The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-01-29
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED.
DEADLY DYNAMITE.
A Workman Tries to Thaw out Can with
Fatal Results.

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Dynamite exploded Mt n railroad grading
at Bixler, three miles from Lewistown. re-
suting in the death OF Lawrence Moist and
the fatal injury of John Wade, colored;
Thomas Pagen, Howard Smith and two Ital-
ians seriously, and six slightly. The explo-
sion was caused by Moist thawing dynamite
and powder near the fire. when the powder
blew up, putting of the dynamite Moist
had one foot blown off and only lived al
hour. Wade had an arm broken, both
thighs torn open, and was otherwise cut.
They were borught to Lewistown, whore
they received surgical attention and then
sent to hospitals at Harrisburg and Altoona.
Moist was sent to his home at Mattawana for
interment.
A CASE FOR THE CORONER.
Thomas Mcpherson. proprietor of board
ing house nj Oliver, died there from the ef.
fects of an alleged fall last Saturday. He
was picked up Unconscious at the foot Of the
stairs leading 20 Ham Wares restaurant in
Uniontown and taken 70 the lookup. He did
not recover counsciou ness until Wednesday
when he was taken hone. The coroner will
investigate.
The works of the Altoona Foundry and
Machine company. are to be raZed, the ma
chinery sold and the ground used for build
ing purposes. The company will 90 out OF
business. and about 400 men will be thrown
out OF employment
Prothonotary Joseph W. Loomis. of North
East county. died suddenly in the court house
from rheumatism of the heart. Mr. Loomis
law partner. T.. L. sullivan. mayor of North
East, expired suddenly last week from the
same cause.
The Republicans of Jeanette nominated
r. NJ Jones for Justice Of the peace and A.
T. Coon for constable. There were 500 votes
east, the nominations being by popular vote
the largest in the borough's history.
While Messrs. sheets -and Baker. Of near
Greensburg were returning from church Sun
day, a falling tree crushed their sled, killing
Sheets aud iniuring two Of his children and
Mr.. Baker
At Lancaster tho livery and boarding
stable OF B. W. Hirsh was destroyed by fire.
Loss. about $4,000. Sixteen head of horses
and many private drugs and vehicles were
| burned.
one-legged robber attempted TO steal the
valuables In the home of Mrs. David Long.
near Connellsville, but she cornered him and
marched him of to the lookup.
Mclaughlin & Kelly. of Rochester, have
been awarded the contract for building the
water works for that town for s53 600. The
work is to be done by July Is next.
The Altoona. Clearfeld & Northern rail-
raw company reelected +. q. Patterson pre-
sident. Over s62, 900 or the roads s07, 900
debt was paid the last year.
Justice of the Peace ]. II. Sweeney, of
Clarion, was the victim Of burglars Tuesday
night. His safe was blown open and con-
siderable money taken.
VIII Copenhaver, Jacob Callen. Daniel
Rough and Harry Fink were badly injured
by an explosion of flre-damp In the Ramsey
mine, Cleariield county.
W. G. Buck, of Altoona, was shot in the
head and badly wounded by the accidental
discharge of n revolver which CharlesHawks-
worth was examining.
A 3-year-old son of Joseph st. Clair. of
| New Florence, near Greensburg died after
eating bologna sausage. Other members Of
the family are also Ill.
The suicide of George Blodgett. aged go. a
| rich farmer Of Lackawanna county. Is said TO
have been due to disappointment at defeat at
a caucus Saturday.
The young members of the First U. p.
church at New Wilmington have won their
| point In n contest, and the trustees will put
! in an organ.
| Henry Martin and A. Crawford were each
| the victims of three robbers at different
points of the town of New Brighton wednes-
day night.
Ezra F. Bowman, of Lancaster. wholesale
| jeweler and dealer in watchmakers' supplies,
assigned with assets and liabilities of about
| S50.000 each.
The Uniondale Iron Works of Reid Bros.
| q Co., at Dunbar after shutdown of two
| years, will resume.
j. d. Walls, grocer of Rochester, was
closed by the sheriff.
John Mixer, an Austrian, was killed by q
train at Johnstown.
W. s. Myers furniture store at Beaver
Falls was closed by the sheriff.