud rain is
'adly needed.
The coal and coke operators of Fayette
county have organized TO defeat the Store
rider bill passed at the instance Of Senator
and which goes into effect on
Thursday. They will fight the bill in the
Courts.
During q fight at Morswood; Westmore.
and county, on Saturday, the following re!
eiVed flesh wounds from pistol balls: Chas.
-ongaere, William Mason, Bill Koozer and
loo Wadsworth. They attacked house oc;
upied BY Prussisns.
An oil-well rig and taak containing $50
'arrels Of oil were destroyed by hre at Tar
'ort, Mexican county, on Thursday. They
we're the property of Lewis L. Emery, Jr.
A gun accidentally exploded on Friday
p the hands Of William r. Sides, of Phila-
elpha, while he was hunting In the yicin-
" Ofof Newtown, Bucks county; and shat
cred his lelt hand so that it had 10 be am-
'utated.
Near Potttsown, on last Thursday, Leon
rd year-old son Of John l.. Eagle, fell
hto bucket OF hot water and was scalded
o death.
A handsome hotel for the accommoda-
ion Of summer visitors is 10 be built at
'urwsnsvillei CleArheld county, by stock
ompauy.