The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-07-16
STATE NEWS.

vi mas been struck at Pleasant Unity
Wesmoreland county.
Daniel Geist, Of Pottstown, was drowned
in the Schuylkill River on Friday.
Simon Mchenlaub, of Williamsaort, was
drowned accidentally near Muncy on Fri
day.
A glass factory u manufacture druggists
materials is to be built at West Bridgewater
Beaver county.
William Sanders, of Kuiztown, Berks Co.,
fell from cherry tree on Monday 4th inst,
and was killed.
Rev. DR.. Brown has resigned the position
Of Professor of Didactic Theology in the
Lutheran Seminary at Gettysburg.
Michael Coney was accidentally shot near
Titusville on Sunday and will die.
There were seven cases Of sunstroke at
Pittsburg Tuesday, four Of which were fatal.
Thomas WLitelender, of Wrightsville,
York county, was killed by lightning on
Monday.
John 2. Rohrbaugh Of Cordorus township,
York county, was killei by cars on Satur-
day.
There are 80 cases of smallpox in Johns.
town, and additional hospital facilities are
W DC erected tnere.
Mrs. Cnnners, Of P:ttsburg, was bur ned to
death on Sunday while attempting tU kin
die fire with kerosene.
Charles Bcrnethum died Of lock Jaw in
Reading on Tuesday from injuries Inflicted
upon himself with a toy pistol.
The explosion of an oil can at Beaver
Falls, Beaver county, on Sunday, fatally
burned the infant child of William Cox.
The shant & Keely Stove Works, at
spring City, Berks county, which were re-
Gently destroyed by fire, are to be rebuilt.
A revolver accidently exploded in the
hands Of Elmer Metz, at Norristown, on
Tuesday, and tho bullet put out one of his
eyes.
Judgment for 2 cents has been rendered
at Hanover, York county, against Levi B.
Miller for tolls due. He took su appeal to
Court.
A German signing himself "Schremha
on scrap OF paper committed suicide near
Greensburg, Westmoreland county, on Sat-
'urday night.
A cheese factory is to be started at Bulser,
Washington county.
Henry P. Engle, of Pottstown, committed
suicide on Monday by hanging himself with
shoemaker's stirrup.
The mill of Dozen Brothers, IN Chester,
was burned down on Monday. Loss, $50 900
partially insured.
Benjamin Geist and wife, very old
couple, living ia Long Swamp township,
Berks county, were found in bed on Tues
day morning in a starving condition.
Michael Cavey, a well-to-do oil producer
living near Ttusville, died on MONDAY from
gunshot would accidentally inflicted by
himself the day before.
At Reading on Monday an iron bucket
OF coal, while being hoistel by a crane broke
from its lasteningj and instantly killed
Mahlon Young.
a Pittsburg dispatch says that smallpox
IS increasing in that city. There are l67 cases
on the health records. Three deaths occurred
on Saturday and there were eleven new cases
reported on that day.
James Z. Zimmerman, prominent mar
BILE cutter OF Harrisburg, was drowned on
Saturday night in Paxton Creek, He was
unable to swim and got beyond his depth.
His bldy was recovered.
George Grow, Of Tarentum, Allegheny
county, died in May last, leaving a snug
property. Two women both claiming to be
his widowj have brought their cases before
Court.
George Highberger was instantly killed
and hve other people were stunned by light
ming at Roden baugh Station, Westmoreland
county, on Thursday.
William Rank, aged Sc years, died at
Jamestown, Lebanon c, unity, on Friday. He
was for many years an Associate Judge Of
Lebanon county.
Bevs. Hummer and Wilson refused TO
preach on Sunday at an encampment oflhe
Grand Army OF the Republic held at Erie,
because the members had descrated the
Sabbath by marching through the streets.
Mr.. Thomas McChesney, accompanied | Y
his daughter, was driving horse and buggy
across the track Of the Pittsburg, Fort
Wayne and Chicago Railroad, on Sunday at
Hayes Crossing, near Wampum, beyond
PittsbuTg, when the vehicle was struck by
the last line going west, instantly killing
Mr.. MeChesney and injuring the daughter
IN such manner that her life is despaired !
o.
Arbitrators in Pittsburg in the case Of ". !
2. Shinn VS.. Andrew Carnegie, large iron |
and steel manufacturer, rendered a verdict |
on Saturday in favor of the former for S53,. |
S77,2s. The suit was for stock in the Edgar |
Thomson Steel Company which Carnegie !
agreed In 1877 10 carry for shinn. shinn I
was then In the employ of the company but
aiterward leh and went with the Vulcan
COMPANY ofst. Louis, which carnegiS iSclaims
broke the eoqtFaet