The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-03-28
KEYSTONE STATE CULLINGS
NEW LOCOMOTIVES.
Pennsylvania Shops Working on Freish:
and Passenger Engines.

vania railroad shops at Altoona is now turn
ting out new class OF compound freight loco
motives for the fast freight service between
pittsburg and New York. The new locomo-
tive will embrace new ideas which are calcu-
lated to combine high speed with great
power. Experiments are also being made
tor the development OF IA new style OF passen-
ger engine.
Five masked robbers entered the house OF
John McMilin, near Watts Mills. bound and
gagged the hired man and three women and
waited nearly three hours for the return of
McMillin. When he came he was bound 10 a
board and leaned head downward against
the wall, while the robbers threatened him
with instant death unless he diyulged the
hiding place OF his money. McNlillin had
deposited 81 900 In bank the day previous.
After burning hts feet with hot Goals and
whipping him numerically the villains finally
believed his story and departed.
Mrs. McMllin and daughters, who were
compelled TO witness the torture OF McMillin,
are IN very serious condition from fright.
The McKeesport and wilmerdlng electric
railway company has made deal with tho
syndicate holding franchises Ia Jeannett,
Greensburg, Irwin and Turtle Creek, and
will allow the latter company to use its
tracks from McKccsport to Duquesne; from
which place 1t will build to PiItsbutg. The
syndicate. during the summer, will construct
u line from Greensburg TO West Newton. and
from West Newton to Mcheesport, entering
the city at the old driving PARK. Thence IL
Is TO use the Mckcesport and Wilmerding
line TO Pittsburg.
Kearney sutton. Of Tarentum.a "A well-known
employe Of the e. l.. Fiaccus Glass company,
was attacked Saturday night aud beaten in-
sensible, while several companions had mar
row escapes. The sum and substance Of their
offending seems 10 have been they were non
union workingmen. Sutton's injuries re-
suited In his death sunday morning. lie was
80 years Old aud an orphan.
=. Mrs. Al. II. vaneman was held for cour;
at New Castle, ON charge OF perjury in con
nection with the illegal liquor selling case
against the Hotel Oliver at Ellwood City
That case was dismissed and the womau's
husband IL still in jail for the costs.
Nathan Brofsky, aged IS years. had both
legs cut of on the railroad at Bethlehem. and
died. The boy was returning from San
Francisco, having beaten his way the greater
part OF the journey, aud the fatal accident
occurred within a few miles Of his hom0.
The Pennsylvania railroad company has
added to its holdings at Blairsvie IA tract Oi
land upon which 1t will erect 50.engino
roundhouse and large car aud machine shops
for the repair work ofthe West Penn division
This will concentrate at least 500 road aud
shop men at this point.
John Oswald aged i3, a farmer OF Obey
Berks county. came home drunk and quar-.
relied win his wife. His l6-year-old son in-
t@rfered aud in the struggle that followed the
ter killed his father with club The
rdered man formerly resided in LehiRh
co-nty.
At Honesdale, the large stables OF the Irv-
ing CHI beer aud soda bottling works owned
by julius Keltz, together with four horses aud
the entire contents, and August Hastings
brewery barn. were destroyed by IRE.
Mrs. Cavanaugh's block, lately purchased
by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company TO
make way for the new branch into Johnstown
was destroyed by fire. Tue loss Is n, 900, with
no insurance.
The board Of church extension Of the En-
glish Lutheran church In tho United States
has elected Rev ii. J.. Yursar, Of Braddock,
Field Secretary Of the board, 10 succeed Rev.
J. v Leuker
AT Uniontown, the jury rendered verdict
In tho eloctment proceedings brought by
James Il. Carr against Thomas b. Craig aud
the II. &. Frick coke company TO rec over u
acres OF land valued at S25,0O0
Robert Hepburn, 10 years old was caught
in the shaiting at Valentines works, Belle.
ionte. One arm, an ankle and several ribs
were broken. and no will probably die.
The contract has been let for the erection
OF a tin-plato mill at bennington, Beaver
county, on tho farm Of captain Ben Morgan.
The mill will employ 30J hands.
The Baptist church at New Brighton has
called to its pas, crate Rev. J. Calvin Stowell
of Coopers Plains, n. y, at q salary OF Sl,-
600 annually.
A Chinaman named Jim Lin Sum was
fosnd dead in his shanty at Derry. He H.
thought to have died from an overdose OF
morphine
Tho night turn ht the Carnegie company's
rod mill at Beaver Falls, broke the worlds
record sunday night by turning out 425.OOO
pounds OF Anished rods.
J. W. Hollovell, OF Dubois. received Il
and plea for forgiveness from a man who
stole pick and singletree from him II years
ago.
plates for the battleship Texas 10 the United
States navy yard at Norfolk. Va. The ship.
ment weighed twenty-three tons.
The Johnstown United Presbyterian church
has extended call 10 the Rev. s. j. Kyle, OF
Cambridge, n. y, at a salary Of 81, 500, which
has been accepted.
Tho soft coal operators Of tho ClearAeld
district are trying TO combine 10 control the
output OF coal.
The stage running between Cassville and
Mtlcreek was held up by three men and the
passengers robbed OF s93.
At Mckeesrort Thomas Segeisky was taken
TO jail on charge OF attempting TO kill his
wife.
All the mills and blast furnaces at Brad
dock and Rankin are now in operation.
Prank Bell Meanor committed suicide by
hanging. In barn in Finley township, Alle-
gheny county
An explosion in the Kildoo mines, Butler
county, Killed Oscar Taylor and fatally in
jured young man named Kildoo.
Owing to the illness OF Judge Barker. .arpu-
ments In the Blair-White contested election
case have been postponed until April 2.
Sharon, are idle. They demand a per cent
advance.