The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-08-01

In Cherry township. Butler county. Wilson
Thompson, an aged and exceedingly wealthy
farmer, was the victim OF an outrageous
robbery. Masked men entered the house
armed with deadly weapons. Mr.. Thompson
was roughly handled, and notified 10 tell
where his money was. The old farmer final.
ly succ1mbed, and ss result the whole
house was ransacked, and the amount Sc
cured will reach large proportions. good
BIT OF the money was In gold, and had been
In possession Of the Thompsons for more
than 20 years.
The work OF converting the Pittsburg a
Lake Erie railroad bridge over the Ohio river
at Beaver into a double tracked structure has
begun. and piles TO support II while the
work II being done, are now being driven
into the bed OF the river With the
completion OF the double track across the
bridge, the Pittsburg X Lake Erie railroad
will be double-tracked line from one end 10
the other.
A big yellow dog belonging TO William
Crumbe OF Beaver Falls, caused big ex-
element by running about the streets froth.
ing at the mouth and swapping and snarlinR
at every body. He attacked Mrs. Henderson
and tore part OF her clothes from her body
before she escaped. Fortunately he did not
bite her. II then attacked some children,
but they escaped injury.
The a,temp, OF the city OF Philadelphia &c
place loan ot 81 .20O, 900, with interest at
per cent. has again failed. The reason IL
the low rate OF interest When bids were
opened 1t was found that but Sl50,6 OF the
loan was taken. The first time bids were
asked S235. 900 was taken, and proposals
for the remainder were then advertised for
At a meeting OF the joint consistory of the
scottdale charge Of the Reformed church, the
resignation OF Rev. J. II. Mickey as the pas
tor was accepted, TO take effect on the last
Sunday In July. Rev. Mickey has beer
commissioned by the general mission board
OF the church TO take charge OF the congre'
CATION at Johnstown.
At New Castle Sarah Harper. the l2-year.
old girl who eloped with her brother-in- aw,
BENJAMIN Seaium, n week ago. has made o
| confession that Is unparalleled In its story OF
| depravity. The couple tramped together for
| several days before icing arrested. Sealum
is awaiting trial.
Special offiaer Christ II. Bloch, Of Johns.
| town who has been confined In the county
| Iail for the Last three weeks, AID who wat
given bearing on writ OF habeas corpus
was released on 5000 bond. He IL charged
with having killed a man he was about &c
arrest.
John Walsh was set upon by two footpad
on South Mercer street. New Castle, and
pounded over the head With some sharp In
strument After taking 20 cents from hi
rockets the higbwaymen left him for dead
1t is thought he will recover
At Beaver Falls a colored man named
Benny jackson was held for court In tn,
sum OF SG00 by Justice Piper on the charge
Of feloniously shooting A. Is. Pillar IN thu
head, innicting an ugly wound.
Thomas Clark. formerly employed as
section hand by the Pennsylvania railroaC
company AT Youngstown, has sued the com
pany for $4,000 damages for injuries receiv
ed by being run over by "a train.
The Kittanning Iron company signed ih,
Amalcamated Association scale, and will pu
It's plant In operation at once. The mill ha
been idle for two years. Tho action is due I,
the Loom in the iron trade.
Burton L. Wood agent for the Singer Sew
ing machine company at Huntingdon, wa
arrested Saturday night on the charge Of EN-
beazling 200 from the company.
Temporary repairs have been made on tn
Baltimore Il Ohio tracks near Uniontown re
Gently washed out by storms, and the tram
has been resumed.
Thomas Foy, a laborer, was instantly kille,
and James Fox. a miLer, fatally hurt bv
fall CT rock In the Keystone colliery at vii
kesbarre.
Police Albert Rodecker, OF Sharon, wa
beaten into insensibility by crowd Will
trying TO arrest two drunken toughs Saturda
night