The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-10-20
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED
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iivan, of Pittsburg. and Lawrence Sui
Ivan, of Philadelphia, who were arrest
ed last week, charged with being pick
pockets, were ordered before the court
ut Wilkesbnrre for a habeas corpus
hearing the other day, and while Jail
Warden Boland was escOrting them
from the Jail to the court house all three
made a dash for liberty and escaped.
Boland Is u heavy man and could not
overtakc the prisoners. 1t Is believed
that the men are notorious crooks.
The following pensions were granted
TO Pennsylvanans: Josiah Tiday. Man
us Choice; John w Miller Johnstown;
Alexander Is. Murphy, Mars; Joshua
Davis, Shousetown; William Odell, Cen
terville; Horace Gibbens, Coultersville;
Callen f. Nicholas, Athens; William
Robb, Youngstown Edward Shannon.
Moshannon; Charles "A. Krigger, Pitts
burg; George II. Coleman, Brush Creek;
Ellis W. Etters, Cataract; Elmer q.
Horton, Hornbrook; Lydia A. Bailey,
Wattsburg; Martha I. Marshall, James,
town; John Hutchinson, father. George
town; John Demueling, Erie David
Manages, Deckerspoint Ferdinand e.
Perkins, Russell; Jacob B. Moore, JUL
an; Jonathan B. Edwards, Williams
burg; William Symmonds, Bellefonte;
John Penrod Branch; Addison Powers,
Platea, Chauncey Stewart, Allegheny;
Sarah NJ. Allen, arrytown; Carrie Die
fenbach, Erie; Elizabeth Mct,lhaney,
Branchton. Anna X. Stewart. Erie; mi
nor of James G.. Warnock, Uniontown;
Joshua Beck, Philipsburg; James Chat
fee, Hatch Hollow; Austin Pettis, Sol
diers and Sailors home; William II.
Wright Erie; Samuel ID. Brown. Holli-
daysburg; George w. Butterworth, Cou-
dersport; stephen c. Boyd, Summit
Mines; James ID. Norton, Altoona;
Christian Haag, Allegheny; John Me-
Comas, Francis NJ. Torrance, Erie;
George Holmes. James j. Carroll, Pitts
burg: Silas ID. Wilt, Poplar Run: Ira ;.
Tanning. Cretona; George Massey,
Pittsburg: Clinton A. Bundy. Kersey;
N. Jane Eaton. Fairview; James Fitz-
patrick, Altoona: John NJ. Yohe. Pitts
burg; Godfrey Miller, Monaco: Henry
Tome. Miles Grove; Lewis $. Short.
Brockwayville; Elizabeth a. Bird, Lis
tonburg.
Train wreckers wedged n switch and
piled ties on the Pennsylvania railroad
tracks near Newton Hamilton, IL miles
east of Huntington the other night.
The track walker discovered the OBJ
structions in time to save the st. Louis
express, but the westbound oyster ex-
press struck the ties, knocking them
from the track, without injury to
the train. Frank Noe. who served q
term in the Western penitentiary, and
who has lived for some time at Newton
Hamilton, was arrested near the scene
of the attempted wrecking and placed
in Mifilin county jail.
Last weeks session of the Pennsyl
vania Sabbath school workers was pre-
sided over by President John Wana-
maker. The report of Treasurer l.. S.
Gill, of Pittsburg, showed that the past
year had been most difficult one fin
ancially. Mr.. Wanamaker was re-
elected president: Peter Dick. of Pitts
burg, was chosen first vice president;
Rev. DR.. b. f. Dimmock, Harrisburg,
second vice president; c. O. Carlson,
Ridgway. recording secretary; S. Il.
gill, Pittsburg, treasurer.
William McNaughton. farmer from
New Wilmington township, brought in
a load of baled hay at New Castle for
Moore Bros. The hay was to be stored
In the basement, and Mr. McNaughton,
in spite of warnings, drove down the
steep entrance into the basement. His
head struck rafter, and then two 9TH
ers. His scalp was completely torn
from his head and the skull was terri
bly, crushed. He leaves a wife and fam
lily.
While Frederick Hall and fellow
workman were engaged In repairing
the immense trestle across the Loyal
hanna creek quarries near Latrobe the
other morning. a large portion of the
structure gave way. Both men jumped
a distance of forty feet to the ground.
lighting side by side. A mass of timber
fell upon Hall, crushing his right leg
into a pulp, while his companion walls
ed away uninjured.
An explosion of mine gas occurred
at the Kaska William colliery, near
Middleport, the other evening. and has
resulted In the death of three men and
severe injury to three others. Patrick
Sweeny was instantly killed and John
from their injuries. The injured are
Peter Paul, Patrick Doyle and William
Rice.
Postoffice robbers met an obstacle to
success at Petroleum in the person of
Postmaster Henry Strahl, who lives
over the office. Arming himself he
crept down stairs. fired at them and
put them to flight. They are supposed
to be a gang of three, who robbed Of
fees at Ridgway, Girard and other
towns.
Horse thieves are again operating In
Mercer county. A valuable pacing
horse owned by M. w. Buttons, Of Par
doe, was stolen the other night and
horse owned by II. B. Jones, of Green
field, was taken the same night. No
less than a dozen horses have been
otoicii III tuiS SouHty tHe past IeW
weeks.
Thomas Fox and John Roberts. min
ers, working in the Beaumont mine, re-
Gently discovered a skeleton, supposed
to be that of human being. They
were going through a deserted room,
where they stumbled on the bones,
which gave the appearance Of having
been there a long time.
Col. George II. North, of Philadel-
phia, adjutant general on the staff of
Maj. Gen. Snowden and recently inn
prisoned for contempt of court, has
resigned his place in the national
guard. w. s. Millar. inspector of the
Third brigade, has also resigned.
Physicians say Mrs. William Din
nick of New Castle. who was scalded a
week ago by her husband pouring the
boiling contents of a coffee pot over
her during a quarrel, Will die. officers
are searching for Dlnnick, who disap-
peared after the quarrel
A rat hunt indulged in by Greene and
Washington county sports resulted in
the killing of 1851 rats. The Greene
county team won the price, an oyster
supper
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