The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-12
KEYSTONE SIl1E NEWS CONDENSED
DIS0RDERED MIND
Prominent Business Nan, BroOdiag Over
Trouble, Commits. Suicide.

Perry Maitland one of the best
known and most highly respected busi-
ness men OF New Castle. last week COM
mitted suicide by cutting his throat
from ear to ear with his penknlfe, sew
ering the tugular vein. The discovery
was brought about by Mr.. Maitland's
failure to reach home at the dinner
hour. He was prompt in all his habits,
and his wife sent David Cooper to find
him. His body was found in a closet.
Mr.. Maitland had been brooding over
troubles that were purely imaginary,
and his suicide is set down to a disor-
dered mind. His age was so.
The following Pennsylvania pensions
have been granted: Lloyd Simpson. AL
legheny; Benjamin +. Martin, Tay-
lorstown; Samuel NJ. Rhule Philips
burg; Henry NJ. McMullen. South Oil
City; Jacob p. Durant. Pittsburg; Rob.
McClelland. New Castle; Samuel Bick-
el. Warren; Frederick Brandt. Free
DOM William Shewley. Pittsburg;
Charles Glidewell, Lonestown; William
Musser Rochester; John Y. C. Bell.
Salisbury; Thomas Warner Wrey;
John T. Thompson. Sloan; Wilson S.
Smith. Elizabeth; Harrison Taylor,
Bellewood; Marian Chilcoat, Shirleys-
burg; John kiser, Jr., Bradford; Hiram
*. Lyons, Rouseville: William j. Har-
ris, California; william S. Hosack, AL
legheny; Mary Culver, Union City; An
ma Maria Brown. Lasheis; Sarah J.
McCurdy. Ligonier; ID. l.. Renninger,
Dempseytown: Isaac Rigby. Robert
Mcfarland. David Matthews. Allie
gheny; John A. Henry. Tyrone; Emery
Alonzo Wilson, Oil City; Thomas J.
Greer. Georgetown; Caroline l.. Bean,
Blooming Valley; Margaret Alter,
Franklin; Mary II. Slocum, Bradford;
Margaret Wheeler, Sutersvile, Dollie
Shaner. New Florence; Jane Axtell,
Clarks Mills. Geo. w. Mert. Natrona
Henry w. Ray, West Elizabeth: Robert
A. Patterson. Enon Valley: John Me-
Smiths Mills; John A. Vanwert, Fas-
sett: John Lewis. Smicksburg; Ellen
Blakely, Belleville: Barthara Aud,
Homer City: Charlotte l.. Hendrick-
| son, Grayton: Samuel =. Bray Kane;
Reuben II. Baker, Washington; Geo.
=. Parker, Philipsburg; Clark Nichols,
Erie; Thomas j. Edwards, Connells-
Vile; Hester A. Turner, Mt. Eagle;
Annie J. Allen, Altoona; jeanette II.
Hulslander. Mannsville Hulda Fer
gusOn, Kent.
Christopher McAlee of Johnsonburg.
was seriously injured by Patrick Ga
win, the bartender of the St Charles
Hotel, at Johnsonburg, the other day.
McAlee had been drinking heavily dur
ing the evening and got into dispute
with Gavin over some money. Gavin
hit McAlee with heavy trowel. Gavin
was lodged in the county Jail by the
Sheriff. McAlee is a married man with
family. Gavin has bad reputation
and only the arrival of the Sheriff pre-
vented him from rough treatment at
n dc nf In tot bod
Q. p. Goodwin, an oil well pumper
or Washington, went to one of his wells
in South Franklin township few
days ago and tried to start to pump
For some reason the machinery did not
respond, and looking about for the
trouble he found man with his legs
through the balance wheel, apparently
in stupor, who when aroused, got up
and went off without a word. Had
the machinery been started promptly
he would have been torn to pieces.
Russell Swords who shot his sweet
heart, Miss Leidigh, at Mount Holly
Springs. a week ago, and escaped to
the mountains, has been arrested and
lodged in Jail at Carlisle. The slight
wound he inflicted upon himself after
shooting the girl, grew worse. and the
returned here for medical aid. Arrest
followed. Miss Leidigh is recovering,
and, it is said, will not appear against
him.
John Sheddin of Clarksvile was cut
ting grass near Sharon recently with
scythe when he accidentally stirred up
a humble bees nest. They swarmed
about his head, singing him repeated
ly. He fought them off as he ran, but
not before they had seriously injured
him. His face is swollen to twice its
natural size and as he was stung in the
eye his case may result seriously.
Hamilton Smith. of Ligonier, farm
er, aged go years, and his daughter
Georgia, of Derry, were instantly killed
while taking a drive a few days ago.
Near the railroad bridge at Derry the
horse took fright ran away and plung-
ed over the bridge to the tracks 40 feet
below.
A 300-barrel oil well was struck on
the John Wood farm in Aleppo town
ship, Greene county, recently. 1t was
drilled by the South Penn Company,
and is four miles southwest of the
Cook and Harvey wells.
Wallace Flaig, aged IS years. was in
stantly killed at Lock Haven, last
week, by the wheel of loaded wagon
passing over his head. His father and
brother saw him killed. He was crush
ed to a jelly.
Burglars blew open the safe of the
East End hotel, Altoona, but secured
nothing of much value. Proprietor LEM
and j. II. Bloom exchanged shots with
the intruders and one was wounded.
Assistant Postmaster Joseph Rob-
erts, while engaged in burning waste
paper in the postofiice at Sharon, mar
rOwly escaped being hit by cartridges
that exploded among the rubbish.
A country school at Stumptown, Gil
more county, has 20 scholars. 16 OF
whom are named Stump, the maiden
name of the mother of the other four
having been the same.
Gov, Hastings has appointed Enos
o. Rogers Of Orbisonia, associate judge
Of Huntington county, to fill the va
cancy caused by Judge William j.
Grissinger's death.
Mrs. Caroline Armour, aged 81, Of
East Lackawannock township, dropped
dead few days ago after doing n hard
days work. She leaves a family OF
several children.
Three thousand descendants of
George Bortner, who settled I'm Coderus
township. York County over LEO years