The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-08-24
STATE NEWS ITEMS

IT. f. McGinness, who was for
many years superintendent of the
Montour Iron & Steel Company,
at Danville, died at Harrisburg OH
Tuesday.
DIR. J. +. Cooper, one of the
Oldest practicing physicians in the
state, was found dead kneeling by
his bed in his home, at los Arch
street, Allegheny, on Saturday. 1t
was thought that while i'll prayer
he was stricken with heart disease.
The long continued draught is
giving farmers in Clinton township
much concern. Springs, wells and
small streams, never before known
to go dry, no longer yield the life
giving fluid. Corn, tobacco and
potatoes will be small crop. Rain
now will not help them.
William Hoover, a woodsman
from near Jersey Shore, who is do
ing time i'll the Lycoming County Jail
for attacking Butcher Thompson,
Of Jersey Shore, with a cleaver,
Friday night attempted suicide by
cutting his throat with pen knife.
Asked why he cut his throat Hoov-
er said the devil told him to.
During a fight at Girardville
Monday night Paul Geneva, aged
2S years, drew knife and plunged
its blade into the back of his oppo-
nent, Anthony Mulick, aged 26
years, inhicting dangerous wound.
Mulick is lying at the Miners Hos
pital in a critical condition. Geneva
fled and is still at large. Jealousy
was the cause of the fight.
The Board of Health and the
School Board of Greensburg have
decided to enforce the act of June
18th, 1895, requiring all children
to be vaccinated before they are
permitted to enter the schools. One
of the oldest physicians there,
whose experience dates back to the
scourge in the early sixties, pre-
diets an epidemic this fall in Penn
sylvania.
For the first time in the history
Of Freeland the saloons were tightly
closed last Sunday, a crusade on
saloons and the base ball park has
been opened by the ministers with
good results. Sunday ball games
have been discontinued, but next
Sabbath the saloon men, who are
thoroughly organized, will insist
on the closing of cigar, drug and
confectionery stores.
Mrs. Stanley Kiff, of Athens,
died Saturday afternoon from being
run into by by a scorcher. Mrs.
Kitf was crossing Main Street and
$ failed to notice the rapid approach
. of young man from South WAY
erly. Miss Sadie Kiff the woman s
daughter was Immediately in front
, OF her mother, and, to avoid a COL
, lision with her, the wheelmar
swerved to the right, striking the
: mother.
D The Shamokin Silk Mill Co.,
with paid-up capitalization ofS7o..
, 900, was organized Monday night
The following officers and direct
a ors were elected President, John
J. Klinger, Passaic, N. J secre
S tary and treasurer, John N. Eagle
n Passaic, N. j.; directors, John R
Frame, Paterson, N. J.. M. H
Kulp, Shamokin, and Z. R. Saw
idge, Sunbury. The mill will con
:, tain 200 looms. When improve
y ments are completed at least 3oc
=. hands will be employed. The ca
i pacity of the mill will be doubled
{ next year by building an addition
q For the fourth time during thu
! past three years the office of Bor
!. ough Supervisor, at Ashland, has
= been made vacant by death. Abou
= two years ago John Carr was fount
y dead in a mine breach, near hi
4 home. and his son, John, wa
q - elected by Council to serve the re
mainder of his fathers term. Be
fore the time had expired the sol
passed away. Frank Mullen wa
,f elected Supervisor at the following
=, spring election, and he died befor
;, his term had expired, and Monda,
,f the fourth was added by the suddel
70 70 death of Martin Ernts. He wa.
~ - about in the morning, attending t
h, h his duties, and ate a hearty dinner