The Penn's Grove record., 1892-02-19
THE news OF A WEEK
Eastern and Middle States.

George Houp, aged 20 years, was
struck by a train at Tyrone, Penna, and
fatally Injured.
Assemblyman A. Harry White,
while crazed by the grippe, drowned
himself III a stream at his home near
PembertoD, New Jersey. He was only
"a years of age
Hatrick Hartnell, a brakeman on the
Reading Railroad, while making a
running coupling at Schuylkill Haven,
Pa, had botn legs cut of above the
knee. He died.
Both arms OF Brakeman Henry
Shovel. of The Philadelphia and Read
ing Railroad were crushed while coup
ling cars in Reading and smputation
was necessary.
On his way to a doctor in Miners
vile, Pa, to get medicine for his sick
child, Thomas Kinney Vas struck by a
train and killed.
Farmer Elias Stleen blew his brains
ont with buck-shot at Shelly, lea
Bethlehem, Pa. because ends wouldn't
meet financially. 4
Patrick !. kaftery, who appears TO
be a crank, tempted to shoot Arthur
G.. Young, a Boston commercial travel
er, on a train near st. John, n. b.
Elmer Evans, a painter, broke his
| neck by falling from a 10 foot scaffold
in Pittsburg.
Alexander Glunt, a leading merchant
| of Altoona, Penna., was ''held up" on
| the street and relieved of his gold watch
and n sum OF money.
VIM. r. Cant was placed on trial at
Greensburg, Penua., charged with the
burning or his mothers residence and
farm buildings In Irwin, for the lnsur-
ance of $l2. 1000.
Mayor James u. Wyman, of ALE
| gheny City, Penna., was convicted OF
extortion. A charged Of embezzlement
is still pending against him.
John J. Delarch, a farmer from Put
nam county, Georgia, was swindled out
| of $500 in New York. He thought he
was buying 5000 worth of counterfeit
money. Both swindlers were arrest
ed.
The Grand Jury at New York city
| returned an indictment for forgery in
the second degree against Edward NJ.
Field. 1t is alleged that he forged the
name of E. Moore, master OF the ship
Dolcott, to a bill of lading for 1,0U0
bushels OF wheat. 5
Father Januskiewicz, Pastor of st.
Mary's (Polish) Roman Catholic
| Church, Reading, Penna, was arrested,
charged with melting q riot in his
congregation.
william Vanaitken, a 1~3-year-old
boy, of Trenton, New Jer' ey was found
strangled to death. being suspended
by a cord from the window frame. His
parents think the boys death vas acct
dental.
Elves Pardue and his wife, of Port
land, Tennessee, were found with their
Threats cut. 1t is thought they both
committed suicide.
A blizzard at Lake HOpatcong, New
Jersey, blew several men from the lake,
where they were cutting ice, Into the
water, and they were rescued with Diff
dculty.
Daniel Skies, foreman of the Penn
s~vlvania Railroad, was killed near Mt.
Holly, New Jersey, while trying to
cross a bridge in advance ola passenger
train.
Damage to the extent of $3.50. 900
was done In New York by q fire In the
furniture factory of Charles Lench. l
Lawrence Norahan, sQed, So years,
was killed by a fall of coal in a shaft of
the Pennsylvania Coal Company, near
Avoca, Penna.
A boy and a girl, children of Engin-
eer Wayne Simcox, of the P~ennsylva-
MIA Railroad, we're drowned while
skating at Sunbury, Penna. The girl
was lost III trying to save her brother.
"Rough on Rats was the road Miss
Lizzie Weller, Ballietsville, Lehigh
county, Pa, took to get out Of the
world.
A tramp went TO the farm house of
John Robinson, neal Scottdale, Penna..
and, after binding and gagging Daisy
kaine, a fi~fteen-year-old niece OF Rob
i%nson's. rapsacked the hOuse. Upon
the girls refusing to tell him "where
the money was secreted he cut OFF her
hair.
Mrs. Barnfor ', wife of Rev. VIM.
Barnford, pastor of the Allentown, Pa,
NJ. +. Church, fell on the ice, and con-
cussiOn of the brain and serious injury
resulted. 2
South and West.