The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-06-11
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED.
BIG LAND LEASE.
The Equitable Company Of Pittsburg will
Bore for Gas.

The Equitable Gas company Of rittsburc
has leased 1000 acres Of land. under which
there Is no coal and which has never been
! tested for gas. The land runs along th,
, eastern side of the Northern coal field. hr-
/ ginning dozen miles north of belmont. and
| running south to that village. The first we'll
! Will be started on the Bcyard farm next week
| The Held II located about seven miles from
the Murraysyillc and ritisburg mains.
! John Dunn, a stoucmason. employed by
/ John Huckcnstoin. the contractor. who il
/ building the foundation Of the new ~ Paul ;
United Evangelical church at First street
Madison avenue. Allegheny. dug up a
/ 'hamoiS bag containing p diamonds. valued
ut $4,000
! Eatahitc Tibbs. who was convicted AT
Uniontown lust week on vorioi- charges ot
robbery was saturday sentenced tu the puni-
lrn'iary for four years. William Wesley
John Wellington and samuel the three
jniontowh highwaymcn, got six years each.
The dedication of II handsome new :CO.-
700 school house, completed only u few
lays ngo. took place at Washington March
.ng of 1000 school children. -prurhr, and
pr'-cntution ~ a Blhi" and iing were frn-
b lures of the ceremony
Samuel Oswald. q member of the rditorinl
stan of the ktttuuiuE "Frcc Press 80 ypar-
oi ug" committed suicide hy shooting him
self through the hcnrt H. hal been In uI-
n"nlth for "ulo time.
Miss Margaret Iihlor. G"anncttr dumo.-
lie, hU. received wort that IN" i- one of the
aeir' of an estate of S2.OOOOUO In Germany.
~h" leaves urNt week for Germany e. claim
her share OF the estate.
EN-Judgc krchs. ot Clrurilrd. has nm
nouur"d himself us % candidate fur the bcmp
ratio nomination for Cougr,-- against COL
}. ]" Npanglrr who Thought Dee would huyr
no opposition.
The contract for the new wator-wurk- at
lisnui"r has been let to krumrr a O'Hurruu
4 ritt-hurg. whose ll wu- sl1.-Il tn.
work will 10" started go once aud completed
IN sixty days
Tho Mercer county grand jury has found a
.ru" hil! against County Treasurer ". y.
Graham, who IL charged with having cu-
Jrl',rl 5000 of th" county funds.
The school tax at New Brighton ha. been
liked Ht q mills. The teachers elected wrro
Ami" CLARK. Ida Hamilton, Ada Coventry.
Miss IomliusUn and Mis-, Buuzo.
Eoy's grocery store at Beaver Falls wa.
-ohhrd hy Fix men who had made similar
attempt al Grorg" lirrco'-, hut worc fright
mod away.
W. :. Davis, of John-town. has hrra ar-
luit"d % a charge ut rmh"2liius funds ~
lhr Iron city Fire ln-uranr" company. uf
Iitt-hurc.
John llcmhaush. an oid soldier. of ,l,.
Pleasant, committed suicide hy taking dose
Of rough ON rat. Drink was the cause OF
the act.
G"org" Durbiu and Gale. Davis has" been
arrested az Washington charged with ukiu.
30 from William VOLTS -ulo az Iuiryiow.
freight wreck occurred jp the Titt.nur,
Lax" Brio yards at sharon. An engine
ami four cars were haiiy demolished.
Ih" examinations OF %" .ruair. Junior uuI
suh-Iuut'r rll--ns at 'hr taiiiuuiu Stutu
Normal -rhuo, will begin Jun" D..
Two mon uumrd Iuuuou uul Guuu,2
We're arrested az Lutruh" for taking MONEY
and Nuluph."- from twu lililu-.
pmi!p pctrrhrimrr, FORMERLY of piit-hur,.
was killed hy % bank ruyiug iH ON him IN "A
,Ncs,morrlaud county quarry.
The Grand Jury or imprft uounty. n..s
recommended IN" ro'tiou OF "a soldier mon.
umrut at llru-nurg
Policeman Presley Wagner, of Ncw Castle.
who was found ON the street uurou.,iou-
died from apupl"NN
The school hoarl u, Cau1u.hurg ha.
broken IN" drnliuro i1r 'rru-ui,r hy ,.,,t.
GEO. y. MrNutt
\ IA months uld rb.'I of WI. Trailer. of
Gi""n-nur-, died suddenly after rutius
stick ut candy.