The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-05-11
PENNSYLVANIA pICKINGS.
SOME IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS
or Interest to DIV w,iiers In tho Keystone
State.

RNS Storm of Fisii-During the heavy
rain storm near Carbondalc, the downpout
Of water was accompanied Nv n shower Of
fish AT Forest City the inhabitants gather.
ed many of the strange visitors. In appear
nncc they resemble catfish and megsurcd
four inches III length
Nina. ELLB CARPENTER. who resides nj
Ships hill, four miles from Tunkhnanock,
was struck by lightning and killed. The
house was struck by bolt which descended
chimney. She was standing by the stove
NJ the time and was violently thrown TO the
iloor. Before aid could reach her she was
dead
DupiYd severe thunder storm that pre-.
vailed at Cn,ster. Julius Tuprcwn, n German
residing nj Norwood, was struck 10y light
ming and instantly killed lie was driving
along the road, accompanied by two trends
| and his wife One Of the men wns severely
! burned on the arm and the horse was in'
stantly killed.
AG,Na Of thieves arc working Jeanette,
| and ncighboring towns. Robbcrics occur
| almost nightly. Tho latest victim is Charles
Altman, tobaccunist. Goods to the amount
| OF $40 were stolen.
THE lj. months.old child OF Levine Boo
| der, Bethlehem, uncorkcd n two.ouncc bot
| tie Of Carbolic acid, and poured the contents
over its hands abdomen aud legs. The
| mother came to ts rescue but too late ns tho
|
| flesh peeled of the portions touched, and
the child died In great ng0ny
JAMgs CoRNriius, who was caught In an
| attempt to wreck n passenger train ON the
| Pennsylvania railrOad ncnr Spruce Creek,
| last Sunday is now In jail at Huntington.
| He says hc committed the deed when drunk
DouFNico GEEco, an Italian. was fatally.
| shot nj Erie, bv Shalcy RoChct, an Arab,
TO whose wife the Italian made love.
JonN SCHMIDT, mn cmployc IN u coal mine
at Larimcr, was fatally crushed by n fall OF
| slate
lIrHrfSGDoS's county treasury Is empty
| and there IL no money 10 pny the expenses
of May court The legal assessment, 10
mills, Is levied
| FRur trees of all kinds in East aud West
| Mahoning townships, Indiana county, are
| loaded with blossoms. and II there ARE no
more killing frosts these townships Will
have even larger fruit crop than that OF
last year
Az epidemic Of measles Of particular
| violence has been prevalent for some time
| In the northern parts of Vcnango county,
the malady becoming complicated with
| throat and chest troubles In much the
same manner as the grip From the yicin-
| ity Of Chapmanyille four deaths are re-
ported
FARMER Harry RoEprp residing near
| Summit station, Schuylkill county. acci-
IDENTITY shot and killed his l2-year.old son.
| Rocdcr had taken gun out to destroy a
| crows nest near his barn, but IL would not
| go of Returning IN doors he proceeded to
examine IL carefully 10 ascertain the cause
| of its failure 10 shoot, while the boy stood
watching him. In some unaccountable way
the piece was discharged aud the entire load
entered the boys abdomen. Iie fell dead at
| his fathers feet.
JAMES KELLow, Of Pittston, while under
operation for dislocation Of the right
shoulder, died in the doctors chair OF heart
failure
G. A. MISEuART's clothing and notion
store at California was robbed Of about $3.50
worth Of clothing and Iewelry,
HIRAM KyMr's house at Derry was robbed
of 800.
THE hearing in the South Fork Fishing
lcub case has been postponed until May III.
HARRY HYATT. watchman on the Halti
more ~ Ohio road at Ohio Pyle was killed
by "A train,
Mus MARrIS SEAMAN Of Scranton ended n
quarrelsome existence with her husband by
beating his brains out with a hammer in
the HYDE Park section Of the city. The man
was 80 intoxicated at the time that he could
offer no resistance The mur1eress also at
tempted to kill her son Frank because ho at
tempted to interfere in behalf OF his father.
Her mind is believed TO be affected.
FARMER named Maurer, near Beaver,
found bull which had been missed two
months under a straw stack that had fallen
on it, and which, while keeping IL prisoner
had furnished IL with food
To PRorEcT FISH AND GaaR.-rhe Oil city
Fur Fin and Feather Club discussed tonight
| ~ I. a., tln
Northwestern Pennsylvania may he protect
ed The plans under consideration contem-
nIate the extension Of the clubs member
shin to 300 or more regular members ana an
unlimited honorary membership' Land
owners will be made gamekecpers. ana the
club will prosecute cases OF volatloh OF the
law pported by them.
PETER DoRNY, n SHOEMAKER OF Allentown,
while dancing with Annie Laudenslagcr at
public ball few nights ago kissed her
Annie objected To that manner OF Doran
showing h is affection, and besides that she
said that he bit her cheek. She brought
suit against the affectionate shokemaker
and he was Obliged to pay her sio damages
OS the Charters railroad at Bells tunnel
near re ,rs station, Washington county Q
train s. rIck loose piece OF timber hanging
from the tunnel. It smashed the smoke
stack Of the engine into the cab killing
Fireman Dal Johns, OF PittsbuTg.
GEoRGE MAcKEY, Of Washington, cut OF
his two-foot- long beard, which had grown
80 because he lost an election bet.
HARRY WILLIAMS, farmer near Franklir
was fatally gored by bull Thursday.
AMAY musical festival will be held in tht
mountains near Uniontown, at which 7O'
persons from Connellsville and other towni
will sing.
JoHg Mcneil in eluding an officer, jump
ed into Oil creek at Warren. lie has no
been seen since and, it is thought is drown
ed.
AMAy with black mask appeared befor'
n 6-year-old son of Fred Walzer of New
Castle, frightening the boy so badly that h
will die.
A cYcoyE lasting only few minutes pass
ed up Anderson II Jllow, near Butler, afev
days ago, leyeling in its course 81 rigs ane
causing much damage To producing wells
| THE Enrest Oil cOmpanY lost ID Ilgs. Oper