Milford chronicle., 1892-07-01
PENNSYLVANIA POINTERS,

WLILdAMsPQRT, Pa, June 27.-James
Manning, cOlored, aged 81, wasdrowned
while bathing tn Munsons mill BASIN
Manning cOuld not swim, but unhesi-
tatingly jumped into twenty feet Of
water.
POTTsvH.LE, June 27.-Harry r. Shaw,
who was tried and convicted of murder
in the second degree at the January term
Of criminal court, was sentenced by
Judge Pefshing on Saturday, to eight
years in the Eastern penitentiary. soli-
tary land separate confinement. Shaw
murdered David e. Quinn last Deem
Der.
READING, Pa. June e9.-Howard J,
Printz, aged %, died in the Homeopathic
hospital from the effects of injuries sus-
tanned by being whirled around shaft
q number Of times in the machine shop
Of the Philadelphia and Reading rail-
r0ad company. His right arm was torn
OFF below the elbow, his leg broken, and
be received numerous gashes on his
body.
CARLISLE, Pa. June 24.-The supreme
court Issued a special allocatur in the
ease of James A. Coyle, Michael Seavers
and JOHN 81. Rhoads, directors of the
poor Of Cumberland county, who were
aTs@NhAA3 0AAANlLtG4 u AlIlAEhadAAt6 III
Office. The appeal was granted by JUS
tice Mitchell, returnabIe at the April
term of t893. The necessary papers were
filed IN the clerks Office.
READING, Pa, Jane 22.-The farmers
or Berks eounty are at work in earnest,
moving their grass fields and harvest
ing the crop. There are many good
fields, bat alsO many poor ones, and in
some sections the hay crop will be
light one Large quantities Of old hay
haye been sent to market. Recently hay
was selling at $50 per ton, but the price
has been reduced to Si7 and $1s per ton.
READING, Pa, June "A. - Petro
Batcheri, an Italian patient, Yesterday
stabbed Sister Heidelberg, a nurse in st. 1
Loseph's hospital here, three times IN the |
abdomen with a pocket knife because |
she could not understand what he was |
saying. 1t IS thought she will die. He |
was taken to jail. Batcheri has been |
IN the hospital for several months re-
covering from the effects Of lamp ex-
plosiOn.
READING. Pa. June cav. Seeiey
Ham6ert, professional baseball player,
who IS serving two and half years
term in the Berks county prison for
forgery, is slowly starving to death.
Some years ago he was struck on the
jaw by q baseball. An operation was
performed and an artificial plate Jaw
supplied. He is now unable to open his
month and can take no solid food.
Another operation viii shortly be per-
formed.
PHILADELPHIA, June "a. - Senator
Quay met Collector Cooper in front Of
the custom house and stopped for
chat. Thetopic of conversation natur-
ally turned 10 the action Of the Demo
cratic convention and the nomination
Of Cleveland. Senator Quay expressed
himself as satisfied aud confident that
Cleveland would be easily beaten. AS
le turned to enter his cab Quay re-
marked to ex-Sherif Kern: ~ will bet
D10, 900 that Harrison is elected. If you
fnow any one that wants to bet send
lin around"
READING, Pa, June 22-Requiem
mass was celebrated at st. Joseph's hos !
Dital over the remains of Sister Mary !;
the murdered Sister of ST. :
francis, by Rev. Father Bornemann, /;
ssisted by Rev. Father Hasson. The i
lody was then conveyed to the Penn !;
ylyania railroad depot for interment at +
fiep Riddle, Delaware county. Pietro 4
,uccieri, the Italian who stabbed Sister 4
Larry Hlldaberta, is under close sur \
eillance in The county prison for fear he-i :,
Jay commit suicide. He has awakened 4
} the awfulness of his crime, and has !,
int for counsel. ia
ASHLAND, Pa, June e4.-It now ap-
ears that all danger of the Mud Run
am at frackville bursting is past, and
le people living along the valley have R
7ntured to return to their homes In t.
EDITION to the constantoutpour through o.
ie leak the water is being tapped II
rough the valves. and has been low o.