The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-11-16
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED
LEAVE FOR THE SOUTH.
Pennsylvania Volunteers Break Up at Camp
Meade-oirls Disguised as Soldiers Ar
rested and Placed In Ja'

moved southward. Each man had
three days travel rations and five
uays held rations. The long train was
maze up OF three sections. the last one
having hospital car attached. While
AZ inc station some of the privates at
lacked an officer and one of them was
stabbed. His name is Bluerldge. and
he is said to be noted distiIler of
moonshine In the Tennessee noun
tains. The Fourteenth Pennsy,vania
and the Ninth Ohio battalion left
lamp Meade Sunday for Summervilie.
;. L. When the Second Tennessee
passed through Camp Meade two girls
from Middletown were discovered at
tired In soldier uniform on the train
They were going to follow Their soldier
lovers to camp. but they were arrested
and placed In Jail
the following pensions were granted
last week; Jackson Daniels. Harncds-
vile, Somerset IS to sl2: stephen Ram
dail, dead, Platea. Erie. SO to s12 Hen
ry Edwards Ginter. Emlenton, s. to
Wv patrick McNulty sharpsburg. IS
to Sl0; Peter w. Struble. st. Marys.
Elk. SO to IS; Elizabeth Smith. Titus
vile. IS: David Kinney. Jr.. New
brighton, $40: Henry Gregg Philips
burg, sS; Simon Bacon, Wellsboro. S.:
stephen Miner. Beaver. ss to $40:
James Miller, Altoona. Sc to sS: Philip
Trouman. Leota. Butler. So to IS; Au-
eustus Hawn. Huntingdon, So to $40;
william Snyder McWiliams. Arm
strong, sS to $40: Jacob Koch, Belle
fonte, $40 to s12; George S. Adams AL
toona, Sc to s12; Hugh McFadden, Rat
tigan, Butler, s12 to $17: John Dewalt,
Scottdale. 50 to IS; a. Starr. West
Bend. Armstrong. s6 to IS: william II.
Freeman. Scottdale. Sc: Thomas G.
Kelly. Wexford, Allegheny, IS: Char es
II. Kerr. West Leisenring. Fayette, Sc;
James McMurtrie, North Clarendon,
Warren. IS to $40; Henry HANNA, Car
negie. $40 to s14; John NJ. English.
Driftwood, "a to $S Thomas Thomp-
son, Hollidaysburg. ss to $40: William
II. Shaner, Sharpsville, So to $40; John
Porter, Emlenton. s17 to S24 Freder-
lex a. Wright, Myersdale, So to So:
minors of James l.. King, Butler, sl2;
Sarah Il. Guy, Jeanette, ss.
The recent discovery that limestone
found on Rough run. Winfield town
ship. near Butler. is suspectible of
taking good polish and making an ex-
cellent quality of marble may lead to q
new source of wealth in this county.
| In at least half of the townships of
this county similar stone is found, Of
| ten near the surface. Plttsburg parties
are making an experiment with the
stone. which promises to prove sue
| cessful.
Barney Gilmer, aged 65. was burned
to death in his home at Columbia the
other night. Coal oil had been
| sprinkled at different places in the
house and the cork of coal oil bottle
was found near his body. Mrs. Law
| renee, who lived i'm the house, ran past
the first neighbor that entered. Gill
| mcr's head was burned from his body.
| The coroner's jury found verdict Of
| accidental death.
Richard c.. 13-year-old son of Rich
| ard McMurray, was instantly killed at
| Altoona the other day by falling from
| freight train. on which he was stesi-
| ing ride. He was on the lookout for
| policeman, and was walking from
one side of the car to the other on the
| bumper, when he slipped and fell be-
tween the cars. His head was COM
| pletely cut Off and his left arm torn
from the socket
Louis Loeffier alias Dutch Louis"
| wanted for shooting officer Bowers, Of
| the Pennsylvania railroad committed
| suicide by shooting Wednesday morn
ing In barn at Beaver station. The
| barn was surrounded by officers, and
rather than be taken Louis placed a
| revslver in his mouth and blew off the
top of his head
| Dennis Donnavan, prosperous
farmer. of Spring Garden Mills, near
| Newtown. was Instantly killed a few
| days ago by being thrown from his
wagon. His horses took fright at ex-
| cavations along the new trolley road.
| Workmen who witnessed the accident
| hurried to him, but he was found lying
dead on the ground.
Two prominent farmers of Jackson
| township, Butler county. died within a
| few hours Of each other from the ef-
| fects of accidental injuries received a
| few days ago They were James Gal
laher, aged 80 years. for many years a
teacher in the public schools of the
county, and Daniel Rape, aged 10
| years
| Wilson Ringle, Pennsylvania rail-
| road engineer of Derry and his son
were hunting chestnuts when the boy
ran into a den of snakes. His father
Investigated and discovered four huge
rattlers and a blacksnake. He killed
one of the rattlesnakes. 1t had 10 rat
tiers.
When about to start on a rabbit hunt
at Mauch Chunk the other morning,
Harry Weaver, aged 20, stopped to talk
to his mother through window of his
home. His gun was accidentally dis
! charged, and the young man fell dead,
the left side OF his head being blown
away,
Mrs. John Brady, of Madison, near
| Greensburg, wife Of the first soldier in
| the Tenth Regiment who fell in the
battle OF Malate on July 81, has made
| application 70 the Government for a
| pension. Mrs. Brady has six children
| to provide for.
Mrs. ]. F. Cope. Of Ellwood, has re-
| ceived word OF the death of her aunt.
| Mrs. Leland. of Wilmington, H., who
left fortune amounting to about $780,
600 to be distributed among four heirs
Mrs. Cope, her father. uncle and
aunt.
The coroner's jury invest eating the
Exeter mine accident at Wilkeshar.e,
returned "a verdict placing the blame
on Engineer Price and Brakeman An
thony. They had charge OF the coal
cars which fell down the shaft and
killed eight men on the carriage
The home OF Harper Johnson, near
Greenville. was burned to the ground
few nights ago with all Its contents.
Mrs. johnson and her two little chill
dren narrowly escaped with their
lives. Tramps are suspected of setting
II on fire.
Mrs. John L. Beer. aged 7S years, OF
Greensburg, fell into an open crate last
week and was burned to death.