Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-01-17
NEIGH BORING COUNTIES,

Abraham Mchimm, a well-known citi-
zen of Lancaster, died Thursday aged rs
years
John Psusy WAS killed by an explosion
Of dynamite Monday at the Cornwall
iron mines near L9bsnOn.
The dry goods store J. NJ. Bfoomall ,Jr.,
at Chester, was robbed of $4,000 worth
of silk on Friday night.
DR.. John Stsutfer Of Mannheim, Lebanon
county, committed suicide Tuesday week
by taking laudanum. He was depressed
in spirits owing to the death of his wife.
The Rev. 4 II. Pohle, pastor of the ST.
Pauls German Lutheran Church Of
Norristown, has accepted the call ct the
81. Peters Lutheran Church, West
Paiadelphis.
Henry h. Regentuss and osmund Geier
Of Reading aru charged with forgery,
emb zzlement and conspiracy in conn, O.
tion with American Building association
matters in that city.
n The Chadd's Ford farmers club met
thursday at Pepnsbury township and
elected Willis p. Hazard and Alfred
sharpiess delegates to the state dairy
meas association and state board of
agrieulture's annual meetings.
William Stoneback or Schwenksville,
one OF the best known hotel proprietors
OF Montgomery county, was arrested given
a hearing, and held for court on Friday,
chslged with selling liquor on Sunday to
minors and to intoxicated persons.
One hundred and twenty five employees
o. the Scott iron works at Reading were
Thursday notified of reduction in their
wages ranging from Is to 80 cents per
day. number of them struck, and the
works are running with reduced force,
The boy who was so terribly mutilated
lew day snce in Lancaster county was
young son Of John Mishler, of Newton,
Lebanon county, and the perpetrators of
the outrage We're Harry Elser and George
Wolh. respe tably connected boys Of
Schoeneck.
Mrs. George, widow living near Man
helm, Lancaster county, locked her two
children in the house Sunday while she
went to visit neighbor, and when she
returned one OF the children, aged 8
years, was found burned to crisp. The
other child was not injured.
barn owned by X D. limerick. In
Upper Berne township, Berks county,
was destroyed by fire, together with ia
contents Tuesday night week. A German
tramp was arrested aud charged with the
deed, when h. confessed to having done
it, He was lodged iu Jail at Reading
Yesterday. Loss, $4,000; injured for
$4,000.
AT Reading, Monday, Cyrus Graw,
aged 10 Years, was taken with violent
spssE7, w til symptoms OF hydropbobia.
H.; ." as very yioleit, and at his own re-
vuest WAS handciffsd. His attendant
temporarily lett him, when he seiz d a
knife and hacked his throat and wrists
and then jumped out Of a second story
window. His condition ia critical.
The report of John Rslston, assignee of
the Greenwood rolling mill company, was
filed in court at Pottsville, Monday.
He reports hoving 81, 600 OH hand. The
greater portion of the money is due to
the men who were employed at the mill
at the time 1t suspended last summer.
An auditor was appointed to Distribute
the iurds to the creditors.
A vein of Rckert's ore mine, several
miles below Reading, and extending
under the Schuylkill river, oaved In
Thursday owing to the force of the current
in the river. The entire mine was sub
merged and much valuable macbiney
damaged. The mine is $50 feet deep. II
has been worked tor 80 years and was
considered inexhsustible. No person was
injured.
Israel Bddis and wife, while returning
from church in sleigh Sunday night,
near MT Aina, Berks county, met with
terrible accident. When ascending a
steep hill a portion of the harness broke
ard the sleigh was instantly detached
from the horses and slid back at terrific
sped, pitchirg the parties over steep
bank and iht1 the Swatara creek. The
woman was badly hurt, and both had
narrow escape from drowning and
freezing.
The Philadelphia & Reading railroad
company will strsighten the road between
Phenixville and the eastern end of the
Black Rock tunnel. A line between
Phenixville and Mingo station fer rail-
road that will avoid the tunnel at Black
Rock has also been surveyed, following
the Schuylkill river, then crossing
farther down the stream than the present
bridge, and then going to Mingo. The
route will be shorter than the present
one, besides having the advantage Of
avoiding the tunnel.