The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-01-30
'STONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED.
SHOT DEAD AT A DANCE.
,ign Miners Mark Their Celebration
Nth One Murder. Festivities Went On.

rhc Huns and slavs of Lemont, n mining
~ lagc north Of Uniontown, celebrated three
ddings, two christenings. birth, one
p neral and general pay day Sunday. One
u ndred and twenty i've kegs Of beer were
aux. and one man was killed. About mid
md ,ht. while the dance was mt its height. a
tbu barrel occurred. during which John Shoe
70 ylkCr was shot ana almost instantly killed
q Slav Shoemakcr's friends sought for
murderer TO lynch him hut the Slav
al apcd and fled the coke region. The Huns
n slaves drove of the negroes aud the
'nds Of Shoemaker and continued tho
nee. These festivities always extend over
or three days.
rhe mining village cf Van Meter, In West
a roland county. was almost destroyed hy
Twelve houses belonging to the O'-
rne Saegcr Coal company, were consumed
~ the twenty or more families rendered
ie melcss. The origin OF the fire L. un-
Own.
n Gottlob Haag, caused the arrest of his
G other. aged 90, at New Castle. on tho
o. arged that she and Andrew Shulnr. ~
ars old, had plotted To- kill his father and
vOpc. Mns. Haag then had her son arrested
III the accusation that he had threatened 60
al ]w the house up with dynamite.
IL
IL In council chambers aud listened To
IL rrchcs and adopted resolutions ur.iuu
nsressional action on the Lake Erie and
IN hio river ship canal. The resolutions viii
II forwarded 60 Congressman Phillips
n The works Of the Altoona Foundry AMI
rs arhinc company, are to hc raZrd tho ma
n hincry sold and the ground used for hUill.
" purposes. The company will 40 out oi
i,ines'. and about 400 men will bo thrown
rtut OF employment.
Prothonotary Joseph ". Looms. Of North
at county, died suddenly in the court hots.
y ON rheumatism of the heart. MIR. LOOMS
Iw partner, j.. T.. sullivan. mayor of North
ast. expired suddenly last week from tho
inc cnusc.
,I The Republicans of Jeanette nominated
!, T. NJ. Jones for justice of the peace aud 4.
Coon Tor constable. There were 500 votes
u Past, the nominations being by popular vote,
{ lhc largest In the borough's history
Ex-Judge Mehard. Of Pittsbure. attorney
q 1or the Nimck estate, has brought suit .,
lekharon against the Boyce estate To max,
III be latter liable for half the debts Of the nrn
Boyce, Nimick 4 90.
III The Armstrong County Bar Assocln ,iou
irl llected Ross Reynolds. president; AugustiI
Iark, vice president: ". l.. Pert, secretary
II ain, historian.
While Messrs. Sheets and Baker, of ncai
ld dtirecnsburg were returning from church sun
Hay, falling tree crushed their sled, KILLING
sheets and injuring two Of his children and
klr. Baker.
III DR.. James L. Howard OF venetia, Wash
bngton county, has written to Washington
Isking that admission to the army of insur
!. Ecnts In Cuba as "a regimental surgeon b,
J. GRANTED him.
n The Faycttc county commissioners have
II lNed the milage at 3 mills on valuation o
eAsS3, GOO 600, making the tax =lG5. 600. Th,
tiog tax will amout to $4,000.
The audit Of the accounts of Washington
bounty for 1895 shows that siO, j3l was pal,
, .ior the support Of the INDECENT and crimina
tasscs.
Frank Lacey,a PittshurS and Western rail
toad brakeman, was killed at Moruya Satur
n ay by being Knocked from ear by
{ ridge.
|. Frcderick McConncll's residence at Ne,
n IN ,tlc was burned burng tine absence Of tn
II Hily by spark from CRATE
!. rhe faculty OF the Allegheny college rein
- Ated the u students accused Of disordrrl
Unduct on the campus on Iucaluv Ii.rl'.