The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-29
STATE NOTES.

The Berks County Magistrates association
wants the whipping post for wife'beaters.
An equestrian statue Of General slocum will
shortly be erected the Gettysburg battlefield
by the state OF New York
For no apparent reason, Frances Bedcr, aged
90, laundress, has disappeared from the home
of her aunt, Mrs Kauihold, OF 9lS Cowden street.
Harrisburg and no trace OF her has been found
by her friends.
John Meyer, an Austrian, As years old, Of
Fullerton, during a ht of somnamhulism walked
out of a third.story window and fell to the
ground. He sustained internal injuries from
which he died in a short time
While a wagon was being lowered in the
Mount Carmel colliery a sidehook broke, causing
the wagon to dash four hundred feet to the bot
tom. John Daubert and George Ruske, who were
riding in the wagon, were instantly killed.
Henry r. Cloves, OF New Kensington. ycster-
day started alone on a houseboat voyage down
the Allegheny, Ohio and Mississippi rivers to
the gulf Of Mexico, from where he will return
overland by wagon. He will spend two years
on his proposed voyage.
Running along the foot.board Of the engine
to the cow.catcher and leaning over, Samuel
Scrohecker, Reading train conductor, at Will
Transport, grasped by the hair and lifted to
| safety 2.year.old tot who had strolled on the
track.
bituminous coal field that will rank with
| the largest in the state will soon be opened in
westmoreland county, and It extends well into
| Fayette county. 1t is the best thick vein coal
| for gas making in Western Pennsylvania The
| new developments in another year will add over
| half million of tons annually to the output.
An epidemic of typhoid fever is imminent In
! the little town Of Trcvorton. Already a mum.
| her Of cases OF most violent nature are re-
| ported. The pools are situated on an eleva
ton above the houses The drainage from these
| ekes its way through the soil to the wells
whence the residents procure their supply o
| water.
One hundred men at Reading are fighting tn,
| fire discovered Sunday in the immense htumin
Gus coal supply which the Philadelphia an,
| Reading company has accumulated in that cit,
| for firing locomotives The coal is being loaded
into cars rapidly possible and streams o
water from the locomotive tanks are pouring
on the burning pile. Adjoining the soft Goa
are thousands of tons Of anthracite coal, anc
there is danger Of the fire communicating t.
this supply.
| 4 fellow known as "JaCk the PEPPER entered
the house Of Mrs. Elmira Pcdrick, at Clifton
| Finding she was alone, the villain pulled he
out Of bed by the hair Of the head Mrs. Ped
rick's screams brought Gibson Clement and hi
son to the rescue. When she screamed tn
'peeper drew revolver and threatened to xii
her The "pecper" made his escape when h
heard assistance coming, and, as a parting salu
tation, told hrs Pedrck that he would return
II he does there will be a warm reception await
ing him.
While sitting in his yard at Shamrock, Pete
Helhert saw seven'foot black snake whic
escaped Willie Rice, his 2-year.old grandson
from Reading, had been spending some tim
with him. The child had nursing bottle
which was filled with coffee and milk, an
spent most OF his time in the yard lie yer
frequently returned to the house to have tn
bottle rehled, and several times the youngste
came into the house and wanted the adults t
come out, saying, "oh, see there!" They wer
busy and paid no attention to him. 1t is no,
believed the child and the reptile were PLAY
mates ioI weeks and that the snake had bee
enjoying the coffee and milk from the bottle.