The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-08-29

There was n slight falling oil In the de-
maud tor coke last week, hut production In
creased !. l52 tons, aud tne 70 plants IN oper-
alton averaged ive and one half duys The
drop IN the demand was S,iJ7 tou- which
means ihl. 10 OJO tons Ci coke were stocked
on the yards. Operators don't see,n ,c Dy
able 10 account Tor the sudden change aud
ray 1t is only temporary. July and August
nte considered tho duliest months IN the yeAr
and september l. looked forward 20 with bet.
ter prospects ne 10 trade aud prices. There
nre 10 pants, with ,2l2 ovens IN operation.
waich !eaves tut 2,G44 ovens IN ,he Idle is.
Tie Wes,more'and a,r,caltara, soci".v
have engaged as SpcHSers James q. Nc nr-
ran, ot lIncHs'ef. president Of III ...
GtetDa exhibition society; J. A.. Gupdy, q,
LewlsUurs, who is vie president of Mt
GretBa society. and n member OF the state
board OF agriculture; G. b McWiiiiams. OF
Juninia county, who IS 4 lecturer ot tue state
etPnso.
While :hc employees OF the Herald. Printing
ana IGbishin.; COmpauy's bundiny, nt Erie.
were leaving OIe O! their number, Miss Minnie
Cartoii, got cAusL; Ia the elevator. She tried
TO leave the elevator wniie IL was IN motion
She was 70 budIy crushed that death occurred
III icw moIonis. she was abou II years Of
age.
W. D. Patton has succeeded in securing the
fortune left 10 Maria McGarvey Of Bradys
Bend township, 10y her brother who wont
west twenty ycars ago sac mas been tryins
10 ge. 1t for ten years, but was kept out OF 1t
by schemIng lawyer OF Seattle. Washington
At Eastoo, Inspector Anthony Coms,ock
arrested the leader OF gang OF greengOo Is
swindlers. 1he prisoner was identified 10y o.
ID. khuus. O! KANSAS, "a Joseph Dexter Jones
the man who robbed n of $500 last month.
The sw!Gd.er was iukca to New FORK.
william Mulatkey, OF C,arSsviile, was near
Iy POISONED to death OF Tuesday, 10y eating
potatoes from vines THAI had been covered
VIII paris Groen 10 drive n the potato bugs.
The hiium.uoIs coal trade throughon: the
Ieech "fcek region has picked VI consider.
nl'y OF late. An increased demand for Goa
iio.n these h"lts Is expected IN the fail.
a; sVccn. meeting OF Rochester city
cJgHclI pmu- :JT - new water works 20 cost
htCu; 1900 % were submitted by the bot.
ou-h engineer and accepted.
Squire W. c. Knox Of L,Conier was fred
upon ~ uu auNnown man while walking
along II dark road. aad the shot passed
through his coat sleeve.
sose;h b Donaldson. George Moran. Geo
Schaus cheney and Stanley small, drag clerks
were cleared Of u charge OF illegal liquor sell.
iEg at CauUnsbgrS.
The iuty a, Clarion gave verdict in favor
Of SUSTAINING; TIE VIII OF Lot Gardner, aud
the CONTESTANTS vii! ptopaO.y carry tho case
10 the SLproiac court.
The genera. store Of {. h. Rhoads. at
Branch Juuc.io near Greeasbury, was
tGrsiariacd Tuesday night uud goods to the
amount OF slO0 taken.
Graud Chancellor Jackson Of the Knights
OF lytGias Decided at li-adIng that IA Pyth.an
Knight IN good standing Is u PyIhIAu Knight
the world over.
The centennial Of the Mt Pleasant United
Presbyterian congregation M Hickory, WASH
! lngton codniy, Will 10 celebrated Tuesday,
September lG
Prof I. L. Kane, OF Nungaiuck, Conn, has
been elected city superintendent OF puDac
schools OF New Castle, at IA salary OF Il, $40
| per year
! The Fourth Pennsylvania veteran cavalry
| Will huld Its annual reunion 10 LatrObo. Wed.
hesdny aud Thursday, September aud 5.
Fish supposed to bs n pike. six feet long.
/ was seen hy Thomas Patterson and Jonn Fish
or IL slippery Rock creek III New Castle.
Samuel Ile,rbrand, IA emnloye of the
! Eureka mines. At Sm.tnson, nsar Grseusburs
was Instantly Killed by iail OF slate.
4 kni.e blade which Horace Graham OF
New Castle got into his hand during high,
yeafs ago, Was removed Saturday.
Dr. Il w. Chrls;y was appointed examn-
tng surgeon for the pensloa bureau AZ Al.
| tuona.
Toe Caarleroi plate glass works has re-
sumed after six months shutd-wn.
Two directory publishers are making a
| warm CANVAS U: New Castle