Newspapers: Gleanings from The Northumberland Democrat, Northumberland Co File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Sue Marcus USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. From the August 29, 1907 Northumberland Co PA Democrat, Sunbury PA ANNA BAIR PRETENDS TO BE WIFE OF JACOB HINE Anna BAIR, heroine of the elopement from the camp of the Church of Holiness on Monday night, mention of which was made exclusively in The Daily, now lies in the county prison, the result of startling evidence in the case discovered by John E. VANDEVENTER Thursday afternoon. Miss BAIR was thought to have been kidnapped, and her uncle, John SHINDEL, of Court Street, this city, searched for her. Wednesday evening he learned that she was at the home of Jacob HINE on Mountain Creek, about five miles above Northumberland. Armed with a search warrant, he went to the house and captured the girl. She confessed that she had eloped with HINE, and that she had not been kidnapped. She stoutly affirmed, however, that she had gone with him to New York and was married to him there Tuesday. Mr. SHINDEL had been appointed guardian of the girl by the court about a month ago. As she is the principal witness in a serious case which will come up in September session, the judge strictly enjoined him to take good care of her until after the trial at least. Mr. SHINDEL was in a serious position when the girl disappeared, and he had no intention of losing her again. So he brought her to Northumberland and took her before Squire TIERNEY. The squire turned the case over to District Attorney CUMMINGS. The couple were brought to Sunbury, but Mr. CUMMINGS could not be found. Attorney RENN, who was in the office at the time, took the marriage certificate to the courthouse with him, as he went to search for the District Attorney. When he went into the Register & Recorder's office, he showed the certificate to John E. VANDEVENTER. It was made out in proper form. The names were correct, it was signed by the officiating clergyman, attested and sealed. The date was August 20th, and the couple had eloped on the evening of the 19th. As a residence of several days is now required in New York State before a marriage can be legally performed, the certificate was suspicious on its face. Looking over the document, Mr. VANDEVENTER found the year in which it was issued to be 1905 instead of 1907. A careful examination of the names revealed the fact that the certificate was an old one, with the former names erased and new ones substituted. The certificate as it stood was pure forgery. Without the slightest hesitancy Mr. CUMMINGS, who by that time had been found, sent the girl back to Squire TIERNEY at Northumberland. When given a hearing she said that she hadn't the slightest idea as to who altered the certificate. Jacob HINE testified that he too had no knowledge of how it was done. The work was cleverly executed and the writing closely resembled that of the minister whose signature was attached to the document. The justice remanded that girl to jail for court without bail and held HINE under $500 bail to appear in court for trial. TAKEN TO REFORMATORY Anna BAIR who eloped with Jacob HINE and then forged her marriage certificate, was taken by Sheriff SHARPLESS this morning to the Girls' Reformatory in Philadelphia upon order of Judge AUTEN. At the station when she left was the entire HINE family, author of her misfortune, as well as their own. Jacob, Peter, and Simon HINE were all there to bid her farewell. Jacob said that he wanted to marry the girl when he first eloped with her, and that the lack of necessary money alone prevented his doing so then. He is now even more firm in his intention to marry her and as soon as she is released from the reformatory and he settles the forgery case, he will make her his lawful wife. DERRICK BROKE & BUCKET FELL Arthur BROWN and Horace MORGANSTEIN, two small Northumberland lads, were badly hurt yesterday at the sand hoist of H. J. STANNERT along the West Branch. They were playing beneath a derrick when the rope broke and the heavy iron bucket fell almost directly upon them. The sharp iron hook on the handle of the bucket struck MORGANSTEIN on the head, cutting a deep gash. It was deflected upon BROWN and hurled him to the ground unconscious. The boys were given medical attention by Dr. BURG, and their injuries were found to be not as serious as first believed. DIED FROM DIPHTHERIA Henry, the ten-year-old son of Mr. & Mrs. WW ZIMMERMAN of 77 Eighth Street, this city, died from diphtheria at Mahanoy where he was visiting last Saturday evening at 5:30 o'clock. The remains were brought to this city Sunday afternoon on the 5:13 train and taken to Pomfret Manor where interment was made. KEG OF NAILS FELL ON FOOT John MICHAEL, employed as a laborer at the Pennsylvania transfer, was painfully injured this morning when a keg of nails fell on his left foot. He will be unable to work for some time. WATCH WAS NOT DAMAGED Joe GOVICH, a laborer on the Susquehanna Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad, was struck by a freight train and rolled a distance of 25. feet. Battered and bruised and with several broken ribs, he was taken to the Harrisburg hospital. The only thing about him which was uninjured was a silver Hungarian watch, very massive and weighing over a pound. Although dented by the collision, the works did not stop running. CRUSHED BY LUMBER PILE William HOCH of Shamokin, an old man of 78 years, who was engaged in the yard of the East End Lumber Company in that place, met with an accident Friday, which resulted in his death. He was assisting in measuring lumber, and while standing between two piles, one of them toppled over falling on him with fatal results. FINGER CUT OFF BY SAW John MANTZ, employed at the Sunbury Table Works, had the end of a finger taken off while working with a hand saw shortly after 1 o'clock this afternoon. TWO KILLED IN MINE Sam BUSKIE and Frank SESISKIE were killed in the Greenough colliery at Marion Heights last night. They had fired a shot and went forward when they were hurled under a falling breast of coal. OLD MAN BURNED TO DEATH At midnight Thursday night a fire broke out in the home of Edward HOUSER, an old man 90 years of age, near Ringtown, Schuylkill county, in the flames of which the old man perished. The alarm of fire was given by a youth by the name of COLE who lived in the same house and who, becoming almost smothered from smoke arose to see what was the matter. The entire structure was burned to the ground and the inmates barely escaped with their lives. The charred body of the old man was found under a pile of chimney bricks which fell while the house was burning. It is believed that the feeble old man arose in the night, tipped the lamp over, exploding it, and that the house took fire in this way. ENTERTAINED FRIENDS The Misses Rachel, Martha, and Mary LAWRENCE, who reside east of this city, gave a very delightful party Monday evening in honor of their guests, Miss Ethel WRIGLEY of Boston, Miss Helene FAHL of Camden, Miss Anna STEELY of Philadelphia, and Miss Marjory ELY of Millmont. TO BE MARRIED AT ELYSBURG Announcement has been made of the approaching marriage of Dr. ALLISON and Miss Amy GILBERT, both of Elysburg. The ceremony will be performed September 5th and will be one of the social events of the season. Dr. ALLISON is widely known throughout that region and is one of the most successful practitioners thereabouts. His bride-to-be is a highly educated young lade with many friends. NOT A FAILURE Commenting upon a matrimonial as that appeared in The Daily, the Milton Standard remarks: "John ROTSELL of Turbotville advertises in the Sunbury Daily for a wife. Evidently marriage has not been a failure with John. His other wife has only been dead a couple of weeks and the fact that he is open for another matrimonial deal so soon is evidence that he found the marriage relation a satisfactory and happy one. But John is a conservative chap as compared with the Michigan woman who last week proposed to the undertaker at her husband's funeral. Perhaps he may have meant as well and only tacked the opportunity to declare himself." WHO KNEW JAMES CONNORS? The following letter has been received by the postmaster of Sunbury asking for information in relation to James CONNORS, who died recently in Somerset county: R.D. #3 Meyersdale, Pa. August 9, 1907 Postmaster, Sir Jas. CONNORS, a Civil War veteran, died at New Baltimore, Pa. April 30, 1907, He is supposed to have friends in Sunbury and if you can communicate with them, I will give them further particulars if they write me. Respectfully, W. A. CALLAHAN MARRIED IN PHILADELPHIA The Heidleburg Reformed church of Philadelphia was a pretty scene when Oscar C. RING and Miss Edna M. KRICK, both of Sunbury, were united in marriage by the Rev. H. C. ZARTMAN. Miss Sarah A. KRICK, sister of the bride, was bridesmaid, and John DOWNEY of Shamokin was best man. Only the parents and intimate friends were present. The happy couple will live in Philadelphia where the groom holds a position. DIED ON CATAWISSA AVENUE William J., son of Mr. & Mrs. C. E. MARTZ of 514 Catawissa Ave. died Monday evening at 8 o'clock of brain fever at the age of 2 years 9 months and 28 days. Funeral on Thursday at 2 p.m. with interment at Pomfret Manor cemetery. BUYS HALF INTEREST IN PLANT Arthur MALICK has purchased a half interest in the Keystone foundry of which J. J. BATEMAN and son are the proprietors. For many years the foundry has been one of Sunbury's best known and most firmly established industries. VISITING EXPOSITION Frank ZIMMERMAN, Harry BATEMAN, and Arthur MALICK have gone to Jamestown to visit the exposition. They will extent their tour to New York and Coney Island before returning.