The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-02-13
PEN NsY LvAN1A.

carefully wrapped up babe was found
in a basket by Washington policemen Thurs
day night.
Leman Wallace, aged 80. died of pneumo-
MIA at Taylorstown. lie was first attacked
with the grip.
Henry w. Bane, aged 80. one of the Oldest
residents Of Washington county, died at
Washington Thursday.
Citizens of Williamsport are vigorously
protesting against excessive insurance rates,
and number of people have pledged them
selves to throw up their policies unless the
rates are decreased.
The Kelly & Jones Iron Works, at Greens.
burg, were discovered To be on fire Thursday
night, for the third time within the past 10
days. After hard work the fire was extin-
guished A detective will try to ferret out
the incendiary.
Bishop 0'IIara has installed Father
Symensky, Polish priest from Buffalo, rs
pastor of the Polish Catholic Church. at
Plymouth, near Wilkesbarre. 1t Is thought
that this will end the long-standing trouble
in that parish, rs the Poles have all along
demanded the appointment OF priest of
their own nationality.
Jacob Downing, aged fifteen years, who
had been employed as pumper on an oil
well on the llutchison farm in Parker town
! ship, Butler county, was scalded to death by
the blowing Off of llue in the boiler, near
which hc was sleeping. He attempted 10
crawl out of the boiler house. but was too
weak to do so. He was found before life was
| extinct.
II is estimated that II will require the labor
Of 2,OOO men 81 years TO extract all the coa
| from the territory between Reynoldsyille
| and Sykesvllc, which is now being opened
up by Bell, Lewis e Yates. The coal is Of
superior quality the vein ranging in thick
ness from five To ten feet 1t will be drawn
out by electric cables, and the mines bril-.
liantly illuminated by electric lights.
! The Somerset County National Bank has
commenced business with a capital stock Of
something over ESQ %. The following OH.
GERS have been chosen: President, Captain
| G. j. Harrison; Vice President VIM. Is.
Frease; Cashier, Milton ]. Pitts; Directors
Hon. w. II, Kountz, Harrison Snyder,
| Jerome Stuff, John II. Snyder, Jonas NJ.
! Cook, Josiah Spccht, John stuff, Hon.
| Noah S. Miller, Joseph Il. Davis. VIM. Ends
Icy, Hon. Samuel Snyder.
| A tract of land near Claysyillc, consisting
/ of 200 acres has been leased with an option
on the balance, comprising something over
s O. acres, by +. +. Irwin. The operati ons
are TO he commenced within 80 days from
| February 10.
Albert Andrews was sentenced at Bell.
! fontc to he hanged for the murder Of Clara
/ Price, at karhousc. no November % last
! Andrews eyinced no emotion, and when
asked If he had anything to say was silent.
David W. Morgan has been appointed
postmaster at Franklin.
| Captain Thomas NJ. Fee Of Connellsyille.
has been appointed crer of Fayettc county
court.
John IIodgson's 4.months' old baby fell
out of bed into pail Of water, at Erie and
was drowned.
Chains Touring mill at Layton's station,
was destroyed by fire, involving loss OF
about $1,000
Elder David White, who died at his home
in Oak Forest, Greene county, had preached
the Gospel regularly for sixty years, and had
/ preached several times within the past year.
He WAS born in Greene county and was a
! contemporary of Alexander Campbel, whose
doctrine he adhcredto. With the exception
of the brici illness which closed his life he
had never been sick three weeks all told.