The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-06-21

II. 3. MCKEE, Of pittsNurg, and hisbrothcr-
n.law, Capt. Brickard OF Jcanncttc. are
negotiating for the big tract of land owned
by the Western Land and Improvement
Company in the vicinity of Jeannette.
SAMUEL McKEIvy and William Minnis, both
residents of Franklin. were run down ut Polk
by a Western New York and Pennsylvania
express and instantly killed. They mistook
a switch for the main line.
TuE house OF James Front Il striking coal
miner of Bradcnsville, neat Grccnsburg burn
I'd down and II H. supposed to hay" been
fired by incendlaries. Thc owner was away
with n body OF marchers.
TnE dead body OF n colorcd man. who had
died from hemorrhagc. was found in the
Western New York and Pennsylvania railroad
yards mt Meadville. His name Is supposed 10
be Matthew Jeffreys and his home some
where In the east.
The steamer Nellie Hudson is stuck fast on
a sand bar in the Allegheny river ut
Cowanshannoc. three miles north Of kittan-
nlng. She tried to pull ilatboat on and got
last herself.
A HOUSE near Greensburg owned by q. j.
Clauson and occupied by colorcd family,
was fred by lightning on Saturday and burn
ed TO the ground. girl was rendered un-
conscious.
BuRoI,ARs MT Rochester on Saturday night
entered the house OF Andrew Rcinlcr and
stole SliO and the suit in which he was short
ly TO have married II young lady OF Marietta,
Ohio.
THE Thompson Glass WORKS nj Uniontown.
closed down ON Saturday until the middle OF
! July TO allow repairs to be made, but there
will be no regular summer shutdown.
Mps. REblccA McsuTRIE was fatally burn
! ed at Avonmore. near Grecnsburg, Tuesday
| nlght Her clothes caught lro from bake
| oven In which gas had accui ulated.
! RronAnp l. uooN. OF Paiiaue., lia was
pointed a member OF the state Board ol
| Charities In place ofDr. ]. +. Edwards, OF
! Philadelphia, who resigned.
| CuARIEs BELL was sentenced seven months
! to the workhousc at Beaver Falls Yesterday
! for knocking out the eye Of horse belonging
| to Dr. j. l.. Jackson.
GeoRaE ARTHUR ANpERsoS, OF McKc"sport,
was found guilty OF murder in the second d"
gree at Ebensburg and sentenced TO 10 year.
in the penitentiary
Harry HAYNES, of Grcensbure shot an,
| severely wounded his brother August In The
thigh, while carelessly handling revolver
MICHAEL SmArFrR. 80 years Of age a.d sin
!
at Crabtrce, near Greensburg.
Gov. PATTERSON has appointed william
Il. Markell alderman of MonOnsahela City
vice John Holland, resigned.
Mps. DAVID WEAVER of Hollidayshurg, wa
so severely shocked by lightning on SaturdC
that she may not recover.
FIRE gutted n large part of Green's Hotel
In Philadelphia causing loss OF S21,OOu
fully covered by insurance.
THE Elwood Tin plate mill starts next woe
with machinery with capacity OF 5000
pounds of plate daily.
The residence OF james Frone of Drader
Vile, was burned Sunday night. Los
81 200.
THE dead body OF Miss Ella Campbell. {
New Castle was found nthe Shenango rive
CHARLES HOWELL. n tramp printer frol
Minneapolis, was killed by train at Derry.
THOMAS GALLAGHER, l6 years old, OF John
town, was killed by a train.
JoHN TuoKAsH, n Belgian glass blower
Irwin was drowned Monday.