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.

one hundred pounds Of dynamite, which
was being thawed out on screen above a
stove In q shanty at the North Lebanon stone
quarres, exploded with terrible force. viii
liam Thompson, Harry Hillard and Pierce
Pletter, who were standing nearby, were
hurled several hundred feet. Thompson, who
stood nearest the buildiag, was terribly In
jured, his face and body being filed with
splin,ers OF wood and small pieces Of iron
and tin. Almost oil his hair was burnt on
his head, and he will lose the sight OF both
eyes. Pletter had his arm broken, but Hill
lard escaped injury.
At Taren,um a bold robbery was perpetra-
ted Tuesday morning by three meo. who
broke open the store OF Hess. Lindsay X Co,
on Negley avenue The robbers secured only
s70 as Mr.. Hess had deposited owes $500
yesterday. Evidently the work was well
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
to $500 flne and four months In the work.
mouse Tor keeping a speak.easy at Primrose.
The shortage Of $500 in the accounts Of the
postmaster at Cassandria. Cambria county,
has been made good by his bondsmen.
John Miller was killed In the railroad
yards at Lock Haven while coupling cars.
Mrs. Wilson. State organizer. Instituted n
women's auxiliary Of the order Of Railway
Conductors at Altoona.
Albert Hamilton. Of Sharon. sentenced 10
two years In the Columbus, o., pcnitentinry
for completely in many burglaries in eastern
Ohio, Is IN critical condition in prison, the
result OF attempting suicide by swallowing
sulphuric acid used In the polishing depart
ment where he was working.
The Beaver Falls and Beaver electric street
car company is to be revived at New Brighton
The sherig has closed Samuel Lewin's
clothing store at Belefontc. Liabilities about
S25,OOO; assets, $1,000 TO 5000.
T. J. Palosse,er, OF Connecticut. a Nickel
Plate brakeman, was blown from the top Of
his train near Ash,abua 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
I've years in the peni,entary for picking
pockets.
The Pennsylvania Society Sons OF the
American Revolution held their second amt.
versary meeting Of the organ cation at the
Hotel Duquesne. PI,tsburg.
Thieves stole So chickens and 25 turkeys
from Mrs. Dimond. Of Gteensburg.
Thomas l.. Jones. Of Gieensburg, htsb OF
appointed general manager OF Coulter Hun
works
Fire caused a loss OF over SO 900 by de.
stroying building used as sample room by
the Logan hotel, at Altoona.
Profs. j. ID. Trussell. OF Claysville; Hall, OF
California Normal schools Stevenson. OF
Burgettstown, and Dalbey, of Monongahela,
nre all candidates for school superintendent
OF Washington county.
David Harris, colored, OF Rochester, was
fatally crushed by "a safe falling on him.
John shepac was crushed to death by a
fall OF rock at Lemont, Fayetie county.
J. W Frasher was appointed postmaster a,
Smock, Fayette county.
Judge Gannison, OF Erie. sentenced John
Cuddy, the Lake Shore n 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 Stodiards 8
residence, NJ. kline's billiard room, Mr.. Les
lies dwelling and the stores OF BELLS x Co.,
and McClelland Il Burch. The total loss Is
$1,000.
Frederick Held, who kept tailor store in
Latrobe, has been mysteriously missing since
Thursday last, when he left home with $40
that be said he was 10 deposit in the 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 Shenango Gas company for
tearing up streets In violation Of a city ordi-
nance.
George Jones fell from Pittsburg and
Western railread trestle between New Castle
and Ellwood on Monday night He lay 10
the Rulch 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,
as the hose and iire engine were locked up
and the keys could not be found.
The residence OF william s,onebaker, at
Tyrone, was destroyed by FIRE. Loss, u, 900
David Sioners house. barn and othsr
buildings at scottdale, we're destroyed by fire.
Loss, $4,000.
viii Martin. colored, aged 49, is In Jail at
Uniontown charged with assault upon Rob-
ert Hurd OF Dunbar. Hurd is dying.