The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-05-05
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED
FOURTEEN BUILDINGS BURNED.
Fire at West Middlesex Did Damage
Aggregating $4,000.

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s'de OF the street were badly damaged. Tho
entire loss Will amount to about 100000 and
wis insured.
Fabulous prices are being offered for
farms In Bcdminister township, Bucks coun-
ty, In the vicinity OF the Alien stenpy prop-
erty. where gold said to assay S4O a ton Ia
reported to have been discovered. Samuel
\. Fretz wants to develop the field being
convinced that It will pay. For "A $4,000
farm $4,000 has been offered; but II IL hsld
tor 200; for n $4,000 farm, 5000, or
other similar offers, The farmets are only
nskeu 70 sen ,ne INNING privileges, ana are
permitted 70 Keep their homes and cell tho
croPs from 'ne i"hu'
Few officers have n similar experience to
that which occurred with Constable Thomas,
Of Waynesburg. Armed with n warrant
upon the charge OF stealing n buggy from
Charles Ponzoo, no had gone into Perry
township to arrest Joseph Hush. The latter
had spent the forenoon plowiBg garden,
and, after eating his dinner, he went TO har-
row It. His wife, looking from the window,
saw her iuspahu ,ylhe on the piowed
grVunu, ahu was cty'hg ior ne'p when CON
stap," !holhhs foue up. hush had iniieh
.eau. An examination, cohuucteu DO ~ u.
Don'cy' nc"nR as cor"ner, vrousht tno con
nius'on I'M, hush hau u''si rom heart hHec-
uoh. me sioIeh ouRey was iouhu upon tho
promises ana restored 10 the owner.
JOHn huukIn, DuFGesh. anu ~. Y. ARD, con-
stable, OF EIderton borough, wero arrested
charged with assault on John u. Levy,
merchant oi Apollo. Levy opened up a
clo'n'hg S'ote NJ E'uertom ahu proceeded 10
sen Hoo"s nv hio''oh' in's wns hG"lhst
uoIouBn o,u.nahce' nhu hoVy w"s hrres'eu
% anu "u, u.hhNess nhu ,oa''sss peIore JUS
nee, IN .ne hcrahoIe NJ LeVys pocket
pooA. con'"'h'bg aoout sivV was 'ost ~ tue
nem',ns ,. ne WY u,srnaIeeu' Levy now DtlhHs
SUN ,oI "ss"ut asa'ns, tno burgess "hu con
% J.ao,e 20 w ionoweu py c''ii ncnoh ior
u""i"s.s'
Sheriff Chnlfnnt sold the personal proper
| OF Briggs a. Flint OF Plttsburg, operators OF
| tho Washington mines ut Fayette city, dis
posing OF mules, rails. cars. ties props and
nll loose property, realizing S4JO. There are
claims amounting to more than $4,000 issued
on the real estate and towboat George Oil
more will be sold later TO satisfy these judg
mcnts. The miners have been filing labor
c"'nls 10, tne past six months ashihst the
.oncetn, concern, levy.hg on the properly 10 enIorce
,heIr payment, ana the COSTS incurred were
"preuy penny
Anton Shedrik, Slav miner, md Ralph
| smith, II colorcd coke worker, while going
| through small piece OF timber land near
Bannihgs station, were caught In heavy
rain storm. They took refuge under largo
tree, which was struck by lightning. Both
mn u,.n woio louhu UNCONSCIOUS SNORT ''Ihc
a'.eI M 'mo s'on y, h """ sohsaJou 10 ,heiI nolhes
nsa. Io,a noya'. olh''h ~ seriously ana
| p poinaps y ,,.ny InJ"iea: oheoIik nus rc-
N''u su'ho'eh''y 10 ino'ca'o MS recovery
| heavy storm did considerable damage ut
u number OF points In the Ligonier valley. A
number OF buildings have been damaged and
In thc mountain sections the damage to tim
oer l"Ius u s!e"'. many hnIroW escapes
L,. nom .ta'n W.T.. nnans ny pelsons phss,hs
,ons .ne h,ounanh ,i Ionu. in1 non'y ia,hs.
aras tnraoa INV. va. uesa,dr,'o ,noun,n
uays On DOW 'he i'aurei h'' anu ohes'hu'
"'uSo innHt.
~, nj ",'In r,, nrJke 1us IN .ne Cis s.oro o,
tno m W. y. Eooo'ko hnro ow"ro company ~
sb0 100 pefore II wns sY,inpnisbcd On Eb.
| hecke's s,ore the loas ,vaa saO mn tnanrance
$4,000 John y. Ientz's shoe factory was
damaged 10 the extent OF sIO 0OO. The nre
is SUPPOSED To- have origin at.d from electric
light wires becominp crossed
| noo,oIou,,..,. .,,., 4.
,,ouad s ,hn "SJu 'o' 'h ,o n,,.a
burv Bessemer n Lake Erie raiIroaa wns
sbot and instantly killed nj Cbeswick1 bv one
of a party of three neproes. The murderer
lowed for n distance by a crowd OF workmen.
Earle hanks. no.d 1s Ia now in Central attn.
tion. Plttsburg' charged with being one OF
the marty with the murderer.
Mrs. I.nura A. Brundace. n noted sniyi..
uaIist and mnynelic healer. died nj Brnd.
ford. For forty-tye days nreyious 10 he,
death Mrs Brundaoe went withont food
Her stomach would retain food OF no Kind
A nos, mortem examinntion revealed tha,
| the stomnch WINS ompleteiv epcystcd. Some
time ago Mrs. Brundnve prodicted tho man.
ner OF her death.
II. G. Lensner. postmaster Mt saxonburc
Butler county. has sent his Resignation q
| tho denartment 10 take effect as soon ma hi.
snccessor ia annoint.d His term does M,
expire until June Is 1899. hut he stntes .tha
he does NOT desire 10 continue longer. Can
| didatcs mentioned for the unnointmen
arc J. +. Muder, Philip BURNER and Francii
Anderson.
DR.. Lawrence NJ. Colfelt. present prencbe,
and professor Of ethics nj he state CoIlsp,
Mt Rsilsfonte has received a call IN becom,
pastor of the North Avenue Conpreeationa
church I'm Cambridve Mass. Or Colf.I
but recently returned from Boston, where h
had spent q month, and preached for tn,
North Avenue congregation.
| Tho Oii Wall SunnIv comnanv NJ pitta
burg, has brought suit at Washington agains
| John W. DonnRn and Jonathan Allison. n