The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-06-20
News Items.

The fire which started at Panama on
Wednesday afternoon destroyed over 800
buildings, comprising one-third of the
city's area, and made 500 persons home
less. The loss is estimated at nearly
100000.
John Kaufman, y yeGrs Old, of Cra-
mer Hill, near Camden, y. j., driven
to desperation through poverty, murdered
his wife and three children, by cutting
their Threats. on "Wednesday night. and
then ended his own life by hanging. The
crime was discovered Thursday evening
by neighbors.
Matthew Smith. ofWhig Corners. Stew
art township Fayeite county, was instantly
killed by stroke of lightning while at
work i'm the woods Tuesday. \ rain
storm coming up, Smith took shelter
under tree. The deadly bolt descended
upon the unfortunate man Hereunder.
Death was instantaneous.
Herman Woretsche, young and
wealthy farmer. who married young
woman of Lafayette. Mimi, on Tuesday.
was taken suddenly i'll on the night of
his marriage from blood poisoning. He
had been suffering from an ugly pimplc
on mis- lip previous to his wedding day;
and anxious to present the best ap-
pearance on that occasion, he went to
surgeon and had him remove the pimple.
He was taken To hospital, where he
died after intense suffering.
Six years ago George BIaisdelI. Of
Montezuma, New York, while at funeral.
dropped dead. in Port Byron Cemetery.
Three years ago brother OF Blaisdells
widow, while walking in the same Gem
etery, dropped dead near Blaisdell's
grave. The other day Mrs. Blaisdell
went 10 the cemetery TO order work ON
the lot where her husband and brother
were buried, and while talking with the
superintendent. dropped suddenly to the
ground and died almost instantly.
A furious wind, rain and hail storm
passed over Mechanicsburg. Pa, on Tues
day afternoon. At the west end of the
town the hail was very disastrous TO
garden truck and the heading wheat. At
Shepherlstown hail fell 80 thick and fast
for twenty minutes that the stones, many
as large as walnutS, could he scooped up
by the bucketful, and the damage there
to the wheat and garden truck viii he
very serious. At Lisburn the storm OF
hail Is also reported very severe. and
damaging to the maturing crop and
vegetables.
The War Department Is looking for
relatives of Private John Boyle, retired
enlisted man, who committed suicide on
the 18th of May. near Mount Vernon, Ala.
and who has lei valuable property, which
will go to the Government if his relatives
are not foand. All that the War De-
partment knows il that he had an honora-
BILE record in the army, that he lived all
alone on u fine plantation near Mt. Yer
non, which he owned, and that he first
burned his house down and then COM
mitted suicide.
4 quarrel over possession of a corpse
caused the postponement of a funeral and
the disappointment OF Inourners, who had
gathered AZ the residence Of Albert Pen
nypacker, in Chester County, to pay their
last respects 10 Mr.. Pennypacker's uncle,
Jacob Moser. He died few days ago,
worth $4,000. Mr.. Pennypacixer and
Levi Emery were named as executors i'm
Moser's viii and Emery sent an under
taker TO Pennypaeker's home nj 5 o'clock
in the morning and demanded the corpse.
After some parleying it was given TO
him, and consequently when the preacher
and monrners arrived there was no corpse
and no funeral. The funeral was AFTER
ward held from Emery's residence.