The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-10-07
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED
THE FoOTPADs WERE FoILED.
Attacked a Sandy Lake wheelman, Who
Knocked Both senseloss.

G. +. Steel, OF Sandy Lake, while travelling
on wheel near Sheakleyvillc, was attacked
by footpads. One struck Mt him with club,
but he evadcd tho blow and, snatching tho
cudgel from his nssaiant, struck him over
the head, knocking him inscnsible. He
treated the other desperndo similarly, and
then rode to farm house for help, leaving
his assnilants lying on the ground. When
he returned with party OF men, both the
robbers had departed, n large pool of blood
on the road being the only evidence OF the
encounter.
Murphy Bros well on the FInney farm Mt
Finney station, Washington county, on the
Baltimore Ohio railroad, was brought In
Wednesday and is producing 25 barrels per
hour. The result was n big surprise to local
oil men and will greatly stimulate operations
In that section. During the first eleven hours
the well produced 300 barrels.
Mrs. George W. Simpson, wife OF prom
inent Indiana county farmer, Sunday morn
ing read n paper before the First United
Presbyterian Sunday school at Indiana.
Afterwards she felt faint and was taken TO
the office OF DR.. Ehrenfeld, where she died
OF heart failure.
The Cadet Drum corps OF Beaver Falls
which was arrested at New Brighton, Satur-
day, for littering the street with paper, was
dismissed, and the magistrate censured the
ness.
Operations will be resumed at the Eleanor
iron works, OF Holidaysburg, and the Tyrone
iron works, OF Tyrone, after n long period OF
idleness. These two plants will give en-
ployment TO 500 men.
In court at Beaver the Rochester Tumbler
company withdrew its application for an In
junction against its former employees, the
difficulties between the parties having been
amicaby settled.
Alexander Aikens, aged go. formerly n
plnsterer in Pittsburg, took laudanum at
Monongahela City, and though physician
was summoned he refused to submit to treat
ment and died.
Joseph Mortimer, who ran the American
laundry at Meadville, has disappeared He
had threatened to kill his wife, She says he
smoked 100 cigarette day and that this
affected his mind.
A set OF silver forks and spoons was found
buried In the woods near Fredonia, which
| were identified as the property OF DR.. Nc
! Elrath Of Jackson Center. They were stolen
six years ago.
At Irwin Sunday night, the engine at the
| electric light plant broke and the town was
left In darkness. All the churches were dis
missed but the Presbyterian, where lamps
were used.
Berry's church, near Zeienople, which
was dumaged by lightning several months
ago. has been repaired. and is much finer
than before 1t was rededicated Sunday.
The Greensburg glass works did not start
up with non-union hands as announced. The
men who had arrived to go to work were all
persuaded to leave.
The Eighty-flfth Pennsylvania volunteers
held their annual reunion at Brownsville
and in spite Of the bad weather it was sucf
| cess.
Edward Martin and Charles Hillman found
a turtle near Monongahela City, which had
james C.. Corrin's name engraved ON 1t In
| 1891.
The unknown man buried at Erie week
ago was exhumed and positively identified
| as Wadsworth Wyman OF Buffalo, N. Y.
George Grooms, colored, accused Of fe-
lonious assault at West Alexander, surrend-
cd TO the sheriff at Washington.
David Bennington Of Charleston. Mercer
county, fell from q chestnut tree near his
home and was fatally hurt.
The public schools at Chicora, are closed
| owing to the serious illness of the principal
and one Of the teachers.