The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-16
KEYSTONE State uETs CONDENSED
COSTLY LAW SUIT.
Plaintia Asks for sl25 and Ncv Must Pay
$1,000 Costa

wilson. DdNlu simpson OF ROCneSter
was the executor of the estate of the
late Capt. j. c. Irwin of the same
town, and claimed $125, for which he
alleges he at one time held Capt. Ir-
wins note, but in a fire, which con-
sumsd the household goods, the note
was destroyed. The defendants denied
that the note was ever given. The
case had already been tried twice. The
first jury disagreed: next the jury gave
plaintiff verdict for SIZE 75. The de-
PENDANTS appealed to the superior
court. and that body remanded It back
for new trial. This trial has been on
all this week and the jury brought In
a verdict for the defendants to the eff
feet that they owed Simpson nothing.
The costs will now run considerable
over $1,000.
The following Pennsylvania pensions
have been granted: Benjamin G. King,
West MiddleseX; John p. Shannon,
Pittsburg; Joseph L. Caldwell, Bradens-
vile; John Gardner. Franklin; Jno. A.
Woodcock (deceased), Belefonte; John
Teucht, Sheshquin; James II. Connor.
Latrobe; Jno. Farnsworth, Purchase
Line; Samuel II. Hoover. Winslow; Ben
jamin n. Akerly. Waderford; William
Wrigle. Jennerstown; John A. Olinger,
kittanning; Marvin Champlin, Coris-
vile; Margaret Shannon, Pittsburg,
Emeline Mcbride. Sayre; John Hicks,
Duncansville; Simeon Briggs. Covert;
David c. Shirley. Unity station; Chas.
A. Glenn. Bellefonte; Mary Il. Sumner,
Williamsburg; Kate Hoover, Center Hall;
William ID. Kendall, father, Fayette
City; Margaretha Tishart. Allegheny;
Benton Kirk, Clinton: Steven c. Johns
ton. Tionesta; Thomas Keely, Butler:
Edward o. Greenfield. Beaver Center;
Jonathan Tucker, Washington Judson
II. Wheeler, Cory; Jacob Sanders. III
dian Head; William Z. Kennedy, Had
ley.
The annual reunion of the Center
County Veteran Club and the Clinton
County Veteran Association was held
at Hecla park at Bellefonte. the other
day, fully 10000 people being In attend
ance of which number more than one
half were old soldiers. For the Center
County Club, General James A. Beaver
was elected president and w. ii. Mus
ser secretary. For the Clinton County
Association, j. II. Loveland was chosen
president and G. II. Michaels secre-
tary. Addresses were made during the
day by Congressman Packer. eXSena.
tor Thomas of Lykens, General Beaver
and G. II. Michaels.
Henry Grove died the other day at
Uniontown from a fall. He was help
ing to thresh in the barn of jefferson
Breakiron and fell through n trapdoor,
breaking his shoulder blade and crush
ing his skull. He never regained con-
sciousness. His son. David Grove, is
unconscious from wound on the head
received while he was dashing away on
horse to summon physician for his
father. He is supposed to have been
thrown from his horse en- route
John Patterson, of Paradise town
ship, died at st. Josephs Hospital
few days ago of injuries received on
the Pennsylvania Railroad. He was
working for the railroad company and
boarded train at Kinzer's Station to
ride to Leaman Place. In getting off
the latter place he fell through
bridge crossing road. He became
paralyZcd, and at no time since has
there been an improvement in his con-
dition.
Caspar Dechlitz, a German, aged 25
years, residing at Birmingham, IA miles
east of Altoona, fatally stabbed his
father. John Dechlitz, and seriously
wounded his mother and brother few
days ago. DechlitZ had been out drink
ing, and when he returned home was
in fighting mood. While his father
was demonstrating with him he pulled
a knife and made lunge at him.
Chauncey Ames of Crawford county
was arrested by Venango county au-
thorities for selling liquor without a
license at a recent harvest home picnic
held in the county. 1t is claimed Ames
sold whisky put up in half pint bottles
and labeled Eminent" Several shots
were exchanged between Ames and the
aIthorities before the man was cap
tured.
John Lancaster arrived at Irwin the
other night from North Missouri. He
and his family made the entire dis
tance of over 1,50O miles In prairie
schooner. Mr.. Lancaster started with
two teams. but sold one while en- route.
He also swapped horses several times,
but got here all right and will locate
in town.
Encouraged by the good prices of the
year for wheat. the farmers of Frank
lin county are preparing to largely in
crease their wheat acreage. No less
than a dozen farmers brought wheat
to be exchanged for fertilizers. Local
buyers paid "a cents a few days ago,
the highest price has been 81 cents.
Alfred Short, Cashier o. E. Davis and
BoOkkeeper Dewey, of the defunct Peo-
pies Savings bank, OF North East, were
arrested Saturday night on a charge of
violating the banking rules by taking
money on deposit knowing the institu-
tion to be insolvent. They were bound
over in the sum Of $1,000 each.
Lewis Salvatore was smothered in a
sewer trench at Scranton a few days
ago. Salvatore was a laborer and was
engaged In digging at the bottom of
the 1g-foot ditch, when the sides caved
in, burying him. 1t required over an
hour to reach him, and then Salvatore
was dead.
While on their way to school a few
days ago a number of children were
struck by a Pennsylvania railroad
freight train on the Everson crossing
and Gertie Graf, 10 years old, was in
stantly killed and several others were
seriously injured.
Lizzie Fleehman, of Oil City. was
drowned at lockwood on the Alle-
gheny, three miles up the river a few
days ago. She swan across the river
and was about half way back on the
return trip, when she sank in eight
feet of water. Her body was recovered.
Cyrus Carnahan, of Sandy Lake, has
discovered non-eXplosive compound
by which gas light can be produced
by attaching gas burner to any ord.-
nary lamp and filling the lamp with
the compound.