The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-09-16
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED.
MONEY FOR SCHOOLS.
Large Sums Being Paid Out by the
State.

On Monday 100000 was sent TO school
districts in the State as their share OF the
appropriation of s5,5oO,O0O. On Saturday
las. Philadelphia received sl50,000 ON ac-
count Of the 81 ,O0, 600 or more of which the
city is entitled. Last month the schools Of
Pennsylvania outside Of Philadelphia were
given about 1884, 900, and that city sl50,000.
One hundred thousand dollars week Is the
eniount usually paid to other than Philadel-
phia schools, but urgent demands from y
number of cities increased the allowance to
the sum stated.
In criminal court at Butler James Say was
sentenced to pay fine Of 81 900 and three
months in jail for selling liquor without a
license. Joseph johnson, colored, Of Mead
Vile, was sentenced three years to the peni-
tentiary for robbing Tracey Demholm's store
in Petrolia John Clark and Richard Clark
were sent 80 days to the workhouse for
larceny.
Edward Grim and Robert Wilson are in
Jail at kittanning, charged with completely
in the burglaries at Leechburg Friday night
| the places robbed being those of Samuel
| kistler, Amos Altman. A. II. Teboy, A. c.
Rose, Fiscus Il Anderson, c. A. Long and
W. j, Jack.
| At Greensburg Hungarian charged with
stealing 20 cents worth OF beets and woman
who was alleged to have stolen one head of
cabbage, were acquitted on the judges
charge that real estate cannot be stolen. One
case cost the county $50 and the other $780,
James Green, a maniac, escaped from the
Harrisburg asylum and went TO his home at
Altoona, where he attempted to murder his
wife and child. He locked himself In a room
and was captured after n ten hours siege
during which he shottwo policemen.
| The Baltimore * Ohio Railroad company
has decided TO do away with the danger and
inconvenience caused by the frequent caving
in OF Brady's tunnel, and In few days men
! will be put to work arching the portion
which has caused the trouble.
In passion John L. Diehl. a young man
! Of York, fired ball into the leg Of his sister
! Ella. He gave as his reason that he desired
to marx her. He now languishes behind
| prison bars. He is about Is years Of age and
his sister Is 80
DR.. A. J. Gibbons, q prominent physician
J OF Carmichaels, who was tried and convicted
at the June term of court for malpractice,
| was sentenced to pay the cost OF prosecution,
800 fine and undergo an imprisonment of
/ one year
| The barns Of W. II. Dickinson, Ed. Wernet
and Undertaken Hogan, at Nanticoke, were
| destroyed by an incendiary fire. and several
horses, wagons and other vehicles, and a
large quantity Of hay, feed and harness, were
| burned.
Mrs. John L. Hess. the wife OF we'll
known groceryman of ClearAeld, suicided by
| hanging herself In the attic over the store
She has been sickly for about year, which
is the only cause assigned for the deed.
| Harry Kimball, a painter of Greensburg, is
accused of drugging John Blanch, a wealthy
| farmer, and robbing him Of 800. He has
/ not been arrested, He recently ended a term
/ in the workhouse
The Postal Telegraph Company was grant
! ed the right of way to erect poles and string
| wires at meeting Of the Sharpsville council.
| They will also ask for franchise Of the
Sharon council.
While Abraham Heikes, of York, was on
| his way from home the little son OF neigh
| Dor built fire to his barn to get warm and
| the barn and lot OF live stock were burned;
loss, $4,000.
A gang OF Beaver Falls boys, armed, took
| possession Of a bridge and kept It for over
an hour, robbing everybody who passed and
seriously injuring George Epker, wLo re-
! sisted.
The lawsuit between the borough of Belle
wood and the Pennsylvania Railroad Com.
! pany over the ownership of a reservoir has
been decided in favor of the borough.
The Wheeler coke plant Of the Cambria
Iron company at Dunbar. was blown out
| yesterday owing to the shutdown Of the com.
pany's iron furnace at Johnstown.
Portage lodge No. 220, +. & A. NJ, of Hol-
| lldaysburg, the pioneer Masonic body OF
! Central Pennsylvania. celebrated its semi.
centennial Monday night.
Maggie Reardon, aged 23, committed sui
eide at Sharon by shooting herself in the
| right breast with revolver. She had Just
| quarreled with her lover.
John Hutchings, of ClearHeld, was found
dead on the railroad under suspicious cir
cumstances, and three rramps are in jail
pending an investigation.
Henry Reitz, aged 60, fire boss at the
! Courtney mine, near Monongahela City, fell
dead at the breakfast table. He leaves a
| wife and five children.
The state board OF pardons has postponed
the meeting which was TO have been held
September l6 to Wednesday, September 2S.
The residence of David Small, in Jeanette
| was burned on Sunday during the absence of
| the family. The loss will reach 50, 1000
| At Laughlinstown, near Ligonier, on SUM-
day Simon Naugle fell dead in church In the