The Penn's Grove record., 1896-05-08
Pennsylvania
~ Items.

Mrs. ANNE kiner has been APP
pointed fourth class postmaster at
Roseburg. Pa.
A brake chain slipping threw Eleher
Hahn between the bumpers of two cars
| at Birdsboro, aud WAS fatally crushed.
The body of Edward Burns, who YRS
| smothered in the Silyerton colliery,
| near Pottsville, was recovered.
Samuel Hickman and Peter Schildt
we're arrested in Reading for the rob-
berry of Meiser's cigar factory.
Bella Stout, the !2-year-old daughter
Of John Stout, living near New Hope.
started to visit a neighbor several
weeks ago snd has not been heard o
since.
Abner Drumheller and his wife; of
New Berlinville, Berks County, were
thrown from their carriage and badly
hurt while returning from Hill Church
3
A vein of silver has been discovered
ut South Canaan, Wayne County.
Alfred Bowers is accused of a tiend'
ish crime by little Ellen Finerty at
ShamOkin.
Middle Creek colliery, at fremont,
Idle for two years, resumed operations
with GOO hands.
Two men were captured at Berwick.
supposed To he burglars who secured
valuable plumber in Mrs. John Ioung's
home at Bloomsbury.
While working at the University of
Pennsylvania observatory, Howard l..
Rowland, of Media, fell from a scaffOId
and was severely hurt. 4
Crushed by the hosting machinery
as II YorkvIlle colliery, Edward Neal
died soon afterward.
A man who tries to hug women on
the streets of Reading at night is badly
wanted by the police.
Wages of Schuylkill miners advanced
this month, they being paid on the full
~. 80 basis.
Charged with selling lottery tickets,
George ii. Lob, of Telford, Mont
gomery county, WAS arrested.
Charles Bower, VINO was drowned at
Williamsport, had $500 in his pocket,
and his body has not been recovered.
The granite quarries at the Falls OF
French Greek, Chester county. have
partially resumed after prolonged idle
ness.
Dauphin Court decided that the
State is entitled to the fees of the Lam
caster Quarter Sessions clerks, amount
ing to over $4,000. b
Lancaster complains of the beer
club evil.
There are $50 vacant houses at
Pottstown, an unusually large number.
1t is believed the trolley line from
Reading and Pottstown will be built
in the near future.
Judge Pennypacker, of Philadelphia
will make an address at Valley Forge
on the Fourth of July and there will be
a memorable demonstration there. l
The PottsvilIe public schools are
greatly overcrowded.
Citizens of Macadoo, schuylkill
County, want to he incorporated MO
a ! orbugh.
Chester Councils elected John Foun-
tain Port Warden to succeed the ate
Amos Gartside.
The case of Attorney W. Ii. Shoe.
maker, of Philadelphia, who
Murderer Holmes, will be settled by the
Sunerior Court at Erie this month.
For alleged SANDER Mrs. Richard
Crompton has sued Lawyer X. U,
Kemp for $40, 900 damages in Mercer
County.
Victor Coretti was stabbed n
beaten so badly at Dubois that he died
and James Delaney is IN jail as the
supposed offender.
Pittsburg police are still looking for
the thieves who stole SIooo worth Oh
diamonds from NJ. S.Cohen's store sew
eral days ago.
In an opinion at Stroudsburs' 'udge
Craig decided that a pensioner cannot
purchase real estate with pension mon
ey and hold it against creditors.
While playing with a revolver at Al
toona which he thought was not load
ed, William Arhle shot his COUSIN "
A. McCans, in the side, causing a crit
ical wound.
1t is said that Dick Hess, a fugitive
from Mercer county, died at San joa-
quin, Cal, after confesslng that ne
was the leader of a gang OF horse
thieves numbering 100 men, Z