The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-07-15
KEYSTONE slTE NEWS CONDENSED
SHINY BED FELLOWS.


| laid II on a bed on the floor in the sit
ting room. and after pulling down the
blinds to keep the flies out, returned to
her work In the kitchen. In about an
hour she heard the child making queer
noises. and going to the room, discov-
cred two large snakes on the bed with
the little one. One of the reptiles was
at Its feet the other was partially coll
ed on the child's breast. The one at the
foot wriggled OFF the bed as soon as II
saw Mrs. Mason. but the other showed
fight. 1t raised its ugly broad head,
| darted out Its tongue and hissed vici-
ously. She ran for a poker and when
she returned both snakes had disap-
peared. The child was not injured.
The following Pennsylvania pensions
have been granted: Justus E. Brooks,
Bradford; George Cronemiller. Pine
Grove Mills; David Minis, Franklin;
Ahira l.. Bunnell, Bradford: Sarah C.
Marlett. Johnstown; Reuben Mohny,
Ridgway; Peter ]. Dennis. Pittsburg;
Joseph Hethinger, Boalsburg; William
X. Myers, Tyrone; Peter Overmire.
| Conneautville; Jas. II. Randall, Pitts
burg; Samuel A. kelce Canton; Will
liam II. Munshower. Cookport Eph-
RAIN b. Milligan, Manor station; minors
Of Samuel McMaster, Latrobe. Fort
Palmer and Bradenville Louisa Steh"
ley. Pittsburg; Sarah Z. Bennett, Port
| Notiiud, MCDOWtll, bTbNc
City; Pauline NJ. Holt. Pittsburg; Eli
zaheth Randall, Pittsburg; Mary II.
Baldwin, Huntington; Robert Hare.
Allegheny; Abraham Noxon, Meadville;
George w. Hoover, Charleroi; Charles
Lampus, Allegheny; John Barr. Mars:
| William Sharp. Plum James NJ. Coop
er WILLIAMSBURG Joseph c. Taylor,
Murrysville: Abraham Hill. Greendale;
George w. Bowen. Big Shanty; William
| n rtT Erta lob 4 r,,tl 4.
pion; Augustus II. Southworth. Nc
! Crays: John Hassen, Cambridgebor
James A. Swaney, PunXsutawney;
Henry p. McKallip. Meechburg: George
McQuilkey. Kennerdell: George Hart
| man, Tunnelville; John II. Friday of
| Phillipsburg; James ii. Foor. Rays
| Hill: Jefferson Call, Durbin; John
| Kaufman. Altoona; Quincy A. Redit,
Shira: James Morse. Piney Creek; Hen
Schaeffer, Schaeffer; Margaret NJ.
| Lewis, Uniontown; Laura b. Hoops,
| Monaco; Allen l.. Bagshaw, Hunting
| ton: Arthur Gallagher, Allegheny;
Jacob Troutman, Pierce: Robert Hall.
Orwell: Archibald Boyd. Ohio Pyle;
| Joseph Rosengrant, Munster; James
klinesmith, Pittsburg: James A. Quig-
| ley. Blanchard: Lot NJ. Anderson.
| Adams: John Beers, Rosebud; Thomas
Banport; Ellen Sharon, st. Augustine.
On June a clothing store In Altoona.
known as the New York Clothing
Store. and owned by the Friedander
| Company, of Washington City, was
damaged by fire. Appearances pointed
to incendiarsm. The stock was in
| sured for $4,000, but the stock is said
to have been worth not more than &c.
600. A few days ago Constable Roe
f,r .; .,t,n I
Is. Greenburg, local manager of the
store; Mayer Bremen, an employee, and
Herman F'riedlander, of Washington,
| with having set fire to the store.
Two foreigners whose names could
not be learned lost their lives near
West Newton, Tuesday. One went in
swimming at Port Royal with a number
of companions. He received injuries
upon the rocks which stunned him.
was deserted by his frightened COM
paniors. and when reached by Charles
Reed, an old soldier, was beyond re-
suscitation. The other fell under
Pittsburg, McKeesport and Youghio-
gheny Railroad freight train at Jacobs
Creek, and was frightfully mangled.
During the heavy windstorm Sunday
five persons took refuge under big
tree on Everhart's Island, near Pitts
ton. The wind blew the tree to the
ground with great force and all those
who were under 1t were injured, two
Of them fatally. Those fatally injured
are John Strininski, legs broken. in
jured internally; Mrs. Felix Faramon-
ski, leg and arm broken, injured inter-
nally; Mrs. Peter Slivinski and daugh-
ter Anna, injured internally; Martin
Faronski, ankle sprained and injured
internally.
John Stokka, a Hungarian. who
was lately employed at the Reed coke
works, at Dunbar. secured passage the
other day for the old country. Three
of his companions have been killed by
the excessive heat. and John has been
Frustrated and fears he will die unless
he gets back to his old home. He says
that the heat is killing his people. and
he will never return to this country If
he gets home safely.
Coke production went away up last
week: shipments declined. The output
of the Connellsville region reached a
little more than III, 900 tons, the high
water mark in production for many
months. The report for the week end
ing July 3, shows 1921 ovens in the
region, 1922 active and 1929 idle, with
an estimate output of 1l1,07j tons for
the week.
George Kiser. aged %, of Altoona,
while handling Il pistol. accidentally
shot himself near the heart and died.
Edward Winsor, an unmarried man
living at Hickernell Hollow, about
eight miles from Meadville. in getting
gun out Of bushes where he had hid
den 1t. discharged the weapon and
blew part of his head off. He died in
a few hours.
A gasoline stove exploded at York
Friday in the kitchen of Joseph Camp
bell. and four frame dwelling houses
and two stables were totally destroyed.
The property was owned by Geo. Hib-
ner. Lewis Robinson and Charles Lehr.
The inmates barely escaped with their
lives. The loss is about $4,000.
At Markleysburg. Friday evening,
Elizabeth Wynn, aged IA. committed
suicide by shooting herself through the
head. She was an orphan and lived
with a family named Altman. who rec
emily removed there from Homestead.
She was homesick and had once at
tempted to run away.
William II. Weaver, the S-year-old
son OF Alexander Weaver. a Scalplevel
farmer ner Johnstown. crawled to the
seat of a moving machine and jerked
fha lines 10 the horses The team at