The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-07-11
PENNSYLVANIA EVENTS.

H'". '-s at the Philadelphia
ways large transfer
sc. e yesterday granted
... D.. wages Of 10 per cent.
"ls. Pa, July 6.-Albert
N'lrose and John Rourke
s we're struck by the Della.
.. Hudson Express. north
-rarrucca yesterday, and in.
tul led. Wickham was q vet.
e.au n. "a Civil War.
Ee&eYrG. Pa. July s.-William
Mo-", te 15.yesr old son Of 8. X.
Mos OF Osterburg. Bedford County.
was lied with q cramp while In
swimming near his home yesterday.
His brother Ralph went to his assist.
ance and before help could reach
them both were drowned.
Plymouth. July s.-Miss Mary Con.
nell, who disappeared mysteriously
last Tuesday. returned today - the
wife Of John Rudge. also Of Plymouth.
They went to Binghamton and we're
married. There seems to be no reason
for the elopemsnt. The young people
Just thought 1t would be romantic.
Harrisburg. Pa, July s.-William
T. Greasy. OF Columbia county. chair
man Of the Democratic state commit
tee, with his clerk. James A. Sweeney.
OF Hazleton. came to Harrisburg yes
terday and opened state headquarters.
Tho active work Of the campaign will
not begin until after the nomination
Of the state ticket on August IL.
Wilkesbarre. Pa, July s.-Johh Mu-
lick. a Hungarian. while going to his
homo In Dicksville. near here, last
Friday night. was assaulted by foot
pads who robbed him. The man was
found the next morning in the road
with his skull crushed. He died while
being taken to his home. Two men
were arrested on suspicion Of being
the murderers.
Lancaster. July 6.-The court has
refused permission to the Young Mems
Shiiotioh AbboIloklOu W Dcll ltB Olu
building and apply the proceeds to-
ward the payment Of the debt OF the
new 100000 building. The court
rules that a. the building Is no longer
used for Young Mems Christian Asso.
citation purposes It reverts to the con.
tributors. who paid for It. The build.
ing 10 worth $4,000.
Bellefonte. Pa, July e.-The citizens
Of this county, under the auspices O
the veterans OF the Civil War. last
night gave An enthusiastic reception
to fourteen young men Of the county
who have spent the past two years as
soldiers In the far East. and who re-
turned home yesterday. Fifteen men
enlisted from this county. but one
Of them died In Manila. Among those
who delivered welcoming addresses
were former Governors Beaver and
Hastings. Judge Love and State Sen
tor Heinle.
Wilkesbarre. Pa. July S.-While
freight train on the Lehish Vail
Railroad was nearing Pittston at
o'clock yesterday morning one Of tn
cars was found to be on fire. There
was danger OF the flames spreading
to the other cars. The engineer
opened the throttle wide and pulled
into the Pittston depot at fast speed.
An alarm was sent in and the city
Are department responded quickly.
The burning car was one sheet OF
fame. but the nre was eItinguished
In q short time.
Pittsburg. July 6.-Mrs. White.
well-to-do young widow. vas married
last evening to John Pratt A chari-
vari party gathered before tho house
during the wedding dinner. and sere-
naded with tin pans and horse fiddles,
and when admittance was refused
broke in and began to break up the
furniture. Mrs. Pratt stepped In
and fired a bullet into Bert Pounds
shoulder, and the charivari broke up.
The bride sat down to tho table again.
was arrested . half hour later. gave
bail and returned to the dinner.
Harrisburg. July GA unique letter
was received at police headquarters
in this city today. addressed to Amy
Policeman, Harrisburg. Pa" from
James M. Searlss. of Nagle, Kinghsher
county, Okla. He manifests the de.
sire to become the husband OF a Har.
risburg woman, either . maiden, a
widow, good or bad looking, Just so
she 10 q woman who will marry him
and look after his s year old daughter.
He prefers a woman about rs years
of age. and 10 not particular whether
she has children or not. providing that
there are not too many Of them.
Haxleton, July Ga notice. an
nouncing an indefinite suspension OF
the colliery and the strippings, employ
ing In all about 800 men, was posted
by C. Pardee 4 Co., at Lattimer, this
afternoon. The cause Of the suspen-
sion. which 10 to 60 into effect Mon
dav ia unknown IL is said that the