The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-04
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED
RECKLESS PRACTICE.
While Picking Berries James Foreman Is
Shot Through the Head

the regimental, were practicing, and
had shot 21 rounds at 200 yards, all the
balls going through the target. One OF
the bullets went through Foreman's
head while picking berries. 1t cannot
be determined which of the men fired
the fatal shot. The target had no back
stop.
The following Pennsylvania pensions
have been granted: Robert y. Fraser,
Pittsburg; Charles II. Hetzler, Spring
dale; George weigold Allegheny; John
Muhukarn, Vernon Ferdinand En-
Bradford; BENJAMIN f. Devinney,
Homer city: Elizabeth II. Carson,
Graceton; Catharine KERN. Turtle
Creek; Louisa J. Merrill. Greensburg;
Mary A. Godsell, Leechburg; Martha J.
Rush, Clarksville; Mary J. Reynolds.
Cherry Hill John Marshall, Pittsburg;
Marcella J. Snyder. Ligonier; Mary
Ayers, Pittsburg; Robert ID. d. Bryan.
Erie; william Dexter, John i. Fowler
and Samuel w. Boyer. Pittsburg;
Frederick Chapman, wallacetown;
Samuel B. Condit. Allegheny; Francis
and Ruth A. Black, Mcdonald; Kate
Wright. Greenville; Louisa Ortmann,
Pittsburg; Eliza Ferari, Brockport;
Amanda Ray, Indiana; Lavilla A. Mus
ser, Middleburg; John ID. Jones. Penn
Station; August Rail, Allegheny; Will
McMunn, Duffs; Carson Malone. Oak
dale; David McClelland, Milesburg:
Jacob Berger, Pollock; George A.
Clarke. Union City.
John w. Lawrence. n widely known
| English florist, died at Chambersburg
| the other day. He was born at Rydc,
| Isle of Wight, England, in 1881. Learn
ing the trade with his father. at the age
of 16 years, through influence and ap-
! pointment he had two year at the ia
/ nous Kew Gardens; then for six years
/ at the Royal gardens, Windsor, having
there special charge of growing grapes
! and peaches under glass for the queen
table. He was for 23 years at Farnham
| castle as gardener to the bishop OF
| Winchester: then for six years garden
| er at Newstead abbey, the home OF
| Lord Byron. In 1880 he came to Amer
| lea and carried on his profession at
| Shippensburg and Harrisburg until Ill
| health compelled him to give up work.
| Startled by the growing Of the pet
| dog and the crying of his little daugh-
ter, G. A. Mahrer, of Mauch Chunk.
| hurried to the spot from which the
| noise came, and was Mortified to find
/ the child suspended over the edge of a
high porch. being kept from falling
upon the rocks below by the animal
| which had its teeth fastened in the
| little ohe's clothing, and was endeavor-
/ ing to drag the child to safety. The
| father rescued the child from its peril
| Gus position.
/ DR.. Il. NJ. Ike, n prominent young
] physician of Altoona, last Thursday,
while bottling a preparation of n poi
/ sonous nature, accidentally broke the
| vial and the glass entered his hand
I He dressed the wound and then feel
! ing faint. started In a cab for another
1 physicians office. on the way he be-
| came unconscious, and soon after be-
] Ia toll a
| of the poison Is unknown.
Samuel Bailey, of Altoona. who was
| described by Judge Bell from the bench
! as a confirmed drunkard. may bring
| suit against a Holidaysburg photo.
| grapher, who has been advertising and
| selling his pictures to saloonkeepers.
| Judge Bell, in his remarks, suggested
that all saloons in the county should
contain photographs of Bailey.
Tan Sum, a Chinaman, presumably
from the Nashville Exposition, jump
| ed from the Eastern express at the
! lower end OF Altoona, when eastward
bound. and died from his injuries AT
the hospital Thursday. He was en-
route to Baltimore, and had some
money, a pipe and several packages on
his person.
Because of a disagreement among the
partners of the Young America cloth
! ing firm of Altoona, /. c. Adams made
an application before Judge Barker
Friday for the appointment of a re-
ceiver. The other members of the firm
| are ]. w. Ebert and II. o. Stratiff. Evil
dence on the petition will be heard next
Thursday.
| United States Commissioner Mcleod
| the other day charged with forging "a
signature to a postal money order at
! Pittston, Pa, three years ago. He Ia
also charged with extracting money
from another persons letter. He was
sent to Jail to await a hearing on Au-
gust 5.
George Martina killed Andrew AL
bertini in the latter's home at Beaver
Meadow the other day. The men quar-
relied over a love affair. Martina seized
a gun, and. using the stock for a club.
crushed his rivals skull. Albertina
died almost instantly. Martina es-
capped
While Frank Frame, the 1s-year- old
son of John Frame of Lockport, was
gathering berries the other day he was
bitten on the ankle by n copperhead
snake. The proper remedies were
promptly applied and his life saved.
The Lehigh Valley Medical associa-
ton at their seventeenth annual meet
ing held at the Gap elected Dr. Mary
Greenwald OF Strousburg president
| she is the llrSt woman president eject
ed by the organization.
Oil we'll No. 2. at Guys Mills, II miles
east of Meadville. was shot" the other
day and shortly after the well had $50
feet of heavy oil in it. The indications
are that a great well has been struck.
The Simpson house, at Mt. Pleasant,
was closed the other day by the sheriff.
on executions amounting to $500, is
sued by the Scottdale brewing COM
pany, and it will be sold August 3.
Thieves who robbed the residence of
G. ID. Dixon, In Lackawannock town
ship, few days ago, of about S75 worth
of goods left a note saying they wanted
money to go to Alaska to find gold
County Detective Robinson, of Alle-
gheny, has been dismissed for negli-
gently permitting Archie Kelso. a boy
murderer to escape from q fast train
in Illinois.
The Central Pennsylvania G. A. r.
association will meet at York early In
September for a two days session
Four thousand delegates are expected
The Dunbar anchor works of the
Cambria Iron Company have closed
down temporarily on account Of repaira
at the Johnstown furnace.
The MarcantiIa Tax TliIl xyhicb bo