The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-09-29
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED
A BRAVE WOMAN.
Follows Persistent Tramp With a Revolver
Who Threatened to Burn the House.

| Sandy Lake was alone in the house the
other evening when an insolent tramp
| demanded admission. She drove him
away with revolver and followed him
| to the gate. The tramp was mad and
threatened to burn the house. An hour
later he came sneaking back. She
| seized the revolver again and marched
him ahead of her down the road to the
house OF her brother.in-law where she
told her experience. The tramp es-
| capped.
The following Pennsylvania pensions
were granted: James Fl. Grenet, Pitts
burg: william McVetta, Harmonsburg:
David Hoover, Reynoldton; Henry
5chmontz. Monaco; Henry II. Baum
gardner, Caseyville; William Haney,
James Tearney. Hollidaysburg: John
w. Row, Marion Center; Jeptha l..
Ayres. West Pike; Margaret Dubbs.
Pittsburg; Mary Il. Balsley, Union
town; Sarah Lang. Altoona; Mary A.
Hartley, Pittsburgh; Joel f. Large.
Patrick Leonard, Erie; James Labar,
Mercer; David Bates, Deckers Point;
Nancy A. Mounts, Sharon; Martha
Gray, Portersvllle; Mary J. Roberts,
Beaver Falls Beulah Fidell, McKees-
port; Jonas w. Bare. Scottdale; John
Devore. Allegheny; Joshua Torrance,
Scottdale; John Rankin, Davis: Martin
X. Weidner Clarion; John A. Wherry.
Pittsburg; Henry s. Oburn, Irwin; Mo-
ses Thompson, Allegheny; johnson c.
Akers, Altoona; Harriet F. Smith,
| Sandy Lake; Evalin A. Gates. Dun
cansville: Eva Fike, Markleysburg:
Joseph Hopper, Bear Creek, Euzerne;
Joseph II. Lang, dead, Altoona. Blair;
Israel Bear Lititz, Lancaster; Hugh II.
McCleester, Johnstown, Cambria; Ben
jamin f. Moore, Fairmount, Lancaster;
Emanuel Ditzler. Cornwall Dauphin;
Joseph +. Heron, Ohioville; Albert
Beckett, Pittsburg; Edward f. Powers
Hickman; John II. Flemm. Freeport;
Martin V. Il. Oakes; Westmoreland;
James 7. Chalfant, Allegheny; Char
lotte E. Hammitt, Bellevernon; George
Coates, Allegheny; Archibald Cham
bers. Allegheny; William Burnett, Lock
Haven; Jacob w. Beck, Washington;
Alfred Hassinger. Bellefonte: Edmund
B. Williams. Union City; Robert G..
Scott. Morrisdale Mines; Daniel Fitz-
walter, Canton; James f. Collins. New
Castle; Samuel NJ. Grace, Adamsburg;
John Winner, Greensburg, Windham;
minors of Timothy Fitzgerald, West
Newton.
With the lives of 200 families tremb-
ling In the balance, George Sober
mounted bicycle and, after an eXcit-
Ing race of six miles from Shanbkin
township, reached Chamokin the other
morning In time to organize a body of
men, who ran from house to house
| warning the people not to drink the
morning supply of milk delivered by
| the Sober brothers. A fiend, to revenge
| himself on the Sobers, had poured a lot
of Paris green into the milk cans, in
addition to feeding 1t to the cows, two
of which died as the cyclist was scorch-
| Ing to Shamokin. Isaac Lepply was ar
rested for the crime. and had to be kept
from a mob. who wanted to lynch him.
George B. Sanbouin was seriously in
jured the other night while driving
from Stoneboro to Greenville. San
bouin represents a large eastern rub
Der house. While driving along the
road about three miles out of the city
a stranger drove up behind Sanbouin,
who asked him If he wanted to pass
him. The stranger did not reply, but
drove up alongside and struck San
bouin's horse sharp crack with the
whip. The horse wheeled. throwing
Sanbouin out. breaking his collar bone
and cutting a deep cash in his head.
Sanbouin was picked up unconscious.
Willie Kordan. aged 10 years. one Of
II boys who were bitten by mad bull
dog In West Scranton last March, died
the other night from what the physi-
rians diagnosed as unmistakable hy-
drophobia. Death was marked by in
tense suffering, the boy irS his agony
biting his mother on the arms. This Is
the second death, Tommie Bevan, II
years old, dying in April from the effect
of bites by the same dog.
The county commissioners at Green's
burg reluctantly decided recently Snat
they will not attempt to have those en-
ploying aliens enforce the alien tax
law and collect cents from each for
eigner employed. The money collected
paid It, This action was taken in view
of Judge Buffington's recent decision
that the alien tax law Is unconstitu-
tional.
Two men were killed near Johnstown
recently on the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Joseph Repine, at the famous point,
Pack Saddle, and a man unknown, at
Benns Creek. Repine was the engineer
at Booth & Films stone quarries at
Pack Saddle. He was aged 30 years
and was a widower with several chill
dren. The unidentified dead is in the
morgue.
Rev. o. b. Patterson, until recently
pastor of the Methodist Episcopal
church at Cooperstown, was taken vfo-
emily insane a few days ago and at
tackled his wife with a butcher knife.
The recent conference at OIL City as
signed Mr.. Patterson to the Clymer IN.
" charge, which seemed to prey heav-
lily on his mind.
Sheriff Cronister has seized the
| lSrOckeTnOH mouse, III btliIoHte, lOT tHt
benefit of the creditors on executions
aggregating over $1,000 against ]. N
Neubauer, the landlord for six years
past. The total liabilities will aggre-
gate $4,000 with not over $1,000 assets
The hotel property is owned by the
Brockerhoff estate.
John w. Baird. aged 81. prominent
Democratic politician or Clarion. was
killed few days ago. Mr. Baird was
driving to Payter township. when his
horse took fright. and he was thrown
from the vehicle. alighting on his head
and shoulders with such violence as to
break his neck.
Miss Elma Mezner, aged 23 years. an
inmate OF the Polk asylum. was found
dead In her bed the other day. She was
smothered to death while laboring In
an epileptic fit. She belonged In Lock
Haven and was brought to Polk when
the institution was first opened from
Elwyn.
A threshing machine ran away so.