The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-12-22
ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.

Wilkesbarre, Pa. Dec. 2O.-FranG
Polechla, a German peddler. and his
wife were bound and gagged In their
home at haltby Sunday night by three
masked men. Two trunks and a burea1
drawer were broken open and ilT
taken. No clew to the robbers
Reading. Pa. Dec. ls-Mrs. George
Satt!er. who was horribly burned by
the explosion OF stove blacknr con-
tanning benzine. died late Sa,urda.
night. aged 36 years. Portions q ths
body had burned 10 crisp Her
daughter, Rosie, aged years. cannot
survive.
Stroudsburg Dec. ls.-The once thrv-
ing town OF Glen Eyre. Parke county,
was sold by the sheriff today 10 PeteT
p. Vermllye, 4 New York lawyer. for
Mrs. Carpenter. ot New York Tho price
was $500 The new owner viii N
deavor T. -cs.ore the Iunberias and
stone quarry business. =
Hamburg. Dec. Is.-Samuel Hefer..
aged so years. u near Moltown. this
county. committed suicide by hanging
himself The aged man had been de-
to financial troubles. He hung himself
in the entry OF his barn from a joist.
his feet resting upon the noor.
Scranton, Pa. Dec 1s.-The body sf
Mrs. Charles Masten was found on tse
bank OF the Lackawanna river at Tay-
lor early in the morning. Shs ha4i frozen
to death. Mrs. Masten had been miss
ing for three days, and was though ts
be somewhat demented- She separ4.Gs
from her husband some time ago.
West Chester, Dec. ls-This after
noon President John Sinner and =
number OF other West Chester anA
Philadelphia Trolley company officials
came to this place on the first trolley
passenger which has ever made the
trip between the two places, and this
borough Is now connected with the city
by first class road.
Reading, Dec. 1s-While In the act OF
making a coupling Joseph p. Wise.
brakeman on a shifting engine in the
Philadelphia and Reading yards. slip
ped on a piece OF ice and fell under the
wheels Of a car. having his right arm
badly crushed. He was taken 10 the St
Joscph's hospital. where the arm va
amputated at the shoulder.
Pittsburg. Dec. l3-As the result o.
a coast!ng accident at Turtle Creek.
eight miles from Pittsburg. Joseph
West. aged go is dead and II Others
injured. two seriously. The sled col
lapsed at the bottom OF a steep hill
and hurled the party with great tor,~
IN every direction. The two seriously
injured are W. 3. Madey. both l4S.
broken Joseph Connor. left leg broker
and Injured badly about the head
Wilkes5arr-. Pa. Dec 2Q-A heavy
explosion u gas occurred n the HNllen-
back c0ul--y u the Lahish and Wilkes
barre Coal company late yesterday af-
terroor. Four men were badly burned
They are. Lewis Davis assistant mine
boss. Llewel'yr Morgan. mine foreman:
Samuel Binney. IRE boss; August
Mitchell. miner. Mitchelrs injuries will
prove fatal. but the others will recover
The explosion was caused by small
fire in one ~ the lower veins. The ar.
was extinguished.
Strouishurg. Dec l6.-Audltor Jo-
seph II ShulI today heard the case OF
Emily Gearhart, an old lady. who foi
over 80 years was the housekccper Of
the late Gersham Hull, n rich tanner
She received for her services 25 cents *
week. Mrs. Ccarhart is a ward Of tn.
town. and the OVerseers OF the poo have
put in claim against the Hull estate
tor $500 for six years services AT s.
week. less the IS cents paid by Hull
The ovsrSeers cannot 80 back further
on account OF the law.
Philadelphia. Dec. l9-Chancenn
Laughun. CT this archdiocese. yoster-
day received a telegram from Papal
Delegate Martenelii, at Washington, in
forming him that a papal bull contain
Ing the appointment of Father John w.
StrSnahAu. ot Philadelphia as bishop
ot Harrisburg is on its way to thiS
country from Rome. Father Shanahaz
IS at present rector OF the Roman Cath
olic Church OF Our Mother of SorrowG-
this city. and Is superintendent Of the
Carochial schools OF the archdioCese.
Media, Dec lS.-Folllowing the de-
structiou Of the barn OF Frank 7. VIII
etts, In Concord. Thursday night. In
Shich S6 dairy cows perished. two more
barns were destroyed in this vicinity
asst night. In both OF which stock was
ourred. The barn on the William
Moore estate. In Middletown. was de-
'troyed. with two horses and guam
ity ce hay. straw and harness, Th>
,arn oe Marshall Register, in Upper
Providence. mile distant. was S,ss
destroyed. Eighteen cows and one horse
we're burned TO a crisp. besides many
ons OF hay. straw and farming imple-
uents. There is little doubt that the
,arn burninss We're the work of An IN