The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-06-03
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED
STUDENTS EARN DISTINCTION.
Honors For the Graduating class Of
Warrington and Jefferson.

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Jefferson college as follows: Magma cum
laude, John s. Holiday and Dunlap J. Nc
Adam; Cum laude, George Carmichael; hon.
orary orstions, Herbert S. Cans, John II.
Jackson, John Z. McCurdy. Franklin @. Nc
Gill, James McC. Miller, George I. Traut-
man, Maynard X. Alleyn, Alexander Allison,
Frank A. Andrews. Alexander c. Beeson.
James A. Dougan, Charles L. Harsha, VIM
ID. Inglis. Louis II. Jacob, John ]. Kerr.
Hugh Leith, James McGiffin, A. A. Nc.
Lachin, +. +. McVay, James W. Martin, VIM.
A Reed, Robert Simple. VIM. Sampson,
| Thomas r. Stevenson, William Wherry and
| Francis Woods.
Fire broke out in the business section Of
Point Marion at an early hour Sunday morn
Ing, and destroyed eight buildings before IL
could be stopped. The fire started in Titus 3
barber shop, and totally destroyed 1t, as also
| Morriss store, Stones store, Newcomers 9 tin
shop, Morriss dwelling. DeBerry's store and
dwelling and Frankenberry's large dwelling,
the flames being checked at that point. The
aggregate loss is about $l0, 900, with %, 600
| Insurance The town has no fire depart.
| ment. and the people fought the flames with
| buckets. Three dwellings were saved only
| by heroic efforts. and several people were
Injured while trying to save the property
| The Armstrong County Prohibition conven
| ticn WAS held In Apollo. w. L. Allen, OF
Parker, was elected chairman. and a county
ticket selected as follows: Sheriff, W. T.. Al
len; jury commissioner, A. II. Mclntosh, Oak
Ridge; delegates to State convention, Sam'l
Jack. j. W. Cowan, J. A. Hanna, W. I. vii.
| son, W. ii. Butler, Charles Sawyer, and six
| alternates. County officers were elected as
| follows: Chairman, 7, j. BaldridGe; trea.
| surer, W. II. Walker. A lecture was given
In the evening by II. ID. Patton, Of Ian.
| caster.
Tho postofllce ut West Hickory, Crawford,
| county, was entered by robbers, the safe
blown open and its contents carried of
Among the valuables taken were $3.50 worth
| Of postage stamps, $50 in currency and lot
| OF jewelry. The outer shell OF the door
was blown off,by a charge OF powder being
placed in the space left by the mixed comb.
| nation. The inner portion OF the door was
then forced open with pickaxes and other
| railroad tools. No clew has been found OF
the robbers.
Henry Bauer and Carl Mold. the anarchists
who were released last Tuesday from River.
side penitentiary, are again behind prison
bars With them are 81 German artisans
Pittsburg and Allegheny. Saturday after.
noon the big benefit arranged for the two ac.
| completes OF Alexander Berkmann, who at
tempted II. {. Frick's life, was In the full
swing OF German gaiety at Bischor's grove,
In Hazlewood. when squad OF olce sur
rounded the merry makers and bundled the
whole lot to jail ON charge OF disorderly
con duct
The record OF the legislature to the pre-
sent. is M follows: Bills read in the place,
l,OO6; bills reported from House committee,
592; from Senate COMMITTEES, POI; u total OF
1893. The rest have either not beeu consider
ed or are pigon-holed. House bills passed
and sent to the Senate number l75 The
House has Opposed VI 80 Senate bills House
thuf hn ,l.,l,
to the Governor amount to 7G Bills approx
ed by the Governor are G6.
peculiar wreck occurred ut Vandergrift
As heavy freight train was passing along
the old West Pennsylvania main track u
large refrigurator car was dernileG and
dragged for some distance ouer the ties. The
train at tast parted and tho heavy car was
tossed aside like II feather. No explanation
can be given rs to ths cause OF the accident,
for. although the track was badly torn np
the rails are not spread.
The Mercer county branch of the National
Heform party held a convention in Green
willie. Tho address of welcome was deliver
ed by Hev. A. NJ. Keiler Of tho Reformed
church. The local officers are: Chairman
j. l.. Riley; vice chairman. Julia Buck and
l.. W. Hodge; secretary, ID. f. McClemans.
mass meeting was held Rev Dr. Ketter.
OF Grove City College, was the principal
speaker.
John Palmer, II producer, committed sui
eide on his lease at lidiout. On leaving the
house he told his wife TO have his son follow
him to the wells, and on reaching II large
tank the boy found his fathers hat on the
top OF 1t, which led 10 the subsequent dis
covery Of the mans body inside. Temporary
insanity is supposed to have been the cause
OF the act.
The farmers picnic to be given under the
auspices OF the Westmoreland county Agri-
cultural Society, will be held In Youngwood.
June 10. 1t will be u representative gather
ing OF farmers OF the county. The manage
ment have secured Hon. John =. Elkins,
Deputy Attorney General, and James Il. Nc
Sparren, OF Lancaster, as the orators Of the
day
The suit OF the Farmers Oil company
agains ex-Congressman Thomas w. Phillips
to recover 200 alleged to be duo the
plaintiffs for oil produced from II lease In
Penn township, Butler county, while the
title was in dispute, was settled by Mr.. Phil
lips paying $1,000 and the Farmers com
pany paying the costs.
The annual convention OF the Lawrence
county Sabbath-school association was held
at Hermon church. in slippery Rock town
ship. Rev. X. +. Randolph made an ad-
dress, and in the afternoon addresses
were made by Rev. |. II. Durfee, Rev J. $.
"httib, "io. ~ W. DuiHts, ttOTRt tluttOn
and Rev II. S. Jordan.
Rev. J. u. Heron. rector Of Trinity Epis-
copal church in New Castle, has notified the
vestry OF the church OF his resignation to |
take effect July /, when he will take charge |
of All Saints church at Portsmouth, o.. The |
resignation wns accepted With regret. Rev. |
Mr.. Heron has been In New Castle for 10 |
years.
Charles Brackney, OF Butler, was trying to |
stop u leak In a gas well In Buffalo town. |
ship, when the enormous pressure OF gas |
blew off the casing head, crushing his breast
and probably fracturing his skull 1t Is |
thought he Is fatally injured.
At the Prohibition county convention in |
New Wilmington, X. W. McFate, OF New
Castle, was nominated for Sheriff, and j. :.
Du Shane for district attorney. J. j. Ashen-
hurst, OF New Wilmington, was elected chair
man OF the new county committee.
he large barn Of Lyman Amer, near
was destroyed by fire with Its
contents and three valuable horses. Arner
attempted to release the animals and sustain
ed burns which may result In his death. The
loss will be about S2,500.
Richard Burns, not 10 years old, has again