The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-08-06
STATE MATTERS IN BRIEF.


The Hest OF News Cuiled From Multi
tude Of Sources.
Luther Michael, of SmithHeld, Mon
roe county, has gone into the novel
business Of raising slunks. He began
this year with 1870 skunks, in l5-acre
enclosure, and now, counting the old
and young, he has something like 800
of the ordorferous animals. He expects
to enlarge the enclosure to 100 acres
and leave the skunks undisturbod for
four years, at the end of which time he
counts on having between 10000 and
$4,000 skunks He will then kill many
for their skins. He has been in the
fur business for years and evidently
knows what be is about. The skunks
are fed and looked after carefully every
day. They have become tame and quite
neighborly, though none have yet been
domesticated as pets.
Johnson Gouger, who lives near
Blairstown, mowod oats for his horses
few days ago, and carried am armful
into the barn. He dumped them on
the floor and then took up a part Of
the bunch in his arm and carried it to
the stalls. As he did so a full-grown
rattlesnake crawled from the manger
and fell upon the floor. Gouger killed
the snake with a hayfork and, turning
the oats on the floor, saw another snake
escaping from them. This he killed,
too. The snakes we're three feet long.
Gouger is positive that he carried them
into the barn in the oats, and marvels
that they made no noise and did not
strike their fangs into him.
G. A. Devices, living near Sheridan,
discovered an Indian grave, back of
Newmanstown, in which he found
number of relics. Among them were;
A wroughtiron tomahawll in splendid
condition, with spike at one end, fine
ly polished stone pipe, splended
specimen Of portion of meteor, jaw
bone with teeth and other articles.
These effects are supposed to have be-
longed to an Indian chief. Mr.. Devices
says he has located the graves of eight
other Indians and will explore them
later. The Indian is believed to have
been buried over 100 years ago. The
spot is near the line of Berks, Lancas-
ter and Lebanon counties.
The chairman of the 100 Reading
workingmen who sent petition to Gov
ernor Pattison, saying that they we're
refused work on the new State Insane
Asylum building, at Wernersville, and
preference given to siXty-hve italians
received a letter from the Governor
stating that their petition had been re-
ferred to the State Commissioners
having the erection of the buildings in
charge, to give it their earliest consid-
Grafton.
Mrs. Michael Rinsko, Of Oneida,
started to light fire in the kitchen
stove on Saturday afternoon. She had
the wood on fire, but seeing no blaze,
concluded the fire was out. Taking
hold of the everready coal-oil can, she
poured a quantity of the oil upon the
wood Instantly a sheet of flame shot
up through the hole and Mrs. Rinsko
was enveloped in its fiery embrace.
Her frightened screams brought to the
rescue Monroe Hape, outside boss at
Oneida, who was passing at the time
After a severe battle he extinguished
the flames, but not until the woman
was severely burned about the breast
and face
Hazleton aldermen understand their
business. The Hazleton Sentinel says
that whenever they see Hungarian
orchestra starting ou6 with their in
struments they fill out lot of war
rants for the constables leaving blank
space for the names.
William iIarFinton, aged 30, was
drowned in the river at Williamsport
by the capsiZing of boat.
Adiutant General Greenland drew
warrants for the payment of the State
Fencibles, of Philadelphia, for services
in camp amounting to S4,24335 The
First Brigade organizations will be
paid out of the regular military fund,
and those of the other two brigades
from the emergency fund
As the agent of the Carnegie Steel
Company is now in the Schuyllzill Val
ley trying to secure men to go to
Homestead, the Executive Board of
District Assembly No. 100, knights of
Labor, has prepared an address re-
questing iron workers to stay from
Homestead and appealing to their
manhood not to take the places of the
locked out men,
Michael Brokeys, a miner at Shen-
andoah City Colliery, was instantly
killed Tuesday by a fall of "clot." His
partner had a miraculous escape, being
only slightly injured
The body OF new born baby was
found in cesspool at Chester Tues
day by a number of small children.
The mother of the infant is Miss Es-
ther Wilson, the 2O-year-old daughter
of Daniel Wilson, of 4ls Pancoast
street. She has until recently resided
in New York.