The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-09-05

and lumber dealers, made an as- gument al ]
Bedford. Liabilities. $4,000, With assets |
sufficient to cover.
Beaver county's corn crop will be an extrn
good one. An eight-acre field Of William |
McCoy's, near Darlington, is AN average
specimen. II contains hardly stock less
than eight feet high, and many exceed II
feet Almost every stock contaiDr two fully
developed ears and some three
Two horses owned by Charles Gerould. OF
East Smithneld were stung to death by a
swarm Of bees at Athens while hi;ched TO o
post
Thomas Vogue, - years old, OF Johnstown
was fatally wounded by the accidental dis.
charge Of a pistol in the hands Of u compan-
ion.
The Rev. DR.. d. II. Wheeler, who for ten
years has been president OF Allegheny college
at Meadville has accepted the chair OF sacred
rhetoric in Garrett Biblical institute, North.
western University.
Juue 4 Co.. OF Fayette City, has closed
up its company store and will pay the men In
cash.
The jury in the Clark-smi,h poisoning case
at Washington brought in verdict Of not
guilty.
George Walters, a lineman at Connelsville
was instantly killed by catching hold of live
wire.
Miss Farr, OF Greensburg, was accidentally
wounded by pistol carelessly handled by
William Malone.
George Dusenberry, collector OF Port
Marion. was robbed Of $65 by footpads near
cniontown.
Henry Patton, OF Confluence, while feeding
bl into tapmill fell In, and his leg was
crushed of.
A reunion OF all the Pennsylvania cana
boatmen was held at Freeport Tuesday, and
almost 200 men OF that calling were In town
coming from almost every point along the
canal. The meeting was held In the opert
house. Rev. J. X. Melhorn opened the meet
ing with prayer. Mr. X. Is. Mckee made al
address OF welcome, which was responded &C
hy Rev. Getty, OF Salisbury.
Miss Bessie Bowman, daughter OF NJ. II
Bowman, was perhaps fatally injured In q
runaway AT Connellsville. She was sitting In
the buggy watching the horse while friend
was shopping. The anima' became frighten.
ed. and Miss Bowman was thrown on the
pavement, sustaining many cuis.
Morris Harrison, colored, OF Plttsburg, is
under arrest ut New Castle for shooting into
a crowd at a Rock Point picnic. He ,mptied
revolver into the crowd. Nobody was in.
iured.
John Kerr's skull was fractured by the fall
~ u beam at the Gukenheimer d.siillery at
Freeport.
At Uniontown Ben 'Hixon was held for
court for the robbery Of L. L. Joebys gun
store in 1893. lie was held on the testimony
OF two relatives who claim Hixon told them
that he and another man committed the rob.
berry.
The Presbyterian synod Of Pennsylvania
will meet IN annual session In the presby-
terian church ut Butler, Thursday, October
IL.
Ground was broken for the erection OF the
ShaIoD-Sharpsvilleh hospital, which received
un appropriation of sl7 900 from the state.
j.. q. Wainwright and W. A. Stanton, OF
pitsburg, president and secretary OF the
Basic brick company now building at Johns
town, say the works will start very soon.
Jack Gallagher. OF Scottdale who murder.
ed John Welsh by stab6ing him ut Scottdale
about two weeks ago, surrendered 10 the
sheriff at Greensburg, claiming the killing
WAS done in seli-detense.
Coroner Johnson, OF Washington county.
has received Il letter from the widow OF the
Austrian miner, killed recently in that county,
asking for n certificate Of death, so that she
can marry again. She lives in Europe.
william Flock's tin store at Marion Center.
Indiana county, was burned. Loss, $1,000
General W. II. Koontz, Of Somerset. ad.
dressed the veterans at the Scottdale encamp-
ment.
The Blair county courts sustained the ac.
tion OF the county auditors in sur-cnarging
he directors Of the poor for several illegal
expenditures OF the public money. The
directors are required 10 refund II, 900 TO the
county.
Van Kirk and Miss Lulu Hibbs in attempt
ing to cross a track ahead Of train near
Uniontown were thrown against telephone
pole and slightly hurt. Their buggy was de-
molished.
Tho Southwest natural gas company has
notified all its customers at Connellsville. that
no gas will be furnished them this winter.