The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-02-27
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED.
PURE FOOD RAID IN ALTOONA.
Clcrk Hutchinson Captures Samples of Milk
and Supposed 0leo.

toona when George G.. Hutchinson, chief I
clerk Of the state Agricultural department, |
let It bc known that he wanted samples Of |,
milk from the various dealers and that he I
also had an eve open for samples Of oleomar- |
garine. OF the former he secured q pints, |
which. after being bottled, were labeled with |
the name of the dairyman and time OF pur- /
chase, and then forwarded to Harrisburg. !
He also took charge of several packages !
which he had reason 30 believe contained
olco.
The administrators of the late William
Mnurcr, of Girardyiiic. will sell ON February
~ about 5000 acres of timber land in Center
county. of which hc died possessed. The
sale will take place on the property IN Gr"gg
and Potter townships. Ii embraces one OF
the largest ana best stocked game and ilsn
reservations in the state, which has boen for
two years under the control of Philadelphia,
rttspurg and Center county sportsmon.
There are more deer and trout I'm the reserve
than anywhere else In Pennsylvania.
The Blair county commissioners awarded
the contract Thursday TO Badger Bros, OF
Boston, Mass. for the erection of AN sll.OOO
monument TO the memory of Blair county
soldiers and sailors. Blair II the first county
In the State To- erect a monument under tn,
act OF 1895. The monument will ho dedicated
M the county's somi-centcnuiHl anniversary
In June. when Gov. Hastings and Adj Gen.
stewart will make addresses.
Edgar Williams. u New Kcnsington glass
worker. committed suicide ON the porch Of
Julia McNlcchiu's homo on saturday night
by sondiug u bullet into his brain hocuu," Of
the girls positive refusal Co marry him. II ~
thought Williams intended killing tho
girl ~ hc had invited her out for q walk
but she was frightened and refused to ar.
| company him.
Robert Elliott. a wealthy farmer OF Jcflrr.
| son township EaNuttc county, Is a victim oi
! hunko men. About three years ago be- was
| swindlod out uf $1,000 In land scheme.
Last week hc was again Vicu"ilcd out ol
| $500 10y alleged detectives who represented
that they had captured the men who iir-,
robbed Mr. Elliott
/ Simon T.. Johnston. n restaurant keeper nj
! Connclisylc, was granted "a verdict of :j1t
| against cN-Burgcsr Patrick J. llarrgan aud
| Policemen James turdwcll and Bart still
| wagon for damages received when h" was ar.
/ rested for delaying To- pay u license fee Tor
! stand in front of his place during show day
! In 1892
Before the Grand Jury, ut Washington. the
| proposition Of the county commissioners TO
rebuild the Wcllsbure and Washington pike
| was brought up, and decision wu- reserved.
! The question regarding the other four roads
| In the county will be- heard sc. nrutrly.
The largest gas we'll ever struck In about
| Sandy Lake wus drilled 10y the SANDY LAX"
Gas and Fuel company on Friday. Tn" pres
| sure l. 200 pounds. with a slight showing ut
| oil. II has bccn decided to pipe It t. the
town
Rev. Father McGovcrn. of Frcnchyllc,
Clcaricd county, was thrown from his
| buggy, breaking his irs. lie lay for four
hours In the road, with the temperature "a,
zero The leg will have to be amputa'ed
The adjoining dwellings Of ". Irving viii
helm and Mrs. Maria Fisher, at Hamburg,
| were destroyed 10y fire. Mr. Wilhelm ana
his family were rescued from the second
story windows In their night clothes.
Burglars wrecked the safe in the once OF
the Beaver refinery, at Washington, Wednes-
ias s'ioht, "ss1 ,l.J btvi i"'y hii"' Lt,,,
store ana theNflice Of the Petroleum ~
works, bat go very little money.
A warrant was J. acd from the State De
partmcnt NJ Harrisburg to william Amhrus
ior 400 acres II land In Washington town
ship, Cambria county, that has been In liti-
cation for five years.
At the meeting of the Democratic county
committee at Butler, saturday, cN-Gov. Il.
L., pattison was endorsed for President Al
New Castle. the Democratic committee dii
the same thing.
Ella Farr. infant daughter Of Wm. Fart
whose wife wa, found dead few days ago,
has died at Dunbar of diphthoria. There
are two other cases Of the same disease IN
the family.
As the town If puBoi. voted for new water
works the private water company has dis
mantlrd all tho street tyiraut-, Und the cili.
gems fear the tire Insurance rate will bc in
creased.
Evangelist W J. Mcconnell Is holding
crowded meetings nightly Ia tho Methodist
church I'm Mt. Pleasant. In 10 days over 500
people have signed the total abstinence
pledge.
The First Presbyterian congregation OF
Burgrttstuwu elected Rev. Grant Fisher o.
mn the vacancy created hy Rev. j. l.. M"ay-
cr's resignation Of the pas,liair.
Abraham Williams. late cashier Of the
Traders National hauA az scranton, was ur-
rested ON charge ot cmhcl2llng sj5,OOO OF
the funds.
Tho sanitary condition Of Dunbar l. had
Diphthrria, grip aud othrrp pulmonary disease,
prevail and cause surprisingly large death
rate.
The Holiidaysburg Council voted 10 issue a
Sl2 0O0 loan for the establishment of an c!cc-
tric light plant to bee owned 10y the city.
knights of Pythin. Of Blair county, cclc-
Lratcd the 23d anniversary OF the establish
mrut of the order AZ Tyrone. saturday.
james Hughes. II years old, whose HON,
Is in marrcr county, is fugitive from th,
Jumunyillc soldiers Orphans school
The residence Of Nelson Howard. near
Murrysyille, was burned Thursday night
Loss, : 800; small insurance.
The ballots printed for the Sharon election
! wore dated 1895, and a. Il result some want
the election thrown out.
John stevenson, Jr., manager Of the wire
nail works at New Castle, will builda S20, ,00C
residence in the spring.
John Slavino was killed In the railroad
yards at Altoona by being run over by a
train,
George Stewart years old, was burned to
death at the home of the family, near Ruble.
The Populists Of Mercer county will n ct
| In convention NJ ShnrOn. April 9TH.