The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-09-06


In the Blair county court motion made
for new trial of the case OF william Fisher
vs. the Altoona City Passenger Railway Com.
pany. because the jury had reached verdct
/ 10y the toss OF penny, was refused by Judge
! Bell who held there can BE- no disclosures
/ OF the secret deliberations of the jury room.
! The nth annual reunion OF the odd Eel.
/ lrws OF Lyon er Thursday. drew crowd OF
about 5000 picn ckers TO ldlewid. A fine o..
/ chestra furnished the music for the dance.
The IigOnief, Batrobe and Derry cornpt
bands were combined into n band OF fifty
/ pieces.
| Labor day was celebrated at wilkesbarre
/ 10y picn,c at Mountain park, where General
/ j. :. Coxey was the principal speaker. He
/ came there under the auspices of the knights
! OF Labor and made two speeches. They were
| repetitions of his former utterances ON the
evils that now afiict the country.
| Robbers entered william Greers house a,
New Castle Thursday night and stole about
$1,000 In checks, two gold watches and other
valuables. Jas. Flynns residence at Parks
town was burglarized, and several hundred
dollars worth Of goods stolen.
Goods In the oriental store Of l.. Goldsmith
on Fifth avenue. McKeesport, caught nrc
from a gas jet and Immediately the whole
place was ablaze. The fire department re-
sponded promptly. but the damages will
reach s2.500; fully insured.
The big Chambers Glass Company's works
nj New kensngton, have started up. the
wage scale having been settled. The work
men agreed TO accept Il cut Of 20 per cent
Many improvements have been made about
the works.
Two masked robbers broke into the resi-
dence OF DIR. Mercer. nj Beaver Falls the
IN "a fuf nf
bility. and robbed him of Sl9in money and Il
revolver.
A roung man named George Grant was iun
over by "a freight train the other day at the
east end Of pittsburg. and his head was sever
ed from his body. He was n plasterer and
was on his way TO Lorain. o.
In the courts at Washington, William Glib
son pleaded guilty TO involuntary manslaugh-
ter. He s.rrck Anthony Wolf with his fist,
killing him instantly. near Monongahela last
June Sentence was deferred.
While the funeral sermon was being said
over the body OF Mrs. Buchanan, ,aged &c, who
died OF paralysis at Taylorstown, Washington
ceEg.22tty her husband, Alexander. aged SO, II.
in the same house, expired.
William A. Atkins, president OF the Potts
willie Iron and Steel Company and Sidney Il.
Briscoe were appointed receivers of the con-
cern, which failed Saturday, owing S2il,-
coo.
The city council OF Beaver Falls decided to
accept the plans for water works for that
place. The plant which will cost sl25,010
will be built at once.
The cornerstone Of n new Jewish synaco-
que was laid at New Castle. Nathan Rabonon-
witch paying sl00 for the privilege. II is the
only synagogue in the Shenango valley.
Two ore trains on the Erie 4 Pittsburg R.R
colided near West Middlesex. Mercer county,
and II cars were smashed 10 pieces. No one
was seriouy injured.
Near Greensburg burglars robbed the
homes of J. J.. McQuaid and James Nc
Cutcheon. At McQuaid's they got S79. and a
gold watch, and at McCutcheon's sl50.
The Kittanning Point reservoir. from which
Altoona receives 1t main water supply, is dry,
and in case OF fire. the city would be in a seri-
Gus predicament.
Dallas Parsons, OF Beaver Falls, has been
plice in the robbery and beating of DR.. Mer-
GER
Cokeworkers OF near Connellsville while
out seroDading were fired on by an unknown
man. James Mickey was severely wound
ed.
Samuel Livermore, Of Mercer. blew out the
gas before retiring at hotel in New
Castle He was dead when his room was
burst into.
Samuel Beck's 7-year-old son while play
ing In -four mill near Greensburg was
caught In the machinery. His injuries will
prove fatal.
W. G. Herringtons drugstore at Scottdale,
Wcstmorcland county, was closed by the
sheriff.
Smith Bros jewelry store at Mt. Pleasant
was robbed of watches and jewery aggregat-
ing in value 5000.
William Burns was arrested near Green's
burg, charged with embezzlement by o. Z.
Duncan, Pittsburger.
j. +. Tarey was killed by an exploding
boiler at an oil we'll near Titusyille. He was
laborer employed at the well.
The Matleman Felting Company's plant
at Easton, was levied on by the sheriff ON
judgments amounting TO $i9,30s.
Beaver Falls citizens are considering how
TO protect the town from burglars. Forty
armed men are now patrolng the place.
The Cooperative glass works. the Howard
stove-works and the Carnegie rod mill at
Beaver Falls have resumed.
Phebe Rungee, of Canonsburg, was found
guilty OF voluntary manslaughier, and
sentenced TO be imprisoned five years.
During the absence from home OF Robert
klingensmith near Greensburg. burglars
chloroformed his wife and stole sl2o.
Fire destroyed the State Line hotel, owned
by lsadore Coffman, at Cheat Haven, Fayette
county. Loss. $4,000.