The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-09-10
STATE MATTERS IN BRIEF.


lho test OF news Nuiteu FROM muiu-
tude Of Sources.
The greatest day in the history Of
Mahanoy city was the occasion Of the
unyeiling of the soldiers monument.
Among the distinguished personages
present were Governor Robert r. Pat
tison, General ID. II. Hastings, and
Secretary Thomas J. Stewart, all of
whom delivered addresses. A parade
took place with over 5000 men in line.
jacob Shober aged 4, Of Lancaster,
was seriously injured by falling from
a window while asleep,
Frank Ray, aged 70, was accidentally
shot in the stomach by Willie Blaine,
aged 10, while playing with a revolver
at Sunbury. II is thought Ray will die.
The Board Of Managers Of the Penn
sylvania Chautauqua held their annual
meeting at Lancaster and elected
officers.
The Grand Jury at Pittsburg return
cd six indictments against Alexander
Berkman, the Anarchist who shot II.
c. Fricl.
During dispute near Uniontown,
Oliver Roberts struck Jacob Rose with
stone Rose was afterward found
dead in the road
August Rabe, Of Tamaqua, member
of the National Guard, who served at
Homestead, died of typhoid fever con
tracted at that place. Eight other
members of the same company are i'll
with the disease
A new swindle is being worked in
various neighborhoods. The swindlers
offer box containing thirty six pieces
of soap for 81, and they give as prize
a rubber door mat with the initials of
the purchaser on it, He delivers the
soap, which is a fraud, and promises
to deliver the mat as soon as it can be
manufactured with the initials there
on, collects 81, and vanishes.
Charles II. Gring, tenant on the Sci
wyn Hall Farm, near Reading, the
other day ploughed up a black snakes
nest in which we're thirty eggs,
almost Matched The eggs when broken
open we're found to contain live snakes
from eleven to thirteen inches in
length which sprang at persons when
touched with a stick.
During the season just closed three
shippers of huckleberries at Hazleton
handled and sent to the markets $780,
900 quarts. The berry picking was
done principally 10y Hungarians and
Italians. About $4,000 was paid out
to pickers alone.
One day last week while Mr.. Jacob
r. Ritter, farmer, residing in western
Salisbury, was engaged in ploughing,
he turned up a nest of snake eggs.
On being opened they we're found to
contain each an infantile snake about
six inches in length. They were of the
spotted species, but will not trouble
anybody next season, as all of them
were killed on the spot. The spotted
snakes are not poisonous, as is proven
by the fact that all venomous or poi
sonous serpents bring forth their
young alive, the egg being Matched in
ternally.
Mr.. James A. Yeager, farmer and no
telkeeper at Dorneysville, the other
day presented his friend, Mr.. p. NJ.
Bastian, of near Weccoesville, with a
turnip of his own raising measuring
23l4 inches in circumference, and
weighing pounds and 10 ounces. He
however had many larger ones, some
of them having circular measurement
of feet, and weighing pounds.
One of the smallest infants on rec
ord was born at Port Providence,
Montgomery county, on Tuesday of
last week. The mother is Mrs. Geary,
and the infant weighs but IL pounds.
The child is only eight inches in
length, and can easily lie in the palm
of persons hand. 1t is dressed in
small dolls clothing, and is carried
around on pillow. The child is fully
formed, and has luxariant head of
hair. 1t attracts much attention, and
the neighbors for miles around are
visiting the house to get a glimpse of
the infant.