The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-09-25

Pickpockets reaped rich harvest at the
State and county fair al Uniontown. From
reports received at the police headquarters
oyer $4,000 was taken one day. J. J. Burnhari,
treasurer OF Dunbar school board, was robbed
OF $4,000 In notes and checks and consider
able money, while on n train bound for the
lair. ID. II. Ramsey, who was with him, was
relieved OF $4e0 in cash. ID. r. Gibson had
sl0O taken out OF his pocket while purchas-
ing ticket at the tox Office. Numerous
smaller robberies aie reported.
The Swift Hardware company at Cory fell
into the hands OF the sheriff on judgments
amounting TO $4,000.
Burglars entered the store OF George W.
spolter 4 Co., at Fayette Cityi Sunday night,
and got of with S25 in cash and about sl0O
worth OF goods.
Work on the new electric railroad from
Erie to Meadville is being pushed. The line
will run from Erie to Gnmbow. go miles,
thence TO Cambyc, miles, and thence TO
Meadville, 20 miles. A Buffalo, N, Y, syn
dictate is behind the scheme.
A rear-end collision on the Baltimore A
Ohio at Hyndman, toppled over an engine
and partially wrecked seven freight cars.
Traffic was delayed five hours.
Farmer Matthew Purcell, OF Summit
county, died from clubbing Mt the hands OF
Anthony Earhart, to whom he had refused &c
give sandwiches that were demanded BY q
Sunday party Of which Earhart was MEM
Der.
George l.. Harrington was appointed post
master at Bennington, Fayette county.
Burglars entered the drug store OF W. p.
spangler at Glencampbell, Indiana county,
and secured $3.50 and fine lot Of whiskey
and cigars.
The public schools OF Beaver Falls opened
with an attendance oil 1,497 pupils, being
about forty more than on the opehing day OF
last year.
Nathan Shaw attempted to take his life at
Connellsville by jumping OF the river bridge.
He was rescued by friends. Drink was the
cause.
The Sa Tick Gas and Oil company closed a
contract for drilling a second test well near
Karthaus, u short distance west Of Lock
Haven.
John Lewis store at Jacksonville burned
Monday night. Loss on building and goods,
$4,000.
One hundred survivors OF the One Hun
dred and Thirty-thlrd regiment met at Johns.
town Tuesday.
AIish Bros, foundrymen and coal dealers
Mt Lebanon, have confessed judgment ag-
gregating over $50, 900.
The school directors OF vanport have de.
cded 10 close up until October /. or longer II
necessary, owing to the prevalence OF scarlet
fever in that town, which has reached almost
an epidemic.
There is much talk In Cearfleld of annex
ing the borough to West Clearield.
Albert Anderson was drowned In the
| loughiogheny river near Ohio Pyle.
Archie. the 7 year old son OF John Besgh.
ley. OF Upper Burrell township, Westmore.
land comfy, was struck by lightning and
! killed. His 2-year-old sister was stunned
and u barn set on fire and destroyed.
Judge Ewing, of Uniontown, revoked the
| liquor license OF Donahoe n Elliott, proprie.
tors OF q hotel at Ohio Pyle, because OF
day.
Joseph Norcross, Of Fayette county, com.
mitted suicide by hanging himselfin his barn
in Jefferson township.
At Hazelton Lote Latshaw was killed by
Italian miners, who also stabbed Andrew
Hospander so badly that he cannot live,
John Tracy was fatally injured at Erie by
collision with horse and buggy while he
was riding his bicycle.
The veteran OF the sixty-seven,h and One
Hundredth and Thirty-thrd Pennsylyanit
regiments held reunion at JohnstowI
Tuesday.
| II is rumored again that the Washington
Electric Street Railway Company oontem-
plates an extension to Cannonsburg.
Stephen Gi,ghard was killed and John De
wisky fatally hurt by the falling OF an irot
| bar at the New Castle steel mill
William O'Donnell. aged S4, was knocked
of the bridge between Beaver Falls and New
Brighton by a train and was instantly killed
The Erie grand jury has indicted Henry
Duffy, ]. G. Stone and william Walruth FOL
torturing and robbing Oscar Horton and bi,
wife near Union City, year ago.
During the races at the Holidaysburg fail
Mrs John Tood, OF Altoona. was fatally in
jured by being knocked down by horse
while she was crossing the track.