The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-07-26

Dug. which was some time ago crowded out
by the modern striped jacket bug has again
made its appearance in Franklin township
and is devou-ing all the potatoes, cabbage,
and other growing plant tops in sight
OSCAR kRArzER and DR. Bagnal. fishermen,
OF Warren claim the prize on n spoon.bill
sturgeon 2 feet long, They pulled 1t ont OF
the river Just below the bridge. but envious
people are skep,ical. and chnr9e the lucky
fishermen with putting up n job by fasten-
ing the sturgeon to n line before IL was
thrown into the Allegheny river. However
TINT may be, the catch Is in Warren on ex'
hibition.
A PRINCESS was born on Blue Island, near
Monongahela, last Tuesday night She is
Bohemian princess. her mother being
gypsy who claims to be In the royal line.
DIR. Charles Scott, who was called. suggested
that the child be called Mary Queen of
Scott, but the parents said the Guild would
be named Eulalic.
THE State Supreme Court granted an in
junction to restrain the Mavor from inter
icring wi h the plans oi the building ut City
Hall at Philadelphia, This completely
knocks out the rcnro,e bill which was a
bone of contention at the last session OF the
Legis ature.
TmE Pennsylvania railroad supported the
surviving eople and animals OF Mains
circus during 10 days idIeness after the
wreck. built tr ,in of l3 new cars, paid for
all repairs completed the original number
of wagons and also paid Mr.. Main $4,000
in cash.
A YOUNG farmer of Huntington township,
Westmoreland county. has been fined $40
for misnforming n keeper of u tollgaie Us
to the distance he was going, thereby saving
about cents toll
ANNIE ByRANT. of Ridgeview, near Derry
station was bitten four times by a COPPER.
head snake yesterday. All efforts 10 producs
sleep have failed and the victim struggles
violently.
BELLEroNrE citizens have organized q
boycott against members of the town coun-
Gil who passed an ordinance making it un-
awful for cows to stray about the streets.
THE name of the place known rs Bethel,
on the Somerset n Cambria railroad has
been changed to Holshoppe. 1t is hard to
see where the improvement comes in.
JoHN CASPER the 10 year old son Of
Jeanuette groceryman, took his fathers
loaded revolver from a bureau drawer,
played with 1t aud is expected to die.
ASSESSORS returns in Washington county
show 81 ,056 acres short OF the number oi
ncres that ought TO be taxed. Where the
missing land is, is mystery.
J. A. SUTHERLAND of Beaver, claims to
have the champion pumpkin vine. since
BY actual measurement /. was found that IL
grew a loot in q hours.
ANNIE KREIDER. of Lancaster county,
whose parents and four brothers and sisters
were murdered in Dakota last week, is on
the verge of insanity.
THE colored people of Pennsylvania will
H. E..s.
rsbnrg, opening October 10 and continuing
until The 2ith
The new directory of Johnstown places
the population OF that place at 2i,5i4, and
of yohnstown and the surrounding boroughs
at SO, l44.
WILLIAM MAcKy, Of Woodside, Fayette
county. has potato stalk that measured
five feet and is coming out in bloom.
THOMAS WILSON. carpenter fell Off the
barn OF A. i. Pollard. near Rimersburg a
distance of forty feet and was killed.
JoHN c. BowERs Of Bedford aged 40 years
fell asleep on track and 10 cars passed over
his legs. lie died in few hours.
THOMAS A. SEAToS, of Bolivar. who was
bitten by copperhead last Saturday. died
Friday is in terrible agony.
STATE Superintendent of Schools Schaifer
has decided that the free text book law goes
into effect at once,
REMOVE has $50 cases of typhoid fever ard
the number is steadily increasing.