The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-24
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SHARON NEW STEEL ENTERPRISE.
The stockholders OF the proposed steel
mill at Sharon held IA meeting In the I. II.
c. Building. n. Buhl, who Is largely inter
ested In the plant. decided 20 accept the
proposition as II was laid before him. II
was decided to build n mill to cost In the
neighborhood Of $3.50 900. The following
directors were elected. John Cnrley. I. J.
Forker, and Hon. J. 2. Fruit. Frank Bull
was elected president Of the board; Theodore
Buhl vice president; David Adams, treas
urer, and J. NJ. Presley, secretary. The
company will be Incorporated at once.
The most successful commencement In the
history Of the Hollidaysburg Young Ladies'
Seminary closed Tuesday evening. Rev. ID.
s. Kennedy. ID. d., OF Allegheny, delivered
the literary address, taking for his subject.
"The American Type, What Shall II Be2''
The diplomas were presented to the mem
bers OF the graduating class by Justice John
Dean, OF the Supreme Court:
The school directors OF Mt Pleasant town
ship. Washington county are considering the
question OF establishing township high
school under the recent net OF Assembly that
provides for such institutions. The trustees
of Hickory academy have offered the use Of
their building aud n meeting will be held the
middle Of July to decide the matter.
The Westmoreland Coal Company. of Ex-
definite period. They are mostly American
miners and n grent majority Of them have
large families. A lack Of orders and dull
trade IL given ne u reason for the suspension.
A number Of men have also been laid of at
the Crabtree works.
On the Fourth OF July the scholars who at.
tended the old Middlesex school. near
Maharg, Butler county, will hold II reunion
in the old building. Among those who at
al. a z
the well-known Pittsburg criminal lawyer,
and Thomas Robinson, superintendent OF
state printing.
Great excitement prevails among the farm
ers over what is thought TO be n rich discov-
cry OF silver ON the farm of Daniel Slagle,
who resided about two miles south of New
Bethlehem In Armstrong county. large
quantity Of the mineral has been sent away
Tor examination.
The trustees OF Gettysburg college elected
Rev. Oscar q. klinger. present principal of
the preparatory department, to the Greek
proiessorship. vice Dr. Baugher. President
Mcknight was unanimously reelected.
James Strong, OF Philadelphia. was elect 81
trustee.
Prof. Morgan Barnes, of Grove City. was
selected as Greek pofessor, to I'll the chair
left vacant by the death of Prof. Mitchell, of
New Wilmington. Prof. Barnes at present
occupies the chair Of Latin at Grove City
college, and IL II distinguished linguist.
The board OF education OF Freedom. has
elected the following corps Of teachers for
the ensuing year Misses Carrie Moss, Dora
Manor Inez Mitchell. May Cummings, Of
Freedom; Lucy Watkins, OF Beaver.
Tramps near Greensburg sunday night
held up and exchanged cloths with two men
from Pittsburg and McRees Rocks. They re-
fused to give their names.
An electrical storm at Altoona did con-
siderable damage Wednesday. Several
buildings were struck 10y lightning, but no
person was killed.
Leon CLARK, because he tried to force his
way into her house. The wound was not
dangerous.
The Spearman furnace at sharpsvils.
which has been shut down for some time
will soon resume and give employment to
100 men.
Michael Kane and Frank Williams were
arrested at Philadelphia fer burglary and
they were both sent to the penitentlary for
10 years.
The contract for the new 1i-roomed public
school building at Mt. Pleasant was let TO
Owen Murphy whose bid was SlS,2ll.52
Jonn Damon, who interfeIed with Potts
town election board, was sentenced TO five
months in jail and fined sl5.
jacob Billger shot and fatally wounded his
stepfather, Daniel Ehly, at Easton. II was
the result of n quarrel.
The residence OF George E. Goehring near
Grecnsburg, was burned Wednesday night.
Loss, 81, 800.
The First National Bank OF Grove City,
capital $50, 900, has been authorized to begin
business.
Burglars broke into solomon's shoe store
in Beaver Falls, and secured ESQ worth OF
shoes.