The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-03-25

White, Of Jacktown Westmoreinnd county,
The trnct contains about 800 acres and Is
situated ON the Big Whitley creek In Monon-
guhela township. The land is said to be un-
deraid with superior grade OF coking coal.
1t is the intention of Mr. White to drive
shafts and to place the coal on the market
at an early day.
Last week dog attacked flock of sheep
belonging to James kelso. nt Morayia, killing
several and wounding others. Next morn
ing when Mr.. Kelso visited his sheep-fold he
found IL Of the bitten sheep tearing wildly
about, swapping their Jaws and irothiug at
The mouth. Two others lay dead, having
kilcd themselves by butting against the side
of the building Mr.. Kelso at once surinised
| that the sheep were affected with hydropho-
| bia. and shot every one of the suspected ami
mails. The dog that did the mischief has not
been found.
J. Harry De Hnss. treasurer OF BeneZet
township, Elk county, left home 10 days ago.
! Last week, when the auditors examined his
| accounts, they were found TO be 500 short,
and the amount was charged TO his bonds
men, Henry Blesh and Decatur Hewitt. De
| Hass wrote from Chicago. sending an order
| to the auditors to get the an cunt Of township
money deposited in the Ridgway bank. 1t
| Is thought that he has gone to Alaska and
| will eventually make the deficit good. He
| leaves wife at his home IN Benezet.
At Washington spirited contest took
! place for the election OF borough officers for
: the ensuing year. The election of Charles
Greer TO the Office Of chief Of police was
| a big surprise. ms John G. Orr was looked
upon rs a sure winner, he having been elect
| ed high constable in February. The other
| officers elected are as follows Treasurer, II.
II. Myers; solicitor. \. NJ. Templeton; street
| commissioner, Robert NJ. Brownlee secretary
| William G. Wiley.
| In 1880 President jackson appointed James
| McGee postmaster at Chirt Mills. now known
as McGee Mills, ClearAeld county, and this
| position has been held continuously since by
| some member of the family. At the death OF
| james McGee he was succeeded by his son,
Thomas A., who was succeeded by his wife,
Mary. At her death William, her son, was
, Installed.
: Attorney General Mccormick will bring
| suit against q number of straightway COM
| panies for neglect TO file report of their OPP
! rratlons for the fiscal year ending June 30,
! 1895. These corporations are linble to n
penalty of $4,000 each for failure to comply
| with the law requiring them to make report
| annually TO the Internal Affairs Department.
At sharon, William Goldberg, the wealthy
! Junk dealer was rparrcsted on the charge OF
! completely in the robbery of wire from the
! Bell Telephone company. whisky Me-
| Cullough, one Of the men arrested with the
| wire in their possession, turned states evil
/ dencc and implicated Goldberg. All the ac-
cusei are now in the Mercer jail.
Three dozen students OF State college came
/ to L B'llgfonte In sleds. While they were
! parading the streets they were pelted will
] snowballs by some Be!lefonte young men.
/ The students made n rush for their assail.
ants and fist fight resulted. Black eyes
ttan
| suits.
Frank Willing Leach announced himself Il;
n candidate for chairman of the Republican
state committee TO succeed senator Quay
who will not accept reelection. Mr.Le0ct
T. new chairman of the executive committee
Of the state committe.
! Alexander Montgomery, the Democratic
candidate for overseer Of the poor In Arm
1 strong county, has fled contest OF the eec-
! ton OF Frank King. alleging that illegal votes
were cast by Republicans In the Second ward
! of Kittanning.
John Grogaskie was arrested at Scranton
on suspicion Of having murdered John Metz
kie, whose corpse was found with the skull
crushed in and the pockets emptied. Grogas-
kie's coat had blood stains on II.
james Mcbride, a Mercer county farmer
was levied on by the sheriff for debit
amounting to "a 000 His principal creditor
/
The Central Ohio paper COMPANY of Co
mmbus, and the A. j. New,nyer lumber com
pany, OF Waldo, Kan, were licensed at Har
rishurg TO open branchesin Pittsburg.
Burglars broke into the Blair county cour
| house at HollidGysburg. Tuesday night, bu
| were unable TO open the treasury vaults ant
got nothing Of any value.
Cecil GROVE Chase. little girl who wa
partly paEhlyZed by being struck by a p, G..
G. h st,1. train, was awarded S4S7.3 "a dam
ages NJ Washington, Pa.
At a meeting of the Bar association o
Crawford county at Meadville resolutions o
[respect 10 the memory ofthe late ii. l.. Rich
: mond were adopted.
A Hungarian. whose name ia unknown
cut open the head OF his wife with hatche
az Smock. He fled TO the woods and tn
woman is dying.
deal was made at New Castle for tn
consolidation OF the Couraat and Guardian
The new paper viii be called the Courant
Guardian.
Charles johnson, colored, OF pittsburp
was hned $50 and costs at Martins Ferry o.
for stealing three clocks from McCabe's gro
Gerry.
The Superior court affirmed the deciso
OF the lower court In the case OF Z. ii. Grii
nth VS.. Knorr, from Clearheld county.
saul DhNls Sellg, hussihh Jew pedulel
was killed by train at Allentown and hi
son Rueben was fatally injured.
Secretary Of Agriculture Edge will prose
cute manufacturers who use terra-alba, @
white earth, in the preparation OF candy.
Dominick Paris was shot by Ben Ross, an
Ross was stabbed by Paris, in drunke
fight at Bellevernon, Pa.
George ". Datz, carriage manufacture
at Greens5urg, made an assignment 10 s. ,