The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-08-08
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KILLED WHILE AT his WORK.
William Steiner. an air tester Mt the Union
station. Pittsburg. was instantly killed on
Tuesday night. He was preparing to exam
Inc an automatic coupler, which was out OF
order, and the engineer dropped his engine
back harder than was expected. catching
Steiner between the bumpers. He was 80
years old, and leaves wife and child.
MARTIS GAyLoR, n farmer in Greene town.
ship, Beaver county, attempted TO pry up n
large stump. when the lever broke and the
stump fell back, breaking his right leg and
pinioning him to the earth. This happened
In the morning. When found at o O'Clock In
the evening he was unconscious.
IS the eastern part of Lawrence county
the pasture fields are burned brown by the
drouth. and the corn fields are withered IL
has been nearly two months since any rain
fell In that section. Farmers in many in
stances have been compelled to feed new
hay
II is said that snow fell In Cranberry town.
ship, Nenango county. while the thermometer
registered liz degrees In the sun. There are
several big gas wells near, and the snow was
caused by the rapid evaporation Of the gas
upon coming In contact with the heated air.
DIR. John McKineys store room In New
Castle was burned. IL was occupied by jas.
Rigby whose family were almost suffocated
and escaped In their night clothing. The or
igin of the fire is mystery. The loss IL
$4,000 and is partly covered by insurance.
Ar New Castle snake charmer In the
ladies waiting OF the l.. II +. station upset
box containing nine serpents. the smallest, II
blacksnake six feet long, and the longest
l3-foot boa. The ladies and children in the
room ran out In terror.
The four-story building on Wood street,
Pittsburg which contains old Lafayette Hall
is to be replaced with n magnificent bank
budding. This hall Is noted as the birth
plase OF the Republican party.
William Norton, OF Wall station, was
crushed to death between a coal eur and the
wall In the Fountain coal mine, at Scottdale
He went into the mine out of curiosity. lie
was IS years eld,
The post mortem examinationin the case
OF W. v Hardman. the prominent oil man Of
Butler. who died suddenly, disclosed the
fact that death had resulted from an opiate
taken for insomnia.
Miss MARY BrDDLE Mt Frew's mills, Lawrence
county, was terribly burned and is in a
critical condition. Her dress caught fire, and
as 1t burned she ran across Il field to neigh
boring house.
has been published at Bradford for several
months by W. \. Brown. has been suspended
The editor will go South and engage In grape
growing.
MRs. ANNA HUNT, OF New Castle, has begun
$4,000 damage suit against George W.
johnson, manager of the sheet mill In which
her husband was killed by the falling OF u
damper.
The barn of NJ. I. Steel, of East Mahoning
township, Indiana county, was burned to-
gether with four horses and all his harness
and crops. Loss, $500.
fire at Beaver Falls destroyed the Dar-
lington Fire Brick works, causing q loss Of
$4,000. Thirty men were thrown out OF
employment
S. G. WILSON has been appointed post
master at New Eagle. Washington county,
and Mrs. Sarah Pryor at Branchton, Butler
county.
The Allegheny and Butler Plank Road
company has two toll gates in the borough OF
Etna. Legal steps are being taken to remove
them.
The English-speaking white cokers at
Uniontown have gone out again, and WILL
they say, remain out until the strike Is
won.
Two men George Milton Roy and David
Blaney died in Pittsburg on the same day
while under the influence OF anesthetics.
collision at the waynesburg Junction
killed James VALLEY, a farmer. and one of his
children; also Mr.. Valleys two horses.
Saturday evening lightning set fire to Bull's
store, in Mainsburg, which communicated to
eight others, burning all. Loss, $4,000.
Constant Davis, Larimer Italian, drowned
himself In the New Larimer reservoir Sunday
evening because OF domestic troubles.
COMPANY has been formed at Beaver
Falls to manufacture patent scale and regis.
ter. The capital stock Is 100000.
Mrs. MARY CoYLR, blind resident OF
Wilkesbarre, visited the grave OF a priest and
had her sight restored.
NEW Hebrew hospital Is to be erected in
Pittsburg. 1t will cost ut least $4,000 and
may cost S300,00J
MORE than hundred searchlights will be
utilized in Pittsburg during the q. A. Il. en-
campmcnt week.
A FIRE in Allegheny city burned Smiths
broom factory and a large tenement, causing
loss Of $4,000.
Otto Olson, a miner. OF Greensburg. had
his back broken by fall OF slate. He leaves
a family.
A GREEK. named Francis Geogy, fell from o
bridge at Braddock 25 feet receiving fatal in.
iuries.
The State League OF Republican clubs will
hold convention at Harrisburg Septeui-
Der 8.
THREE churches are being built at Ellwood
City; Methodist, Presbyterian and Catholic.
The Ely Novely Works at Glrard have
been burned Loss S2J 600
LiNCHED BY NEGROES.
A West Virginia Murderer Quickly Dis
posed of.
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