Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-26
NEWS OF THE STATE.

FRANKLIN. this State, has a child who sleeps
every other three days The case battles the
physicians. The child is in perfect health.
CHARLES F. MAYER. President of the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad. while in Philadelphia
left package containing $4,000 in cab. The
driver was honest and found the money. AS
reward he was paid So
AN electric propeller is to be one of the boat
attractions on the Big dam by the Neyersink
Mountain Railroad Company of Reading. If
the boat is a success many other electric boats
will run between Reading and Klapperrhal sta
tion.
A SON of Nick Washburp. of East Ashtabula,
aged about Il years, is suffering with lockjaw,
and fears are entertained that his case will
prove fatal. About ten days ago he stepped on
corrstalk stubble. and injured his foot, since
which time his condition has been growing
moro and more serious. His physician Is con-
sidering the question of amputating his foot.
ON Sunday, as young man of WiIkesbarre
was crossing the Kingston flats on his bicycle,
he struck stone which threw him into the
pond hole head first, the bicycle following. The
force was so great that his head stuck fast in
the mud. where he stayed until companion
rescued him with a rake. He then continued
his journey to Wyoming minus his hat, which
he left at the bottom of the pond.
vile Tribune writes: Twins at George Ma
gees, both boys, and twins at Jesse Marsh's,
boy and girl, both in Rome township, and both
in time to be counted by the census enumer-
ator. The representative of the best paper in
Crawford comfy, the Tribune Republican,
congratulates and suggests that the boys in the
above aggregation be called George Wallace,
after the next Governor of Pennsylvania"
HIRAM LUKENs, one of the compositors of
the Doylestown InteItigencer, on Saturday
celebrated bis ffty-eighth year at the same
case. On June 2l, 1882, he entered the Intellt-
ge1cer, then a small weekly, was an apprentice,
and ever since that time has been faithful
employe of the establishment. The old man
recognized the day by availing himself of a
holiday given him. and took trip to his
mothers home in Norristown.
A PARAGRAPH appeared in the Lancaster
Examiner on Saturday, telling of currant bush
that grew from the fork of a tree, 80 feet from
the ground, at Gruel's icehouse, near the Ian
caster crematorium; and it is estimated that
fully 1000 people visited the place on Sunday.
attracted by what they had read in that one
little paragraph. The Examiner adds: The tree
certainly is curiosity. and the punches of
"red-ripe" currants can be distinctly seen from
the ground.
Mr.. SIMPSON OTT of Cumberland county.
was heavy loser by the hail storm Of last
week. A field of IL acres of wheat viii not
yield 40 bushels. His corn, which was cut down,
has started to grow but it Is hard to tell what it
will amount to. His oats was thoroughly nd
died. Trees were twisted and broken, ana
nothing is left of his garden. The large oarn
doors were blown IN, and at the time Doy was
sitting on . wheelbarrow in the barn. Inc
wind lifted the boy and the wheelbarroW and
landed them, a. gently a. the time and occasion
would permit 80 fact away IN the barnysrd.