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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-06-01
Reading Sesqui-Centennial.

For the Reading, Pa, Sesqu-Centen-
nial Jubilee, June to -, the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company will sell
excursion tickets from stations on its
lines in the State of Pennsylvania to
Reading and return at reduced rates.
For specific rates and conditions apply to
Ticket Agents.
This celebration promises to be one
of til greatest events in the city's
history. Monday, Wednesday and
Thursday, June 9, 5 and 8, will be
special days. The celebration will close
with grand masked carnival on Satur-
day night, June u.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-06-01

Survival Of the httest Downs Elixir has
outlived every other cough remedy simply
because II Is the best, For Sale by II. A. Stoke.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-06-01
Decoration Day at Emerickville.

Decoration Day was fittingly observed
by the patriotic people of Emerickville
and vicinity. The line of march was
formed at 9.30 a. NJ, as follows: West
Reynoldsville martial band, Jr. o. u.
A. NJ. Council Of Deemer's Cross Roads,
p. o. S. of A. and M. E. Sunday school
of Emerickville. The procession
marched to M. E. cemetery where ap-
propriate decoration ceremonies were
performed, which was followed with a
short address by Rev. ]. G. McEntire,
of West Reynoldsville. Then the EN-
erickville, Mile Hill and Milliren cemc-
teries were visited and graves decorat-
cd. AT two o'clock In the afternoon
the people assembled in the p. o. S.
of A. hall. VIM. Moore delivered the
address Of welcome. Rev. j. G. Nc
Entire delivered the Memorial Day
address. A large crowd turned out to
do honor TO the day. A box supper was
held in the M. E. church In the evening.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-06-01
THE DAY AT REYNOLDSVlLLE.
Sons Of Veterans Took an Active Part
at the Cemetery.

Memorial Day, with It's sad memories,
was observed with seemingly unusual
interest in Rcyn1ldsvillc. Old Glory
lluttered in the breeze over Main street
at several points. and most all the busi-
ness houses, and many private resi-
dcnces, were adorned with flags and
bunting. At an early hour the streets
were thronged with people who came
from all points, bedccked with patriotic
emblems Of various designs, and in
whose hands were garlands of natures
blossoms with which TO udorn the graves
Of our soldier dead At the hour Of o. 45
the procession, consisting of the sabbath
schools. the Keystone cornet band, the
Patriotic Order Sons Of America. the
Independent Order Of Odd Fellows.
firing party, Sons of Veterans, Grand
Army OF the Republic. II coucourse of
citizens on foot and thirty carriages
wended their way to Beulah, where the
solemn and impressive ceremonies of the
day were observed with more than its
usual Significance. IL Is a lamentable
fact that many Of those who yearly at
tend this "festival Of the dead" are
drawn there by idle curiosity and give
little or no thought to the deep solem-
nifty of the occasion. Monday there
was marked absence Of mirthfulness
and the entire throng which assembled
in Gods acre" seemed tmbued with
sense Of reverence and a feeling Of pa
triotism unknown on former Decoration
Days.
The Sons of Veterans now take
prominent part in the exercises, which
improves, in a marked degree, the inn
pressiveness of the ceremonies at the
cemetery. There now sleep in Beulah
twenty-sevcn brave hearts who, when
the starry emblem Of liberty was as
sailed by traitor hands, donned the blue
and marched with firm, unfaltering
step into the very jaws of death, where
"the brother blindly shed the brothers
blood, and father rashlS slaughtered
his own SON. The mounds beneath
which they now reposc were garlanded
with sweetest flowers, and AS loving
hands placed the beautiful tributes of
honor on the hallowed spot where,
''Securc from worldly chances and mis-
haps, whore turks no treason, no envy
swells, no storms, no noise. but silence
and eternal sleep" Tears, which
brought no shame to the cheek, bedewed
the floral offerings.
At 200 p. NJ. memorial services were
heid in Centennial hail. Capt. l.. M.
Truxal, of Dubois, was introduced and
spoke feelingly and eloquently of the
events which brought into prominence
this Memorial Day. The Captain is a
fluent speaker and the audience dwelt
with rapt attention on each word as he
so vividly portrayed the tragic scenes
enacted from Sumpter to Appomattox.
He paid glowing tribute to the patri.
otic, devoted women who, during the
dark ages OF civil strife, so nobly and
unseldshly gave husbands, sons and
brothers to the cause Of freedom and
right, and who in a Thousand ways rem
dered aid to the noblest cause ever
espoused by war.
A prior engagement for the evening
made it necessary that Capt, Truxal
and his wife should be in Dubois, by
which act the entertainment of the W.
r. G. was deprived of his part in their
excellent programme.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-06-01
G. A. r. Encampment, Oil City.

For the annual encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic, Depart
ment of Pennsylvania, to be held at Oil
City, Pa, June s and 0, the Pennsylva.
mia Railroad Company will sell excur-
sion tickets from stations in Pennsylva-
mia on June 4 to s, to Oil City and
return at rate of single fare for the
round trip, good to return until June
IL, inclusive.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-06-01
Bucklen's Arnica Salve.

The best salve In the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains,
corns and all skin eruptions, and posi-
lively cures piles, or no pay required.
1t is guaranteed to give perfect salts
faction or money refunded. Price %
cents per box. For sale by H. Alex.
Stoke.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-06-01

Every bottle OF Arnlca 4 oil Liniment sold
Is warranted by the proprietors TO give salts
faction Or money will be refunded For Sale
by II. A. Stoke.
The herald., 1898-11-09
Frank Valerga Shoots Mrs. Fru>
mento to Death
Thf CRIME A MOST BRUTAL one
The Murderer Made His Escape but Was
Captured
Held the Husband Of the Woman at Bay With His Gun While
His Wife Died in Agony Before His Eyes-A
Bad Mans Terrible Work

In the desire to prevent any further trou-
bic Frumento sent to the residence of Dep
uty Zanjero Rubio, who resides about l5O
yards to the north, and requested him to
come to the ranch house. Rubio, who is
also said to be deputy constable, respond
ed and was given the possession of the re-
volver. Better would it have been if the
two rifles and shotgun in the adjoining
room had also been turned over to the of
ficer. Still, Valerga made no remonstrance,
and appeared perfectly satisfied with the
removal of the pistol and shook hands with
ali the family. He apparently wanted to be
on good terms with them again. Valerga
also signifed his willingness to vacate the
place about the 18th of the month, as Fru.
mento had notified him that he desired
to take charge of the ranch on that date
The party sat down to dinner and shortly
after 2 o'clock separated to attend to some
work.
Frumento and his son started over toward
the windmill house. Guise followed them,
and Mrs. Frumento went to the south side
of the house, picked up hoe, and started
to grub some weeds. Valerga remained in
the house. What passed in his mind will
probably never be known. He might have
thought himself wronged by the supposed
loss of his garments, or perhaps, as he
claimed later to Officer Rico, he was smart
ing because the woman had whipped him
when they had their quarrel in the dining
The herald., 1898-11-09

In sheer wantonness, without the shadow
of an excuse, Franchi Valerga, an Italian,
ruthlessly shot down Mrs. Benedetta Fru-
mento yesterday afternoon in the presence
of her husband, son and cousin, and then
barricaded himself in the house and detied
the crowd of Mortified people to take him.
Nobody, save the brutal assassin, had any
idea OF such a crime lurking in the mind Of
the man, and all of the party save Valerga
were in the yard attending to some chores
at the time the woman was shot. Valerga,
hidden in the shadow of room, fired the
contents of one barrel of a shotgun into the
right side of the woman's face as she was
bending over, and inflicted mortal wound
All of the parties to the tragedy are ltal-
ians. Valerga and Giuseppe Guise, cousin
of the murdered woman, stopped at the
Pelanchoni ranch on Alameda street near
Twenty-fourth. This ranch they leased
from Frumento, who resided with his wife
and three sons at another ranch corner of
San Pedro and Washington streets. Fru
mento had decided that he required the
ranch occupied by Valerga, and, accompa-
MED by Mrs Frumento and James, who is
about Is years of age, he drove to the Ala
media street place about noon yesterday.
The trio were well received by both men,
and Valerga was apparently on friendly
terms with all of them. They went into the
house, which is a one-story frame cottage
with an addition in the rear for the kitchen,
The herald., 1898-11-09

room. Or there might have been some other
reason, at present unknown, which melted
him to commit his terrible deed. In any
event, the vilest part of his nature prevailed,
and he determined to take the life of the
unsuspecting woman. Valerga was fully
cognizant of what he was about to do, for
while he had taken some liquor during the
day, he was not then intoxicated, and only
until he had been in the custody of the off
GERS did the idea of assuming intoxication
suggest itself.
The woman moved over toward the kitch-
en-, and just as she was about ten feet from
the open window, unconscious that the as
sassin was lurking, weapon in hand, to take
her life, she stopped, picked up pair of
old shoes, and then rose to put them out of
her way. As she regained her upright po-
sition, the report of gun was heard.
Frumento was thirty feet from the woman
and walking over toward the windmill.
Jimmy stood about fifteen feet to the right
of his mother and Guise was within ten feet
of her, but partially screened by the foliage
of tree. With slight groan the woman
toppled backward, and the three men in
astonishment saw her fall on the ground
and begin to writhe, with the blood pouring
from horrible wound in the right side Of
her face. The murderer had fired charge
of No. 5 shot at the woman. Nearly all of
the pellets had taken effect, in her eye, fore
head, and entered the brain, tearing away
almost the entire right side of the face
simultaneously the men looked at the
kitchen window and there, facing them, with
the smoking gun pointing threatingly, stood
Valerga, the murderer. Father and son
started forward to the aid of the dying
woman, but the murderer, cruel to the last,
shouted: "You keep back. Don't come
here or will kill you."
Frumento and his boy sprang back and
ystrsated behind the windmill house for
The herald., 1898-11-09
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

Drink Glen Rock water. Tel Main 26.
G. d. Howry, undertaken, Fifth and
broadway. Lowest prices in the city.
Call telephone Main 243 for ambulance.
Bresee Brothers, Sixth and Broadway.
Gilt wallpaper and border for EFT. room,
$l.5O. Walter, 627 South Spring street.
Robert Sharp & Co.. funeral directors, ISL
and 1853 South Spring street. Tel. Main 1929.
B. p Smith farewells for Africa from
Penie hall, 227 South Main street, 2:30 p.
m today.
Watches cleaned, 70 cents; mainsprings,
80 cents; crystals, 10 cents. Patton, 2l4
South Broadway.
Stoll & Thayer company have moved
their book and stationery store to Nos. 252
and 254 South Spring street. Stimson block.
Adams Bros, dentists, 2391s South Spring
street. Rates from 81. Painless extract.
ing, SO cents. Filling speciality. Hours
8 to s; Sundays, 10 to IL.
Do you know that framed picture makes
a most desirable wedding present? If you
are looking for anything in that line do not
fail to call at H. c. Lichtenberger's art en-
porium, 202 South Spring street.
DR.. Rebecca Lee Dorsey, Stimson block,
first floor, rooms 1873, 1874, l35. Special at
tention given to obstetrical cases and all
diseases of women and children. Electricity
scientifically used. Consultation hours.
to 8. Telephone 1927.
The Hilltops defeated the third team OF
the Los Angeles Military academy in a
game of football yesterday afternoon. The
Hilltops, though much lighter team, won
by score of Is to 0. The Hilltops are
ready to play any team averaging l20
pounds.
The herald., 1898-11-09
Y. w. G. A.

Mrs. Grace E. Dutton yesterday morning
lectured before some seventy ladies upon the
subject, "a Dinner for Six for Fifty Cents -
She was accompanied by number of young
ladies from her cooking class at Throop
Polytechnic, who assisted her in the prac-
tical illustrating of her subject. They
proved conclusively that an elaborate din
ner could be cooked for the large number
and at the small price named. The menu
included cream of pea soup, chicken casser-
oles, lima beans, potato balls, lettuce salad,
pistachio junket and coffee. The recipe
for the junket is one junket tablet Mrs.
buttons own concoction), one quart of
milk, two teaspoonfuls of sugar, and one
teaspoonful of favoring and coloring fluid,
the latter being made of spinach. Next
Tuesday Mrs. Dutton will lecture on meats.
The herald., 1898-11-09

safety, Guise having also sought refuge.
For a short while, perhaps not more than
five minutes, but it seemed an age to Fru-
mento and his boy, the pair were forced to
stand helpless and see the woman writhe
and groan in agony, frightened by the
evidence Of murder, cowed by the sight of
the still smoking gun in the hands of the
murderer. Finally somebody went to give
the alarm. Jimmy, the boy, ran down to
the cement works of the Alpine company
half a mile away, and telephoned to his
sister that their mother had been killed, and
some one else went across the road to the
ranch of Frank Izatti. The latter and one
of his men, b. Cademartor, hurried to the
scene of the murder, and when they arrived
the woman was still on the ground, but the
murderer had moved away from the window
and was in another part of the house, ready
to resist any attempt to arrest or mob him.
Cademartori went to the north side of the
house and there encountered the murderer.
Izatt and Frumento had in the meantime
gone to the aid of the woman and given her
some water.
For few minutes Valerga refused to per
NIT Cademartori to approach Finally the
latter succeeded in gaining the murderer's a
confidence and walked to the door, where
Valerga stood with the rifle in hand. Just
before the arrival of aid, second shot had
been heard from the house and it had at first
been thought that the murderer had taken
his life, but this second report was from
rifle and must have been accidental Val
erga, no doubt, with the intention of resist
ing any attempts of the crowd to lynch him.
discarded the shotgun and took up a.
caliber Winchester, as it had more cart
ridges in the magazine. The weapon was an
old model and in an attempt to throw a
cartridge into the barrel Valerga must have
discharged it by mistake, the bullet going
through the roof. Cademartori walked close
up to the murderer and suddenly grabbed
hold of the rifle and struggled to wrest the
weapon from him. At this critical moment
Izatti appeared and he too caught hold of
the barrel. 1t looked as if the pair would
succeed in getting the gun away from Val
erga, but the murderer cunningly reached
his hand back to his hip pocket and threat
ened to shoot them with a revolver if thew
did not dcsist. Both released their holds
and retreated to the other side, of the house.
The men were all afraid to again try to
overpower Valerga, for he had all the ad-
vantage of them, but it was decided to try
to outwit him by rnse
"Say, Frank" called Cademartori. "come
on out and get a drink"
This seemed to please the murderer, for
ne appeared in few minutes and walked up
to Cademartori. The hitter and several
others told Valerga that he ought to hide
himself in the chicken house, in order to
escape the officers when they came for him.
The men wanted to get him away from the
weapons which ne had fortunately left in
side of the house. Valerga acted upon this
second suggestion and hurried into the re-
treat. He did not remain there long, for in
The herald., 1898-11-09

the meanwhile the police station had been
notified Of the attempted murder and Officer
Tom Rico had been sent with all possible
speed to the scene of the shooting. He had
been warned that the man had barricaded
himself in the house and would shoot any,
body who ventured within range. Rico did
not let a little thing like this interfere with
him, for he promptly went to the side of the
house and crouching close to the wall moved
along until he reached the east corner.
There had been no trace of the murderer
up till then but the officer expected to en-
counter him at any moment Just as Rico
looked around the corner of the house he
saw that somebody was in the chicken house.
for whoever it was opened the door once or
twice, looked out, and then would draw
back and suddenly close the door. "He's in
there" cried someone to Rico, and then the
officer knew that it had been the murderer
who had opened and closed the door. Rico
drew his revolver and started at once for the
place, intending to take chances with the
man in a gun fight, but fortunately Valerga
was unarmed and when he saw the blue
uniform and brass buttons of the officer he
stepped out and surrendered without a
struggle. Rico handcuffed the man.
The woman was removed from the house
and laid on small cot. The patrol wagon
had been started after the officer and ar
rived in short while with number of de-
tectives aboard. The injured woman was
hurriedly taken to the wagon and the mur-
derer placed on q seat between several of
the officers and the return to the station
began. valerga had been in the custody
of the officers fully ten minutes before the
idea Of his being drunk suggested itself,
but when it did he proceeded to make the
most of his time during the rest of the
ride, by swaying about and acting as if he
was intoxicated. The woman was atill alive
at the station and was taken into the receiv.
The herald., 1898-11-09

The deceased was the mother of seven
children, three of whom lived with the
family on the ranch. A fourth is Mrs. Vito
ria Peluffe, who conducts grocery store at
7O5 New High street, and a fifth child is
Giuseppe, who is a clerk at the store. The
other children are absent from this country.
Of the murderer little is known. He had
been befriended by his victim and her hus-
band and had been indebted to them for
many kindnesses. 1t is said that he has a
wife living in Italy. The body of the mur.
dered woman was removed to the undertake
ing rooms of Bresee Bros, where an inquest
will be held either this afternoon or tomor-
row.
A SECOND MURDER REPORTED
1t was reported shortly after the killing
Of Mrs. Frumento that second murder
had occurred at the corner of New High
and Ord streets. This was first thought to
have been the result of some election row.
1t appeared after investigation that this
second report was incorrect, as no killing
had taken place at that point. The way
the report started was because Mrs Peluffe,
a daughter of the murdered woman, resides
at 705 New High street, few doors north
Of Ord street, and she was informed by
telephone by her brother of the crime. The
news soon circulated in the vicinity, and
rumor distorted the report into the story
OF a murder in that section.
The herald., 1898-11-09
Merely a Matter of Yesterday

Mr.. Gladstone had such good memory
himself that he was inclined to be impatient
with those who had not. At dinner in Lon.
don few years ago he was sketching to the
delight of the company, a stirring scene in
Granville was guest at the dinner, and was
in the commons at the time of the events
to. which Gladstone referred. 'Did you
take part in the division?" asked Mr.. Glad
stone Of Lord Granville. "I'm sure don't
know" replied Lord Granville. 81 can't re-
member whether l did or not" "Not re-
member" fairly shouted Gladstone, "why
it was only forty-eight years o!'-Syracuse
The herald., 1898-11-09

with window in both the north and south
sides, the door facing the east. Frumento,
his son and the other man went into the
yard to attend to unhitching the horse, and
during their absence the first indication of
the pending trouble was given by Valerga.
Mrs. Frumento had washed his clothes for
him, and in looking them over Valerga
claimed that there was shirt missing.
"You steal one shirt from me" he cried
Mrs. Frumento Indignantly denied this,
and said that the shirt had been returned
to him with the balance of his wash This
did not satisfy the man, however, for he
became more angry and called: "You steal
three shirts from me- I know you. You
give one of them to Egidia Ragghianti ian
italian hand on an adjoining ranch), for
l saw him wearing it fifty days ago. He
has not got money enough to buy the shirt
and you stole it and gave it to him."
Mrs. Frumento in turn became angry, and
she promptly informed her accuser that she
had not stolen anything belonging to him,
and she would not allow him to say she had.
Valerga continued to accuse the woman
and quarrel with her, and the conversation
became so loud as to attract the attention of
Augustine Frumento, the husband of the
woman. Augustine went into the kitchen
and just as he entered he saw Valerga shove
the woman with his right hand. Frumento
stepped up and told him he must not repeat
the act, but Valerga stepped back and put
his hand threateningly to his hip pocket,
and, drawing revolver, replied that Fru-
mento had better not molest him. Fru-
mento grappled with the fellow, who is
small-sized man, about five feet four inches
in height, and slightly smaller than Fru
mento, and took the revolver away from
him before any harm could be done by Va.
lerga. The latter did not resent being dis
possessed Of the weapon and struggled no
more.
The herald., 1898-11-09
Hung With Fatal Effect

While Frederick Remington was in the
west he observed well-executed portrait
In dark room ON the wall of a cabin and
hcked whose picture it was. "That's nv
husband" said the woman of the house
rarelessly. "But it is hung with fatal eff.
feet, urged the artist, who remembered the
fate of his first picture in the academy. $50
was my husband" snapped the woman, and
the artist discontinued his observations
Pittsburg Dispatch.
The herald., 1898-11-09
Had the LockiaW

George Clements, dope fiend, was found
on Los Angeles street in bad condition
yesterday by Deputy Constable Mugnemi.
Clements had been deprived of his favorite
drug for some days past. He had not tasted
any food for some length of time and had
the lockjaw. He was attended at the re-
ceiving hospital and relieved, after which
he was sent to the county hospital
The herald., 1898-11-09
Rigorous Swiss School Laws

; If child in Switzerland does not attend
school on particular day the parent gets
a notice.from the public authority that he is
fined so many francs; the second day the
fine is increased and by the third day the
amount has become serious one. In case
OF sickness the pupil is excused but if there
is any suspicion of shamming doctor is
sent. If the suspicion proves to be well
founded the parent is required to pay the
cost of the doctors visit
The herald., 1898-11-09
San Diego County Birthstone

Professor Charles Giles Pearce, who con.
trolls the recently discovered Pearce sulphur
mines in San Diego county, was in the city
yesterday negotiating the sale of the future
product. There are six claims in the body.
comprising l2O acres, and much of the output
Is pure birthstone 1t is SO rich that it will
take fire readily from lighted match.
The herald., 1898-11-09
Poor Boston

Boston Man lawaking suddenly)-Wh.
what crash was that?
His Wife-Perhaps the kitchen towel fell
down.
The kitchen towel?
bouse.-New York World. 'A'