The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-04-27


MAJ. r. J. PHrrs, superintendent OF the
Forest Oil Company's wells in the Butler
district, shut down the production over
SUNDAY ~ an experiment. So far he is
satisfied, for no diminution hut some in.
crease was shown in the daily production of
the wells. Next Sunday the shutdown will
be extended TO the Big and Little Creek
helds and vii embrace 200 wells. Other
operators in the vicinity shut down their
wells last Sunday, and others are expected
10 do so.
TuE State Typographical Union, in session
az Harrisburg. has adopted resolutions "a.
voring legislation to protect union trade
marks and labels, and Indorsing the SUNDAY
laws affecting the publication OF Sunday
newspapers. Officers for the ensuing year
were elected as follows: President J. kre T.
er. Harrisburg; secretary and treasurer X.
ID. Lowry, Pittsburg; organizer Eli Davis,
Scranton.
TUE Erie Prcsbytery. in session nj Green
vile, has adjourned, after approving all the
proposed revisions to the Confession of
Faith. The Edinboro case was referred to a
commission OF seven, with power 10 act.
The sandy Lake trouble was laid over until
the fall meeting, with the understanding
that tie Rev. Mr.. Mcdowell would resign
by that time.
PATRICK HANLEY, a section boss on the
Baltimore and Ohio road and six men were
run down by n shifting engine near Union.
town. The men were on "A handcar and all
jumIed out OF danger except Hanley, who
was struck and probably fatally injured.
Isaac RoBERTs. n young farmer of Hun
tingdon county, committed suicide by blow
ing his brains out. lie was worried over q
green goods transaction lie had been
fceced in.
NEAR New Castle, gipsy passing
u. - Il g.. -
ing struck by stone, leaped from his COW
cred wagon and attacked the children with
his horsewhip. One little girl was seriously
injured and has been in convulsions
MRs. GEopGE FINK Of Irwin gave her 10
months.old son a dose Of laudanum Tuesday
by mistake for another medicine. Two
physicians worked with the child for hours
before II died.
FoUR boys escaped from the Huntington
Reformatory Wednesday night Crow ,Shar-
per. Matlck and Pickering Crow, who is
from Pittsburg. and the two last named,
who are from Philadelphia, were captured.
AT Burgetstown John Perry beat his
mother insensible and then fired three
shots at her He was jailed at Washington.
The woman is 81 years old and will prob
ably die.
THE opera house in Clarendon burned.
i'S' N',sN''' NV VI tue Town Durely
escaped destruction.
The 1896 claimants Of the deiunct Amer.
ican Life Insurance Co.. OF Philadelphia.
will receive 2ii per cent at the first disiribu.
iion, and perhaps II per cent ut the final
distribution.
EDWARD SEIGLE, a yonng man about %
years of age was drowned in the Shenango
al New Castle while attempting to cross In
"a rickety boat.
ALL travel on the Franklin branch of the
Lake Shore road has been interrupted by
the burning OF a bridge over Sandy creek, a.
few miles from Franklin. Saturday.
THE Lewstown AK works were DESTROYED
by fre Thursday night. Loss $4,000; in
surance unknown.
AT New Wilmington Thursday night four
masked men entered the house of Squire
Johnson. and after gagGing the old man,
took sI5 and decamped.
New HoPE. has an epidemic Of twins.