The Penn's Grove record., 1894-02-23
PENNSYLVANIA items

AAANhr AD~N AsAAN
coal in a Shamokin mine for three
hours, John Saula was dug out alive.
The 50th anniversary of the Lam
caster City and County Medical Society
was celebrated with Il banquet.
There are six Schuylkill County con-
yicts in the Eastern Penitentary and
they cost the county for maintenance
$343.44 a year.
John Mcclure, Il robber in Jail at
G%reensburg, has made a confession i'm
plicating his pals and enumerating
many depredations.
William otans0ury, an ex-Lehigh
Valley striker, of South Easton, was
sent to Jail for five months for robbing
freight cars. 4
The trial of Joseph +. Blaut, former
President of the Madison Square Bank,
was begun in NV York before Justice
Barrett. Bfaut is charged with perjury,
in submitting and swearing to IL false
statement to the State Superintendent
of Banks Of the financial condition of
the bank. 4
~Six-ycar-UlG Mary Braine Travelled
1900 miles alone from Kansas to friends
in Williamsport.
Brakeman Daniel Mulholland was
squeezed to death at PottsviHe between
a locomotive and a car.
Harry Dean, wanted by Uncle Sam
for the post Office robbery at Duncans-
vile, was turned oven to the Govern
ment at Altoona,
George Barnes, wanted in Syracuse,
n. y, for the murder Of Detective
James Harvey last July, was captured
at S%unbury.
Miss Josephine Boucha failed to APP
pear at the altar in Mt. Carmel and the
intended groom, Alexander Benowiz,
had her arrested on Il charge of steal
ing 5000. 5
ChambeIsburg people feel hopeful
now of securing the payment of the
border road claims.
No trace has yet been found of John
W. Elkins, the Bethlehem lad, who
disappeared Il week ago.
A pickpocket seized John Berhold-
er's purse and $50 while walking on the
street at IIazletou.
The Hampden Fire Company of
Reading, Pa, has distributed three
tons of provisions among the poor.
\ Pennsylvania Railroad freight en-
CINE was derailed at Morris junction,
blocking the road for four hours. l
Mrs. Joseph Abel, of Altoona, swal-
lowed morphine and persisted.
Recently convicted of murder in the
first degree for killing George 0chs, at
Pottsvillc, Henry Manfred was senten-
ced to be hanged.
Baby Joe I%Iatton, Allegheny City,
who is only 20 months old, sings a
dozen popular airs,
A cable railway, a mile and a half
long, will be built from Reading to the
top of Neversink Mountain.
What is thought to he a rich vein of
silver ore has been discovered on Jacob
Grumbinc's land near Lebanon,
A 3-ycar-oId daughter of Fred Red
fuss, of Pottsville, fell INTO a bucket of
hot water and was fatally scalded.
Two more alleged counterfeiters,
Harry Mcfarland and John G. Stegers,
making nine in all, have been seized at
Altoona, 9
Three of the Weber family, at East
Ashland, died of grip and kindred all
ments in two weeks.
Aged Harry Hoffeoker, of East Nant-
meal, Bcrks County, wal found dead
in his barn beside his horses.
Thomas Rcedy fell in a fit of cpl
and persisted in the snow near
Ncwmanstown, above Reading.
George Heller and Rufus Clause
were killed atShcnandoah colleries, and
Michael Coakley on the railroad near
there.
A neighbor reckIessly practiced with !
an airgun, and sent two bullets through !
a window just over the head of Il. A.
at Reading.
A trlpartite agreement, by which
W, N. Kurt, John III. Eisenhart and
9. w, Rove, prominent young business
men at Shamokin, were to wed within
three months of each other, has lust
been made binding on the other two
by kurtz's marriage 8