The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-05-20
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED.
ALTOONA HAS A BOOM.
A Number of Costly Buildings to be Erect.
ed This Summer.

Altoona is booked for quite building
boom this summer. II all reports are correct
and there are enough ofthcm already proven
30 to assure quite spurt in this direction.
Already there are on the tapis projected
buildings which to erect will necessitate nm
expenditure OF almost half million dollars.
Among the buildings sure TO be erected are
the First Lutheran church and Sinks Hotel,
each to cost $4,000; nve business blocks to
cost from Si2, 900 to $50 900; four Ss, 900 resi-
dences, and 63 minor buildings. to cost any
where from 80, 900 to $4,000. There Is also
In view n new First National Bank building,
at an estimated outlay OF 100000.
Work has begun on the bridge which will
cross the Youghiogheny Mt Suteryille, near
West Newton. The machinery used In build
ing Is now on the ground. The bridge will
be handsome steel structure. and will con-
meet Westmoreland and Allegheny counties.
n. H. Swaney and other residents of Me-
Keesport are financially Interested, and the
bridge is considered n link OF the recently
| chartered trolley line which Is to extend
from Mckeesport TO West Newton.
At the meeting Of the Uniontown council
| II was decided to appropriate 1900 out OF the
borough funds TO aid In defrnying the ex-
penses Of the coming centennial Of the bo
| rough July and 4. A large amount has
been already raised by subscription, and
council was asked to appropriate $500. The
| council also decided to pave Church street
with brick, the work to be commenced Inn
mediately.
The charges of violation Of the liquor laws
and gambling preferred against J. Frank
| Pickard, OF the Grand Central hotel at Mt
| Pleasant, were ignored by the grand jury.
Ten days ago Mr.. Pickard was refused H.
cense on the strength of these charges. W..
| +. Morrison, the prosecutor, paid the costs.
Job Jones, at Irwin, was granted liquor j.
cense
At the spring meeting of the stockholders
| of the California Normal school james X.
! Bilingsley, Of California, and James S. Me-
kean were recommended as State trustees.
! and John n. Dixon, L. w. Morgan, l.. II.
| Claybaugn, and W. II. Winfield. all Of Cali
fornia, were elected local trusteee. All save
Mexican and Winfield were re elected.
William McQuiston was removed from his
, home In Mercer county to Warren, Pa. asy-
| lum, n raving maniac. He claimed to have
! had conversation with God and was chosen
to take the place OF Elijah, and he also had
been endowed with power to kill every one
who differed with him. He was very
prosperous farmer
| A large Newfoundland dog supposed to
have been suffering with the rabies, bit two
horses and six men, women and children in
! Altoona, before n policeman overlook and
shot it. Physicians cauterized the ounds of
OF the persons bitten, but there is much fear
on the part Of their friends us to what the
outcome may be.
Benjamin Slader, OF Ellwood City. was
| driving to Martinsburg when tho horse kick
| ed him on the fracturing his skull and
crushing his face. He cannot recover.
Deputy Superintendent Stewart has decd-
cd that women are eligible to membership in
boards Of trustees Of free public libraries
created by the act of 1895.
The big 50-acre lake at Idewid has been
| completed There are now two pleasure
lakes at Idlewid, and they will be known as
"The Twin Lakes st. Clair"
Augustus Zeck, a track hand stepped out
| of the way OF a west-buund freight train at
Tyrone and was struck by an east bound
train and instantly killed.
The Pennsylvania railroad company. in
connection with the Nyano, will fit mp re-
Gently purchased tract of land near Pulaski
| for summer resort.
Ligonier will apply for q new borough
charter In the Westmoreland courts The
present charter is antiquated and conflicts
With State laws.
Robert Lang, an employe OF the Rock Run
| pit. near Lang. was seriously injured by a
fall of slate, the sight of one OF his eyes being
destroyed.
Simon Perkins has been elected presiden
of the new Buhle hospital at Sharon; John O
Owsley is the treasurer, and James Whittan
secretary.
At meeting of the Center County Med.
Ical society, Interesting papers were read by
Drs. W. U. Irwin, II. q. II. Hayes and others.
Grading for the new Pittsburg and East
ern railroad, to be extended from Glen
Campbell to Saltzburg has commenced.
A convention of missionary societies OF
Western Pennsylvania was held in the First
Christian church at Sharon Thursday.
Grove City college was inspected by Mai
Sunder, OF Washington. ID. G.. The inspection
was in the nature OF surprise.
william Davis, OF Nerovlle, Indiana coun-
ty, was instantly killed by heavy wagon
load of lumber falling on him.
The street railway at Uniontown, will b,
extended to Brownneld. If $4,000 of new
stock can be sold.