The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-11-13

until one cold day recently, when Mrs. Lind
say filed the stove with coal and wood and
Ared II, after which she left the room for n
moment and then returned to see how the
fire was burning. just as she opened the
door the powder exploded blowing the stove
TO pieces and every window out OF one side OF
the room. 1t was n narrow escape for Mrs.
Lindsay, but che was not injured.
Work on the Pi,tsburg Il Eastern. the new
road which ~ to give Piitsburg another east
ern connection is progressing rapidly. Con-
struc ion work, grading and the erecting OF
bridges Is being pushed vigorously with n
large force of men. About 10 miles OF the
road will be in operation by January !, and
in anticipation OF the traillc that will immed-
intely flow to the line an order has been plac-
cd with the Schnectudy locomotive works for
two locomotives OF the consolidation type
for heavy freight traffic. The Susquehannn
river branch OF this road from Burnside to
Sprague Is already completed.
Twenty-Five cars were piled up In one In
discriminate mass on the Pennsylvania rail-
road at Fostoria. near Altoona, and all but
one broken into kinding wood. Two tramps
riding in n box car, had n miraculous escape.
A carload Of steel blooms was forced through
the car in which they were. The clothing
was torn from their tSdles, but both escaped
with slight bruises
Miss Mnner, ths 17-year-o'd daughter OF
William Minner. II East Hickory, tried to
swallow chicken heart whole Sunday, hay-
ing heard that by so doing she would see her
future husband In the first man she met. The
heart lodged In her windpipe, and she nearly
choked TO death before the doctors could re-
move IL.
Proceedings we're begun in the Blair county
courts by the horoughs Of Holidaysburg and
Gaysport, the Hollidaysburg board Of health
and twenty-five land owners against the city
OF Altoona, TO prevent the pollution Of the Ju-
niata river. The object OF the suit is TO COM
pei Altoona TO flter or burn its sewngc.
Every colliery and coal stripping in the
Iehigh region, which were forced to shut
down and have been Idle for two weeks, ow-
ing to tho drought resumed work Monday
morning. employing nearly 5000 men. Rains
OF the past week have swollen all the noun
tain streams.
The frick Coke Company has purchased
the plant OF the Fairhaven Furnace company
at Fairhaven. The holdings of the furnace
include the plant Of 1al ovens and 10000
acres of coal lands about Fairhaven, and the
old Springhill furnace tract
The water we'll completed by u. W. Crane
for the managers OF the Morganza reform
school proves gusher, and yields 40 barrels
number Of wells drilled, and put in water
system Of their own.
Lebeus b. Gaus, OF Gaus station, Fayette
county. while loading apples into freight
car fell and hurt himself internally. Miss
Heuie Gaus, his daughter, the same day was
badly hurt In runaway, from which she
may not recover
At the general election the citizens OF Ro-
oh al at w IN n pn 70
the borough Indebtedness 5000 for the pur-
pose Of building new water works. and the
vote stoad SOL in favor OF Increase and so
against
Johnston Brothers, OF Cleveland, have Sc
cured 2, 600 acres of coal land near Fayette
City and will open it Immediately and ship
by the Bellevernon and McKeespott rail-
road. which is about completed TO Fayette
City.
The new water works reservoir at Washing
ton will be completed within week. 1t has
a capacity of 100000 gallons a day for 200
days, and will cover thirty acres to an aver
age depth OF fifteen feet.
Receiver Christy, OF the defunct Penn bank,
OF Pittsburg. at Kittanning, obtained another
verdict TO 27 acres OF land In Ferry township.
from which William Gates Reynolds was try
ing to eject him.
The clothing store OF Harry Kobac cher. OF
Rochester, was closed by the sheriff on ex-
ecutions issued by W. b. Klee 4 Co., of Pitts
burg and /. Oppenheim, Of Greensburg, Pa.
An explosion OF natural gas in the mains at
New Castle ripped up the pavement and blew
out three msn-hole covers. and the basement
in Alonzo Keelen's house was wrecked.
The Douglas furnace In Sharpsville has re-
eumed operations after months idleness.
Over 100000 In repairs have been expended
on the plant since the fires were banked.
The sheriff closed the plant Of the Archi-
tectural iron company at Canonsburg, on
judgment OF 81. 900 In favor Of the Baird
machinery company OF Pittsburg.
Mrs. John Baker, living on East State
street. Sharon, is suffering from painful
wounds, the result OF an attack made on her
by vicious COW.
Frank Wilson, charged with the murder OF
Henry Bonica in Altoona, last April has made
confession to the detectives.
An engine and two cars OF coal on the
Pittsburg d Lake Erie road were damaged
by collision near New Castle.
Two unknown robbers relieved William
Thomas farmer, living near Homestead, OF
gold watch and 1886.
The postoffice at Tannery. Indiana county,
has been re-estsblished, with Andrew j. I'm
Gopher as postmaster.
Executions aggreRatinR over $4,000 were
issued against Robert ]. Thompson, Phila-
delphia retail clothier.
A peddler Of notions was attacked near
Finleyville, by three negroes and robbed OF
SlG In cash.
Thomas Anaford, OF Uniontown. was
fatally injured by falling from q tree while
nutting.
George Bears house at Grove City was
destroyed by an incendiary fire. Loss,
Sl.5-0.
August Oinger, OF near Meadville, lost the
calf Of ono leg by the accidental discharge OF
agun.
Calvin Middour, aged 40 years, was killed
on the railroad at Waynesboro.
Forest fires aro threatening Presc cottville.
near Reynoldsville.
Thirty Seven Victims.
The dead body OF James B. Thomas, a
machinest was taken from the ruins OF the
Detroit Journal building Friday evening.