The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-04-03
KEYSTONE STATE CULLINGS
ITS DOORS CLOSED.
Hard Times Compel Newport's Bank TO
Stop Business.

As was expected, the Newport Deposit
bank has closed its doors. General currency
stringency and demands are the causes as
stoned for the closing. The assets are about
se52, 400 and the liabilities s160,29S. Assig-
ices will be appointed and the affairs OF the
bank liquidated. l.. H. NIiligan is president
and J. N. Irwin cashier. The stockholders
are individually liable for deposits.
The locomotive department OF the Pennsy-
vania railroad shops at Altoona Is now turn.
ing out new class OF compound freight loco
motives for the fast freight service between
Pittsburg and NewYork. The new locomo-
tive will embrace new ideas which are cacu-
lated to combine high speed with great
power. Experiments are also being made
for the development Of a new style Of passen-
| ger engine.
Miss Pearsol, OF Grove City, aged 20 years.
died from the effects of applying solution TO
remove ireckles. II was made Of alcohol and
corrosive sublimate. Miss Penrsol received
the prescription from friend. and took II 10
a druggist Of Grove City TO be filed. He re-
| fused, remarking 'that would burn the face
off you" At another store she was more
successful, and applied the lotion three times
Friday night
Mre. Sakoa, the wife Of Hungarian coke
worker, at Tranger, Westmoroland county.
was brutally assaulted and beaten nj her
home. She is In critical conditicn and NAV
not recover. Two masked men entered her
home and demanded her money. She gave
them a considerable amount of money, the
savings OF her husband for months They
then maltreated her.
The Keattey Bros oil we'll, located on the
Perrin mill tract, about one mile from Clarion,
is now producing oil at the rate Of ak to
eight barrels per day. The oil is heavy oil,
s1A ~
down 200 feet on the John Q. Rood farm. W.
II. Piper Is Co., on the Grace farm, and HUI
lings Bros, on the same farm have commenc-
ed to drill.
The result Of the Fayette county competi-
dive examination was announced by county
| Superintendent Porter. James G. howard. OF
Masontown, was the winner, with an averags
Of 93 Bertha Baker and Florence Keighy,
OF Uniontown, held second and third places
respectively.
The bee Gang" will terrorize Tarentuns
no more. Twelve OF its members are In the
county JAIL seven Of them charged with
killing Philip Kearney Sutton, and the other
| five with the robbery OF Haegers saloon In
Natrona. Five members Of the gang are left
In Tarentum.
Lightning played some queer pranks on
house. at Sheakleyville, east OF Greenville
| Monday morning. Four holes were torn
through the walls and nearly every picture
In the house was cut rs II done with knife.
A coal hod and shovel were melted into a
'oiu ii'as''
Mrs. Al. II. vaneman was held for court
at New Castle, on q charge Of perjury in con-
nection with the illegal liquor selling case
against the Hotel Oliver at Ellwood City,
That case was dismissed, aud the womans
husband is still in jail for the costs.
No,h ~ p-os.L, o,oa * ro.rs ,., .o,,,
o,, ~, on ny ra,rnoa a. pa,h, hnn oo.a
SiN.J 'o' Tha hov wos ro,,rnina ,ro,,.' S,a Sn.
Francisco having beaten his way the greater
part OF the journey, and the fatal accident
occurred within a few miles OF his homo.
.,uonosao,o tho ,or,o s,oh,.s -, a.. Y
ing Clif beer and soda bottling works owned
by julius keltz, together with four horses and
the entire contents, and August Hastings
''e"''' '"'"' "o'' ''''''u " A'0
Mrs. Cavanaugh's block, lately purchased
by the Pennsyivania hailroad Company to
uas destrovea bv fire The loss ia 9 4 ooo viii
no insurance '''' WV"
c,ish lutheran cbnrch in The IInited States
has elected Rev. III. I. Yarrar. of BradSocI'
Field Secretary of the board TO sncceed Raw
j. V. Leuker.
Wiltinson farm n short distance from, Wa5r0
pun. The drill was down $50 feet when the
stnke was maue' luis Is thehrs well In THIS
vicinity.
The Bethiehem iron company shipped side
plates lol tue patuesnIp lexas 70 tue United