The Penn's Grove record., 1891-06-26
THE NEWS OF A WEEK
Eastern and Middie States.

Rev. j. N. Montgomery, a prominent
Baptist Minister in Birmingham, Ala,
committed suicide by blowing out his
brains with a shot gun. The suicide
is thought to have been caused by in
sanity.
Buffalo New York; schools are
closed On account of malignant dIph-
liberia.
John Krupp, a miner, was severely
beaten and robbed of his months pay
by a gang of toughs at Haz!eton, Pa.
Losing his balance at the top of a
high precipice in Danielsville, Penna.
slate quarry, Robert .. Pritchard, age
so. fell over to instannt death.
John Myers, of Hanover, Pa, was
drowned while boating at Boyer's Mill,
York Co., Pa.
Harrow manufacturers are forming a
Trust at Utica, N. Y.
John Weaver was struck by light
ming at southampton, Pa, and killed.
AT Parker Ford, Chester Co. Pa,
Frederick BIxby, aged SO years, caught
Jenny Knerr, aged 10, in his arms and
jumped into the canal with her. Both
we're drowned. Blxby was drunk at
the time.
The barn of H. H. Hershey, In Lea
cock township, Lanca ster county, Pa,
was burned. John Hauck, a lad about
the place, confessed to setting fire to
the barn.
An old tramp known as ''Shoo Fly"
was found dead in the woods neal
Lebanon, Pa, from natural causes. 4
Arthur Couch, Jr. of Cohoes, N. Y:
confessed that while drunk he kicke
and killed his mother.
A broken thigh was the result Of
young Lewis Bixler's fall from a cherry
tree at Shoe makersville. Pa.
Eva Freely, aged p years arose In
her sleep at M~lddletown, Pa, walked
to the second story window, fell to the
ground and escaped unhurt.
DR.. T. c. Rich, of Williamsport, Pa,
took acOnite by mistake instead of ipe-
cac but followed II with enough emet-
les to save his life.
John Sal ada, 16 years old, was fatal
ly shot yesterday, near Mt. Carmel, Pa.
by a tramp whom he had refused to
give cherries.
Dolly Davis, a young soubrette.
jumped from the wharf at Croton
Landing, N. y, and was drowned.
W. P. Smith, one of A. L. Stewards
body servants, is about to sue General
Butler, Henry Hilton and others for
SANDER.
Martin D, Current stole a 800 team
of horses from Andrew Young, of
Lockport, New York, and then eloped
to Canada, with the latter's handsome
wife.
Richard Sholer shot and mortally
wounded Leonard Hilton, in Pitts
burg, as a result of a quarrel over O
game of ''craps." 1t IS said Hilton
tried t get away with the stakes,
which amounted to 35 cents.
Mrs. Margaret Kehoe, of Everson, Pa,
was robbed of a large number Of gold
coins which she had boarded up. l
East Hartford's epidemic of diph-
iberia is under control.
David Malloy, who was assaulted in
New York city and lost speech and
hearing, is gradually recovering the
latter.
Mrs. Mary Cornell deserted her
New York husband, William H., and
became the consort Of his brother
Frank. The husband got a divorce.
John McKeown, Walter Jones and
John Chanlis. boys ranging In age from
8 to l3 years, were drowned in Doak's
pond, neal Washington, Pennsylvania.
MeKeown and Jones were each drown
ed in trying to save his companion.
Forty persons were poisoned at
Brushtown, Franklin county, New
York, by eating Ice cream not properly
prepared. AL we're reported to be out
of danger.
A piecs of slate weighing five tons
fell on Penrose Waltz, in the Eureka
quarry, at S%latington, Pa, and crushed
the life out of him.
Six Arabian peddlers have been ar
rested for a burp larinus raid at Mahony
City, IN which Peter Leahy, Patrick
Burke and George Schoock lost watches
and money.
South and West
Allen Young, who XII led his wife
near S~cottsboro, Alabama, was arrested.
William Butcher was found at his
home in Wilmington, Del. with his
throat cut.
NJ. J. McKeon died in Mahanoy City,
Pa, from injuries received In a run
away accident.
Washington q. Wolfe, of CosboctoD,
o., aged s5 years, who has been setting
type for 67 years, COMMITTED suicide.
Brakeman Jordan and Mail Clerk c.
II. Spurgeon we're killed in a freight
and passenger collision at Port Costa.
Cal.
Je ilously caused August Voght, of
Ottawa, MINI, to chop his wife II
times in the head with an az. She
still lives.
The Missouri River Is higher than
for several years,
Bill Pinkerton killed Colonel Bert
Pembrook. of Benite, Tex, by shoot
ing his neck full of nails.
Anton Karl, long a disbursing officer
Of the United States Geological Survey,
has been arrested at Washington, ID. c.,
for embezzling $1,000, and has confessed
his guilt.
A tornado passed over the counties OF
Monroe, Metcalf and Washington, In
5 uthern Kentucky, and swept about
90 farm houses away, besides damag-
ing crops to the mount of $40, 600 or
$30,GO0.
One of the principal business blocks
OF jefferson, Texas, was destroyed by
fire. Loss, 500 10 Insurance, $35, 900.
Joseph Hayes, who is said to have
been a p~ickpO.ket from Chicago was
killed at Joliet, Illinois, by being run
over by a wagon. He and three COM
panions tried To rob the driver, who
knocked Hayes off and the wheels of
the wagon passed over him. z
lanes Morley marrIpd a woman in a