The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-05
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED
RECKLESS PRACTICE.
While Picking Berries James Foreman il
Shot Through the Head.

James c. Foreman, of williamsport.
was shot and instantly killed at the
/ Twelfth Regiment rifle range Friday.
/ w. G. Stair, John Bond and w. ]. Da-
Wis, who will represent Company ID in
the regimental, were practicing, and
. had shot u rounds at 200 yards, all the
/ balls going through the target. One of
/ the bullets went through Foreman's
head while picking berries. II cannot
/ be determined which of the men fired
+ the fatal shot. The target had no back
/ stop.
/ The following Pennsylvania pensions
have been granted: Robert b. Fraser,
| Pittsburg; Charles II. Hetzler, Spring
! dale; George Weigold, Allegheny; John
Muhukarn. Vernon; Ferdinand En-
/ Bradford, Benjamin F. Devinney.
/ Homer City: Elizabeth II. Carson.
! Graceton; Catharine KERN, Turtle
| Creek Louisa j. Merrill, Greensburg;
! Mary A. Godsel, Leechburg: Martha j.
Rush, Clarksville; Mary J. Reynolds.
| Cherry Hill; John Marshall, Pittsburg
I Marcella J. Snyder. Ligonier: Mary
! Ayers, Pittsburg; Robert ID. d. Bryan.
! Erie; William Dexter, John l.. Fowler
and Samuel w. Boyer. Pittsburg;
Frederick Chapman. Wallacetown;
/ Samuel b. Condit, Allegheny; Francis
! NJ. Fleck Springdale; Henry NJ. Black
and Ruth a. Black, Mcdonald; Kate
| Wright, Greenville: Louisa Ortmann.
| Pittsburg: Eliza Ferari, Brockport
| Amanda Ray, Indiana; Lavilla A. Mus
ser. Middleburg; John ID. Jones. Penn
| Station; August Rail, Allegheny: VIII
| liam Harper, Conneaut Lake; Joseph
| McMunn. Duffs; Carson Malone, Oak.
dale: David McClelland. Milesburg;
| Jacob Berger, Pollock; George \.
| Clarke, Union City.
Startled by the growing of the pet
! dog and the crying of his little daugh-
/ ter. &. A. Mahrer, of MauCh Chunk,
| hurried to the spot from which the
/ noise came, and was horrified to find
| the child suspended over the edge of
| high porch, being kept from falling
/ upon the rocks below by the animal,
which had its teeth fastened in the
/ little ones clothing, and was endeavor-
( ing to drag the child to safety. The
father rescued the child from its peril
Gus position.
! DR.. T.. NJ Ike a prominent young
physician of Altoona, last Thursday,
while bottling preparation of poi
sonous nature, accidentally broke the
vial and the glass entered his hand.
, He dressed the wound and then feel
ing faint. started in "a cab for another
/ physicians office. on the way he be-
came unconscious, and soon after be-
ing taken home died The exact nature
of the poison is unknown.
| Samuel Bailey. of Altoona, who was
| described by Judge Bell from the bench
as a confirmed drunkard. may bring
/ suit against Holidaysburg photo,
/ grapher, who has been advertising and
selling his pictures to saloonkeepers
/ Judge Bell. in his remarks, suggested
that all saloons in the county should
/ contain photographs of Bailey.
! The contract for building the Butler
/ county general hospital was awarded
| to George SchenCk for sl2.j00. Ten
/ thousand dollars of the building fund
has been pledged and two members of
| the board of trustees guaranteed the
| balance necessary to complete the
/ structure. Work on the foundations
/ will begin at once.
/ Tan Sum, a Chinaman, presumably
from the Nashville Exposition. jump
ed from the EASTERN express at the
lower end of Altoona, when eastward
bound, and died freln his injuries at
the hospital ThursufN lie was en-
route to Baltimore, ana had Soine
money, pipe and seNtIai PachdGes Oh
his person.
Because of disagreement among the
partners of the Young America clotn-
ing firm of Altoona, L. .. ADAMS made
an application befort Judge Barker
Friday for the appointment OF re-
ceiver. The other members OF tne nrnl
are J. w. Ebert and II. %. Strasin. EVIL
dCnCe on the petition vii be heard hcNt
Thursday
John Horny, of Madeira, was before
United States Commissioner Mcleod
the other day charged with Forging Il
signature to postal money 'fugr NJ
-
also charged with extracting money
from another persons letter. hr was
sent to Jail to await a hearing, on Au-
gust ;.
While ]. +. KlingensmiAh a u wife
We're handling powder att Hst r'ette,
it was ignted, causing an elS1on' ny
which Klingcnsmith and hi$'A Bra were
so badly burned that they 4 AN yett re-
cover. william Peterson. a Iisitb, was
badly burned. Ten pounds of FtWder
went up.
George Martina killed Andrew AL
bertni in the latter's home lat Beaver
Meadow the other day. The lmen quar-
relied over a love affair. Mart ma selZea
a gun. and. using the stock FOR clup'
crushed his rivals skull. AlberHna
died almost instantly. Martina es-
capped.
1t has been decided to croS't a large
hotel at Ponce De Leon Springs, one
mile southeast of MeadVille 'Fhe med
ical qualities of the water arr well fS-
tabllshed and ii is expected tIle future
will see il great watering place. Tpe
hotel will be finished this year.
The Lehgh Valley Medical asSocia-
ton at their seventeenth annual meet
ing held at the Gap elected pr Mary
Grcenwald of Strousburg president!
She is the first woman president eIect1
ed by the organization.
oil well No. .. at Guys Mills, III miles
east of Meadville, was shot" the other
day and shortly after the well had 100
feet of heavy oil in it. The indications
are that a great well has been struck.
Judge Mcconnell at Greenshui'g, sat
urday, heard nearly 800 alien appli-
cants for naturalization papers, About
10 per cent. not being able to under
stand English, We're refused.
Farmers about Finleyville have a
protective association, that caused
sensation by arresting and finina three
well known ladies of that town for
gathering blackberries.
County Detective Robinson, of, Alle-
cb.py bnc bpan dismissed negli-