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John Hogan, of Norristown, broke
both arms in IA fall of fifty feet from a
chestnut tree.
Edgar Oliver member of a promin-
ent Tamaqua family, was killed by be-
ing struck by train in Cleveland, o.
Because he was refused lodging at
the hotel of A. f. Miller, of Dorneys-
vile, tramp fired the hostelry barn.
Another hobo is thought to have per-
iShed in the flames
Michael Binoch. of Pottsville, died
in agony from, tetanus caused by "a
simple injury on the hand from Il
rough piece of steel in the Eastern
Steel company's works.
In memory of John Dyer, the first
millionaire of Norristown, his widow
will erect dispensary wing on the
departments in the new addition.
President Baer of the Philadelphia
and Reading road, was delayed two
hours behind the wreckage of pass
enger train that crashed into the rear
of "a freight short distance out of
Phoenixville. Two people were injur-
ed i'll the crash.
Using a heavy frying pan as Il weap-
on, Martin Shulick, of Clarion, is al
legged to have beaten his wife to death
The tragedy was witnessed by /
year-old daughter. The man escaped
and is now being hunted for in the
swamps near his home.
Reports from South Mountain, near
Gettysburg. indicate that there are
deer in that region in unusual num-
bers this season. Samuel Blizzard,
farmer of that section, lost 400 head of
cabbage in one night when Il herd of
deer visited his fields.
Joseph Robinson, managing editor
of the Philadelphia Inquirer and for
more than generation prominent in
journalism in Philadelphia, died at his
home in Norwood after several months
illness Mr.. Robinson was in his 9th
year at the time of his death and had
been in the employ of the Inquirer for
fifty-one years. He is survived by his
widow and one child. He was Office
boy. reporter, staff correspondent and
managing editor on the paper
Mary Yoblonski was convicted by
Norristown jury of murder in the sec
ond degree for the killing of two IL
legitimate children one of whom she
got rid of by drowning The woman
was sentenced to serve twenty years.
The jury was out thirty hours and
took thiIty-two ballots. There was
some doubt as to whether the woman
had planned the crimes or whether she
acted on impulse and she was given
the benefit of the doubt. She confessed
the murder.
Frederick Hesse", who served in
the Revolution rs drummer boy un-
der Washington, was honored in men,
ory by the Daughters of the Revolu-
tion, of Orwigsburg, who placed a
Pennsylvania State marker on his
grave.
Mahanoy City was the scene of "A
$40, 900 fire on Centre street. The con-
tagration is believed to have been
started by a cigar stub thrown away
by some careless person. The firemen
were hampered by the scarcity of wat
er which was turned off for three
quarters of an hour during the time
the flames were raging.
Deputy Factory Inspector William
J. Leary lost both legs and number
of others were injured as the result of
a trolley cars jumping the track at
Chester. II. X. Entrekin, the motor
man, and the conductor are out under
$500 bail. The wreck is blamed on
slippery tracks and the fact that the
car did not carry sand. 1t is claimed
by some that the car was not in the
best of condition
Throwing herself in front of a street
car young woman in Pittsburg sus-
tanned broken neck and fractured
skull and died on the way to the hos.
pital. The wheels did not pass over
her. On laundry mark ON her clothes
was the name V. Hindman. She had
the address of certain persons with
her, but these people denied knowledge
of the woman. She is thought to have
been on the way to maternity hospit
al.the location of which she had writ.
ten.