The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-10-04
PENNSYLVANIA ITEMS
Ep,tome OF News Cleaned From Various Parts
of the State


ship was seriously injured by the bursting
Ola gun.
Ex-Judge Harvey was painfully cut in the
back OF the head in collision on tue Allen
town Traction Road. The injury Is not
serious.
Bernardina Di Jorle and Peter Antonio
passarella are under arrest at Hazieton,
charged with blowing up the bakery OF MAJ
teo Gerod on June 26.
The Bethlehem Iron Company has shipped
aide armor plates weighing sixty-eight ions
for the Massa chu .etis, TO Cramps shipyard.
Richard Wills, f3 years old, OF Fairview,
near Altoona, becoming despondent because
he could find no work 10 do drank four
ounces OF laudunum and died In few hours.
! horse driven y Mrs. Lewis Rousseau, at
Rristol. was frightened by II passing train
and dashed into a telegraph pole Mrs. Ros-
seau sustained serious internal injuries and
the carriage was demolished.
Thomas p. Meyer, aged about 20 years,
and tanner by occupation, while attempt
ing to close a second-story window in the
County Almshouse Hospital, Lebanon whore
he had been under treatment for cancerous
disease. fell to the ground and sustained in
jurle, which subsequently resulted in his
death.
Alfred Mol OF South Allentown, was shot
and dangerously wounded while attempting
TO rob the hen roos: OF John wieand. ofSou,h
Allentown. on Wednesday mig t numbr
of pullels wera stolen from Mr.. weand Fri
day he anticipated another visit. and in the
evening he kept watch with shotgun. Ho
had not long to wait, for soon two men were
seen creeping with a bag in the direction Of
the hen house. Mr.. Wieani took aim and
lted. One OF the men gave yell and
dropped to the ground, while the other es-
capped. Mr.. Wieind was surprised 10 flnd
that the wounded man was enc of his
neghb RS Alfred Moll. He was shot in the
leg, and he Is so er,ously injured tha; am
pu;a,ion may lie necessary. Mol said his
compauion was Charlie ScholL
The large barn OF J. l. Heyd at Camp Hill,
was destroye by Are. This years crops, all
the farming implements and three calves are
involved in the loss which is estimated at
| $4,000. The Gre Is supposed TO have been ac-
eidentally caused by a tramp, who had been
permitted to lodge in the barn during the
night.
| George w. schrum, OF York, an employ zee
Of the We tern Maryland Railroad, was fat
ally injured at the Hanoyer yard. He at
tempted to board the engine tender and
slipped. the tender and engine passing over
aim, cutting of both his legs He WIS new
employee OF the road having recently come
from the West. where he had served in the
United States Army.
AS Mrs. Matthew Bach WAS returning &c
Mount Carmel from Mud Valley with so, the
months wageG OF her three SOM, she was at.
tackled by three men, but made her escape
safely ly displaying an empty revolver and
threatening TO shoot to kill.
little child OF George Sager, OF near Scott,
dale, drank aportion OF can OF concentrated
lye, and alter suffering great agony for an
hour died.
The remains Of an unknown man were
found near Pat Hester's Crossing, shamokin,
the notorious stamping ground of the Mollie
Maguires, on the Philadelphia & Reading
Railroad. The man had been literally ground
to pieces. not a piece OF his body large
enough by which 10 identity him icing
found.
William Abbey, l4-years-old boy OF Mill
vale, Allegheny County, was lodged in Jail al
Unioniown, on charge OF horse stealing.
He came to the home OF Richard Herbert,
near Connellsvllle, and told pitiful story Of
his hard lines since the death OF his parents,
which induced Mr.. Herbert 10 take care o.
him. Young Abbey remained several weeks
and did such light work as they gave him to
do. Friday night he left, taking Mr.. Her.
berrs riding horse also his revolver and
some other things. The horse and other ar.
ticles stolen were recovered.
iour-year-old dau :hter OF Mr. and Mrs
Fred. L. Rowland, who live near Farming
ton, was playing in the barnyard while her
grandmother was at work. Finally the
child was missed, and after long search
she was found drowned in a can OF milk.
Three masked men catered the house
Michael b. chtel, in Woodbury. Township
and demanded OF Miss Bechtel that she play
dance music. The young woman refused.
The men then drew their reyolers and de.
|
which did not sati'fy them. They then de-
liberately ransack d the house, taAine
money and other valuables. There Is nc
clue to the identity Of the robbers.
Mrs. Edward McGeehan is dying at her
home in Georgetown, near Wilkes Barre, Of
Injuries inflicted by her intoxicated hus-
band. He had been on spree for some
days, and returned home and from VIVA;
can be learned from the children tried to gel
his wife to give him some money She had
none, and on her refusal he knocked her
down, beat her with pick handle, and then
jumped on her head and chest with his
heavy mining boots. He left her uncon-
scious and bleeding profusely, and the
eldest child. boy of 10 years. ran to q
nelghbor's and gave the alarm. Mcclellan
was arrested in the woods, and when told
tha. his wife was dying begged piteously to