The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-11-28
KEYSTONE STATE CULLINGS
THE DYNAMITE LET LOOSE
Apd Three men Were Hurled Several
Hundred Feet.

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was being thawed out on screen above a
stove In shanty at the North Lebanon stone
quarries, exploded with terrible force. Will
liam Thompson, Harry Hillard and Pierce
PIeuer, who were standing nearby, were
hurled several hundred feet. Thompson. who
stood nearest the buildiag was terribly In.
jured, bis face and body being filled with
splinters OF wood and small pieces Of iron
! and tin. Almost oil his hair was burnt on
bis head, and he will lose the sight OF both
/ eyes. Pletter had his arm broken, but Hi.
lard escaped injury.
AZ Tarenium bold robbery was perpetra-
ted Tuesday morning by three me, who
broke open the store OF Hess. Lindsay h Ga.
on Nogley avenue. The robbers secured only
go. as MIR. Hess had deposited owes $500
planned, as Friday was pay day at the plate
glass works and the firm generally has large
sums paid In at that time
Court at Washington sentenced Jules Boise
10 $500 1ne and four months in the work.
mouse Tor Keeping speak-easy at Primrose.
The shortage Of $500 In the accounts OF the
postmaster at Cassandria. Cambria county,
has been made coed by his bondsmen.
John Miller was killed in the railroad
yards at Lock Haven while coupling cars.
Mrs. Wilson. State organizer, Instituted n
womens auxiliary OF the order Of Railway
Conductors at Altoona.
Albert Hamilton. Of Sharon. sentenced 20
two years in the Columbus, o.. pcnitentlnry
Tor completely In many burglaries in eastern
ONO. Is IN a critical condition in prison the
result OF attempting suicide by swallowing
suIphuric acid used In the polishing depart.
ment where he was working
Tho Daavor EotIs p....--
car company is to be revived at New Brighton.
The sherig has closed Samuel Lewin's
clothing store at Belleionte. Liabilities about
s25,OOO; assets, $1,000 to $1,000.
T. ]. Palosseter, OF Connecticut, Nickel
Plate brakeman, was blown from the ton of
nIs Train near Ashiabula and had his skull
fractured. He died en- route to Erie hos.
pitaL
Lizzie Moore, formerly Ida Thomas OF
New Castle was sentenced at Cleveland &c
pockets.
The Pennsylvania Society Sons OF the
American Revolution held their second ami.
versnry meeting OF the organ cation at the
Hotel Duquesne. Pittsburg.
Thieves stole So chickens and 20 turkeys
from Mrs. Dimond. OF Greensburg
Thomas l.. Jones, OF Gieensbure hfsbo,
appointed general manager OF Coulter Hun
works.
Fire caused loss OF, over SO 900 by de-
stroying building used as Il sample room by
the Logan hotel. at Altoona.
Profs. J. ID. Trussell. OF Caysyile: Hall. OF
California Normal school; Stevenson. of
Burgcttstown, and Dalbey, Of Monongahela.
are ali candidates for school superintendent
OF Washington county.
David Harris, colored. OF Rochester. was
fatally crushed by IA safe falling on him.
John Shepac was crushed TO death by a
fall OF rock at Lemont, Fayette county.
J. W Frasher was appointed postmaster at
Smock, Fayette county.
Judge Gannison. Of Erie sentenced John
Cuddy, the Lake Shore h Michigan Southern
railroad robber. to three and a half years in
the penitentiary.
Fire at Cooperstown. 10 miles south OF But.
Ter, on the Butler plank road, destroyed II.
ID. McCrea's restaurant. G. NJ. Stoddard's
residence, NJ. kline's billiard room, Mr. Les
lies dwelling and the stores OF Bells & Co.,
and McClelland Il Burch, The total loss is
$4,000.
Frederick Held, who kept n tailor store In
Latrobe, has been mysteriously missing since
Thursday last, when he left home with $40
that he said he was TO deposit in tho bank.
He did not reach the bank and nothing has
been heard from him.
The New Castle City Council has ordered
the city solicitor 10 bring criminal proceed.
ing against the Shenaugo Gas company for
tearing up streets In violation Of u city ordi-
nance.
George Jones fell from Pittsburg and
Western railroad trestle between New Castle
and Ellwood on Monday night He lay In
the gulch until next morning, and was seri-
ously injured.
The residence OF W. II. Stewart at Clays-
vile, was destroyed by Are on Monday The
new water works failed TO be Of any value,
rs the hose and fire engine were locked up
and the keys couldno be found.
The residence OF william stonebsker, at
Tyrone, was destroyed by ilre. Loss. II, 900
David stoner's house. barn and othsr
buildings at scottdale, were destroyed by Are.
Loss, $4,000.
Will Martin. coored, aged Is. is In Jail at
Uniontown, charged with assault upon Rob.