The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-12-19
PENNSYLVANIA STATE NEWS IN BRIEF.
VERDICT AGAINST DOCTORS.
Two ofthe Profession in Sandy Lake Sued
for Malpractice.

The celebrated case Of Rev. Ralph Byers
versus Drs. J. G. and Il. 7. Feather was on
trial in the Mercer Court Friday and Satur-
day. The two physicians, who are residents
Of Sandy Lake, are charged with malpractice.
large number Of physicians were there TO
testify. The testimony accorded, but differed
on some points from that Of the defendants,
the most important being the use Of cocaine.
Their testimony was that they applied II ex-
ternally, while others claimed II was OF no
avail except when injected. After a l2-hours'
session the jury reported In favor of the
plaintiff In the sum of si00.
The dedication OF the new Trinity Lutheran
Church Of Johnstown. lately erected nj a cost
OF 10000. took place Sunday. The dedicat-
ory sermon was preached by Rev. c. B.
Gruvcr, Of Lock Haven. in which he was as
sisted 10y Rev. W. A. Shipman. President Of
the Allegheny Synod of that city, and others.
a collection resulted In the contribution OF
$4,000 to pay the Indebtedness. A number
OF persons from Pittsburg, Allegheny and
Greensburg were present.
Some time ago, james Black, alias George
Parker passed forged check on the Fries
Hardware Company, representing himself 20
be- an employe OF the Postal Telegraph Comp
any. He afterward played the same game AZ
Harrisburg and Lancaster and turned up at
Irwin. where he was located by Manager
saul, Of the Postal Company In Altoona. and
arrested by request OF the authorities.
Max Goodrich, Of Philadelphia. aged 80
years, In n III OF jealous rage shot his young
wife, Bertha. in the abdomen at their home
and then sent bullet crashing through his
own brain. The wife Is in hospital in a
dying condition. Goodrich died instantly.
He Il said to have been insanely jealous Of
his wife.
John Geddes' who was placed In the lock-
! up at sharon for assault and battery. on n
| charge preferred by his wife, made n pecu.
liar attempt TO liberate himself from jail He
| set fire 10 the woodwork surrounding his cell
and the smoke and heat nearly sufrocated
Gcddcs. ~ well a. two other prisoners.
When the fire was discovered a fellow named
Thompson, who was confined I'm cell for
| drunkenness, was In an unconscious condi-
tion.
Miss Pearl Barton, Of Wilkesbarrc, the
young girl who has been asleep since Novem-
bcr p, died December ~ without awakening.
The doctors are unable to say what the cN-
act cause of her death was. but attribute II 10
weakness, which induced heart failure.
The new Morado bicycle works at Beaver
Falls H. almost completed and work will be-
gin about the frst Of the year.
Ten thousand dollars additional stock hay
ing been secured the tin plate mill at Free
dom will be completed and put in operation.
The dry goods store OF Lucinda and J. S.
Brisell, at Union City, was closed by the
shcrin, on saturday, on executions amount
ing 10 $4,000.
Curtis Taggart. or Smithneld, owns land
warrant issued by the suprme executive
! councils OF this state in l7ss, signed by Ben
jamin Franklin.
A company Of local and outside capitalists
has been formed at Freedom, and n $50, ,00O0
! hotel Is TO be erected. A site has already
( been secured.
Richard, Joseph and ID. Lydick and l..
! Cochran are In jail at Indiana on the charge
of robbing the house Of Griffith Owens.
Fike Thomas, engineer;'t the Crescent
works of the Califor'fe, l1pal company at
SpioR,gwn' n, ~ n nvI, Tss IS Iiured by being
An effort Is being made 10 raise a colony Of
! young men at New Castle 10 go 20 Honduras
and engage in the culture Of bananas and
cocoanuts.
Annie Caldwell obtained her third verdict
| In trial at Uniontown against Bullskin
township. Fnyctte county, for 500. for In.
| juries caused by being thrown from her
horse, which slipped on bridge. The town
ship will appeal.
4 new electric ear line Is projected at
! Greensburg by Hugh keogh, contractor OF
Lancaster samuel 4. Miller and Edward
| SaNman, Of Latrobe, and some pittsburg
capitalists. II will be run from Derry to Lq-
trobe touching Youngstown, Whitney, LIP
| pincott furnaces and st. Navier's academy.
The ground to be traversed is level.
Frank Phillips, negro, who came to Bea-
yer Falls after serving in the war, died In the
| hospital, Tuesday. OF n tumor, which had
grown SO as 10 completely MI the abdominal
cavity. He was once elected justice of the
peac" in Pulaski township. and belonged 10
the Grand Army OF the Republic.
BY the blowing of of "gate" at the Iams
gas well, In Morris township. Greene county
Mr.. Jennings and Mr.. Coyle were severely In.
jured. Several other men escaped without
injury.
The Mercer county liquor license appli.
cants this year exceed the number OF las,
year. although the number 81 liquor houses
throughout the county were reduced last
February. The liquor applicants petitions
are not being n literally signed as last year
as u newspaper man then printed the nam,
Of every person who signed the petitions.
The new theater building company. o.
Beaver Falls, has decided to at once appl,
for a charter and begin operations. Th,
company will be called the Grand Operi
house company, and the capital will be $50,
900. The plans call for three store-rooms,
dancing hall, Masonic lodge room and tn,
theater. The men backing the enterprise ar,
all of means and enterprise.
The coroner's jury at New Castle founC
that Henry Hun died from the effects OF
bullet fired by NJ. G. Judd.
Frank Adams, the engineer OF the Pitts
burg and Lake Erie flyer, caught ~ tn
, wreck Saturday. died since at New Castle.