The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-06-17
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strychnine by mistake to-day, and died
several hours later in great agony. He
was 40 years old, and until recently
held a position in the International rev.
enue service. MIR. WOLF was at one time
publisher Of the Harrisburg Sunday
Capital" and afterwards one OF the
proprietors of the Evening Star" He
was for several years chairman OF the
Democratic city committee. a widow
and one child survive him.
After the discouraging situation In
the coke field near Dunbar. presented
by the reports of several weeks past.
the favorable reports of last weeks
trade will be hailed with delight. The
trade last week showed decided signs
of Improvement. II ovens being added
to the active list. making 1895 ovens
In blast and S,O62 idle. The production
amounted to 103.11S tons, an increase
over the previous week of 1853 tons.
The total shipments from the region
amounted to 6,162 cars, gain of 147
cars over the previous week.
The following pensions were granted:
Pennsylvania-Joseph r. Wickline,
Sharpsburg; Thomas w. Dyott. Erie.
Andrew j. Foy. Bellwood; Jonathan
Wiser, Hopewell; Arthur Colville, Pitts
burg; Elizabeth Il. Littell, Allegheny;
Minor .. George, Zelienople; Elizabeth
Launtz. Conemaugh. and Jacob J..
Reece. Pennsville. Fayette county; Will
liam Berwinkle, Apollo; Adam Leake,
Altoona; John Lancaster. Braddock:
Joseph Bryant, Erie; George Il. Head
rick and Margaret j. Croft. PittsburC;
Daniel w. Daugherty Salisbury; Hiram
Mccoy, Galeton, Potter county. John
G. Stahl, Williamsport; George +. Mil
los ~, ,apt. IL. N
mere; John Reymer Scranton; increase,
David Comfort. Blairsville: reissue.
Christopher f. Yockey, Chicora.
Daniel J. Slattery, the Erie railroad
supervisor who has been missing since
May ~, committed suicide. After leav-
ing bradford he went to Falls Creek,
took train to Pittsburg and thence
10 Beilaire. o. On the evening of May
~ he was seen by fisherman to leap
INTO the Ohio river. The body was
taken from the water soon after He
had removed all papers from his body
and even cut the initials from his shirt
front.
The body was Inferred at public ex-
pense. A mark and the number on his
shoes led to his identification.
Martin Mauer of Erie. walked out
on the breakwatcr. sat where he
thought he would fall in the water
and then shot himself through the he ad,
lie Tell backward and was found.
Mauer had been for twenty five wears
Erie leading Wholesale confectioner
but oVerstepped himself in the en-
largement of his factory and failed. His
next venture was in the Ohio oil field
and II cleaned up the balance of his
Wealth. He was knight Templar and
leaves a wife and four children.
Contracts have been let for the recon-
struction of the Rosena furnace at New
castle which will make it one of the
biggest furnaces in the United States.
The capacity Will be about 450 tons. The
Enterprise Company of Youngstown
VIII build the stack and the New Castle
engineering works do the iron work.
The furnace will be % feet high and 81
feet in diameter. The improvements
will cost about Sl5OOOO.
A cloud burst in the oil field about
two miles from Franklin and Two
Mile run was so swollen that ten der
ricks We're washed out, two of them
being carried directly across the Lake
Shore railroad tracks. high wind
was also blowing, and dozens of der
TICKS were raZed. Only meager reports
are in from the field, but In all. over
thirty derricks are reported down. The
loss to oil property will amount tn
about $4,000.
Capt. J. w. Reynolds and John KvIer
OF Espy, Pa. were burned to death.
ana Maurice Reynolds was fatally
burned on the Susquehanna, at Pitts
ton. The dredge was being used by the
Spring Brook Water Company, in erect
ing inter. The men went to bed in the
CABIN and soon after fire broke out
III M ,ie pol'er rou'l'
~ ST. y" uech' 'hey hau 10 run
,,irouSh tl'e puiier room ana only
s Mauiice neSnoius hFeu tnrough the
nery ordeal re was rescued by boat
,roi' 'he shore' put was so paoiy burned
he cannot recover. The dredse burned
10 the water edGe ana sank.
The Grand Jury of Butler county has
disapproved the proposition for build
Ing new jail, and recommends re-
modelling Of the structure as sufficient.
10y an eNpiosion at flerhss powder
Mo'Ns' neaulhs, 'al'es res'er' aEeu 10
years, was Instantly kl,ieu ana Mana
eer i'e''' o"u's 'nJureu'
Walter Kinney Of New Jersey, who
was sentenced to prison at Norristown
Tor a term OF hve years for stealing a
oicycle from the Vestibule or an Ard
more church ana Tor robbing freight
cars Ill IsanSuHle, escaped from 1aIl Dy