The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-10-19
PENNSYLVANIA PlCMNGS.
SOME IMPORTANT HAPpENIN0,
OF Intsres. 20 Dwsilers In tho Keystos
State.
HORSES AND TRAINERS KILLED.

HORSES AND TRAINERS KILLED.
COLLISION CAusys ruE DEATH of FIVE MES
AND rom HORSES.
Tho Boston express freight colldcd with
the IIrnttlcboro freight at IInrrison's Land
ing, Conn, on the New London Northern
railroad. The men killed were Kinney and
Gillcn, Of Ballston Spa. N. y; Edward
of Norwich, Conn; McKennn. residence UNI
known. OF the fifth man nothing Is known.
The race horses killed were Teddy X. Brock
away Wonderful Cure and Jennie Maynard.
Tho collision was caused through an error
Of the operator.
Tng orYiuIAL BALLor SETTLED.
There is no longer amy doubt that the sire
of the official ballot for Pennsylvania will be
about 22xls inches, varying In length no.
cording TO the number of offices aud candi.
dates In the several counties and the bal.
lot will bc ccrilie from the State depart.
inent H. tho form described In tho circular
Of instructions issued yesterday by Chair
man Rcedcr that is, each Of the five politi-
cal parties will have Its electoral ticket In
separate column. The various county com
missionors are proceeding on this decision.
nfu tnt DillbtS VIII MI De f'ily .ii iih' fot
oil voters to caat their ballot on election day.
IIoHEsrghD's mn To rng STATE.
Warrants to the amount OF $685. 1t
have been drawn by Adlutant General
Greenland for the expenses incurred by tho
State by calling out the entire division of
the National Guard dnrn; the early days OF
the trouble nt Homestead. or this amount.
s3OjOO5 3i was for individual pay;s5, 265 02,
10 quartermasters for supplies si2,i $50 B,
horse hire 1898 80, transportation, s2,6iG-
80, surgeon general; si,49l o. nscellan-
eous expenses s2I OH 3l, commssary.
the total expense vii; reach sGDD,0JD.
FARMER DRAGGED TO DEATH.
Thomas Roy. "a farmer living six miles
west of Washington met with n terrible
death. He was driving home from Wash
| ington when his team ran away, throwing
him out in such way that the wagon gear
ing caught and dragged him along where
the horses tramplcd upon him. About n
year ago Roy met and made up with tho
wife from whom lac hid been parted for
twenty-five years.
| TERRIBLE WORK oF Az ENGINE
A carriage containing A. ID. Maxwell, the
| two Misses Taylors and Miss Kate Hougha'
went was returning from Trcvorton and
while crossing The Reading Railroad near
| Shnmokin an engine dashed into the car
ragc. Maxwell received fatal injuries and
Miss Taylor and Miss IIoughawent were
terribly bruised Tho formers sister was
found under the wreck Of the carriage coy'
cred with blool. She cannot recover.
THE scuUYLgILL DRYING UP.
The Schrylkill river Is 50 low severs
miles below Reading that boats have Al
times become grounded at that point, where
the river and canal are one. The river has
not been 80 low as now for 80 years, and
some miles above Reading 1t contains hard.
ly more water than small creek. Wells are
drying up and wheat sown last month Is
dying.
KILLED ny 4 HUNTING ACCIDENT.
Ten days ago Harry Croman, Of Hunts
dale, was accident shot in the abdomen
while out hunting with an Italian named
Thomas Helm, and Friday he died from
his injuries. This the second tragedy in
this locality within year.
| RECENTLY Archibald smith ana irlend
named Wyman Of Wilkesbarre, obtained
nm option on 80 acres OF land IN Schuylkiil
county. In exa aiming IT Monday they
struck vein Of anthracite coal valued at
$1,000, 900. The option cost them slO,UO.
NEWTON REpDcR. of Greene county, has
| been sentenced 10 pay fine of $500 and
serve nine months in the Allegheny work
house, and Nathaniel Chambers 10 pay q
fine Of $500 aud serve three months in 1aii
for illegal liquor selling.
JACK RAMSEY. the outlaw who was with
Frank Cooley when he was shot, and - now
awaiting trial in the Uniontown jail, u net
ting neat income by selling his photo
| graphs to curious visitors.
A LITTLE son of. D, Brewer, OF Green's
burg. was accidently drowned in spring
Tuesday evening.
AT Shenandoah, Michael Mckee, aged 90.
was instantly killed by being crusned pe-
tween mine cars on the kohinoor dirt bank.
and Jeremiah Burns, aged 10, was horribly
manglcd Mt Ellangoa colliery by falling into