The Penn's Grove record., 1889-03-30

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NEWS OF THE WEEK,
Burns Hargett. IL years OF age,
got his foot caught between ths
rollers Of Q corn crusher, at Frederick
Maryland, on the 23d, and WI drawn
into the machine to the hip. Death
followed in Q short time William
Driver, a coiored man, employed at the
mill OF J. NJ. Anthony, near Denton,
Maryland, fell against . circu'ar saw
on the 25th. One Of his arms was GU
Oh at the shoulder, and he died In ten
minutes. A despatch from Maiden,
Massachusetts,, says the ~scaffolding al
the new stand pipe on Watts Mount
gave way on the morning Of the 18th
and precipitated q number Of workmer
IS feet to the ledge below. Frederick
R0wes was fatally and David Lun-
strom. Augustus Peterson and Gusta.
vus Lawson were badly hurt.
"A despatch from Pineville, Ken
lucky, says that Avis Turner and Jef
King were going toward the Gap or
the 25th, and James Burch was COM
ing TO town, and at their meeting
Avis Turner fred at Burch, the bal
only striking Burch's gun. Burch re,
turned the fire killing Turner, and
then King fred on Burch. killing him
King made his escape. Frank Bea-
ham, a Waterman on the Shenandoah
Valley Railroad, while in his box neal
R%lleysville Station. near Luray. Viz
gina, on the evening Of the 23d, wa:
shot through the head and killed
John Cameron, who lives n the neigh
borhcod, has been arrested. Charles
Smith, who keeps a low dive In Che
boygan. Michigan, was shot and killed
on the evening of the 23d by Sheriff
Hayes, who went to the house to 'quel
q disturbance.
-Near Mount Vernon, Kentucky,
on the 23d, James Baker shot and ia.
tally wounded Moses Catlif. 1t ap-
pears that Catlif's wife ran away with
another man, Catliff recaptured her at
the depot and began beating her.
Baker demonstrated and Catllf shot at
him. Baker then shot Catlif. An
thony Nicely, the father of the Nicely
brothers who are now In Jail in Somer-
set, Pa., charged with the murder OF
old man Umberger, who was robbed of
Sl5, 900, was on the 25th arrested as AL
accessory after the fact. Umberger's
pocket book was found in his possess
sion. 1t had been given to him by his
son Joseph Just before his arrest.
Owen McGoldrick, aged so years,
and his sou James, aged 20. while
crossing the railroad tracks In Meri-
jen, Connecticut, in a wagon, on the
evening Of the 25th, we're struck by a
train and killed. Mrs. McGregor,
wife of Rev. DIR. McGregor, a BAPTIST
minister of Buffalo, was burned to
Heath IN her parents house at st.
Lawrence Station. New Brunswick, on
The evening of the Path. She was suf-
fering from sciatica, and was applying
kerosene as a remedy near an open fire
place when her clothing caught fire.
Her sister was badly burned In trying
to a v her.
"A despatch from Cheboygan, Mich
igan. says the straits above there are
open and boats can nov get through
by taking the north passage or enter
ing Lake Huron bound up. This is an
opening six weeks earlier than last
year.
The daughter Of Adam Gettman,
a farmer, near Columbus Grove. Ohio,
was shot on the evening of the 25th by
another girl named Michael, who had
been employed to do Homework by the
family. In the evening botli girls were
working upstairs and the Michael girl
was examining q revolver, while Miss
Gettman's back was turned. Suddenly
the pistol was fred. just as she turned
around, the ball striking her In the
right cheek, below the eye, and rang
ing downward, making a fatal wound.
Miss Michael claims the shooting was
accidental. while others say she was
Jealous of Miss Gettman and shot her
purposely. Edward B. Rickard stole
behind his wife in mi Of the streets of
Cincinnati, on the evening of the goth,
shot her In the back and then ran
away. 1t Is supposed the wound is
mortal. They were married two years
ago. 1t Is said that Richard, some
years ago, killed a woman in st. Louis,
and was twice convicted Of murder,
but escaped on q third trial through
disagreement OF the jury.
"A despatch from Cheynne, Wyom-
ing Territory, says that James Grant
arrived at Fort Laramie as q recruit.
about Is months ago. Gaining the
OF Joseph RosenbuTg, q
private soldier, who had saved several
thousand dollars, he induced him to
form q partnership to loan money to
the soldiers from pay day to pay day at
10 per cent. per month. On the 23d.
Grant disappeared with all the funds.
1t is reported from Plneville,
that .'Jeff" King, one OF
the outlaw leaders, has been captured,
and Bruck, one of those wounded on
the 25th, has died. As the factions
lost their leaders by death or
capture, no further trouble, at least
for the present, Is feared.
William Wharton. aged &c years, a
conductor on the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, was killed at Camfen
Junction on the 26th while making up
train.
"A Lake Shore passenger train
q carriage containing Robert
McCafrey, aged 90, and Miss Della
aged IS, near Goshen, Indiana,
on the evening OF the 25th. When the
train was stopped both were found on
tue pilot of the engine dead. A pas
senger train and a freight train on the
East Tennessee Railroad collided 20
south OF Atlanta, on the after
noon of the 26th. Engineer Gillon, of
The passenger train, was killed. Seven
other train men and four passengers
were injured, none dangerously.
"A despatch from Prescott, Ari.
iona, says Chitachua, a rebellious
chief. and fifteen warriors are n
-tenciied IA iaiies north of the San
Agency, and are defying the
military authorities. The Indians are
with numbering a teamsler
and stealing thirty head Of cattle.
"A fuel has existed for two years
between Dolph Sisler and John Diet
rich, well-to-do farmers living near
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