The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-10-26
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

I Bethlehem. Mrs LYDIA KhOzcs, aged
/ o. years. WIDOW of the late DR.. Z. P.
I Rhoz5s. fell into Z ois;ern and was
drowned in five feet Of water before
/ her son John could rescue her
J. King McLsnaghan, Of Hoiii-
daysburg. and Jones & Lsughlzn, OF
Pi,;sburg, have leased the Moore farm,
along Canoe Creek, Blair county. with
I the purpose Of opening large stone
. quarry. They vii give employment
. to several hundred men.
/ -Robert Carter, superintendent Of
/ mines Of the Delaware and Hudson
Company. and 4 leading Republican
I in Lackzwannz county, fell from Z
uesile TO some tracks below. and re-
ceived injuries from which he died il
4 few hours. He stood high il Ma
sonic circles.
The Cumberland Shirt Manu-.
featuring Company, Of New York will
start its factory al Ashland today
The building is three-s;ory brick
structure. -Four hundred hands will
be employed. The company also in-
tends erecting box factory and
steam Laundry.
The Montoursyille Passenger
Railway, running from Williamsport
TO Starr Island Park. has passed into
the hands Of Philadelphia company.
The same company assumes control
Of the Milton, Lewisburg and Watson
town Electric Railway. running from
Watsontown to Lewisbuig, thirteen
miles.
That part Of the State in and
abou, Dunbar is enveloped in a heavy
cloud of smoke caused by the noun
tain fires which have been burning
along the slope Of the Laurel Ridge
since last Saturday. Many Of the
mountain people are spending sleep
less nights. lest the IRE steal upon
them and destroy their homes. 1t is
reported several sawmills we're des-
troyed Monday night
"A double frame house owned by
the Potter Coal Company in Pittston
township, Luzerne county, and ten
anted by mine laborers and their fam
lies was destroyed by FIRE Sunday
night. All the inmates were asleep
when the fire broke out and it was
with difficulty that they 90, ou, of,he
burning building. Ali escaped but
Joseph Souo. He perished in the
flames before he could be gotten out.
Patrick Kane, president Of the
Bank Of Remove, was found dead in
the doorway Of his home Friday morn
Ing at o'clock by a domestic. A
physician, upon examining the body,
said life had been extinct two hours.
Mr.. Kane was 70 years old. He was
for many years engaged as contractor
in the construction Of railroads and
was formerly q county commissioner
and president OF Remove town Coun-
Gil.
"A company has been organized
with capital stock OF S25,ooo for the
purpose OF supplying pure spring wat
er to the towns along the Susquehanna
ryer. A large reservoir is being built
on the White Deer Creek, about ten
miles west Of Milton, from which wat
er will be furnished Watsontown, Mil
ton, Lewisburg and Sunbury. These
towns are now using water pumped
from the Susquehanna River Phlla-
delphians are interested in the scheme.
The body OF CESAR Cucici was
found in clump OF bushes near Hunt
ingdon late Sunday night. The head
was crushed TO pulp, and $3.50 which
Curcici is known TO have had with
him is missing. A companion is miss
ing, and the police are searching the
mountains for MIN. Curclci was EN-.
ployed with a number OF other Italians
at a tunnel which the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company is driving at Barree,
eight miles from Huntington. He
started out Sunday evening with a
friend to hunt chestnuts in the woods.
When found his body was still warm.
A jagged rock weighing twenty pounds
had been used in crushing his skull
The farmers in the vicinity OF Up
land, West Marlborough township,
Chester county, will bIing suit against
dealer who they say sold hogs aflict-
ed with cholera in that place some
time ago, claiming damages for several
hundred animals which have since
died. Every one Of the hogs purchas-
ed at the sale have died The disease
spread among the domestic animals,
and is still killing many, despite every
effort to stay its progress. Among
the heaviest losers by the disease are
William Cloud, ga animals; Charles
Barnard, 40; the Maules, 90, and at
Wharton, Cook, Tere Barnard and