The Penn's Grove record., 1896-05-01
Pennsylvania
w. Items.

Frank Parmla was murderously as
saulted by John Kosick near Shamokin
and may die.
Samuel Tuder, colored, was shot
and killed by John stundall at Pitts
burg.
There is q proposition to start a silk
mill at Danyille with a capacity of TO-
600 spindles and employing 800 hands.
Burglars looted the boat house of
the Hill School, OF Pottsviile, carrying
off a quantity OF clothing and athletic
goods.
A dose Of carbolic acid, administered
by mistake 10 3-year-old Emma VAL
entine, of Lebanon, very nearly caused
her death.
The finances Of Schuylkill County
are Mt such q low ebb that the County
| Commissioners had to borrow $4,000
20 bridge over the present demands.
While playing with matches at her
home. e S~troudsburg, a ~4-year-old
daughter Of Amos Miller set FIRE to her
| clothes and was burned to death.
A freight wreck occurred on the
| Reading & Columbia Railroad at Mau-
helm. Abe B~reitegam. brakeman, was
killed, and Conductor E. C. johnson
badly injured. 3
1t is reported that anthracite coal
has been discovered at Marsbalrs
Creek, Monroe County.
The Diamond Glass Company, OF
Royersford, is making preparations to
| start another furnace.
In an explosion Of gas at a Mahanoy
| City colliery Ralph Godall, John Killing
and Joseph Gruzis g badly burned
Tn the ground that she 10 insane, a
pardon has been granted TO Rose Belt
ney, of Philadelphia. in prison for sell
ing liquor illegally.
The bodies of Herbert Chaffeo and
Daniel McAfee, two OF the four young
men drowned at Pittsburg a week ago,
were found.
A new reservoir for the Mahanoy
City Water Company is being erected
at Lofty, and when completed will
contain 81, 000, 900 gallons of water.
While Charles E. Freysinger, of
Mount Joy, wal fixing a belt at the
York Haven Paper Mill. he fell into
the wheel pit and was drowned: A
There is talk of enlarging the York
County Court house.
A new brick kiln at Reading will
have a daily output of 40, ZOO.
In a COLLISION of bicyclers near Read
ing William Calvert was seriously
hurt.
Aaron Rath, of Bern, Berks County,
shot himself to death in a field neal
his home.
The Attorney Generals department
gave a decision saying that the various
counties must pay for the compulsory
| education census.
Charters were granted to the Will
kInsburg Bank of Allegheny County,
capital stock, 500, 600; II. C. Frick, Is
one OF the chief incorporators. Booker
Oil Company, Of Mexican County,
capital stock, $50,
The Republican State Convention at
Harrisburg endorsed Senator Quay's
candidacy for the Presidency, and
Samuel Davenport. of Erie, and Galu-
sha A. Grow, OF Susquehanna, the
present incumbent, were nominated
for Congressmen-at Large. A platform
was adopted, and Quay was reelected
State Chairman. 5
Little Franklin borough claims to
have $50,O00 invested in bicycles.
The 70-cent mining rate will remain
in force in Western Pennsylvania.
1t is said 5000, 900 will be spent this
year on new building operations at
Pottsville.
Burglars stole q large quantity of
chewing gum from the railroad station
at Beaver Falls.
Pennsylvania leather-makers say BIZ
cycles have caused q decrease in the
demand for harness.
The librarian of Allegheny's library
says Burke's Peerage is consulted
%oftener than any other book. !
A Pittsburg salesman, Allan Aid
rich, dropped dead at Hamilton, Ont.
William Garrett made a determined
but Intellectual effort to escape from
the Lebanon Jail.
Two girls frightened off a thief who
was trying to break into Say lor's
wholesale grocery store. at Reading.
Michael SODA, who kept a store al
shenandoah, is missing, greatly to the
discomfort of numerous creditors.
Fish Warden Ford has begun a wal
upon Sunday anglers in Luzerns
County, four arrests being made.
John L. Cowan, who is wanted a
Pittsburg for forgery, was captured in
Guatemala, and is on his way to Penn
~lsylvania.
While rowing in a boat on the Sus
quehanna River, at Nanticoke, Waite
kobinski was swept over a dam and
drowned.
An insane negro was found riding
on the real platform of q Philadelphia
Il Reading express at sunbury, but h
escaped capture.
For robbing David Meyers mill, nea
bethlehem, Thomas Burke and jane
Welsh were sent to the ~penitentiary 70
ten years.
Whoever does . wrong thing to-day,
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