The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-06-08
PENNSYLVANIA PICKINGS.
SOME IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS
ofIn.s,-st TO Dw,llers in the Ksystons
S'ate.

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Reading. 3 3 800 Altoona. 3 .250
Allentown. $ 800 Johnstown 1 3 ,2jJ
AN explosion of mine gas at the Moca.
pany, which is located about 90 miles below
Wilkesbarre, resulted in the death of one
man, the fatal injury Of another and the
e'ious injury OF eight others The dead
man is John Protherce, fire boss, John Wal.
tsrs is fatally injured. The injured are;
rick, Peter Iombis. II. VI, Everhart, Fred
Everhart, William Hopper, Frank DeitrIck.
The cause is unknown.
The thief who robbed old Jack" Mum
for1's strong box Of over - OOJ at Lebanon
has been arrested IL turned out 10 be his
newhaw, Samuel Hummel, with whom
he boarded The money was buried in the
cellar of Hummels house under the coal
bin, II was in tin box containing six old
leather purses bursting with coin and bills.
The amount Of cash was 81, III u aud the
account of bonds $3.50. Hummel was
committed TO Jail for trial.
ANDREW MARION, section foreman on the
Pitt.burg and Lake Erie road, sat down on
the Fort Wayne track ~ late hour Mon
day night, while on his way 20 his home
near Beaver Falls. He was struck by a
freight and received probably fatal injuries.
ALEX WHrn of Unioutown had his
neck and hand badly cut with razor by
James Jackson, a colorel barber, Monday
night
CALVIN HUNTER AMI George Smith were
brought 70 New Castle on the charge of
swearing in public. Alderman Bowman
fined them at the rate OF 81 cents per oath,
Hunter paying 1915 aad Smith $3.50.
THE residence of DIR. VI. w. Miller at Lig-
onicr was entered Thursiay night by two
thieves, who chiOroformei the family and
then stole the doctors clothing money,
watch, jewelry, si.verware and other valu-
bles.
SOME days ago w. 5, Ursetton, Of Beaver
Falls, shot pet squirrel belonging to
George Veau The latter had Ursetton ar.
rested for shooting game out of season and
for discharging firearms within the bor'
ough limits
JONATHAN SHERaIrF, a leading farmer OF
Mitilin township. Cumberlan county, was
found dead in field near his home. He
was engaged in thinning tree tops. and is
believed 10 have been stricken with heart
| disease.
The public schools of Erie have been clos.
ed until the diphtueria epidemic there Is
over.
THE jury in the Florence Fuhrer murder
case at Somerset, after being out six hours
| returned a verdict of manslaughter agaius,
Fuhrer for the killing of Martin INLAND.
Is damage suit at New Castle, arising
! from the breaking ofa bridge in Wayne
| township, a verdict was obtained of 81 so
| for the plaintiff Byron Shaffer
A PICNIC and meeting of the trustees ci
Ridgeview Park wrs brought 10 a sudden
| close mt Greensburg, by the announcement
that Miss Sadie Patch had been poisoned
| Dr. Stckler was summoned and antidotes
administered. The young lady suffered ter
rible agony and it was feared for awhile thai
she would die, but she improved slightly
| The poison was discovered in a quantity oi
/ cheese, of which che young lady ate, She
| was taken TO her home this evening very
weak. 1t is not known how the poison, some
| thing Of the nature of strychnine, got into
the cheese, No other person ate of it.
THE Somerset grand jury have found true
bills against General Siegep Miller, his sor
Bob and William Pritts for the murder o
Jonathan Hochstettler and against Jacob
Garry, Abe Fletcher, Wilson Pritts ant
Jacob Santmeyer as accessories.
Tux retriaI of a case whicl
| has figured in the court
at Athens, since 1888, and which has attract
ed widespread attention, wherein Christo
pher Mills claimed $4,000 damages from
George Fallion, of Athens, for physca
injuries Sustained in all assault by defen
ant, resulted in verdict for 81 for plaintiff
The verdict in former trial was for on
cent.
WILLIE TaArSoR lad about ! years old
while out boat riding with his father anC
little sister at Beaver Falls, came nearly be
ing drowned through singular circum
stance. The boy was hanging over the bacl
OF the boat with his hands in the wate
when huge bass sprang ont of the waite
and struck the boy in the breast, whicl
knocked little Willie into the water H
was rescued by his father after considerable
trouble.
CAPTAIN JONI WHEELER, a well-knowl
hotel man. politician, distiller and mem
Der of the One Hundred and Fifty eight
regiment, died at Carlisle, aged 63 years.