The Penn's Grove record., 1888-11-24
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

in the Centre Iron Company's roll.
ing mill, at Bellefonta, Penna., on the
morning of the 18th, John Stack aged 10
years, started to shut the gates that
stop the machinery, when he tripped
and fell on acOupllng Of a line OF shaft.
ing. He was thrown under it, and q
bolt on the coupling caught him in the
stomach aud tore out his liver and en-
trails and wound them around the
shafting. He lived only a few minutes.
The first snow Of the season. 10
Connecticut, fell at Waterbury on the
evening Of the 18th.
Fifteen new cases of yellow fever,
but no deaths, were reported on the
18th, in Jacksonville. One new case
OF the fever was reported in Gaines
vile.
"A highwayman stopped a stage
real San Luis Obispo, California, ON
the 10th, and robbed the four passen-
gers of $50. he also took the regis
tered mail matter Frederick Simpson.
a clerk employed by the Northern Ex-
press Company at Tacoma, Washing
lon Territory. and who abscOnded with
S12. 900 of the company's money, has
been arrested at Kauloops, British Co-
Iumbia, and all the money recovered.
J. B. Wisendorff. bookkeeper for J. B.
Loveman q Co., dry goods retailers, Of
Chattanooga. disappeared on the morn
ing OF the 18th, pending an examine
Ion OF his accounts. He is IS years
Of age and has a wife and child. Trus-
Zee Thomas Linn, at Cheatham county,
Tennessee. has disappeared, leaving q
shortage Of S6i2S In his accounts.
Charles Eich committed suicide in
New York on the evening Of the 18th
because he had a quarrel with his in
ended bride. William DAVIS, % years
II age, residing near Damascus. Mary.
and, Oh the 18th, while his mother
was sick in bed, walked out Of the
house and committed suicide. His
mother died a few minutes after being
informed of the act. 1t Is said that
insanity is hereditary In the Davis
family. William II. Shipe. % years
If age, travelling salesman for Q Balti.
more shoe firm, committed suicide by
Shooting himself through the head, at
Richmond, Va, on the evening Of the
18th. Q. Z. Luchardt committed SUI
eide In the Occidental Hotel, In st.
Louis, on the 18th, by cutting the ar
5eries In his left wrist. He was over
20 years of age, and until recently was
Engaged in the coal business IN Chi
cago.
An earthquake shock that was
sharp enough to cause many people In
hotels and private houses to run into
he streets was felt in San Francisco on
he afternoon Of the 18th. The direct
on was northwest to southeast. The
;uratiOn was ten seconds. kilograms
received In ban Francisco say the shock
vas felt throughout the State.
Henry Love and his cousin, Matte
Woolsey, while trying to ford the rive,
lear Greenville. Tennessee, In a car
mage, on the evening Of the 18th, got
nto deep water and we're drowned.
william Jones was killed and John
Malitzch probably fatally injured 0y .
all of top coal In the Reading Com
.any's mine at Gilberton. Penna., Oh
The 18th.
"A desperate, named Que n, Wa
hot and killed near Vinita, in the
| indian Territory, on the evening Of tn.
9th, by Sheriff Coulter and q posse.
A man named Coulter. who was with
| queen, had his horse shot under him,
Jut escaped. Queen was concerned IL
he Missouri Pacific robbery at Gibson
asst spring. and he was wanted il
various parts OF the Southwest On dit.
erent charges. A young girl wa
| found lying in the street in Chicago, Oh
he evening of the 18th, with her skull
ractured, and she died shortly after
eing taken to q hospital, without re
covering consciousness. 1t Is though
,he was struck with some blunt instIu-
ment. She is unknown.
&C. A. King & Co., of Toledo, Ohio,
ave received 3UO0 crop reports from
/ Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois. Kan
as and Missouri. They show thu
growing wheat has secured a better
tart than last fall. Ohio reports pros
Iects excellent, Missouri, Kansas and
Indiana very favorable. while Illinois
and Michigan are not quite SO govd.
The murdered and mutilated body
! IF Miss Mehitable White, Ga years OF
,ge. was found In her barn, near North
Braintree, Massachusetts, on the 18th.
suspicion attached to her hired man. p
/ Nova Scotian, who disappeared on the
vening of the 18th. The house had
oeen ransacked by the murderer.
Twelve new cases of yellow fever
md one death were reported In Jack
| ,Onville on the 18th. Total cases to
tate, 1918; deaths. 398. The disease
las appeared In a virulent form IN
south jacksonville, across the st. John
l liver. where a number OF cases are re-
ported; Five new cases and one death
were reported on the 18th In Gaines
Vile. Thirteen new cases and one
death were reported In Jacksonville on
The 18th. Six new cases Of fever were
reported In Gainesville the same day.
The post-oflce at Lyons Farm,
New Jersey, was robbed early on the
iiorninR Of the 18th. The thieves took
$50 and q gold watch from Postmas.
Der G. c. Locker.
The 18th, while Patrick Durkins,
Pennsylvania Railroad baggage man,
was sitting at supper bis wife threw
oowl Of vitriol in bis face, burning ou'
both OF his eyes and horribly dia6gui,
ny his face and neck. She then lied
rom the house and returned In q few
minutes with a policeman. When
Durkins heard her coming, though
blind and frantic with pain, he at
acked and nearly killed her in spit.
# the policeman. She was sent to jail
md Durkins to the hospital, where his
recovery is considered doubtful. The
woman alleges Ill treatment, and 8
hreat by Durkins ITO put another wo'
man in her place tomorrow"
William Dursnt, a stockman Al
rushomms, Indian Territory, wal
Jailed from his house OF the evening
If the 10th and shot dead BY q party
4 men. Durant's friends then armed
themselves and shot and killed Silas
JefIries and Abraham Davis ,nelghbors
with whom Durant had ~quarrelled
and who ware ~suspected OF having led