The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-10-07

Lower Merton township, praying the
court to grant them articles Of incorpora-
tion as a borough, and the application
will be granted,
WEST CHESTER, Pa, Oct 4-Chief Bur
CESS Speakman and all the churches Of
Coatesville have called a public meeting
for tomorrow evening to organize relief
committees for the distressed people Of
that place, many Of whom are mill hands
and have been out Of employment for
long while.
LANCASTER, Pa, Oct. 5.-Rev. Henry s.
Hoffman, Of the River Brethren denomi-
nation, committed suicide at his home in
Baiubridge by cutting his throat with
razor He was 80 years Of age, and leaves
a wife and FIVE children. He said some
years ago that the greatest struggle of his
life was to resist suicide.
CATAsAUQUA, Pa, Oct. 4-Thomas Bear,
who for more than q score Of years has
been q faithful, careful wntchman at the
Lehigh Valley railroad crossing at this
place. signaled to two engines to come
ahead. A disastrous wreck followed, and
two trainmen were injured, Fireman Ray
so severely that he died soon after.
WASHINGTON, Pa, Oct. 5.-Thomas and
John Acl1leson, well to do farmers, were
uIlNluH hlIOhs lut AFhthh VI lut AlLauuIRi
Cincinnati and St. Louis railway near
Bulger Station, when they were run down
by an express train. John Ackleson was
instantly killed and his brother Thomas
seriously injured. Both horses were killed
and the wagon demolished.
SCRANTON, Pa. Oct. 5-As a result Of a
family feud Of Ave years standing Michael
Costello and John McDermOtt, Of Green
1auN V,frrhF In I'm
fght. Costello rained a shower Of stones
on McDermott and his two children, and
the latter fired both barrels Of his shotgun
into Costello's legs, riddlng them so
badly that he will probably die.
BELLEFoETE, Pa, Oct s.-Having con-
victed Rev w H. Diver of embezzling
funds Of the Central Pennsylvania Luth-
eran synod, of which he has been treasurer
for twenty years, the synod dismissed him
from the ministry. His shortage will foot
up many thousands of dollars. Mr.. Diver
is about 65 years old, and on this account
no legal action will be taken.
WEST CHESTER, Pa, Oct. 3.-Rev. G.
Heathcote Hills, rector of the Protestant
Episcopal Church of Holy Trinity, this
place, created a sensation by the announce
ment that it was right for the establish
mont OF confessionals, and right for EIis-
copalians to confess to their pastor. His
congregation is one of the most Rristo-
cratic and his church property one Of the
most beautiful in the state.
SCRANTON, Pa, Oct. "A movement
has been formally inaugurated here to
send a choir OF Wslsh-AmericRn voices TO
Wales next year to represent the United
States at the national Eisteddfod there.
One hundred and sixty picked voices are
to be chosen All must be residents of this
city, and every applicant will be required
to pass a sharp examination. The richest
man in the coal regions, William Cennell,
has been elected president Of the choir, and
says there will be no want of funds
ALLENTOWN, Pa, Oct. 5.-Veterans have
been arriving all morning to attend the
reunion Of the G.. A. Il. of eastern Penn.
sylvania, and the day is being observed as
a general holiday. There are half hun
dred posts present, and all were dined at
the Central Market hall as fast as they
arrived. A parade of the veterans with
twenty corps of Sons of Veterans, took
place this afternoon and there will be a
camp fire in Central Market hall this
evening.
PITTsBURG, Oct. 3.-Benjamin Socola, a
stranger seeking employment, stopped at
the house of Ling Salvador, fellow
countryman, and was given shelter. Dur
ing the evening the family and guesl
drank freely of beer, and during the alb
sencs of Salvador the guest attempted to
outrage Mrs. SALVADOR Telling her to the
floor with his fist. Salvador rushed in
and ordered Socola to leave, but he re,
fused. Thereupon Salvador shot him
dead and then surrendered to the author
tiles
PITTsBURG, Oct. 2.-Hattie Dawson, tn,
| s-year-old daughter of J. W. Dawson, oi
! Oakland, east end, was assaulted Saturday
night by an unknown man. The mar
asked the little girl to show him the way
] TO the postofiice. When they reached tn,
postofilce the man bought some candy fOl
the little one, and then enticed her into
stable half mile distant, and there as
saulted her. A searching party found hei
after her assailant had escaped. The girl'i
father says if he finds the man he will kill
him on sight
EAsToN, Pa, Oct. 2-Engineer JOSEPH
Lutz, of the Jersey Central railroad, ant
living at Phillipsburg, n. j., is hero
When his train for New York was undel
way hue In the boiler on his side of tn,
cab burst and he was clothed In sCaldinG
! HANhihs Ah0 plhNhg Nuulu nav
easily escaped had he deserted his post
but he chose rather to risk his life b.
broiling than forsake his engine and jeop
ardize the lives OF the passenRers WheI
he had stopped the train he sank senseles
to the floor, but will recover.
HARRISBURG, Dot. 5-In response TO
telegram from Colonel John l. Roger
Governor Pattison replied substantially a
follows; II have neither endorsed you o
any other one for the position Of naval Off
GER The manner In which you used m,
name was absolutely without authority
The use Of the names Of members of tn
National Guard as such, TO advance polit
ical promotion, / regard as extremely i'm
p.pper. have never by word or aot. in tn
past eountenanced such use, nor win II
the future" Mr. Rogers will probabl
resign from the State National Guard.
PITTsBURG, Oct. 8. - United State
District Attorney Hall on Saturday las
had two warrants issued for the arrest o
eXDeputy Revenue Collector p. A. Johns
on charges of embezzlement and yasteI
day another warrant of the same oharacte
was Issued Mr.. Johns was found at hi
home, but TO i'll 10 be removed. A ma
named Blums olaimed 70 have paid none
to Johns, which Johns failed to turn int
the collector. Johns claimed Blumss n
oeipts were forEeriea. Blumo was COL
victed OF the fergeriss, thus freeing john
Blume. however, secured e new trial
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