The Penn's Grove record., 1892-03-04
THE news. OF A WEEK
Eastern and Middle Saatess

An unknown boy, about 10 or IL
years of age, was found dead on a Gin
der bank on Lehlgh Valley Railroad,
near Rockdale, Penna. He appears to
have gone to sleep on the bank and was
suffocaled by the gases which arose
from the fires beneath.
II. J. Hoyt, cashier OF the defunct
Butler County, Pa.) Bank, was arrest
ed OF two charges of enlightenment pre-
ferred by deposltOrs.
The Butler Block, at Haverhill,
Massachusetts, was destroyed by fire
and damage to the extent of $37 600
was sustained by the owner and ten
ants.
John Webb, a miner, was fatally,
and James Brown, alaborer, seriously
injured by a premature blast at Park
Nc. l colliery, Mahanony City, Pa.
Miner John Matella dropped dead in
his drift at the Preston Coal Works,
near G~reensburg, Pa.
Ar unknown tramp burned to death
while asleep beside his camp fire at
Rockford. neal Easton. Pa. A
The employees of the Philadelphia ard
Erie Railroad shops, at Remove, have
commenced to work ten hours a day.
They formerly worked eight.
Mrs. Manner, her sister and child, of
Charleroi, Penna., were badly burned
by an explosion of gas. which found its
way into the cellar of their house from
street pipes. The house vas badly
wrecked.
Alexander Novich and William Nara
vacli, miners, employed at Green Ridge
COlliery, at Centralla, renna., were
fatally burned by an explosion Of gas.
A man registering as 'tJohn A. Lane
Philadelphia shot himself through
the head at the Atlantic Hotel, in
Bridgeport, Connecticut. The name is
believed to be fictitious, as the man
had cut out ali tie marks on his cloth
Ing.
George ID. Kelly, of Sharon, Penna.
one Of the most prominent pig iron man.
u%racturers in the Shenandoah Valley,
committed suicide at Sharpsville by
shooting himself in the head.
Joseph L. Reigart, a clerk In the post
office at Lebanon, Penna., was arrested
charged with robbing the mails.
The S~ionington Line 5 new propeller
Maine, built by the Harlan Il Holdings
worth Co., of Wilmington, Del ware,
made a successful trial trip and left for
New York. 8
Paralysis has stricken Augustus
StorTs, the widely -known New York
merchant.
Vincent q. Linden, baggageman at
Westfield, N. j., is charged with steal
ing jewelry from the express COM
pany and giving it TO his girl
friends.
The murderer of Captain Seeley, at
Bridgeport, Conn, is believed to be
Louis Harriet, who was sentenced to
death at Freehold, N. j., for another
crime.
Carl Hartman, aged l8 years, and
Edward Chafie, aged l6. of Rochester.
Penna., died from eating roots which
they supposed were sassafIas.
Paul Dense, a leading citizen of
Mount Carmel, Pa. was found On the
Peading Railroad. He had been struck
by a train while returning from a friends
wedding.
An unknown aged man WAS struck
and fatally Injured by an electric rail-
way car in Lancaster, Ia.
Mrs. Isaac Uuey, aged ~ years, was
struck and killed by a train on the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad at a GRO sslng III
Elizabeth. n. J.
The residence of Mrs. Shoemaker,
at Glenside, Montgomery county
Penna., was destroyed by fire. Mrs.
Shoemaker was rescued by the coach
man. The house cost So, 600. l
John Sutton accidentally shot and
killed his 5-year-old brother, Isaac, at
Haydentown, Penna. lie was handling
"a revolver c~areleSsly.
During a drunken quarrel among
SIays at Unlontown, Penna., George
Haas was stabbed aad killed by Joseph
Cacbi, who escaped.
Four hundred miners Will have work
again at the GlendOn Colliery, Mahanoy
City, Pa.
o. G. Perry, tie New York Central
tram robber, got S40O on a bogus check
at Scranton, Pa, before he began his
more desperate work.
George Loepple broke his arm in two
places in putting an Objectionable guest
out Of bis bar-room in Allentown
| Pa
Tramps held up Or. Werwick al
! Shamokin, Pa. but he fought his way
! to liberty. z