The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-11-14


since the increase OF pressure has continued
and now !, is said the well shows gas pres
sure OF almost 500 pounds. There has also
been an Increase ia the oil production from
tue well and the indications are that oil In
large quantities will yet be produced
Walter A. Lindsay, son OF David Lindsay
near Oakland Cross Roads, put n powder
horn full OF powder aud a bottle with powder
In II In the Parlor stoye some time last sum
mer Tor safe keeping. IL kept safe enough
until one cold day recently. when Mrs. Lind.
say illled the stove with coal and wood and
hred It, after which she left the room for a
moment aud then returned to see how the
lire was burning. just as she opened the
door the powder exploded, blowing the stove
10 pieces aud every window out OF one side OF
the room. 1t was a narrow escape for Mrs.
Lindsay, bat she was not injured.
Miss Mnner, the I7-year-o'd daughter OF
William Minner, OF East Hickory, tried TO
swallow chicken heart whole sunday, hay.
ing heard that by so doing she would see her
future husband IN the first man she met. The
heart lodged In her windpipe. aud she nenrly
choked to death before the doctors could re.
move 1t.
Proceedings were begun in the Blair county
courts by the boroughs Of Holidaysburg and
Gaysport. the Hollidaysburg board Of health
and twenty-five land owners against the city
OF Altoona. TO prevent the pollution Of the Ju.
nlata river. The 0lj ject Of the suit II TO com.
pei Altoona TO litter or burn its sewage.
Every colliery and conl stripping In the
Lehigh region, which were forced 10 shu,
down and have been Idle for two weeks. ow.
ing 10 tho drought, resumed work Monday
morning. employing nearly o 900 men, Rains
OF the past week have swollen all tho noun.
tain streams
Lebeus Il. Gaus, Of Gnus station. Faye,te
county while loading apples into freight
car. fell and hurt himself internally. Miss
He,tie Gaus, his daughter, the same day was
badly hurt In runaway. from which she
may not recover.
a; the general election the citizens OF Ro.
chester voted also whether or not TO increase
the borough Indebtedness s60, 900 for the pur.
pose OF building a new water works. and the
vote stoad 55l IN favor Of Increase and 81
against
Johnston Brothers. OF Cleveland. have Sc
cured 1000 acres OF coal land near Faye,,e
city. aud will open 1t Immediately and shin
by the Bellevernon and Mckeesport rail
road, which IS about completed TO Fayeite
City.
Detective Barring, OF New York, arrested
James Farrel at AliquippB, on n charge OF
being implicated In murder committed at
Altoona during July last. Ferrel Is un EN-.
ploye Of tho steel works at Aliquippa.
The barn Of David Pifer, OF Henderson
township. near Punxsutawney, was destroyed
by an incendiary lire. The loss is 81 900. with
no insurance IL was the third flre loss OF
Piler within q month.
The Douglas furnrce in sharp re-
sumed operations ~ month 'leness.
9yer. $50 cr~ IN =. ...,,, 60.
on sds pns. -... itos were banked.
John r.. Zee, Of summerville. laid down
on the Cambria iron companys railroad
tracks, at Johnstown, Saturday might. He
was run over by car, and fatally hurt
The sheriff closed the plant OF the Archl-
tectural iron company at Canonsburg on n
judgment OF Eli. 900 In favor Of the Baird
machinery company OF Piltsburg.
The Mount Pleasant Slayonic Catholic
church. Of Westmoreland county. has been
seized by the sheriff at the suit OF Geore Xifcak
member, for a debt of 81 900.
Mrs. John Baker. living on East s.a,e
street. Sharon, Is suffering from painful
wounds, the result OF an attack made on her
By vicious COW.
Amos Johnston. is years old. OF North
fatally injured by the explosion OF an oil
gun.
Mrs Faust, widow OF the late ex-Sherin
Faust, OF Clearned. was struck by a train
and instantly killed, near her home.
The body OF Henry Frye. Of Tussoyville,
Center county, was found IN the mountains.
Frye disappeared two weeks ago.
An engine and two cars OF coal on the
Pittsburg & Lake Erie road were damaged
by a collision near New Castle.
d. II. HNyman. OF New brighton, was way
laid. robbed OF S3 and kicked by four high
waymen Wednesday night.
The pos,ofice Mt Tannery, Indiana county.
has been re-established, with Andrew j. Tn
Gopher as postmaster.
Executions aVgregating over $4,000 were
issued against Robert J. Thompson, a Phila-
delphia retail cloihier.
James Anderson, the 4l!-year-old son OF
Orville Anderson, Of New Geneva, was killed
by runaway team.
The barn Of John X. Campbell. farmer
near Limestone, 10 miles from Clarion, was
destroyed by fire.
A son OF George Nsorva, Slavonic coke
worker Of Lemont, Fayetto county, was cut TO
pieces by train.
Thomas Anaford, OF Unlontown. was
fatally injured by falling from a tree while
nuttlng.
George Bears house at Grove City was
destroyed by an incendiary fire, Loss,
Sl.5 o.
August Olinger, OF near Meadville, lost tho
calf of one leg by the accidental discharge Of
a gun
Ex-Postmaster Weaver, OF Clearfe,d, was
seriously injured by an unmanagesble horse.
Calvin Middour, aged 40 years, was killed
on the railroad at Waynesboro.
Forest nres aro threatening, Presc ottville.
near Reynoldsville.
Cars Drop into a Ravine,
While freight train on the Columbus
Hooking Valley and Toledo railroad was
crossing trestle 75 feet high, uear Della
ware, o., IL broke In two. The engineer ap-
Piled tho brakes, and upon the first section
being SlnCkpnal the Gaaouh