The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-09-07

FIRE at Johnstown destroyed two frame
buildings and burned ont tailor shop, a
Chinese laundry and a cigar store, with a
loss of about $1,000.
A CLoup of flies was reported Mt Mt. Joy,
Lane ster county. They appeared on the
horizon like an approaching thunder storm,
and in a short time the all was literally
black with them. They alighted by mil.
lions, and everything was alive with them
for several hours.
PATRICK CONWAY and Patrick Flynn were
fatally injured yesterday by being struck by
a Delaware ~ Hudson train at Archibald,
Lancaster county.
NEW HAVEN, little town of Faycttc
county is suffering from epidemics OF ty-
phoid and scarlet levers. Several deaths
have occurred lately.
BLACK dptheria is said to be epidemic in
West Newton and vicinity. Fifty cases Of
the disease and several deaths are reported.
Ar Warren Run, mining town, seven
buildings were destroyed by fire involving
a loss of $4,000.
THE reward offered by the Washington
county commissioners for the capture Of
Murderer Martin Reed was distributed as
follows; One hundred and eighty dollars for
the officers expenses was deducted from
the whole, and Detective Mcbride and Con-
stable Williams will get 800; Chief of Police
Orr was given S12O, the extra $50 being to
help pay the doctor bill incurred by being
wounded in the capture of Reed.
EASTERN Mercer county was visited by a
mild frost Sunday night, the corn corp be-
ing slightly damaged.
NEAR Myerstown, Lebanon county Loose
4 Himmelberger large barn with its con-
tents was burned. Loss $1,000. lncendiary
hn fol
quarry near Reading, was crushed to death
oy the giving way of an embankment and
twenty-five tons of earth falling on him.
CHARLES SEARS, a prominent farmer of
Fairyiew, was struck and instantly killed by
A Baltimore IL Ohio freight train at that
place while driving across the tracks.
A LITTLE child of Mrs Al. Rigby of near
New Castle, while playing T. II into a barrel
and had its neck broken 1t had only been
absent from its mother five minutes.
NEAR Mitllintown, Christian Appel COM
mittcd suicide by jumping from the day
express at Vandykc tower, meeting instant
leath
CHARLES CURRY, boy residing in West
Chester, ran needle into his leg about six
weeks ago. Ii became necessary 10 ampu-
tate the limb, and he died Wednesday
WHILE stealing chick ems from Judge Rid
ult, near belIlDHt, OIlt Ol tHt tnTee tDleVtS
was shot by Judge Riddles son.
DAVID KouGH, an aged farmer residing
near Oakville. while attempting to cross the
track, was struck by the fast Atlantic ex-
press on the Cumberland Valley railroad and
instantly killed.
JoE BRowN, the colored gambler who
escaped from the Washington Jail with
Murderer Martin Reed, was captured In
Columbus, o., and brought back to Wash
ington.
AT Huntington, while trying to stop a
runaway team of horses, Anthony Beaver,
aged 10 wears, u Justice of the Peace, was
knocked down and trampled upon by the
horses and fatally injured.
HARRY MALEY, an employe of the Cam.
bria iron works at Johnstown, was SO horri.
bly, burned by an explosion that he died
soon after.
BAIT FLEMING and William Mctirath.
coal at the Brookside coiliery near fremont,
Schuylkill county.
MERCER county farmers have sold about
400, 600 pounds of wool this season, more
than they have sold for some years past.
A rIsH weighing rs pounds was recently
caught In the Monongahela river near Lock
No. by the Duquesne Rod and Gun Club,
of Pittsburg
AT Greensburg, Jessie Miller. while intox-
icated, picked up his bull dog and threw 1t
In the face Of DIR. Patterson: The dog Sc
verely bit the doctors limbs. Miller was
arrested.