Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-01

"A Western paper <aiIso<lT <<11f<s
ths moss dsspsE.ss lot " hare 1sen p o'<
-of the s.. 900 tons Of ~irs f.nc|se anau.
ally imported into the argentine Republic. =
4 said that Belgium furnishes b1I<. Crest 4ri'
tam tam ABOUT quarter, sd tr@ncc s'+'' <1@+
Mr.. W. K Yan1erbilt's steam <1cht
perfectly appointed pleasure 5o,- n .se r.r.1,
cost $500 ooo, and the expense Of running Der 3
said TO be about $50, 900 year.
"A careless female resortsx. who x>s
aroused In her room At the Arlington Hc>sl n
Petoskey, Mich, the other nixh< bv An &Iaru
Of nre. took time to dress and pack her Ir1Ik
before @ ;ne M ran down stairs bus forEot - 4>.e
In cowboys' tournament sz Auz1
Fria. A. T., John Lane roped and lied t1rae
ever made IN Arizona John Nsrri11 beat he
. little over half = minute.
"A remarkable wedding took place .<
Goshen. Ind. recently. Messick Carpenter, aesd
50. was welded to Mrs. Phene Clandaniel. Who
has seen 90 sum merz Both Of the contrac<i1<
and they were accompanied At tho csronony b
their grandchildren.
"A young man In Piscataquis county.
Maines who lives In . region haunted b. those
trials Of Rspiy -marrisd couples known as sore-
naders. seems 20 have got the better Of hIs tor
mentors the other night. Instead Of trying %
dodge the visit, he invited the musicians TO
Of their choicest selections did they learn <11<
the bride was 70 miles away.
The elm tree that shelters the shsIden
homestead at Deerheld, Mass. ID cne Of the
Oldest in the State. and its history can he traced
back authenrically for 200 yacrs. Mr. George
Shelden, whose family have occupied the Old
house for the same length Of time. says that
when he vas boy % {ssTs aso ths s5se vac
high
"A live stock train on the Pennsylvania
Railroad was wrecked on TUESDAY night At
Pomeroy, Pa, and q car containing 90 pigs was
torn open and the pigs allowed 20 escape. The
porkers galloped through fields and meadows
for miles. and the mgsrided residents con-
GUIDED that there had been 2 shower Of pigs.
70 work, and after securing The country sue
ceeded IN recovering every onR Of the trnanf
Two young ladies visiting in Easton
have been shown the usual sum mer-resor> ~
tentiou by two young men Of that place The
other night the men loosely challenged the
ladies to 60 to Phnlipsburg and get married
the girls accepted the banter. and the four
started in carriage. At PhllliDsburg the min
lister was out of town, and, IL being midnight
the party concluded to return to Esston and
get married next day Next day they thought
better Of il and the weddings were declared
on. Had the minister been at home there is
not doubt that the two couple would have
been married.
"A Shamokin young man who 10 en-
gagged TO young lady Of that city. proposed
stroll to the romantic cemetery few evenings
since. She dem1rred at first, but a. he was
going awayto Atlantic City she finally con-
sented. At the. cemetery they sat down to
watch the moon, and the young man fell
asleep. Presently his lips moved with an en-
dearinR speech, and he breathed the name
jumped up and gave him . push that sent him
rolling down the bank and crashing through
the brush till railing stopped him 20 feet be-
low, badly torn and bleeding. He Is recruiting
BY the sea, and the betrothal Is hung up.
-Shaky Hill, ~ miles from Cambridge
City. Ind, Is one Of the natural euriosities Of
that region 1t received its name over 10 years
ago. when q pioneer erected his cabin on the
hill and began clearing. The settler was so
disturbed by the frequent and often violent
shaking Of the earth that he decided It was un-
safe to live there and removed to another spot.
He often stated that the shocks we're so strong
that the dishes in the cupboard ratified. The
rocking jar or shaking Of the hill would only
occur at NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. several months
between spells, and always the worst and most
violent in damp. heavy, wet weather. The bill
is still uninhabited, and all attempts 70 solve
the mystery have failed.
The "Avery oak'' is an ancient tree
which stands on land now owned by Mr.. ]. W.
Clark, Dedham, Mass, and where once stood
the house of Dea- Avery, after whose name the
tree was called. It is much older than the
town, which Is 253 years old. It measures l6
feet in circumference near the bottom Of the
trunk ITS top has been much twisted and
torn by the storms Of centuries, but the tree 10
still cherished as q proud specimen OF the
stately growth Of its old companions Of the
forest. Seventy dollars was offered for IL to be
used for timber In building the frigate Consti-
tuition, but refused by the owner. The tree is
imprinted upon the town seal. 1t has been pre-
sented to the Dedham Historical Society by
Mr.. Clark.
On of the most accommodating prison
ers lately heard from is named Jack Needs,
and he is now resident Of Alfred, Me-, for a
limited period. He and another prisoner
named Dalton were taken to Alfred jail in
wagon Tuesday by one George Haley. On the
way the driver found his road blocked
by two work teams. and the driver, whose
team was on the right hand side, refusing
to bulge, Haley tried to drive by MIN,
with the result that the wagon was over
turned While the drivers attention was
occupied in holding the horse, Dalton started
on run across the field. Needs, instead Of
horse while Haley ran Dalton down and
brought him back. helped patch mp the broken
harness, and finally offered TO walk up II Haley
would give him his mIttimus. The team was
repaired at last, and the trio reached the jail
without further mishaps.