The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-01-28
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED
WILD PLUNGE TO DEATH.
Loaded. Passenger Train Lsaps From .
High Trestle.

Three men were killed and about Il In
jured on the northern division Of the Pitts
burg Il Western Ry., near Shippenville, Clar-
ion county. The engineer lost control OF the
train on u down grade. and several cars
jumped of n trestleS75 feet high. The Killed
are William s.. Copeley, mail clerk, OF But
Ter; Daniel J. Moriarty. engineer, and Ira
Beatty, fireman, both OF FoNburg.
In accordance with the action of the Board
OF Pardons ut its recent meeting. Governor
Hastings has parioned Frank Baer. of West.
morrland. sentenced in December. 1889 to IA
y"ars and 8 months on two indictments,
charging him with arson; Thomas keesan,
of Allegheny. sentenced January 1, 1896, to
six years and three months, and William
Sutherland, Of Indiana county, sentenced
September %. 1895. to six years, both con-
victed OF serious crimes. and George Hensen,
Of Lancaster, sentenced to three years for
stealing a turkey.
A charter was granted ut the state depart
meut to the Gas Company OF Beaver county,
capital 81. 900. The directors are John w..
Baker, Philadelphia. and Albert l.. lIirrord
and John W. Hite, Lansiown. These CAPT
tallsts IRE taking out charters all over tho
State, Suspicion is that they arc preparing
to sell out to existing companies.
A lengthy petition was circulated at Ian
caster, addressed to the president of tho
United States, asking that a pardon mny bc
granted Thomas NJ Grady. late cashier OF
the First Ma ionnl bank OF Marietta, who
pleaded guilty to embczzlement and Is
serving seven years.
Judge Daniel Agnew. of Beaver. has filed
n protest with the directors OF the Rochester
bridge over tho Beaver river against their
arrangement with the Pennsylvania conn =
any raising the east end Of the bridge to let
the railroad track pass under tho grade in
stead OF over.
The Manufacturers Gas Conpany has nm
Piled at Washington for the right 10 Inv
pipes in tho streets to furnish gus to the resi-
dents. Tho Peoples Company will fight tho
application.
Dan Gar,ang, who was shot In tho back by
officer Hubertson Mt Mt Pleasant in Decem-
Der, while trying to escape. died at the
Grrensl'urg hospital. Gartang was charged
with larceny.
Indictments were found against Michael
Lee OF Sharon, for manslnughter In the kill
ing OF Maggie Reardon. 1t Is claimed she
committed suicide, but he was lust seen In
her compahy'
Stanley Bernski was frozen To death Satur-
day, within 10 yards OF IA house ut Eleona,
Jefferson county. IIs had walked nine miles
from PnnNsutawney and fell exhausted IN
tho snow.
Moriccia Lincoln. n farmer OF German
township, Faye,to county, was decoyei
into the suburbs of Uniontown to look
II. fruit trees aud there knocked down aud
ron9eu.
h'onnIu NV 'n'anls' ueea ~, OF ir"lh'
nhhR n'hssli az Twin STATION ii's oouy was
whan bss SiI not rstnrn ho,n, ns a,nen,,d '
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a nJmnss a,an,a 'ompnny nus c9mp.e.en
inc alony the limo Of tbe nronosrd Vnr,h
Shor. railroad M Rorbestcr ~
r,,o Ch..,L,., ,..au, VIII,
Presbyterian church forma,Iv annrovnd tha
cali of the Tnylnrsiown cburch Ia R.v Il IA
Unrah, no nns,or
Edward npd Cborles Uorr y, Ii,o,,o-
were crushed beneath n oil, Of h.nrds which
fell nea- whpr, they were Working I, Ia
feared they ure fatally hurt.
Zacharinh Allcr,on NJ New Cas,I. UNA
found dead in he'd nj Tho bom. of his hroth.,
ut Washington. Death was duo to natural
causes
An explosiop ~ benzIne o,uscd n s,5 Ooo
fire in tia ofg,. OF the Altnonn rysnino
Gazette. and FRESHMAN Feeney WINS pninfuIISS
burned
Capt. J. NJ. Smiths saddler OF Uniontown.
made an assignment TO VI. NJ. Strickl.r, with