The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-06-01
PENNSYLVANIA p|CNNGS.
SOME IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS
OF Interest TO Dwsllsrs In the Keystone
State.


Pittsburg... s 0 1000 Lebanon. 9 8 400
Harrisburg 8 9 800 Danville.... 3 3 400
| Reading .... 3 3 .5O0Altoona..... 3 go
| Allentown. s 500 Johnstown 1 3 .2j0
| OLIVER SMITH was acquitted at Greens.
burg Of the murder of Vim. Miller.
GEORGE Workman, an employe OF the
| Mammoth mines, near Dunbar, was killed
| by falling slate.
WHILE q train of five cars was descending
| an incline at Derry coupling broke and
| the cars coming in contact with a mill at
the bottom were scattered in all directions.
| John Nagle was instantly killed
TuE cavlng in Of a water works trench at
| Scranton killed three men ycsterday--a Pole,
an lrishman and negro.
THOMAS WHITE shot and instantly killed
| John McHenry, a colored man, At The Will
| low Grove school house, Rodgervlle, Greene
| county, Thursday, while attending a band
meeting. White Is still at lar ge.
waES the faculty of the Grove City col
| lege plowed lawn, intending to sow grass,
someone used buckwheat instead, and fine
crop of the grain has sprung up.
Mrs. JEREMIAH FRrrz, of Ltchiield who
died last Monday, bequeathed $4,000 TO
Thiel college.
Tue embezzenent suits against Rev. W.
II. Dill, President Of the defunct Cleariield
Bank. which were tn come up for trail in
the T. 5. Court at Pittsburg were with
drawn and the ex-bsnk President will leave
| Pittsburg comparative poor man, but freed
from the charges which lmperiled his liber.
| ty Mr.. Dill's friends and relatives will
make good all deposits and stock, although
| by doing so they luse all they had in the
bank which was 81, ,OO0 of stock out of the
| slOO, 900 capital. This settlement will cost
Mr.. Dill and his friends just 100000.
The recent rains have swollen the creeks
| in various parts of Westmoreand county
and great damage has beer wrought. Along
| Sewickley creek the growing crops in many
instances have been ruined. Many of the
| small bridges have been washed away, and
| should the rains continue the county bridges
in some localities, II is feared, will go.
| OssrFicArtoN as the result of exposure
some years ago to extreme cold, was the
cause of the death at New Castle of Isaac
| Speer, aged y.
Ar Mlesburg, dwelling of Vim Gassmyer.
with four other dwellings and barber snop
burned to the ground Loss very heavy,
with very little insurance.
| DoRFLISGER's cut-glass factory at White
Mills, Pa. the largest plant in the United
States, was destroyed by fire. The loss will
reach over 100000. Twelve large buildings
attached to the glass-works and O'Conner's $
|
reach s2jO,OO insurance, $4,000.
NELsE ASDERsoS, a Swede, "a half partner
| in the livery business with Burgess McIn-
tire, jonnsonburg, disappeared, taking with
him hree horses, hack carriage and
some harnesses, comprising the whole outfit
of the stable lie and his companion were
overtaken near Smethport and brought back
to Jonnsonburs. Anderson also left an un-
| paid board bill.
The large grain warehouse of Gerberick,
Hale & Co, Of Bellefonte containing 1000
| bushels of grain and 2DO barrels of flour.
was destroyed by fire. The fire spread to
the lumber yard of Z, B. Credcr * Son,
burning cooper mill, two drying sheds,
and about 3JD0JD feet of lumber The loss
Is estimated at $4,000 with an insurance of
| $4,000.
SYLVESTER CoSSELLY cut his throat at
Beaver last Friday and lay nearly u week
| without attention. He will die.
| FREDERICK ScHoBER, of Philadelphia. has
been appointed chief clerk in the auditor
generals office at Harrisburg, and will re-
lieve Mr., Greenawald.
The borough of New Brighton was sued
bv Henry NJ Close of Beaver Falls, for as
900 damages for injuries received by falling
into an excavation.
ATTORNEY GENERAL HESsEY has given an
opinion to the governor that special police
men cannot be appointed for ST rect railway
companies. The law he says, only applies
TO railroad companies.
CARMIsE JULr,SA, of Pittsburg, came to
Lawrence county few days ago and is said
10 have paid 800 for the hand of Mar
| ghenta PesciOne, recently arriving from
Italy. The wedding will be on Sunday, but
the wedding feast will progress all this
| week.
THE Judge Brownfield mansion at Smith.
field, occupied by Mrs, +. Feather, daughter
| and sister. was burned. The occupants mar
rowly escaped. The loss is about 1880,
partially insured.
THE Acme cocoa mating mills, just out
| side of York was destroyed by fire. The
| mill had only been In operation about three
weeks. Loss, s2j, 900 to $50, 900; insured for
| $4,000.
CHARLES MYERS, aged 63 years, a resident
| OF Mountville, while despondent swallowed
quarter Of pound Of paris green and died
from its effects.
JAMES GRIFFIN died at Johnstown, leaving
his property, s25 900, to the Catholic church
His entire family was lost in the flood.
DURING a row at Manordale. William
Glunt beat his brother David so badly with
a club that 1t is feared that he will die.
DANIEL CARSON and wife, of Rochester are
charged with cruelty to their three-year-old
daughter. 1t is alleged that the mother has
compelled the child to spend days and
nights in stable.
ZAcHARIAH JACKSON, of Hollidaysburg,
while endeavoring to escape from Constable
Lyman, was shot by the officer and fatally
wounded.
ADAM FISHER was fatally injured by fall
of slate in the mine of the Redstone Coke
Company near Uniontown.
PEOPLES PARTY CONVENTION.
This Executive Committee Issues q Call
for Five Delegates Per County.
The leaders Of the Peoples party OF Penn
sylvania met in executive session at Indiana
on Saturday and issued the following call