The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-07-16
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED.
THE ARMY WORM.
,,sv.s,ions Regarding the Pest From the
State Zoologist.

| rho arpearance OF the army worm In
lls,nine numbers throughout the state has
L,n..I Il. II. Warren, NJ. p. state zoologist,
.ue pamphlet giving instructions how
III. re4t may. be destroyed. lie advises the
,ip, Of wide swath about the invaded
i ana then the plowing Of deep furrow
~ the straight side toward the part to be
.,,teI at the intervals Of n few feet pits
4, which the worms may fall. They could
~, ba sprinkled with kerosene, or burned
mn straw. 1t Is also recommended that
.,, boards be laid on edge. end to end
ia the worms path, the barrier TO be
.sI with tar or Kerosene, which checks
er progress.
Tho mortality In the Dunbar section OF the
- region during the past few weeks Is
,her than at any time this year. chiefly
kr7o,, the children. The sanitary condition
|, .ba coke region Is very bad. and where
a,tb results from any disease. no effort IL
4 ale 10 ISOLATE the sick or dying. Children
- permitted TO visit and spread the disease.
,bs smaller coke towns there IL no system
sewerage and no sanitary laws. The
kmuies live in company houses OF two or
~ rooms, often occupied by from IL to 20
mates. and at this season of the year the
{irrounding yards are In poor sanitary con-
tion.
lanes whalen, Of Lemont, was shot
r9ueh the body twice by burglars. and the
,unds will probably be fatal. He and his
ie were visiting at the home Of his mother,
Ieisenrng No. 2. At midnight Mr..
4 xbalan was awakened by the noise made by
burglars trying TO enter the house. and
en, outside to drive the intruders away.
he stepped from the door one OF the men
aneI fire upon him, two shots taking ef-
e.. The assailants fled and have not yet
en- captured.
Tho Mercer County Medical association
preferred charges against Dr. J. &. Wied-
an. surgeon In charge Of the Cottage hos.
al At Mercer, for consulting with DR.. l..
Heath. u homeopath.
A nan named Harry Adams. was arrested
franklin, on Information from pittsburg,
h.. that he was wanted there for murder
Il said Adams tainted when shown pic.
r. u his victim.
|The executive committee OF the One Hun.
el aud second regiment Pennsylvania
unteers, will meet at Tarentum, July II,
arrange for the reunion OF the regiment
August 10.
be postoilce, hotel. bottling works. New
rk, Pennsylvania and Ohio railroad sta.
\ al Pulaski were burglarized The safe
len.
INiiliam C.. Chambers. of Mahonngtown,
entered suit for $1,000 damages against
Pennsylvania company for injuries sus-
n'l 10y being struck by train near New
s;.e.
man named Moore who Is In the lookup
New Brighton, for being drunk and dis
ery attempted To- cut his throat. but a
ssclan stitched up the wound.
baby girl, one month old. was left in a
irt. at the residence Of b. +. Porter,
|alyilc, with note, stating that the par
were too poor to care for IL.
George Boettner. an aged man OF New
sh;on, while watching the bicycle race.
urlay, was knocked down by me Of the
frs and seriously injured.
ames Cavern. % years OF age " drown
WHILE hahing IN. the e =. !" lAlsssirr,
K, near Elwood.
hieves broke into tho residence Of Milton
hry, at New Castle, and secured small
Of money.
Parshail Gordon, brakeman, fell from
train at Rochester and was seriously in
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