The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-07-22
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED.
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
A Train Rolls Down an Emtankment with
Terrible Results,

Terrible Results.
A bad accident occurred on the Lehigh
Valley railrond near Hazleton Monday after
noon. A passenger train going from White
Haven rolled down an embankment One
mun was killed and eighteen passengers In
jured The dead man IL Henry II. Dowd,
engineer and the following are fatally In
lured; Henry Drohden, OF Wilkesbarre, Mrs.
Henry Brohden. Of wilkesbarre, Mrs. SAM
uel Clark and daughter, OF Ashley, Mrs.
Fred Lorenzo, Of Ashley, Miss Mary 0'Don-
nell, OF Ashley. The others injured will re-
cover.
A box containing $4,000 worth OF Jewels
and valuable papers, supposed to be stolen on
Monday from Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar W. Moore,
inmates Of st. Josephs hospital, at Philadel-
phia, by W. II. Thompson, nurse, wns
found IN the gentlemen's toilet room Of the
Lehigh Valley depot nj Easton, rifed OF con-
tents except the securities. Thompson was
seen at the depot Tuesday afternoon, but
there Is no clue TO his present whereabouts.
A third new industry is projected Tor West
Newton. Pittsburg glnss men propose TO
locate factory there, the product OF which
will DC prescription bottles. Fifteen acres
OF ground IL being laid out In lots OH the
west side OF the iough. The projectors are
said TO be men OF enterprise and reliability
The Pennsylvania department OF ngricul-
ture reports that II has more trouble with
authorizations OF vinegar than Of any other
article at present. OF twenty-three samples
Of cider vinegar just sent In from the soft
coal regions twenty-five are not pure.
susquehanna county, Pennsylvania ex-
perienced a severe storm Monday night
Hundreds OF acres Of promising oats we're
utterly ruined, other crops seriously injured.
buildings blown over and trees uprooted. II
was the worst storm In yea.s.
John Thurston, of Coean vall.J, near
Williamsport, has lost during the past week
two cows, one heller and seven sheep. Their
death In traced 20 poison being placed where
they had access TO II and found TO be paris
green mixed with salt.
Congressman Hun has received word from
Washington that his application for one 49,
INCH mortar and four 32-pound cannons for
the q. A. II. post OF Greensburg, has been
granted, and that the guns will be shipped
on receipt OF order
The iron furnaces and coke ovens at Kit
tanning have shut down, throwing n large
number Of men out OF work. IL Is not known
when work will be resumed. The low
price Of pig metal is the cause of the shut
Gown.
The body OF George BAIL, the lunberuun,
who was drowned the 10th Of last February
breaking log jam on the Loyalsock creek,
was found Monday In that stream eleven
miles below the spot where he lost his life.
Officer d. NJ. Cannon, OF Latrobe, captur-
ed John Frohme, who escaped from the Dix
mont asylum on January 10. Frohme bru-
tally murdered an old man named Watson
near Braldenville four years ago.
Col. II. @. Ingersoll addressed 5000 peo-
pie at Lily Dale, near Bradford, Sunday and
Monday evening lectured at Bradford, where
he was introduced by Rev. DR.. Houghton. OF
the Church OF Eternal Hope.
The mangled remains OF John Berkey, a
wealthy resident Of Stewards. were found at
the railroad near there. II is supposed he
stepped from one track to the other on his
way home Monday night
The grocery store OF John Sinner OF New
Castle, was entered and robbed. The store
OF Sterliug Bros. met with similar fate, and
the residence Of ex-Polic- Sargent Denny
was also visited.
Mrs. George Blair. wife Of n baker at Ty-
rome, was awakened by thieves In her room
and attacked them. They were driven OF,
but Mrs. Blair was painfully hurt.
Mrs Margaret Clark was stopped by two
men near Blacklick, and at the point Of re.
volyer robbed her Of s51 she had just drawn
on a pension check.
The Mercer County Telephone Com.
pany has reached Sharon. This completes
the circuit Of county. The main towns are
all connected
1t has been decided to stop the search foI
the victims of the Twin Shaft explosion,
Pittston, OIL account Of increasing dangers.
George Beadle, aged 8, son OF +. 4. Bea.
die. OF Canonsburg, was dOwned Monday
night In CHARTERS creek. at Bridgeville.