The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-08-27
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED.
PENNSYLVANIA POINTS.
Items Picked Up from Al, Over the
Commoaweal

William J. Whitaker, father OF fourteen
children. and grandfather OF seven grea
| grandchildren and Mrs. Susan Bailey. IN,
mother OF twelve children and grandmother
| OF sixteen children, were married at tn,
! home OF the bride on Quicksand creek neal
Jeannette The groom Il 81 years old and
| the bride 73 years. This makes the third
time each OF the contracting parties has been
| married
Edward Lewis, OF Boston, Allegheny coun.
| ty. and an unknown Pole Of Industry. near
| Boston, are probably dying from wounds I'm.
| ilicted by John Parker and Walter and sam
| uel Russell. Samuel ia IN jail Mt Mckecsport
and the others are at large, with a posse in
pursuit. The pole was shot because no re-
sisted being robbed and Lewis was shot i'm
an attempt TO arrest the three robbcrs
The commissioners Of Indiana and West
moreland counties. have condemned tho
| Joint county bridge over the Couemaugh
| river at Livermore and have given notice
that those using 1t for travel do 80 at their
own risk. The bridge was rendered unsafe
| by the recent heavy rains. Bids will shortly
be received for repairing the structure.
Mrs. Amy Buck went out to drive with her
father at Lawrcncoyille. Tho horse was
frightened by piece OF paper In the road
and started to run. Mrs. Buck was so
frightened that she fell back I'm the seat dead
from heart disease.
Ewig Grove. n campmceting ground near
YORK was devastated by fire, 3j double cot
tagcs, a la.gc tabernacle and a dining hall
being burned The loss will reach siO OOO'
Several persons were slightly burned trying
10 save their effects
The sale Of the fremont house at West
Newton and the payment OF an obligation Of
$4,000, Is resisted hy the the heirs OF Mrs
Margaret Graham on the ground that -ho
was not OF sound mind when the obligation
was made.
A mammoth Republican meeting was held
at South OIL city, Saturday night, addressed
by Col. W. j. hulings and Alderman \. J.
BoVard. A Mckinley club was organized
with membership Of nearly 400.
Edward Grim, farmer Of Chippewa
township, Beaver county, struck his leg with
IN ax while chopping log, innicting Il
wound go serious that he was removed 20 the
Beaver Valley hospital Tor treatment.
Mrs. Ada Corr, OF Marion. Indiana county
who was acquitted Of murder for drowning
her child year ago and sent to DiXmout in
sane asylum has been discharged ~ cured
she refuses 10 return to her husband.
Alexander Hilton, young negro OF Can
uOnsburg, has been arrested for causing the
death Of his uncle, Harvey Burgess by
throwing him down IA flight Of stairs Ia n
drunken wrestling bout.
c. +. Cortlett's brewery NJ Washington
was closed 10y the sheriff on an execution for
81 600 held hy !. NJ. BrOdrn. 4 short time
ago a $1,000 damage suit for slandcr was
filed against Cortlrtt.
brass and iron foundry and an addition 10
the machine shop will be erected by the
Hunt Air Brake company at New Konsing-
ton and the concern will start In full Septem-
Der /.
The sale of lots and houses at Ford City
belonging to the Pittsburg Plato Glass COM
pany which vas TO have taken place Scptcm-
ber |, has been indefinitely postponed.
The Dauphln county Democratic commit
tee. without dissenting vote, declared for
the platform and the nominees OF the Demo-
cratic convention held IN Chicago.
TIE net result OF the excavation up 10
date In the Mckecs Rocks mould has been
the dicu,ory - % SSe"tOns and Logo
number of alleged Indian relies.
Mrs. l.. A. Deemer the woman physician
OF Erie. arrested Mt KittanninR has been held
for court on tho charge OF practicing. without
having registered.
The Luthcrnns Of Somerset county will
hold u reunion at loders. August %, IILouis
Baughcr u. D., OF Gettysburg, will address
the assembly.
W. A. Rnodcs,n young man 10 years Of aga
from Lexington, KY. was struck 10y train
md instantly killed at Merrill station near
kochcster
Proceedings have been filed In common
pleas court uf Allegheny county for the ap-
pointmrnt OF u receiver Tor the lhmscn glass
company.
T.. 4. Robbins was the Republican nominee
for congtes, from the lwouty-nrst Pcnusyl-
yania district on the sixty ninth ballot.
Lewis +. Wcrtlburg. aged 90 years was
killed by train at JohustnWn white gather.
ing coal from the track.
Edna Russell. Of Iloruinie, had the sight ot
an eyo destroyed 10y being struck with "a
stone thrown by boy named Laird.
Elmer Smeltzcr "a butcher Of Penn station
aged - years, died Of locklaw, caused by u
cut on his finger.
The Irish societies ~ central Pennsylvania
held u monster picnic at Wopsononock, near
Altoona