The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-01-19


A Polish coke drawer at Be,semer, Pa,
named Joseph PekOwski has received word
from Russia that he is heir to $4,000
Miss MINNlE BrNprR of Soyestowu, put
carboliC acid on her corns TO cure them The
acid eat through the flesh aud diseased the
bones. To prevent a still worse aitlction
two of her toes had 10 be amputatec
MRs. JonN DEAN. wife of the new Supreme
Judge. has been chosen n trustee of the Bap-
list church. at Holidaysburg. This is the
first instance in this part OF the State where
n woman has been elected TO fill such po'
sition.
ELEVEN Western Union linemen were ar.
rested at Washington, Wednesday, for hav-
ing worked on Sunday. Alta hearing before
Squire Magill they furnished bail and fur
ther hearing will be held.
: Tug State convention at Scranton OF mast
er painters has adopted n set OF rus II ling
the measurement OF work and scale OF prices
Members of the ASSOCIATION are restricted
from making a contract for price lower
than that fixed in the scale thus avoiding
competition. The convention favOrs com
bning paper.hanging with thei: business.
IL his latest speech Powderly declared
himself a Socialist, and says he is tut one OF
90, 0OO, 600 OF the same creed III this country.
LESTER HripIER and Samuel Neice. two
farmers living near Erie while cutting TIM
Der Saturday were caught by laling tree.
Heidler was instantly killed and Neice was
probably fatally injured.
.IouN CRuMB, of Canonsburg, an oil well
tool dresser. while out hunting Saturday
was fatally injured by falling and accident
ally discharging his gun
WILLIAM INSwoE, Pole, threw himself
under freight train at Johnstown yester'
day ard was fatally hurt
JoHN MURPHY, a coke drawer, was killed
| by a Pennsylvania railroad train on Tues
| day evening near Leith. He was well known
as a tIamp workman.
AT Beaver Falls three sledlosds OF merry.
| makers left the other night for Darlington.
| The driver of one of the sleds lost his way,
and while turning his team precipilated
about Is people down an enbankment 10
| feet The party landed on the ice covering
creek which gave way, letting all into
| the creek. Besides receiving midwinter
| bath and several bruises nc injuries are re-
| ported.
Robert CRUsAN a one-legged railroad
watchman at B!airsyille Intersection, was
run down by an engine, and his remaining
| leg cut of. lie will die.
ABOUT 25 business men OF Mesdyille were
arrested for not keeping the sidewalks
clean.
Ina fight at Connellsville Samuel Hefiey
| probababy fatally stabbed Ross Balsley.
hettley has fed
LAWYERS are searchug in the neighbor-
| hood of Franklin for the heirs 10 J. Gardner
| Kenyon's estate. Kenyon died at Seattle,
Wash, recently, leaving fortune OF over
sl,000000.
AT Bagdad a diphtheria epidemic il
feared. Three children have died OF the
| disease
BUTLER has six ladies who want 10 be
nominated for school directors. and il is said
| that some of them will succeed in both get
ting nominated and elected.
| The Allegheny and the Monongahels
| rivers are now frozen over for many miles
up stream. At McKeesport the ice will sus-
tain team OF horses and all along the
| Monongahela there is fear ulat sudden
| thaw will do much damage 10 river craft.