The Penn's Grove record., 1896-04-24
Pennsylvania
w. Items.


shaft killed John and Richard Gang.
han, of Scranton.
Financial troubles induced Cougar
old Adam Thomas, of Harrisburg, to
end his life with strychnine.
When an unknown man attempted
to assault Mrs. Martha Burt, near New
Castle, she seized a revolver and shot
him dead.
Reading Councils have appointed a
committee to consider the Pingrie plan
Of cultiyating vacant city lots for the
benefit of the poor.
The Shenandoah police have begun
a crusade against the hilarious partici
pants in Polish and Hungarian chris.
Jennings aud weddings
For no known cause, Ephraim Rohr-
er, a farmer of West HemptieId, Lam
caster county, drowned himself in the
Susquehanna, at Columbia.
For committing numerous burglaries
10 the B%ethlehems, Charles Hinkle and
Irwin Miller were sentenced to six j ears
in the Eastern PenitentIary.
Peter Wassail, who is in 81 at
Wiikesbarre for murder, is wanted in
Russia for the murder If his wife. and
%extradition papers have been received.
Deputy Attorney General EIkIn has
given al opinion that counties must
pay the assessors for making the
enumeration of school children under
the Compulsory Education law.
An unsuccessful attempt was made
on sunday morning to wreck the fast
! New York express on the Lackawanna
road, near Stroudsburg. The otficlals
have kept the matter very quiet. 3
The strike of 200 men at the Inger-
oll.SergeaI.t Drill Works, at Easton,
Is off.
1t is said that Fl. C. Frick will build
a $500. 900 hospital for children in
Allegheny county.
A charter was granted to the Mccoy
Lime Company, of Montgomery county,
capital stock 500, 900.
Congressman Kulp Is endeavoriug to
| have placed on the retired list of the
navy, Lieutenant Frank Housed, of
| Milton.
Fire in the Woodward Mine, Lu-
zerne county, caused by al explosion
several days ago, was exhnguished last
night.
In attempting to board a moving
coal train at Scranton, little Frank
| Parrish fell under the wheels and was
fatally injured.
A runaway horse became ~entangled
on the Philadelphia and Reading Rail
road bridge at Lewisburg, and II freight
wreck Was narrowly averted.
For the death of her husband, who
was killed by a Philadelphia and Read
ing tram at Mahanoy City, Mrs. Mary
Berger has sued the company for
$40, 900 damages. 4
After an exciting chase from Elk
county, Constable Tipperman arrested
Dave Eyster, an alleged horse thief, at
~Shamokin.
The body of John Moore, who was
missing from Williamsport nearly two
weeks, was found in the river at Mont
gomery.
Joseph Ludwig, residing near Sizer-
vile, Potter county, has discovered
gold-bearing quartz on his land which
an assayer says will yield $3.50 to the
ton. 5
Connellsville needs more tenement
houses.
The cemeteries at Reading contain
80. 900 graves.
Destructive forest fires have broken
out at several places in Centre County.
The outlook is bright for a brisk
summer in the Connellsville coke re-
gion.
An overdose of Iaudanum killed Mi
chael Hubert, at Rockton, Clearfeld
County,
Peddlers who hereafter visit Leb-
anon and Allentown will meet police
restrictions.
Judge Craig, of Carbon County, says
no other law is so shamefully violated
as that relating to fire-escapes. l
A train at Easton killed Frank
Boehm, Ct West Bethlehem.
A strike at Patterson colliery, Sha-
mokiu, has made 500 hands idle.
While boating in a creek near Car
Isle, young Mervin Kiehl was drowned.
Elmer Blehl heroically rescued Viii
liam 8. Binder from drowning near
Pottstown.
Several prisoners escaped from the
Shenandoah lookup, and have not
been recaptured.
A fall of coal In an Ashland mine
fatally injured Charles Parnell, of
Frackyille.
Pleading guilty to a tiendish crime
at Lancaster, John &. Reilly was sent
TO prison for thi teen years.
While acting as peacemaker in a
fight at West Bangor, Joseph Donnells
was dangerously stabbed.
A rock rolled upon the Lehlgh Val
ley Railroad track at Stony Creek and
wrecked a fraight train.
While burning brush in his field at
Panther Valley, near Tamaqua, vii
liam Snyder was roasted to death.
In runaway a Hazleton, Isadore
Friedlander was badly hurt, and the
horse ran until it dropped dead.
City Smoke Inspector W, $. Jarboe,
of Pittsburg, has been suspended for
| alleged collision with smoke consumer
agents.
After sleeping all night in his wagon
at Orrstown, Franklin county. John A.
Gahler WAS fnnnd diving. and has since