The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-07-23
STATE MATTERS IN BRIEF.
The Best OF News CuiIed From a Multi
tude of Sources,

Thomas Mcintyre while trying to res
cue him was badly burned. They may
die.
A report has reached Lancaster stat
ing that Clarence Moore, a former
resident of Lancaster county and a
relative of Attorney General Hensell,
had been murdered in Chicago.
P, P. nohr, the postmaster and
school teacher of Fogelsville, who was
charged with eloping, has returned to
that town. He denies the allegation
and declares that he left because his
life had became unbearable.
Montgomery county's School Super
intendent reports that thirty Of his
school districts have either increased
the school term, raised the salaries of
their teachers, or adopted free text
books.
Patrick McGeehan, of Pottsville, fell
against a circular saw Saturday, and
was almost cut in two, but still lives
He was cut from the left sholder to the
waist and in trying to eXtricate him
self had his pelvis almost severed in
twain. When the saw was stopped his
entrails were exposed and his heart
almost cut out.
Lightning struck John Blooms
house, at Johnstown, Sunday night,
and going down the Que, entered Mr..
Blooms body at the head and passed
out at the knee. His bearu was burned
off and one eye was blinded. 1t took
several hours to restore him to con
sciousness.
Murderer VIM. Keck, of Lehigh
county, who will be led to the scaffold
on September s, to pay the penalty for
numbering the Nibches in cold blood
on November 18th last, is in excellent
health. He is constantly guarded by
watchmen, who relieve each other
every II hours. The County Com
missioners should at once appoint
another watchman as it is too tedious
for one man to remain in front of the
cell for - long and weary hours.
The Republican Chairman of Lehigh
county is making efforts to have Hon.
Whitelaw Reid, of New York, the candi-
date for Vice President, and Congress.
man Dalzell, of Pittsburg, an aspirant
for United States Senator, to be pre-.
sent at the county meeting at Dor
wards Hotel, Schnecksyille, On Satur-
day, July 30. The Allentown Band
will furnish the music for the occasion
and the candidates will pay for the
beer.
Rev. Daniel Sanner, pastor of the
German Lutheran Church at fremont,
has consigned the Worlds Fair officials
at Chicago one of the oldest Bible in
existence. 1t was printed in 1887. The
Bible was one of the first copies of the
translation of DR.. John Eek, professor
of lngolstadt, Bavaria, from the Latin
into the German. Rev. Sanner prizes
this interesting book very highly.
A penful of porkers in Erie went to
sleep recently and slept soundly for
three days. A quantity of morphine
had accidently been emptied in the
swill tub. When the porkers came out
of their sumniferous escapade they
seemed to be all right aud were ready
for more swill.
Lizzie SandOe, n-year- Did daugh
ter of Frank Sandoe, of East Earl town
ship, Lancaster county, was bitten on
the foot by a copperhead snake on
Tuesday while picking raspberries
near her fathers barn. The usual
snake remedies were Immediately APP
piled, but without much effect The
foot is enormously swollen and has the
color of the snake Immediately after
the yenOmous serpent had bitten the
child a chicken was killed and cut in
half. The severed parts of the fowl,
the flesh being still warm, were pressed
on each side of the foot. Copious
quantities of whisky were then admins
tered, this being regarded as a great
antidote for snake. That section of
the country is overrun with copper
head snakes. On the following day the
girls father killed five big ones.
George Hicks, of Coalmont, Hunting
don county, has eve in his flock
which gave birth TO lamb which has
two faces and corresponding mouths,
two ears and four eyes, one coed eye
under each ear and at the right place,
and two rather dun eyes in front and
between the two faces. It feeds with
either mouth and drinks with both at
the same time.
The pardoning of Bruner, the twice
convicted and self-acAmowledged
murderer Of peaceful old man, calls
from the public nothing but Kisses
and groans, and the weakness OF the
law is deplorable, says the Ebensburg
Mountaineer, A premium is offered
/ for increase of crime. Our county
courts can find no verdict but murder |
in the first degree" after long trial |
and retrial, yet the Pardon Board on |
the recommendation Of few men sets |
aside the correct findings Of the jury |
and court and commutes the sentence. |
A Reading woman found chewing |
gum in her milk. Then she sued the |
woman of whom she bought the milk |
on the ground that the impress of the |
latter's teeth were on the chewing gum |
The defendant claimed she had her
teeth all pulled two weeks before, and
that the imprints on the gum we're
those of the plaintiff. The Squire
fined the defendant ilftY eight cents.
not because she had bittea in the gum,
but for swearing at the other woman
for saying so.
The anniversary aud Bethany day at
Bethany Orphans Home, Womelsdorf,
will be celebrated this year on Thurs
day, August %. The products of the
farm last year were 48O bushels of
wheat, 70 bushel Of rye, G25 bushels of
corn, pa bushels of oats, $50 bushels of
potatoes, 10 tons Of hay, 27O bushels of
winter apples, 1900 gallons of cider,
40 bushels of grapes, 40 bushels Of tur
nips, 30 bushels of tomatoes, 1000
heads of cabbage, pasture for the
cattle and garden vegetables for the
family.
/ He who knows most grieyes most for /