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PRODUCTS OF THE
OLD DOMINION
Manufacturing Industries in a
Satisfactory Condition.
Wages Compare Favorably With
Those Paid in the North.
Forthcoming Report of Commission
er MOntague-Facts which Have
Never Been Made Public.

Richmond, Va, Jan. 26.-For the first
time in the history of the State a record
will be made this year of the exact num-
ber OF manufactures and their annual
output, capital invested, and other in
teresting information in connection with
this subject. The law creating the Office
of commissioner of labor requires that the
officer shall obtain all this information
and incorporate it in his annual report.
The forthcoming report of Commissioner
Montague will give all of this and many
other facts connected with the industrial
pursuits in Virginia which have never
been made public.
These reports are daily coming into the
office of the commissioner and are now
nearly ready for him to begin the work
OF tabulating. They will show highly
satisfactory condition of things in this
State. so far as its manufactures are
concerned. The products of last year
compare very favorably with those OF any
preceding one for long period. The av-
erage paid the operatives in the factories,
mills. and other industries in this State,
as indicated by these reports, will compare
favorably with those of States further
North. The condition and educational ad
vantages of these, both male and female.
will also be comparable with those OF the
operatives of the Northern States.
The tenor of many Of the reports. es
pecially from those engaged in the wood
iron and other metal products, is strongly
against permitting convict labor to enter
into competition with that of honest peo-
pie. Attention is called TO this by many
of the operators of various industrial
plants. Another point of interest is the
immense popularity that galvanized prod
ucts has attained with the public. This
is noted in the reports of some of the
largest woodenware factories in the State.
They say this competition is the sharpest
and worst with which they have to con-
tend. The vessels of this material can be
made cheaper and more durable than those
of cedar and other woodenware
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purpose Of petitioning the court to name
him es trustee, but when his attorney
went to ME them found that Mr., Pearres
counsel had already taken that step.
Mr.. Dixon, who is 60 years of age, was
found to be living in a secluded and self
neglected condition in the Eagle Hotel,
which had become vacated. and several
weeks ago was committed to Montevue
Hospital by Judge McSherry, subject to the
further orders Of the court. 1t was gener-
ally believed at the time that he had no
means of support, but when his old cloth
ing was taken from him at the hospital
handbook fell out, showing he had on de-
posit subject to check in the Farmers and
Mechanics Bank in Frederick $16.3S6.S1.
He says he is of perfectly sound mind, and
it is stated that his financial transactions
have been conducted with care and pru-
dence. From what source he obtained his
money is not known here, but bank ofii-
cial says he made all his deposits in cash.
His deposits have been accumulaing for
several years, the first one being over $3,-
600. Some say the fund represents the in
come from his investments, among which
is block of the Bell Telephone stock.
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BOY BURGLARS SENTENCED.
Plead Guilty and Are Sent to the
Industrial school.

Waverly, n. j.. Jan. 26.-In city court
yesterday Judge Hoagland sentenced Neal
and John Sullivan. II and Is years old,
and Albert Shaw, 10, to the Industrial
School. Rochester, for burglary.
On September q c. W. Billiards. store
was entered About 500 in money and a
large quantity of tobacco and groceries
were stolen On Christmas Day the same
store was broken into. The combination
of the safe was worked and So stolen.
New Year night E. E. Walkers store was
robbed. The police found boys photo
graph and mitten on the floor, which
gave them a clew and resulted in the ar
rest of the Sullivan boys last Saturday
Three nights in Jail caused them to con-
fess the above burglaries. duplicating Al
bert Shaw. Sullivan's house was search
ed and large quantity of stolen goods
was recovered.
The boys today pleaded guilty on the ad-
vice of their parents, who are respectable
people. and thought term would be best
for the youngsters.
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POLITICS IN THE
State OF MARYLAND
Kent COuDty's Share From the
Political Plum Tree.
James H. HURT Appointed Deputy
Revenue Collector.
Charles vi. Lucas Selected Post
mater at Chestertown-0ther
Items.

Chestertown, Nd, Jan. 26.-James II.
Hurtt, proprietor of the Voshell House in
Chestertown, has been appointed by In
ternal Revenue Collector Parlett as deputy
collector for the First Maryland district.
The position carries with il salary OF
81, 400, with an allowance for travelling ex-
penses of $500. The territory included in
the appointment is part OF Baltimore
city, Howard, Anne Arundel, Charles, and
st. Mary counties. The appointee is pres
ident of the board OF election supervisors
for Kent county, but has forwarded his
resignation to the governor and will be
sworn into his new office today. This is
the first federal appointment which has
come to Kent from the present Admins
tration.
The first information of the appointment
OF Charles NJ. Lucas as postmaster at
Chestertown was received yesterday morn
ing. Mr.. Lucas was originally Baltimor-
can He came TO Chestertown in 1877 ana
started the jewelry and matchmaking busl-
ness The Office of postmaster carries with
il a salary OF 81, 600 and allowance for as
sistance. rent, lights, and fuel. There
were four other applicants for the place.
A comparatively new barn on the Edes
estate. near Edesyille, Kent county, ten
Gnte0 Dg nero hcileg, was utShOsSN "
fire Tuesday night, together with six
horses. thirty barrels of corn, five tons OF
hay. and all the harness and farming i'm
plements on the place. The fire was dis
covered by a colored man, who awakened
Mr.. and Mrs Edes. who reached the barn
lust in time 10 release a flock Of sheep.
cattle. and hogs and save them.
Kit Carson a young man who left
Kent county somewhat over year ago
and was reported as among the killed al
San Juan Hill, in Cuba, came 10 Chester
town yesterday direct from Fort Leaven-
worth, Kan. having been honorably dis
charged He expects in few weeks 10
enlist with the marines at New York.
Mrs. Susan Mahlon died in Chestertown
aged IS years.
Mrs. Samuel b. Stevens died in Rock
Hall aged 65 years.
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OLD DOMINION NEWS NOTES.

Louis StremmcI. an old citizen, died At Lynch
burg yesterday, aged So years.
Ex-Gov. F. W NJ. Holiday is i'll at his resi-
dence on Market Street in Winchester.
There is an unusual amount of sickness in Win
chester and vicinity at present. Grip Is the pre-
vailing disease.
Miss Salie Virginia Hardy aud Mr. George Ham
ilton Lehew, Of Alexandria, were married at
Fredericksburg last night.
Methodist Episcopal Church South, died at her
home at Middetown Tuesday, aged IS years.
James f. Dozier. contractor, was run down
and fatally injured by an electric car at Norfolk
last night. lie is about 40 years old and un-
married.
Last night Miss Stella schloss, daughter of
Charles Schloss, a well-known Roanoke merchant,
was married to Morris Rosenzweig, OF Philadel-
phia, 1T Roanoke.
Miss Julia R. Bass. daughter of the late DIR.
D. f. Bass, and Mr.. Percy Moran Thompson a
wel-known young attorney of Charlotte, \. C..
married at Lynchburg yesterday
Dr. Isaac Darlington Harrison, of Clarksville
Mecklenburg County, Va. and Miss Rosae Smith,
daughter of Prof F. II. Smith, of the University
Of Virginia, married at Charlottesville yes
terday.
Miss Elizabeth O. Beckwith, of this city. and
Quartermaster Sergeant Charles Frederick Bar
tells of the Fourth Regiment United States Vol
unteers. immunes. were married ar Fredereks-
burg yesterday.
An interesting social function the wedding
at st. Paul's Church, al Richmond, at II o'clock
Yesterday of Miss Leila Carrie Bridges. OF Ash
land Va, and Mr.. George Ball Hutchings. OF
Galveston, Texas.
Mrs Annie f. HaddoN. wife of Mr.. j. p. Had
dox died at her husbands residence on Main
Street in Winchester Tuesday night, after lin
gering illness. The deceased was "A years of age,
and is survived by her husband and several
daughters.
At the residence OF Judge Charles Grattan,
Judge of the hustings court of Staunton, at 8
o'clock last night his daughter Miss Lizzie Grat
tan, was united in marriage to Warren l. Oil
yier jr, son of ". l.. Olivier, for many years a
leading merchant of that CITY.
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MARTHA BAILEY'S CASE.
Testimony About the Death OF
George w. kiah.


Cambridge, Nd. Jan. 26k-Martha Bal
lev. colored, was given a preliminary
hearing before Justice J. H. c. Barrett
Yesterday afternoon. The prisoner, who
is short, stout. and very black and wears
glasses, was a model of oomposure
throughout the trial.
DIR. GUY Steele testified TO having he ped
perform an autopsy on the body Of George
Kiah. colored. and to having attended the
family on Thursday, January Il, when
they were all taken sick at dinnsr. He
said that from their symptoms he thought
they had been poisoned by arsenic or cor
rosive sublimate. He also testified to hav-
ing tasted the flour and TO have eaten
small piece of an oyster fritter, TO which
they attributed their illness. He d5scri0-
ed briefly their treatment with mi X,
emetics. and antidotes, which testimony
was corroborated by Drs. Mace and Go ds-
borough. who were called in the same az
ternoon.
According TO the testimony Of both DR..
Mace and Dr. Steele, George w Kiah had
no attention beyond the advice to take
some medicine prescribed for his wife, as
no uneasiness was felt about him until
short time before his death, and when the
doctors were then sent for they were not
found until too late. They reached the
house after his death.
DR. Mace testified that when first called
TO attend Kiahs wife he thought from
her symptoms and what the family said
about some meat which they had eat n
that she was suffering from ptomaine
poison.
Serena Kiah, daughter of George W.
Kiah testified to having purchased the
-four and tea which were in the house at
the time of her fathers death. She said
they were bought on Christmas Eve about
p. m. and taken home, where they were
placed in the receptacles in which they
were usually held and which were kept
in their kitchen, room which, she said,
Martha Bailey was familiar with from hav
ing cooked in it. Serena further testified
that she saw Martha Bailey standing In the
yard OF her cousins house, which was
peXt door, and peering in the window of
Kiah residence, to which she called her
brothers attention. Later in the evening
she and her brother left the house, part
of which was occupied by another woman,
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TRUSTEES SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION OF
IMPROVED PROPERTY ON l STREET, BE-
TWEEN NORTH CAPITOL AND IST SIS.
NORTHWEST, BEING PREMISES NO 4. IN
/ ST. NORTHWEST. WASHINGTON, ID. C.
By virtue OF a deed Of trust. dated November
Is 1895 and recorded among the Land Records
Of the District Of Columbia. in Liber No. 2O65
folio 405 the undersigned trustees viii sell. at
public auction, in front of the premises, OF
FRIDAY. JANUARY q, 1859, at O'CLOCK
P NJ lot numbered one hundred and ffty-eight
Q5sl, in Shepherds Subdivision of square num-
bered six hundred and twenty-three C623),
corded in the Office OF the Surveyor OF the Dis
trict OF Columbia in Liber r. W, folio 30, with
the improvements consisting of brick dwelling
Terms Of sale-One-third cash. balance in equal
installments at one and years, the purchas-
er TO give his notes for the deferred payments,
bearing interest at the rate Of per cent per
nun until paid. and secured by deed OF trust
upon the property sold; all cash. at option Of
purchaser. COnveyancing and stamps at pur-
cbaser's cost. SlO0 down at time of sale.
CHRISTIAN g. LEDERER
Trustee
H H. BERGMAN.
jal7-llt-em Trustee.
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MYER COHEN,
LEO BAUM.
WALTER B. WILLIAMS & co, Auetioneer.

ja14-l2 1-2t-em.dkd Trustees.
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NAILS IN MINT COIN BAGS.
Scraps of Iron Found Instead of Sill
yer Dollars.


A disclosure of the fact that nails,
screws. etc. had been found in a bag at
the Philadelphia mint instead of silver
dollars, under a former Administration,
has been made by Secretary Gage The
Secretary transmitted to Congress with a
favorable recommendation letter from
Director of the United States Mint
Roberts, urging that an item of s16S be
included in the general deficiency bill TO
reimburse Herman Krstz, former super
intendent of the mint at Philade' phia. for
shortage discovered in the silver in
vault C when Mr.. Kretz turned the mint
over to his successor, Henry K. Boyer.
In letter Mr.. Kretz says: When the
coin in vault c was delivered TO me by
my predecessor it was not counted, but
simply weighed, and that hurriedly, and
the vault did not contain the amount of
silver dollars receipted for b. me. The
shortage caused by substituting nails and
screws for dollars was made GOOD by Mr..
Kretz, though it did not occur under his
superintendency.
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA. this 25th day OF January. A
D. 1899. in the petition OF Edward Furman,
r. Young Clerk Petition having been fled in
this court by Edward Furman. OF the City OF
Washington. District of Columbia, wherein he
prays that his may he changed TO Edward
j. Morgan it is this 18th day Of January. A. D.
1892 ordered that public notice may be given
10 all concerned 10 appear in this court on the
10Th DAY OF FEBRU AIRY. 1899. AT 10
O'CLOCK A. NJ To show cause. IL anv they
have why the prayer in said petition should not
be granted and that copy Of this order shall
he published in the Washington Times once
week for three successive weeks before said date.
(Signed) W = cox Justice
WOLF & ROSENBERG, Attorneys for Petitioner.
ja26 fe2, ,feb9-3t
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JACKsoN'S BIRTHDAY.
Celebration by Hartford Chapter O
the Daughters of the Confederacy.

Celebration by Hartford Chapter of
the Daughters of the Confederacy.
Belair, Nd, Jan. 25.-In honor OF the
anniversary of the birth of Gen. Stonewall
Jackson, Hartford Chapter of the Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy held a special
meeting in the assembly room of the Ma
sonic Temple. A large number of friends
of the chapter were present by invitation.
The rooms were beautifully decorated, the
red and white of the Confederacy predomi-
mating. On the stage was a portrait Of
General Jackson sketched from life by a
brother of DR.. Volk, of Baltimore. This
portrait is owned by DR.. William Francis
Brand, rector of st. Mary's Protestant
Episcopal Church, by whom il was loaned
for the occasion. After Maryland, My
Maryland Mrs. G.. Smith Norris, presi-
dent OF the chapter. made an address of
welcome Major Randolph Barton, of Bal
timore, was the orator of the evening He
was inspector general of General Jack
sons brigade.
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but no one remained in the kitchen. Sere-
ma on cross examination said she told no
one of seeing Martha Bailey until after
her fathers death, and that she made some
bread out OF the -four on Sunday morning
and that no one was harmed by it.
A colored girl named Griffith testified to
having heard some words between Kiah
and Martha two years ago.
After some further unimportant testi-
mony and argument by States Attorney
Higgins for the prosecution and Emerson
c. Harrington for the defence, Justice
Barrett remanded the prisoner to Jail to
await the action of the grand jury.
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TO TEST HIS SANITY.
Application for Appointment of 8
Trustee for DIR. Dixon.

Frederick, Md, Jan. 26.-William H.
Pearre, of Frederick county. through his
attorney, Major E. Y. Goldsborough, today
filed petition in the circuit court praying
that he be appointed trustee for D.: Van
Buren Dixon. The court issued an order
upon the sheriff for the assembling CT a
jury to pass upon Mr.. Dixon's sanity Mr..
Dixon will resist the appointment of a
trustee over his person and property, and
has retained Milton G. Urner to represent
him and fight the proceedings.
William II. cearre is a cousin of Mr..
Dixon. 1t is said Dixon has always mani
tested decided aversion TO his relatives,
many of whom reside in Frederick county,
and would have nothing at all to do with
them.
1t is said another cousin of Dixon's had
papers In the course of preparation for the
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FIVE PERSONS UNDER
ARREST FOR MURDER
THE KILLING OF EBERHARDT
Three Men and Two Women Under
Suspicion for the Crimc-One
RObber COnfesses.

New York, Jan. 26.-Five persons-three
men and two women-have been arrested
for completely In the burglary at 315 Sixth
Street, Tuesday morning, which resulted
in the murder of George Eberhardt by one
of the escaping burglars.
Otto Bergman. alias Sprike, one of the
men arrested has made confession that
he took part in the robbery. with three
ether men. He said that while he was
on the top of the building he heard shots
and that 1t was one Of his companions who
shot Eberhardt.
One Of the men arrested is David Young
who, Bergman says, also took part in the
robbery. The police believe him to be
Eberhardt's murderer and he will likely
be charged with the crime today.
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Lured to an Attach.

New York, Jan. 26.-John Anderson was
taken to New York Hospital this morning
with fractured skull. John Ryan is lock-
ed up charged with robbing and attempt
ing to kill him. Anderson says he was
lured to the room of woman last night
and was there told he must give up all
the money he had. He refused and was
attacked by two men, who, he says, beat
him until unconscious. Anderson identi-
fed Ryan as one Of his assailants.
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Fire at Johnstown, Pa,

Johnstown, Pa, Jan. 26.-The principal
business block of the city is in ruins, hav-
ing been destroyed by one of the worst
fires that has ever been known here.
Within two hours the flames had consumed
property worth 100000. They had their
origin in the Herald Printing Company's
Office. The heaviest losers are the Herald
Company, John H. Waters, the Johnston
Supply House, and the Cambria County
Medical Society,"
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Attempted Highway Robbery.

Cumberland Md, Jan. 26-Michael'
Hearn, employed in the Baltimore and
Ohio carshop, Keyser, w. Va. drew his
pay yesterday, and while leaving the pay
car was shot by an unknown man, who
intended TO rob him. The bullet struck
Hearn on the head near the ear. making
a serious but not necessarily fatal wound
Hearn held on TO his money. and, notwith-
standing a big crowd was around, the as
Sailant escaped.
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POLICEMAN REMOVED.
II refused to Watch "A Negro Smallpox
Patient.

Norfolk, Va. Jan. 26.-Judge Portlock.
of the county court, issued an order TO
Special Police Ofhcer Elevil Elliott or Mou
day that he vas to watch Joseph Cannon
a negro prisoner, who was taken from the
county jail with smallpox and confined IN
q house on High Street extended elliott
failed to obey the order of the court. an |
was summoned for contempt. He dis
claimed any contempt, but said he woul
resign his position, as he would not watch
the smallpox patient. Judge Portloch
would not receive the resignation. bnt re-
' owed Elliott from Office.
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TROUBLE OVER A CORPSE
Father of Dead Child Bursts the
HeRrse Doors.

HeRrse Doors.
Pittsburg, Pa. Jan. 26.-That he might
conform to the traditions of his race and
faith Paul Jancouski carried the encof-
fined body of the baby from 3057 Brere-
ton. Avenue to the Church of the Immacu-
late Heart of Mary last Saturday in def
ance of the health laws and repeated
warning from an undertaken.
The baby died of scarlet fever and
should have been buried from the house.
AS result of the church funeral both
Jancouski and Rev. Father Joseph Sawi-
ciok are defendants in suits brought
against them by Crosby Gray, superinten-
dent of the bureau of health.
Jancouski is a mill worker. He refused
to allow services to be he'd at the house
or grave and wanted them in the church.
After the body had been placed in the
hearse Jancouski broke open the Ass
doors, seized the casket and in his arms
carried 1t to the church, where the priest,
in his vestments. was waiting to say
mass
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TRUSTEES SALE OF SIX LOTS IN IsHER.
WOOD II

TRUSTEES SALE OF SIX LOTS IN IsHER-
WOOD, ID. c.
BY virtue Of a deed Of trust duly recorded i'm
Lfber No. 1854. at folio 262 ct seq one Of the
Land Records Of the District Of Columbia and az
the request Of the party secured thereby we the
undersigned trustees, viii sell at public auction
in front Of the premises. on THURSDAY. THE
18TH DAY OF JANUARY. 1890, AT 4:S0
O'CLOCK P. NJ, the following described real es-
tate situate in the city Of Washington District
Of Columbia TO wit. Lot numbered twelve (I2).
in block or square numbered three (3) and lots
numbered eleven I'D, twelve Cl2) and thirteen
I3) IN block square numbered nine or in
sherwood. according to the plan and plat there
Of and recorded in Plat Book Alex. r. Slep-
herd folio l3, OF the records in the Survey
or's Gfce for said District; also lots one ID and
two (zl in block fourteen tl4), being in all SIX
lots together with all the Improvements rights
etc
Terms-One-third cash; balance in one and two
year with interest at per cent, secured by deed
0. trust on the property Sold all cash, az
option Of the purchaser. A deposit of 800 re-
auired at time Of sale; If terms Of sale are nor
complied with within fifteen days from day OF
sale the trustees reserve the night to resell the
property, at risk and cost of de=aulting pur-
chaser. after FIVE (5) days advertisement OF such
resale in some newspaper published in Washing
ton. ID. c. All Conyeyancing, recording stamps
etc. at purchasers cost.
MYER COHEN.
LEO BAUM.
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JEALOUS MAN CAME TO GRIEF.
Nearly Stabbed to Death by 81 Man
Whom He Pursued.

Gettysburg, Pa, Jan. 26.-Because Am
brose Dittenhafer, of Hunterstown. this
county, thought another man was alien
ating his wife's affections he chased him
out OF town yesterday. On his return he
found John Money in conversation with
his spouse.
Money fed but Dittenhafer secured a
club, saddled horse. and indulged in a
cross-country chase. He ran his man to
cover in u farmhouse miles away The
farmers wife went into Mysteries and
screamed for her husband He came. but
sizing up the situation he decided not to
eject the pursued one
Dittenhafer and Money came together
later in the day and the result almost
proved fatal TO the former Money stabbed
him six or seven times with large knife,
but he will recover
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FIRE AT EAsToN.

Cattle Sheds Burned on the Fair
Grounds.
Easton. Nd, Jan. 26.-About midnight
Tuesday fire destroyed the cattle sheds on
the Talbot county fair grounds. The other
and more valuable buildings were saved
with considerable difficulty through the ex-
ertions of the Easton fire company and a
volunteer force. In 1897 the sheds in the
same place were burned.
Tusday night the store of James Chop
man, ON Railroad Avenue, was broken into
and robbed of about $500 worth of watches,
jewelry. and pistols. This morning these
goods were found among the debris If the
fair grounds fire. They had gone through
the fire.
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Wrecked by Rolling Rocks.

SteubenviIle, Ohio, jan 26.-Two mon
ster rocks weighing from 500 to 1000 tons
relied down the Bustard Hill in this city
yesterday, doing great damage. One
struck the residence of Daniel Burns,
completely wrecking it. Daniel Burns, jr-.
who was in an upper room in bed was
carried eighty feet into the middle OF a
read. but was not seriously hurt. Cleve-
land and Pittsburg passenger train mar
rowly escaped.
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Lired NearIy a century.

Mahony City, Pa. Jan. ,26.-Mrs. Bridget
Kerns, probably the Oldest resident in this
part of the State, died here yesterday.
Mrs Kerns was a native of Ireland. born
ninety eight years ago. Despite her ad
vanced age she retained all her faculties
and WAS active until a fall down stairs
two weeks ago produced injuries which
caused her death.