The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-06-18
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED
3TABBED A SUCCESSFUL RIVAL
Two Young Men Engage in a Bloody Dis.
puts Over a Girl

At Holldaysburg. John Lemon. aged %
years, son OF the late ex-Auditor General
John A. Lemon. became involved in an al.
tercation with John Formholtz, an associate,
at the Brown row. FOrmholtz drew n razor
and cut Lemon twcs In the left side. the In.
strumcnt penetrating the kidneys. II IL
feared that Lemon wi die OF Internal hem.
orrhagcs. The dispute between the two men
arose over the affections Of u young woman
whom both had been counting and who had
Tilted Formholtz. Formholtz Is In hiding
from the officers.
score or more OF heads were bruised as
n result of row between the two factions oi
the colored congregation Of the Ebcnezet
church. Miller and Colwcll streets. Pitts.
burg. Accommodations Of shortages in she
accounts OF the treasurer precipitnted the
trouble.
The committc which is soliciting for the
steel mill In sharon IL meeting with great
encouragement. Therefor nearly 100000
has been raised and IL is expected that S5O..
900 more will be collected. yhc citizens
have responded very literally TO The cause.
valuable antiquarian lind was made on
the site Of the old fort at Ligouicr \ media
issued by William and Mary IN 1870, In celo.
biation Of the battle of Boyne was uncarth.
ed. The relic Is now In possession Of j. l..
Lawson.
The New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio
railroad company has been ordered by th,
court nj Mercer, to pay $1,000. with interest
to stewart Il Shut Tor the loss ut lG head OF
horses In the llornclsvillc wreck Ui q ycai
ago.
Richard Lydick Leader Of the famous gang
that tcrrorilcd Indiana for 10 years, has beer
sentenced To 10 years In the pcnitcntinry, and
his confcdcrRtps, "Sir Dick" Lydirk AMI
Leslie Cochran, were given year terms.
William Sowcr.. coal miner at Mosgroyr.
, was bcheadcd by trnin nj Wick city III"
had been drinking aud evidently had lain
down on the track. The young mans pa.
rents reside at Coylcsyilc, Butler county.
&. q. Towels. u married man living near
Franklin, assaulted Bessie Ryncr, G-year.
old girl. and was terribly beaten by the chiid's
father before being taken to jail. hyuching
was Threatened 10y th" angry n"ighbpr-.
4 protest has bcnu entered 10y manuiac.
turing concerns at Jcannctte against change
In the course ~ II stream flowing from that
place t. Irwin proposed 10y the council Of
the latter town.
The body of Patrick Sigh. found floating
I'm the river near Coleman station, ON the
Allegheny Valley railroad. makes Tn" seventh
victim OF camping clubs IN that vicinity with.
in u week.
The now city hall nt Monaco will hc dedi.
Gated On July with big street parade 10y
the lire department and other ursanizntions
speeches. u big dinner and fireworks In the
evening.
Rev. james T.. nixon, Of Beaver Fails. has
inauguratcd n rrusndc against cigurrt smok.
ing. and rlums To- have evidence NJ dealers
selling tho articles 70 boy, under sin years OF
age.
Charles Gray. William May and Howard
Smith who wcrr arrested fur rohhing the
postoillco at SuuwShor, Center county. have
been held under : 800 hail each tor triul.
petition has been presented IN the Bra-
yer county court asking Tor viewers To- ap-
praise the several bridges spanning the river
Win the object II having them made free
The bakery and confectionery OF Mrs.
Sadie f.. blackburn, at West Newton. has
tcrn sciacd by the sheri1 at the suit OF ). u.
Scchrist and will be sold June Is.
Omcers ir,3-- the r2'@iSITG II r.
OF the fish laws wn0 have been 6b,Satine
along tn LOyalhanna. Several sav mill
owners will also be prosecuted.
over 5000 poopln participated In tn au-
nual rally of the Allegheny County Junior
Christian Endravor societies at tho expo
sition building.
Tho people of Wcs, Jeanette want the
Pennsylvania railroad to do away with u
dangerous cr, ssing ut Fourth street by max.
ing tunnel
Mrs. Ellen VI. Robh. u New Castle. ha,
filed an application Tor divorce from her
husband, Andrew Robb, alleging cruelty and
inhdolity.
In the case ~ Thomas against the Mutual
Fire lnSurnnc" Company, of Cambria county,
tried NJ Eh"nsburg. u verdict of $4,000 was
rendered.
Coroner Mcdowell Of Pitt-hurg. had
six cases of death from ov"r-iudulg"nc" In
beer and other intoXicants within the
week
Within the past two weeks l3 men aud
boys employed at Lowell & Laybrrg"r's :
lumber plant. At Pcuiirli. have been in
jurnd.
Charles McDonoush. "A l3-yrar-old boy ot
Franklin, who rut his kuc" on piece of
glass three weeks ago, has died from lock-
jaw
Lots are selling rapidly at yandcrgrift,
th snrw town On the Kiskimrtas river, 27G
b 3 :; been disposed ot within II week.
G,rty-nine stables Of the ScwicSl"y Fair
association, In Wrstmor"land county. were
demolished by high wind.
Tho Athletic association Of Jcanncttn. Ia
arranging for II memorable celebration of
the Fourth OF July
David IIickson, living near prnneld, was
chased 10y "A bear In the woods surrounding
that town.
Tho Beaver county harvest IL cxpereed to
be two weeks carliear than usual and very
good.
Andrew Carnegie has given the Presby-
tcrian church Of salisbury an organ.
La%yctte college commencement is under
way nj Easton.
Uniontown's centennial will be celebrated
July 3 and 1.
KILLED BY a I5.YEAR.OLD E1Y.