The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-08-28

The Buffalo Bill show entertained at Du-
bois Friday. and the aggregation was accom-
panied by the boldest and most active gang
Of pickpockets that ever infested a COM
munity. b. X. Fisher a prominent hotel
man says he was robbed of S2700. J. 8.
J. 8. Oswald was relieved OF $3.50 and checks
amounting to several hundreds more while
scores OF thess lost amounts ranging from ~
70 s5.
While the employees OF the Herald Printing
aud Publishing COmpanys building at Erie
we're leaving one OF their number Miss Minnie
Carroll, got caught in the elevator She tried
| 10 leave the elevator while II was in motion,
She was so badly crushed that death occurred
| IN few moments. She was about II years OF
age.
W. u. Patton has succeeded In securing the
fortune left to Maria McGarvey Of Bradys
Bend township, by her brother, who went
west twenty years ago. she has been trying
| to get 1t for ten years, but was kept out of IT
by s,heming lawyer of Seattle. Washington
Mrs. Hiram Walker, wife of n farmer re-
siding near New Galilee, was robbed of els
by two tramps at the point OF a revolver. The
tramps had followed her husband home from
market where they saw him display money.
william +. Dunmire, OF Punxsutawney,
was brought before United States Commis-
|
passing counterfeit l0-cent pieces. In de-
fault OF $1,000 bail he was sent to jail
Miners OF tho ONeil Coal Company at
Fsyette City have broken away from the
agreement reached by the Pit,sburg conven-
| tion and signed a contract at a less figure for
the next years work.
The Postofflce Department has made
these allowances TO offices Ia Westeren Penn
| sylvania to cover the expenses OF clerk hire
Indiana $1,000; Bloomsburg $1,000; West
| grove ~ 900.
William Malarkey, OF Clarksviile, was near
ly poisoned to death on Tuesday, by enting
potatoes from vines that had been covered
with paris green to drive of the potato bugs.
Cattle and horses In the vicinity Of Huston
Vile, are dying OF a strange disease. The
animals become violent and act as though
they had been bitten by some mad animal.
The bituminous coal trade throughout the
Beech creek region has picked up consider
ably Of late. An increased demand for coal
from these fields is expected In the fall.
Walter Post, an s-year- son Of H. X.
Post, proprietor OF a confectionery and news
depot at Washington was killed under the
| wheels OF a steam traction engine.
At a special meeting Of Rochester city
council plans for q new water works TO cost
ough engineer and accepted.
Davis. the 9-year- old con OF Noah Clifford,
a Ligonier township farmer, was bitten on
the hand by q copperhead snake. The child
will probably die.
George Rohland, aged 90, who disappeared
| from his home at West Newton, was found
at Bellevernon, having wandered there in
search OF berries.
|
an ordinance vacating street leading to the
river for the benefit OF two manufactures
abutting thereon.
The directors OF the Protestant Home Circle
Fraternal Insurance society have resolved &c
dedicate their new building at Sharon or
September 20.
The centennial OF the Mt. Pleasant United
Presbyterian congregation at Hickory. Wash.
ington county, will be celebrated Tuesday
September l6
The centennial anniversary Of the found
ing of Franklin will be celebrated Septembe
and 8. A unique invitation has been is
sued.
A fish supposed to be pike. elk feet long
was seen by Thomas Patterson and John Fish
or in slippery Rock creek at New Castle.
Mike Britt, OF U niontown. was tried on /
criminal charge. preferred by l0-year-oit
Amanda Ross. He was sent to jail.
A COW was attacked with rabies at Wash
ington and was killed. The borough counci
is getting up stringent dog laws.
The suit OF Hon. q. f. Kribbs against Johr
J. Shick, editor OF the Clarion Jacksoniap
was quashed.
Thieves robbed the store OF Harshey 4
Altman at Penn station and got 800 worth
Of goods.
DIR. r. W. Christy was appointed examin
ting surgeon for the pension bureau at Al
toona.
Slater a Crane, the well-known horse
training firm OF Erie, have dissolved partner
ship.
John johnson, a Swede, was killed at Al
toona by a telephone pole falling upon him,
Butler county oddfellows will hold thei
annual reunion at Evans City, August 27.
Jacob Eugls, OF Johnstown, is held 10
trial for passing counterfeit money.
The Charleroi plate glass works has re
sumed after a six months shutdown.
Two directory publishers are making
warm canvass OF New Castle.
Burned the Village,
| A dispatch from Santa Clara, gives an nc.