The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-12-22
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED
A BLO0D-STAINED HAT.
Police Believe that . Minister has Beer
Murdered.

The Harrisburg police are trying to
locate Rev. s. Spurrier, a Church OF
God minister at New Bloomfield, whose
satchel and blood-stained derby hat
were the other morning found along
the Susquehanna river bank in the
city. Spurrier was In the habit OF wear
ing a silk hat, and the finding of a
derby, cut with knife across the side.
Is mystery to the officers. A blood
stained pocketbook was found near the
satchel. which leads to the belief that
the minister was murdered by high
.waymen. and his body thrown into the
river. Mr.. Spufrler was about 75 years
Of age, and well-known in this locality
as a preacher and book agent.
The following pensions have been
granted: William Patch, Pittsburgh, So;
George c. Kidder, Madisonburg. So;
John e. Miller, Altoona, $12; Jonathan
Young, Bellevernon, IS TO $l2; William
Reed, Bellefonte, SO to SO; David Gil
bert, Pleasantville, $40 to s12; Thomas
b. Schudder. Canton, $S to $12; Peter
Drummer, Flora, $i7; John r. Dunlap.
Jefferson, SIT; Annie NJ. Lithgow, Allie
gheny, IS; Rachel II. GARNER, Oil City,
ss; Simon Harr. Wells, si2;. Dorothea
Weigold, Pittsburg, sS; Elizabeth Rich
ter. Allegheny, IS; John B. Crawford,
Lamar, So; Henry B. Sharad, Tyrone,
So; David Wagner Blanchard. Sc; So
crates A. Mcconnell. New Castle, So;
Charles Hayes, Pittsburg, IS; George
w. Phillips, Allegheny, S.; Clement
Newton, Braddock, s6 to IS; Robert
Soper. Austinville. IS to s12; John L.
Weaver. Armbrust, So to $40; George
M. Jordon, Hamilton, $6 to IS; William
w. Weeds. Emporium, SO to s12; An
ME Berkey, Alum Bark, IS; Elizabeth
Ray, Derry station. $s; Mary Ann
Hammond, New Castle, SO; Brown M.
Vanhorn, Pittsburgh. s12; jeremiah
thony Miller (dead), New Kensington,
s12; William Fox, Cheerful, ss Israel
Townsend (dead), Long Run. s12; Jas.
NJ. Shearer, Blearsville. Sc; Joseph l..
Ewing, Reyuoldsville. s24 to $50; Jas.
c. Knapp. Union City, s6 to $12; Moore
w. Odell, Blooming Valley, So to $40;
John Arnold, Willow Hill, IS to $40;
Hugh Phillips. Adamsville, IS; Alice
Prosser, Pittsburgh, s.; Mary X. Mil
Ter, New Kensington, IS; minor Of Jas,
Daley, West Finley, $40; Ellen Hausa'
halter, Pittsburgh, IS; NJ. z. Sheckler,
| Jamestown, $S; Fanny II. George,
South Bend, S.; Louisa II. Weaver,
Chartered, IS; Mile Campbell, New AL
bany, sS.
Benjamin Lee. secretary of the State
Board of Health. has sent to DIR. w. II.
| difficulties under which the board Is
endeavoring to meet the many com
plants brought to its notice. The ex-
planation was brought about through
n recent action of the Westmoreland
Medical society in censurlng the state
Board for refusing to make an analysis
or water In fever-infected locality
unless the expenses were borne py the
district IN which the disease was pre-
valent. Mr.. Lee states that the appro-
priation to the board Is only si,0oO per
annum. ana adds: 1T Is virtually
ono emerelore, tne locai poaro LOT the 900 ao'
ooo ooo sIuale i,iies oi eal ,us ,'.VU
w ~ oh nod Peop,e, anu 10, 'owns"ps, a
.i .he ~ w ~wii'ases aiu l'aii'S, s,,s,tn
.ue inco,po,a.eu ci''es anu ~ ~Do,ous 10
WITH, tue poruers VI 'he So'iii''"'
wealth.
seven prisoners escaped from the
FRANKLIN county Jail few nigts ago by
saving through the roof. An under
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Inaue py ny nme Sohuateu uao III, III,
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eihoI anu $500 W 81 .,.,,
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sn'' p,.. Snn H. ,s,'rnoso -
s',nni,,n, rae IN q norton ~ that citv
hos bean dismissed the court holdin,
that The Cnnsolidated does NOT posses
axcn,siya nriviIeges
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Durihs a. uispu.e a. InI HoIams
n1tei at shsL,hoRih . uni r.au,, ,as. ,uay ao, oahe
WiiIiaw McNamaro- the bullet passni,
,brough one Of his Victims Iunea. Re
fore ChaJnev had run a block To es
cane he fell into a ditch and fracture,
hi. right leg He was removed to tn,
countv nrisHn Mcnamara is Ok wear
old and has a. wife and two children.
Mrs. George Whitney. of Connells
y,lIe took lighted candle into he
cellar the other morning, and a terrifi
exnIosion followed. every ioist in tn
6rst foor heeinp broken' she hersel
was blown out through the door, an,
was seriously burned. Her baby wa