The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-08-23

son In Nottingham township. committed
suicide one day last week in n unique way
She set fire to u straw stack near her sons
nouso aud climbing upon IT, was burned 10 al
,risp. She was Of an unsound mind.
The Columbia county Democrats, 10
convention at Boomsburg Tuesday unaui.
mously instructed fore. II. Buckalew 10 sue.
reed Simeon L. Wolverton. the present Con.
gressional incumbent This insurcs Mr..
Buckalew's nomination. as Montour county
mas already instructed for him, and he ha.
no opposition In the remaining counties 20
the district.
Saturday night George Kelley and Joha
Gallagher OF COuncllsvile. quarreled over
;he strike contest. Kelly drew a revolver.
Gallagher tried to wrest the weapoA from
him. The pistol was discharged, the bulic;
entering Gallagher's cheek aud penetrating
to the base OF the brain. The wounded man.
condition is critical. Kelly was captured.
q. A. Il. members at New Castle are indic.
nant at the railroad companies for not giving
better rates on transportation TO the Pittsburg
encampment Post 100 held meeting Mon
day night at which members were in favor oi
marching to the encampment. For the
round trip sl.55 is the best rate the post can
secure. A II rate Is wanted.
The Mcclure we'll on Dunkard creek, is
down TO 100 barrels day. This is the only
producing well east of the great gas belt and
north OF Dunkard creek. The Dunkard OIL
Company has considerable territory leased In
+ that yfcinfrs and Win pur duwn seyrraf oleeS
wells. Offers of $1,000 are freely made for
| l0-acre leases
An out-growth OF the closing OF the Second
National Bank Of Altoona was the failure
Wednesday Of VI. NJ. Kelley, u pawn broker
| and loan agent at Hollidaysburg. An execu-
ton for 1000 was issued by solomon Show
alter The liabilities exceed 10000.
Hundreds Of Slav coko strikers In the south
end of the region applied for their old place
| Thursday morning. Some were taken back,
and others were refused employment. III,
failure OF the leaders TO bring out the 6olorcd
! workmen Is the cause Of the break.
The firm OF +. W. Mitchell II Co.. whicl
has been engaged In the ban king business IN
OIL City for over 20 years, will go out ol
| business, and u notice Is displayed in the
| bank that no deposits will be accepted in The
bank on and after September /.
While rowing in Saylor's Lake boat con
tanning students was capsized. Captain Mack
was saved, bat Cadets Townsend OF Nazareth
Pa, and Webb, OF the West Indies, wert
drowned.
Oliver p. stoughton, n farmer and hor-'
ecutiOn for 80. 500 in favor of Colonel Oscal
l.. Jackson, Of New Castle,was issued agains
| him.
The planning aud saw mills of Hammond
| Grossly x Co, near Marincvile, were burnet
| Wednesday night together with 100000 fee'
| Of lumber causing total loss OF elOO. 900.
Oil was struck at noon Tuesday abol
seven miles west OF Greensboro on the farm
OF Andrew Lantz, in Green township. j
| is regarded us an important strike.
Jonas Kennedy. a brakeman, was killed a
| o. aud b. junction ut Connelsyille. He a,
tempted to jump on the engine and fell undo
wheels. He was unmarried.
Early Tuesday morning Il. NJ. b. Younkirs
a well-known oil contractor aud operator
was so badly burned that death resulted in
| lew hours.
The private turnpike between the borough
| Of Washington and Williamsport Is 10 be con
demncd with the view OF becoming publ
| property.
About 40 moudcrs at the Baldwin an,
| Graham stove works, at New Castle. struci
| Friday for an increase in wages.
A 3-year-od daughter Of jeremiah sim
| mons, of New Castle, was run over aud klilct
| by an electric car Friday night.
Henry A. Gardner, the aOscOEding cashlc
Of the Second National bank OF Altoona, lei
only 5000 In the bank.
Monongahela mine haulcrs refused 20 Gr
cept the wage scale, and the river mines a
| California are closed.
The Huntingdon county Democrats hay,
named Thomas II. Adams as their choice TO-
| Congress.
Venaugo county has an epidemic Of Texa
| tcter among cattle.