The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-07-18

Considerable Of q sensation was created n,
Greensburg by the announcement mt that Myrtle
Braden. the handsome lS-year-old daughter
OF Harrison Braden, had elopei with young
picture agent, who gave his nnue as Snyder
and who represented that he was travelling
for Pittsburg nrm. The young woman had
only met him three or four days previous &c
her running away with him. She told her
mother that she wns going to church. but In.
stead met Snyder at the railroad station, and
the two boarded a train going west. Police
departments at Pittsburg. Cumberland
Youngstown, o aud other towns were mott.
fed Of the runaway,
Herbert Lambert was brought to the hospl
tai at Williamsport, suffering from wound
received while out camping with q party Of
freinds. Frederick Hannah had been Oh
watch, and was patrolling the camp, when
the trigger Of his gun caught In the tent and
the gun was discharged, Lambert receiving
the conteGts In the face. lie is thought 10 be-
seriously injured.
1t has just been announced that the Phlla.
delphia company. which Is opening n new
coal mine at Hastings. will erect 1000 coke
ovens. IL Is proposed TO equip the mine
with electric light and machinery driven by
electric power.
Mary, tho s-year-old daughter OF james
Tay lor, and granddaughter OF Gen. John T.
Taylor, was trampled TO death by savage
bull at her home near Reedsville She sustain
ed fractures OF the skull, jaw, left thigh and
chest and died In an hour.
The Allegheny Valley Railroad bridge
across the river at Oil City will be replaced
In the course Of a few months with a new
structure, which will cost In the neighbor.
hood Of $4,000. The necessary timbers for
the false work are now being delivered.
The managers OF the Eleanor Iron Works
at Hollidaysburg will shortly place In opera.
tio.. the 10-inch mill department OF their
works. II will require large humber OF
men In addition to the present force OF EN-
ployes to run this department
Postmaster G. II. Gray, of Lowville, was
discharged by the United States commissioner
at Erie from the accusation OF tampering
with the mails. 1t having been shown that the
prosecution was brought for malicious pur-
poses,
Two men who gave their names rs james
ONeil, Of Wllliamsport, and Edward Hanna
han OF Altoona. were arrested nj Bellefonte
on Saturday and identified as the robbers Of
the Roland postoilice.
The home OF Mary Church. an aged spins
ter in Stewart township, Fayette county, was
robbed of q large sum OF money, which she
had hid In the chimney. She was absent ut
the time.
Mary Karl, Of Kittanning. has sued her
lover Thomas McMann for s35. The girl
paid this amount as McMann's fine for shoot
ing at Il crowd OF toughs. McMann has dis
appeared.
John Luft. aged II, was drowned in the
Susquehanna river at Wilkesbarre, at the
same spot where three other boys had met a
similar fate in the past two years.
Thomas Mexican gave $50, 900 to the Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania in response to the
appeal made by Provost Harrison for
s5,000000.
government inspector has found the
postofiice at Portage, Cambria County, IN a
disorganized condition and ex-postmaster
Smith short $500. Smith is in custody.
A license was granted at Grecnsburg for
the marriage OF Susan Steele, q white girl OF
Braddock, aged IA, to William Abercrombie
negro
Carpenter Tho crn,on, OF Cearfleld coun'y,
was fatally injured by fall Of 40 feet while
working on the Pittsburg Memorial home at
Ebensburg.
The voters OF Bedford gave large majori-
ty at the election against the proposition to
issue S25, 900 in bonds TO improve the water
supply.
The post office at Woodale has been dlscon-
tinued and tho mail for that place will here
after be sent 10 Scottdale.
Fox & Curtis, wholesale shoe dealers at Al
toona, failed on Saturday after judgments
for $4,000 had been entered against them.
Eastburn Reeder, OF Bucks. has retired as
State Dairy and Food Commissioner, to give
place to Lewis Wells, OF Bradford county.
The Oil City furniture company was
destroyed by fire, causing a loss Of S20,-
900.
Hannah simms, OF Reading. bled TO death
after having IL teeth extracted.