The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-05-23

Hon. J.. A. Wheeler Of the Wheeler Iron
Company signed n contract with the Green
Vile Improvement association agreeing TO
commence the erection Of the new monster
blast furnace within thirty days. receiving In
tetuyn a deed for the land on which the
plabt is TO be located. The site Of tho fur.
bace is on tho line OF the Pttsburg, SheDango
4 Lake Erie road. which company gives no
lice increasing by 70 the number OF Its shop
employees and trainmen here.
A Taxpayers revolt is on hand in Spring.
field township. Fayette county, against pay
ment for a stone crusher which Supervisors
obi and Murray ordered two months ago.
The agent Of the manufacturers has not been
able 10 collect payment, and criminal and
civil suits are threatened.
The corpse OF well-dressed man was
found In thcket at Fowler station, 20 miles
west Of Bellefonte. A pocketbook containing
some money was lying beside the body, but
thefe was nothing by which the dead man
could be identified.
The Christian Endeavor convention at New
Brighton elected these officers: President.
c. W. Kurtz; vice president, j. w. Hays;
secretary, A. H. Shaw; treasurer, w. II.
Young; executive committee, Rev. q. w.
Morris and J. W. Zirkie.
The United States Court of Appeals at
Philadelp phia sustained the deci IH Judge
Acheson at Pittsburg affirming the verdict OF
go. 900 against the Weed estate at Williams
port in TIC suit brought by Emily L. Tru-
man.
Although tho membership OF Mercer pres.
bytery OF the United Presbyterian church In
creased during the year from l,s62 to ,9ss
the contribution decreased S757, leaving q
deficit Of 1927.
Carnegie employees OF Beaver Falls, are so
highly pleased with the voluntary advance
hp hut N "
tion Of an Amalgamatcd association lodge Is
impossible.
George McCeland and Wilson Fields, two
OF the Ave men accused Of the murder of
Philip X sutton at Iarentum, March 80
were sentenced II years each TO the peniten-
tiary.
Three boys employed by the susquehannn
coal company at Nanticoke were discharged,
aud when their reinstatement was denied 40l
men AMI boys went out on "A strike.
The Allegheny county Grand Army associa.
tion favots u state pension OF cent for each
days service OF Pennsylvania soldiers from
April IA, 1861, to May l. 1875.
movement is being made among the
Grand Army posts In Blair county 10 erect a
soldiers monument IN Altoona. A design
shows fort with surmouuung tower.
James Hendricks was convicted Of murder
in the second degree at Wilkesbarre for the
killing OF Barney Reick on November II,
1893.
Edward Williams, Charles JefIries and
William Quarres, charged with robbing
Harry Hinsley, Of Monongahela, were held
ior court
Edward Zerby smashed window at Kit
tanning. IN order 10 get locked up. lie was
desperate by poverty.
Executions for sos, s55 were Issued against
Amos H. Hostet,er. Il leaf tobacco dealer at
Lancaster. His liabilities are estimated at
100000; assets. $4,000.
Tho cornerstone for new Presbyterian
church ~ Clarion has been laid, DR.. Elder
Is the church's second pastor in its 90 years
Of existence.
Postmaster Hawkins, OF Beaver Falls, has
received four cans Of wal-eyed pike from
the Erie fisheries to place in Beaver county
streams.
Russell Irwin, the l2.year-old son OF DR.. j.
Il. Irwin. has been mysteriously missing
from his home at Washington since Mon
day.
In u quarrel at Williamsburg. John Williams
GO years OLD, shot and killed Walter Chap
man.
DR.. Cooke. OF Jeanette, fell downstairs
and sustained probable fatal injuries. He is
% years old.
II is now said that W. b. Hlte the missing
tax collector, OF Latrobe, is short $4,000 In
his accounts.
All the traction roads OF Philadelphia are
to be consolidated.
Tho Pennsylvania Populist convention has
been called for WilliamsPort, July 4.
The loss by Are In the Nelson building Of
Monongahela, amountsto $1,000.
John Ramsey was killed by lightning a,
B1rgettstown.
West Newton is to be supplied with water
from two artesian wells.
California Normal school commencement
will be held June 27.
Wreokage From the Chicora.
Large quantities OF the Chicora wreckagt
came ashore three miles north OF Benton
Harbor. Hundreds OF people hocked to the
scpna NxhaFa tim haF from tha pilot hOuaa