The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-12-12
KEYSTONE STATE CULLINGS
A DOUBLE MURDERER.
That is the Charge Likely to Be Brought
Against Judd.

telegraph operator jailed at New Castle Fri
day for the murder Of Henry Hun, at Ma
honingtown. may yet have TO answer for a
second murder. Early Friday morning. be-
fore Judd had seen Hun, he had a quarrel
with Benjamin Pitzer, of Mahoningtown.
Pitzer had hammer In his pocket. and dur
ing the quarrel Judd seized II and struck
Pitzer a blow on the head. II staggered him,
and he fell on his hands and knees. Judd
then threw the hammer down and walked
away. Pitzer was compelled 20 take his bed,
and he l. reported In critical condition. IL
Is feared his skull Is fractured or that there
Is blood eliot forming inside.
Notwithstanding that the Pennsylvania
Railroad company has ordered large num-
Ter OF freight ears during the present year,
the demand has been so great that there has
always been "A scarcity. and on this account
II has been decided 10 place an order for
1000 more box cars. which are TO be finished
a. soon as possible Including the order
placed 10y the Pennsylvania company for the
lines west Of Pittsburg this new order will
make 1000 cars that have been ordered this
year.
A wreck on the Pittsburg & Lake Erie rail-
road at Newport station. near New Castle,
resulted In the fatal injury OF Engineer Frank
Adams. Fireman John Doubt and Mail Clerk
w W. Bishop. all living in or near Pittsburg
The passenger train ran into the rear Of
freight train which was being switched. The
engine mail ear. smoking car and eight
cars were destroyed In the fire which follow
ed the crash. Only one passenger was hurt,
and he but slightly.
The body of Abner Biting, a wealthy mine
timber dealer. was found on the Catdwaissa
railroad. near Quakake. Friday. IL Is be-
leved that Mr.. Biting was murdered for his
money and his body placed ON the railroad
to avoid suspicion.
Edna Rankin was convicted at Uniontown.
on the charge of assault and battery. Edna
and Sadie Hull. both Of Pine Knot, Faycttc
county, three months ago had fight to de-
eide which was to marry certain man both
were In love with. Edna won both battle
and young man. hut sadie claimed that one
Of her earrings was chewed out of her eur.
and also that Edna bit chunks out Of her
checks Hence the arrest and conviction.
Mrs. c. Ambcrg.a respected and aged lady
of Collinshurg was struck by a freight train
on the T. Mex X \. railroad at West Newton.
! She had stepped from one track 10 avoid an
approaching train. when another came be-
hind her. which she failed to hear, and struck
her with the above result. This makes two
persons killed.in nearly the same place, with
IN three weeks.
\ bad freight wreck occurred on the Balt-
more Ohio railroad at Demmlcr station,
two miles west of Mckecsport. a few minutes
before midnight Monday. II was caused 10y
the breaking of an axle ON one Of the ears Of
fast freight No: 96. eastbound. As a result
IL ears were dcrailed. several of them tele-
scOped and overturned and both tracks were
| torn up for a considerable distance. Traffic
was continued 10y using the pittsburg 4 Lake
Erie road. which parallels the Baltimore X
Ohio at that place. No one was hurt.
Rev. W. A. McClymonds, pastor OF the
IL 10,
Washington county, has resigned, thereby
ending long-standing dissention in the
congregation.
Hiram NJ. Umbel, OF Markleysburg was
found unconscious In Uniontown hotel,
having blown out the gas. Doctors think he
may recover ,r
The death warrant Of Robert Moseby was
received at Washington ON the Sd. He will
be hanged on Feb. 20 next, instead Of Feb.
n, As first announced.
Edward Leighton, an S-year-old boy Of
Beaver Falls, crippled himself for life ny fall
ing on double-btted AK.
Joe Balkoka and John H. stanton were ar
rested at Johnstown for swindling various
merchants.
james $. Wallace has been elected steward
and Robert Artman engineer by the Mercer
county poor directors.
Washington county sheep damage fund
having been exhausted, payments for sheep
killed 10y dogs have been suspended.
The thirty-third annual session Of tho
Teachers institute of Lycoming county, will
hc held in Muncic, Dec. l6
The Teachers institute Of Center county
will meet NJ Bellciontc, Monday. Dec. l6.
Peter Yarisinus. a Slav. was crushed TO
"A Bf uf
The Hotel Main. AT Washington. has been
purchased for Sis 600 by George W. Roberts.
He may build u thcatcr on the site, but can
not do SO until the expiration OF the leases,
which have two years 10 run.
Tobias Evans. a farmer, was accidentally
and perhaps fatally shot near West Newton.
by David Shclkoy while they were preparing
10 20 on hunt.
Vcrstinc a Kliur'- lumber mill. at Brook
Vile, together with Il large quantity of hath
and shingles, was destroyed by lire. Loss,
100000; NO insurance,
Isaiah Whitby died at Unontown from
lockjaw, caused 10y wounds received from the
accidental discharge of his gun while hr was
hunting few days ago.
\ mad dog at Fairhavcn. lit Miss Dawson
on the arms aud bit two other dogs aud a
horse before II was killed.
Youngstown will hc made a irst-class post
office on January /. and the Offices NJ Hazel
ton and Briar lIill will be- made sub-,tntions
The Beaver Falls Council appointed four
more policemen, making six in the town, be-
cause of the increase Of iawlessncss and rob
berries.
The II. c. Frick Coke company has bought
from Samuel Hunter 100 acres Of coal land In
Unity township, Westmoreland county for
$4,000.
Opera House Destroyed,
The parkprsburp " Va opera bouse