The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-09-11

The mining outlook about Grove City Is
anything but encouraging There is no
probability Of n strike, but the mines are
dong little of anything in shipping. In the
last two months the mines OF this locality
have not been averaging three days a week
When the harbor at Conneaute, o., was com
pleted the railroad company Immediately be-
gan TO ship iron oar to the vicinity Of Pitts.
burg. They load cars in the Pittsburg dis
trict now with IA better grade OF coal than is
found here.
Scarlet fever is epidemic In Sharon. The
School Board, at a meeting, introduced rigid
restrictions to prevent the spread OF the dis
ease in the public schools
Charles Thurner and Annie Hull, OF whar-
ton township Fayette county, eloped and
were married at Cumberland, Nd, after
driving all the distance In n sulky with one
horse.
The Beaver county Afro-American league
elected the following delegates to the State
convention Of the league at Harrisburg held
on September IL: James Webster, OF New
Brighton; Frank Mcdonald, of Beaver Falls;
J. w. Butler, OF Beaver; Messrs. Costley.
Woodson and Pollard were elected alter
mates.
village few miles north OF Washington.
Two deaths have occurred within a few days
and there are many cases.
Two mad dogs we're killed in "Coon Hol-
low Uniontown, but not until several other
dogs were bitten. In consequence there is a
mad-dog scare now in the village.
Both the Beech Creek and the Pennsyl-
yania railroad companies are after rich coal
lands In the Black Lick district, north and
west OF Ebensburg. The plans af the former
were anticipated by the Pennsylvania, which
sent corps OF engineers to survey route
few days ago.
Beaver eountys corn crop will be an extra
good one. An eight-acre field OF William
McCoys, near Darlington, is an average
specimen. II contains hardly stock less
than eight feet high, and many exceed IL
feet. Almost every stock contains two fully
developed ears and some three.
Two horses owned by Charles Gerould, OF
East Smith eld were stung to death by
swarm Of bees at Athens while hitched to
post.
Thomas Vogue, 13 years old, Of Johnstown
was fatally wounded by the accidental dis
charge Of pistol in the hands Of a compan-
ion.
The Rev. DR.. ID. II. Wheeler, who for ten
years has been president OF Allegheny college
at Msadville, has accepted the chair of sacred
rhetoric in Garrett Biblical institute, North
Jute & Co.. of Fayette City, has closed
up its company store and will pay the men In
cash.
The jury in the Clark Smith poisoning case
at Washington brought In verdict OF not
guilty.
George Walters, q lineman at Connellsville
was instantly killed by catching hold Of a live
wire.
Miss Farr OF Greensbure, was accidentally
wounded by pistol carelessly handled by
William Malone.
George Dusenberry, collector OF Port
Marion, was robbed Of s65 by footpads near
Uniontown.
Henry Patton, OF Confluence, while feeding
bark into a tanmill fell in, and his leg was
crushed oil.
A reunion OF all the Pennsylvania canal
boatmen was held at Freeport Tuesday, and
almost 200 men of that calling were in town,
coming from almost every point along the
canal The meeting was held In the opera
house. Rev. j. X. Melhorn opened the meet
ing with prayer. Mr.. X. B. Mckee made an
address Of welcome which was responded to
by Rev. Getty, OF Salisbury.
Shortly after midnight Saturday an attempt
was made TO wreck the Lehigh Valley pass
enger train No. 2, bound west. The attempt
was made at Tompkins switch, where the
line skirts the Susquehanna river and had 1t
succeeded, the train, consisting Of five we'll
filed sleepers, three day coaches and two bag
gage cars, would have plunged down a
twenty foot embankment into the river For
tunatey 1t was half hour behind time, when
a track walker discovered heap OF timbers,
tes and boulders on the track and tagged the
train. which was approaching at high speed.