The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-04-15
KEYSTONE STATE news CONDENSED
TRIED TO BLOW UP A BANK.
a Terrific Explosion At Delft, Which Awoks
the Whole iowa.

aud rob the Niles National bank at Delta.
Thursday morning. AT 3 o'clock , tsrrihLs
.x, -. ~.
tonauon was SO loud that IL atrousad almos,
the entire population. Three men wera i'm.
plicated in the robbery. The explosion was
evidently heavier than they in,.nJra 4,
shou ii Ice. As soon AS they realized what n
nois" they had created the men fled Tb,
directors OF the bank offer "A reward Of s6OO
Tor the apprehension of the robbers. The
burglars inserted nitro-glycerine in the lock
and II went of with a noise that attracted
people for a great distance. rhe burglars
lied without leaving any clue. leaving behind
IL kit of burglars tools. They would have
made IA rich haul, Us there was about SS GOO
IN the bank.
A new industrial home for Blair %county's
r,nShn :, was oieneu Monuay al Mar
,nnn,, irh, na, a. . mus rom Al
,oun,. aannraa- 80 P,oJcet VI wy
ons 49, H. ~une. mai"h De'
! ci,i,s,s ma Iii =, - inn' p,air county
tn,.xn,~as, - nop,u' PioNo" saving
boms, ,yn.rs.o Tha u Gouu's Nuns
| Lu;i, ir Iasa IA 40, Iii ,uoc ooIcSe'
y,ta ..u..,r ~, -. -" "" pr
mn InIinn ,,.;,inn ~ "a !. !'ais as
II stnnds in n haai,htnI In,n" - E"sou'
rnnr,i,,J hx s,r nrns os "n u : sur
MANNED ~ bayr ,b. 30 W ~. ~
cultivate. The building itself is iOOx75 feet
and will accommodate comfortably poi
children.
A few dovs nyo n wall 4 r,o,.a man, .,h !.
military h.arin,, reri.,nrni ", m"" WIN"
I.ndin,. ho,eIs In ri,u.,iia 81 - y. ' no
| Ruprrr' II took the conn. Lrt , ,a,U M =, 20
install himself into the ,nod .,accs 10 ,ho
several of In. husi,e.s rncn ,,Gt.b I.U .m'
| .ul,rd In IN, ndyrntnrrr on ,%. s,ran,,h y,
documents alleging him 10 Ice heir To nm en-
iowmcat II 20, GOO quarterly in casb getting
minated credit. A few dnys later he left
town, leaving hehind him II hotel bill OF SlOO
the same amount in cash borrowed from the
landlord, several bar bills ranging from s25
tG $50, and over 100 in cold cash, borrowed
from II city official, An effort To locnt, the
count has 30 far proved unsuccessful.
An ,nnIicotio, 10 s,or.i. .
Govrrnnr Unstin,s for H." ~. u,
no ..Stnt, RINK nf RradInc :" mff, T. ,no "a
lowing leading man ms s,ortboLi.ro -
Burgess Henry G. shoII,nherrer prni sormH
Hamilton Cun,uin " = Rr1n u A. LII
land and e. A Stot,a ma nov, hont Iii
he third in Braddock' A fin, hrirl ond s,""na
building for the new institution has been
built On on BraddCck avenue near Eighth
street. The capital stock of the new company
Will be $50, COO. to be divided into 1000
shares Of $50 each.
With the COMING ~ apripu n lufll;pr l,,,,
annenrs 10 have s,rucp ,J"hn.,nwn rSn
tracts have been let md wnrI hscrn an
building, the total cost OF which will be- close
TO 200. coo. Principal among the new busl-
ness blocks going upare the Ellis building, on
Franklin street; the Suppis building, on
Clinton street: the Thomas building. on
Washington street. All are to be modern.
and vi -to-date in all appointments.
Iaola Jnpros,er cou,., UNA ,or,ori,6a
y bold robbers who rulded tho postofic e
and IA general and n jewelry store. They
secured but little money, but fired a fusii-
lair ut two citizens. One OF them rang an
alarm bell, arousing the entire town. The
citizens armed themselves with ~shotguns and
chased the gang two miles through tho
country. The robbers escaped.
John Peterson and his son. Axel, aged IS
years, were digging a ditch near Kin2ua
through the yard of IN abandoned nitro
Tlycefine factory. The boy struck with his
pick an old waste pipe containing tho explo-
slVe, and he was blown literally to atoms.
His father was working near by, and was
'nooNinS'l nahsieu, usihs III rev minutes.
The borough officials of West Newton vii
inaugurate u crusade against the engineers
on the Baltimore n Ohio railroad who have
been running through tho town at Il high
rate OF speed. The law limits the speed TO
" ihii'S an HOur. ms crossings are win
out protection and u number OF bad acct
dents have happened recently.
The soldiers monument to be erected mt
Mercer will lie 80 feet and 10 niche. in
height and will weigh from 1850 To rs tons
II will bo surmountcd bv n bronyr ,Iyur. 10
feet high, and will have two similar figure,
on the side aeyen feet hivh II ia rxnorted
the monument will be com pIeted by Septem-
Der. 1t VIII cost about $1,000.
About II dozen men have been DISCHARGED
by the Cambria Iron Company within tia
past few DAYS, IL Is alleged for being mem
bcrs of u labor union known rs the brother
hood of ocomotiv Fnvirs.rs Thorn i.
talk of bringing action against the compnny
for conspiracy. Much bad leelipg EXISTS oyoIr
the matter.
The no,,d ~ M,roc. t,ho po.,,,I
v,nun rh,nt,r,u hnLt ~, u ,nlss'
an md elac,aJ it.v y rn,,in Us =.
Marks Cnurch. corresponding secretary. 70
succeed Rev. L. :. Hagen. who was elected
to III the vacancy in the board caused hy
tho death OF Rev. W.. Ii. Lewar.
Nsw pr,,h,,,
q proposition TO float from go DOE To- $50
600 in bonds to nav for a complete sew,rnp,
system, with a disposal plant md rnrbn,,c
furnace. The plan is now being n dyoratrI
and a vote NAV be- taken. A warm cnn,,s,