The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-12-14
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED
PAID THE INSURANCE.
Parents After Three Years Identity the Remains
ofThe!r Murdered Son to the Salts
faction OF Jury.

year and later Il mangled body, sup
| posed to be his, was found near Cross
| Forks. The company refused to pay
the insurance on the grounds of insult
ficient proof of death. Three years
| after tine burial of the murdered man
the father and mother had the remains
| cxhumed and identified them as those
| OF their son.
| The following pensions were issued
| last week: Thornton Winesburgh.
Bunalo, Washington. So; John G. Neel,
Hamilton, Jefferson, IS: John II. Ken
ncdy, Brookville. s6 to IS; Jacob Wild
ler Aitch, Huntington, SO; Richard NJ.
Fast. Fairchance. SO; Susan Gohn, Jen-
ners, Somerset. IS; Asburg NJ. Lias,
Punxsutawney, IS; George Mile, West
| Bridgewater, Sc: Thomas T.. Keon
Pittsburgh, IS; George +. Irvine, Allie
sheny. So; Henry NJ Gaskill Erie, So
to IS; William c. Lutz, dead, Murrays-
vile. IS; William Kline. Jennerstown.
$40; Greenburg b. Nevling. Smith Mills,
IS; Hugh Mcpherson. Canal Ridge, S12
Andrew y. Washburn. Mexican, s.;
Thomas j. Cameron, Lewistown, $24;
| Emily A. Keen, Tamarac, SS; Mary
Porter. Boyer, IS; James Rossell, Van
derbilt, So; Charles G. Hern, Pittsburg,
81 to Sc; William Stone, Mercersburg.
SO to IS; George NJ. Dopp, Lenoxville.
IS to S12: John A. Bennett, Indiana, S6
to sl2; Benjamin F. Noel, Creighton,
IS to IS; William Robins, Keech, S12 to
$50: Thomas Bechtel. Marketsville, $40;
Angeline Dawson, Cooperstown: Ellen
a. Brewer, Vail, So; Benjamin Cump-
son, Woodbury., Bedford, ss; Reuben
Rubendall. Liverpool. Perry, So;
stephen Atherton. Centerville, $40 to
VIZ; uriah Slower, Housewife. Center
s6 to IS; Jacob Ritter. Tomstown
Franklin. SO to sl2; John A. Yeager,
Center, So to IS; George w. Edwards.
Enid, Fulton, IS: John II. Love,
Clarion, $40; Mary Budd, mother,
Sharon, $l2; Mary A. Elders. Thomp-
| sontown, Juniata, s12: Maria w. Wolf,
Erie. IS; minors of William Care. Nor
tis Run, Tioga. SIS: Moses Johnson,
Bedford. Sc to $40; Workman Simmons.
Elizabeth. to $40: William Dixon,
| Harrisburg, SO to IS.
| Con Rumberger of East Sandy had a
| terrible encounter with deer while he
| and his son were hunting last week.
| The son fired at n deer, injuring it,
the deer limped Into the brush, where
| the elder Rumberger was. Mr.. Rum
berger whipped out his knife and at
| tackled the deer. which made vigorous
| resistance. Rumberger cut the animal
| several times, but could not reach the
vital spot. The deer caught the hun
ter on its horns, and after tossing him
about, pitched him over a bank into u
| -
up and killed the animal.
During the trial at Allentown of
ease In which the value of horse was
| in dispute, Robert F. Thomas, the
plaintiff, asked the Courts permission
to pray when he took the witness
stand. He stated that whenever he
said or did was done under the guild
ance of the Lord. Judge Albright
granted his request, and Thomas
prayed aloud for about ten minutes
| The trial was then continued
Four children of the family of Henry
| Raudenbush, of Quakertown, were seri-
| ausly poisoned last week by eating
| tainted cheese at supper. The cheese
was purchased at a local grocery store
| and more than dozen families had
bought from the same cake before the
poisoning had become known. Phys
| icians worked with the children all
night. and next morning. hey were r.
ported out of danger.
Property owners OF Parnassus who
appealed to court from the award of
viewers for damages caused by grad
| ing lost money by so doing, as the
court adjusted the claims on BASIS of
| IS less than what the viewers had al
| lowed. Mrs. j.. N. Glass was awarded
5000: ]. s. Alter, $3.50, and Mrs. NJ j.
McMath, $3.50. These were test cases
The others will likely accept the award
of the viewers.
Burgess Joseph Vanallman, of Holli-
daysburg, signed an ordinance taxing
poles of all electric light. telephone
telegraph and electric railways within
the municipality 10 cents for each pole
erected on the street and 80 cents for
| each pole erected in alleys. Several
days ago there was an advance in tele-
phone charges and street car fare.
Edward Rock, an old citizen Of Penn
N
circumstances. He went to the home
Of Adam Underland, a neighbor, who
had been stricken with paralysis. While
administering to the afflicted man an
artery, without apparent cause. broke
In Mr.. Rocks leg. Before medical aid
arrived he bled to death.
Miss Nellie Thomas. aged 22, of
Pittsburg. who was injured in a run
away accident Wednesday at Green's
burg. died last Friday. She was the
daughter Of John c. Thomas, OF Pitts
burg, who, with six brothers and one
sister survive her. She was engaged to
be married to Edward Sanders. of
Pittsburg.
A wagon loaded with turkeys, driven
by Charles johnson, Of Upper Rox-
borough, was run into by a trolleycar
on the Chestnut Hill & Norristown
Railway the other evening. Johnsons
wagon was wrecked and he was
severely Injured. The turkeys escaped,
and there was wild chase to recap
ture them.
At meeting of the Red Cross at Mt.
Pleasant the other evening a net earn
ing of $500 was announced from the
carnival, more than 500 Of which was
reaped from fancy work and candy
booths. An envelope addressed to the
widow of Jesse Moss, OF Company IT,
from Admiral Dewey was sold for SD.
John w. Larkin. Neshannock
township school teacher, has sued John
Riley for 5000 damages. Riley had a
wire stretched along the street to pro-
tect grass near the sidewalk. Larkin
fell over this wire. breaking his nose
and sustaining other serious injuries.
Miss Rebecca Martin. aged 81, OF
Paris, Washington county, was burned
to death a few days ago while sitting
near a crate fire.
A. +. Welsh. who claims to come
from Canada. Is In jail at New Castle,
on a charge Of false pretense. He and
companion are said to have conspired
to bunko the confiding housewives Of
the Shenango Valley by a dress pat
tern scheme.