The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-26
KEYSTONE STATE MEMS CONDENSED
ROOF CUT In TWAIN.
While Winding . Clock, an Altoona Woman
u Shocked BY Lightning.

| w dIS. JOSidu Iou WAS
a clock at her home in the country.
two miles east Of Altoona, the other
day. a bolt of lightning struck the
chimney at whose base the clock stood.
| The lightning shattered IL and the
! chimney fell out at the bottom, cover
ing Mrs. Yon with bricks and mortar.
The roof was cut completely in twain
as IL by huge saw. Mrs. Yon and her
husband, who We're both In the same
room. were both knocked senseless by
the shock. the chair in which he sat
having been upset. Yon recovered cons
ciousness first and dug his wife from
beneath the debris. Both wife and hus-
band are past so years Of age, but show
no i'll effect of their experience.
| The following Pennsylvania pensions
were granted: John r. Baird, Brock
wayville: John II. Falkinburg. Wood
cock; John Haley, Washington: Seth
Stevens. Franklin; John c. Skunk.
Wilhelm; William +. Means, Grange;
John w. Jackson. Canonsburg: Will
liam Rodgers. Midlintown; Thomas A.
| Wagner, Mcclure; Catherine Mains.
| West Newton; Mary Il. Powell, Brad
ford; Sarah A. Diamond. Beaver Falls:
John Dinzer. Oak Ridge station; Will
liam ID. Ritchey. Tatesville: Robert Il.
! Vannater, Cooperstown: Sarah ]. WISE
I,
Frankstown; Silence +. Miller, Harts-
town; Elizabeth Hood. Brush Valley:
Amanda Van Horn, Granville Summit: A.:
Emma Black. Coulterville; Theodore
ii. Gilbert and David Hill. Erie; Jacob
Bean, Allegheny: Edward ID. Schafer.
Marrow; Thomas Kelly. Kane; Joseph
IL. Barger, Jr., Woodland; Peter Mel
lis, Girard; Mary J. Murray, Pittsburg:
Antino Morales, Washington; Henry
! Spielti, Latrobe: Robert Wilson. Tur-
tie Creek; Bertha Lessenger, Home
stead; Julian Delp. Bella.
A party of men exploring an aban-
Goned mine near Hout2dale, a few
days ago, found corpse leaning
against n cave in and staring at
them with eyeless sockets. II was the
body of Peter Rodgers, a miner. whose
life had been embittered by domestic
troubles, and who suddenly disappear
ed about three months ago. A bullet
hole through his head and n rusty re-
volver lying at his feet showed how
he had ended his life, thinking no
doubt his body would never be found,
and that his fate would remain a mys-
terry. The remains were taken out and
decently buried
James Durkin one of the leaders of
the mill strike at Scottdale, and George
McLain. n business man, We're arrested
the other day on a charge of disordery
conduct preferred by Manager Robert
Skemp of the rolling mill. The charges
are the result of a crowd of men and
boys hooting at Mr.. Skemp and the
right of strikers to hoot at the nom
union men will be tested In court.
There will also likely be n conflict of
authority between the burgess and
tGf irn To N,rh hos t,,, lodi inft ton
such cases.
When it comes to robbing a morgue.
Beaver Falls has u case that takes the
lead. The other day. during the alb
sence OF c. Il. Vandervort, a thief en-
tered his undertaking room, and.
wrapping "A macintosh coat over n
child's casket. walked from the place
as deliberately as II he were on honest
business bent. He was seen by the
police and others. but nobody suspect
ed that he was perpetrating one of the
boldest robberies in the history of the
town.
William Fortune caused considera-
BILE excitement the other day by trying
to escape from Constable w. S. Cope
land. Hundreds of people joined in the
chase, and Fortune was run down af-
ter Il race all over town. John ID. Ste
venson, father of Mrs. Jennie Lands
parger. with whom Fortune has been
boarding. charged Fortune, before
Squire j. G. Guffey. with assault and
battery and threats to kill.
An explosion OF the gas tanks at the
phosphate works of Booth IL Finn at
West Newton caused the plant to catch
fire. and Charles G.. Cullen, the night
foreman. is missing, and reported
dead. William Poster. an employe.
was seriously burned. and the works
were almost totally destroyed.
The Darlington bridge over Loyal
hanna creek, near Ligonier collapsed
while Kimmel Johnson was driving
two-hOrse team across, precipitating
the man and horses to the bed of the
creek, 20 feet below. Johnson was bad
ly hurt and the animals may have to
be shot.
Rev. w. II. Houghton. pastor OF the
Episcopal churches at Huntington and
Tyrone, died suddenly Thursday. His
death was due to heart disease. He
leaves a wife and two children. Mr.
Houghton came from Salt Lake City
Utah, two years ago.
About 300 excursionists from Cum
herland. Md, visited Johnstown Sun
day. a serious accident was narrowly
averted when the train started back
a young woman was caught in the Jam
at the station and pushed under the
train. She was not seriously hurt.
The Washington Glass Manufacture
ing Company has received from an
eastern firm an order for 1000 dozen
lamp globes and bodies. Seventeen
hundred and fifty barrels will be used
in packing the goods, which will require
nine box cars for transportation.
Louisa Kiser. of Meadville, attempt
ed to board a moving train the other
day and fell under the wheels. receiv-
ing injuries which necessitated the
amputation of one of her limbs.
Thomas Walker. n wool grower of
Shenango township, Mercer county.
was robbed of II pocketbook containing
$3.50 and number OF valuable papers
at a picnic at Celeron, N. Y.
w. w. Thomas and John Doe. alias
John Hines. the two men accused Of
forging the name of David Hagerty to
a sl500 draft. are under indictment at
Washington.
Mercer and Lawrence counties pro-
pose to jointly build a workhouse. as
their contracts with the Allegheny
county workhouse will not be renewed