The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-02
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED
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Elmer J. walbridge, aged years,
obtained a verdict for $4,000 against the
Schuylkill Electric Railway Company,
Of Pottsvile, recently. The boy was
run over by a trolley car In Pottsville
over two years ago and had both hands
cut off. The lad Is an inmate OF the
House of the Merclful Saviour, Phila-
ielphia. Arbitrators awarded $1,000.
and the company appealed 1t to Court.
Harry Hindman, of Butler. aged 10.
died the other morning from blood pol
soning. Three weeks ago he had de-
cayed tooth treated by a dentist pre-
paratory to having It filled. In few
lays n sore place appeared under his
tongue which developed into blood poi
soning and caused death.
Eva. the daughter OF Mrs. Charles
Weiss. of Brodheadsville, was burned
10 death during the mothers absence
from the kitchen last Monday. Eva,
who Is a little child. played with the
IRE. Her dress caught and her screams
brought her mother and grandmother
to her assistance, but too late. The
child was frightfulIy burned from the
knees up over her whole body.
A can of kerosene oil exploded in the
boiler house of the Beeneville cement
mill at Rosndale the other day setting
lire to the mill and storage house. Both
were destroyed, together with 1000
oags and 600 barrels of cement and 800
tons of coal. The loss Is estimated at
100000; fully insured
Burglars forced an entrance into the
residence of James Gartz, near Mill
brook, the other night, and at the
points OF revolvers held him up and
then bound him with rope. They
searched the premises and secured
sum of money. Gartz freed himself,
but the thieves had made their escape.
A concert was given at the Harris
burg opera house recently for the bene-
ut of the Cuban sufferers. About $500
was realized. Gov. Hastings presided
and made brief address in which he
expressed the hope that the people of
Pennsylvania would contribute liberal
ly for the relief of the starving Cubans.
In attempting to stop a runaway
team of horses recently George Schref-
fler, of Rockefeller township, aged "a.
was struck by passenger train on the
Northern Central Railroad and Instant
ly killed, his body being scattered
along the track for half a mile.
S. w. Scott & Son, Waynesburg, who
have been holding half a million pounds
of Greencounty wool have just sold
between 100000 and 100000 pounds to a
Boston firm at n good figure. About
100000 pounds of this was bought two
years ago at 15 cents per pound.
James II. Smith, a cattle buyer, of
Cochranton, was elected from train
ON the Erie railroad the other evening
at Buchanon junction, and was found
drowned in n small stream nearby. He
probably fell through the trestle.
The jury at Philadelphia acquitted
Mrs. Anna Niggl. who placed two chill
dren, aged years and six months, in
bathtub and aphyxiated them by turn
ing on gas. She will be sent to Nor
rlstown asylum.
Mrs. Jennie Sherman, n negress, shot
her sleeping husband. George, at Nor
ristown the other day, and tried 10
brain him with an ak. She has not
since been seen, and II Is believed threw
herself into the Schuylkill river.
Henry Cole, n Bessemer employee
was cutting off n bolt at Albion when
the angle bar flew around. striking his
nose and mutilating both eyes. 1t Is
doubtful II he will recover.
While Fred Better, of Williamsport.
aged IL years. was leaning over a stove
his clothes caught fire the other day.
and he was so badly burned that death
resulted four hours later.
Mrs Edwina Obrosky, while crossing
| trestle between Meyer and Connells-
vile, was struck by n passenger train
and had her skull fractured and her
| left foot crushed recently.
John McFadden. of Wilkesbarre
aged years, was afflicted with an ul-
| cerated tooth A dentists pulled It,
blood poisoning ensued and the boy
died few days ago.
Stacey Denny at Huntington a few
days ago. was taking a flash light pic.
| ture, when the instrument exploded
John Black lost an eye and others were
injured.
| Michael Kohl who died several days
ago, near Kentnersville, Bucks county,
at the age of 81. enjoyed the distinction
| of never having ridden in railroad
car.
Because Mary T.. Drumpeller. an heir
ess, of Pottsville married A. Ratigan. a
laborer, her father tore up his will, and
says he will cut her off without a PEN
ny.
At n shooting match In Blair county,
Oliver Burket. aged 3s. of Rodman fur
mace, was accidentally shot in the arm
by his friend. Alexander Wilt.
Palmer Elliott. the Center county
| Daniel Boone, who in his lifetime has
killed 25 bears and over 1000 deer, has
gone to Washington state.
hemlock tree has been cut in JEFF
ferson county measuring 116 feet in
length, which cut seven l0-foot logs and
three eightfoot logs.
| TnOmaS mcconnell, % years ola, died
recently from being kicked by a horse
three years ago in Shenango township.
Mercer county.
While tending a log slide at Jamison
City, Joseph w. Southard was struck
by log the other day and died from
his injuries.
The blast furnace of the Warwick
Iron Company, at Pottstown. last week
made the remarkable yield of 141O tons
of pig iron.
The capacity of the Lehman Machine
Works, at Williamsport, has been more
than doubled, giving employment to 100
hands.
While shoeing a horse at Howard
Benjamin Hotter. aged 65 years, drop
ped dead from heart disease the other
day.
While coasting, Charles Brown, an
Altoona school boy, ran against a tele.
phone pole and fractured his skull fn.
tally.
The store of Thomas Rush at Farm
| ingtOn, i'm which was the DOstOffice