The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-01-12
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED
SHOT BY HER SON.
Ride Of Twenty Six Miles to Save woman's
Life.


was discharged. the contents entering
ger side. When Soldberg returned
home an hour later he found his wife
ying on the floor trying to stanch the
low of blood from a gaping wound.
Ind his son crouched in a corner, al
most paralyzed from fright. Soldberg
irove with his wife in a sleigh to Ash
and, a distance of 20 miles, and she
MAS admitted to the hospital, where II
S said her injury may prove fatal.
The following Pennsylvania pensions
were granted last week: Marcus Mar
lin. Elizabeth, $40; David Heron,
pittsburg, So; James Dunn. Erie, 81 to
s12; Samuel j. Moore, New Brighton,
Ii6 to s24; Albert w. Tucker. Titus
vile. 8 to $12; Isaiah G. Hampney, Og-
iensburg, Tioga, S24 to $50; Alvin u.
Ayers, Canton, Bradford, s1I to s24;
Simon $. Fleigle, Manns Choice, Bed
,ord, $16 to S17; minor OF Thomas q.
Ryerson, Pttsburg, $40; Violet Wolf.
McKeesport, IS; Mahala Wharton,
Mapleton Depot, Huntington, ss; Ber-
nard keenan,, New Haven, SO; Hugh
Leonard, Pittsburg, sS: George Leech.
| Pittsburg, So; Thomas Martin, AL
.oona. 8; William A. Barton. Hazleton.
Is; Charles l.. Aschom. Johnstown, sS:
Allan A. Craig, Cory. sI2; Henry
Clark, Pittsburg, 81; John Mccullough.
Monaco, IS; Lewis Ward. Centerville.
,6; John w. Flatt. Corrydon, sl7;
lanes Smith. Lincolnville, $2i; Anna
@. Murphy. Beaver Falls, IS; Mary X.
riffany, Cory. sl2.
The tramps and vagrants who are
now crowding the Jail at Chambers
burg have cost the county SO much
money that there Is no money In the
treasury to go ahead with improve
ments. This was told Judge Stewart
| ,U n N ,nnte q a o.
ton brought to compel them to build
| a new bridge at Kennedy street in this
| place. The Commissioners say the
| treasury Is about empty, and that they
have borrowed several thousand dol
lars to pay the tramp bills. and have
raised the tax rate one mill.
| A quick cure was performed on
| Thomas O'Rourke, tramp, at the New
| Castle city home. by DR.. John Foster.
O'Rourke was suffering from what APP
peared to be a very bad leg. Poor Di-
| rector Dickey thought he was sham
| ming and took the doctor to see him.
L guess we can save him by taking
! the leg off," said the doctor. "No. you
don't" said the tramp. as he got up
and walked away. He has not been
seen since.
Harry Fryer, an oil well pumper.
aged 20. was found dead in a boiler
house at a well on which he was EN-
ployed near Pctersvllle last Monday by
his wife, with bullet hole in his
breast. His revolver. with one cham
ber empty. was found near him, and 1t
is thought that he had laid the weapon
on bench, which had been accidental
~ overturned. discharging the revolver.
He leaves two small children.
The statement of State Treasurer
Haywood for the month ending Decem
ber 81, shows a balance In the general
fund of s3,445, 800 So. This Is exclusive
Of moneys appropriated to the sinking
fund. The statement shows a deposit
of S2l5,0OO in the Chestnut Street Ma
tional bank of Philadelphia. now I'm the
hands of the national banking authori-
ties.
John Cassidy. a Potter counry con-
tractor, who escaped from Jail at Aus
tin about two months ago, was cap
tured in Bradford Monday. When pur-
sued Cassidy took refuge on the roof
of a hotel and would not give up until
policeman succeeded in covering him
with a revolver. He IL accused of pass
ing worthless checks to the amount of
$1,000.
Charles ROdkey, an employee in
Stokes's planning mill at Altoona, was
sent to take off the gearing of a floor
ing machine in order to stop II last
Friday. Rodkey fell against the wheel,
which Is about six feet in diameter. and
was tossed across "a high beam, where
he was found by other workmen. He
is in precariOus condition.
George McHale, aged 22 years. an
electrical engineer at the Buhl steel
mill. of Sharon. fell against the main
shaft of an engine which was making
300 revolutions minute Tuesday morn
Ing. His coat caught and he was
thrown violently to the end OF the
building. causing almost instant death
DIR. Franklin B. Sawvel had entered
suit against Thiel College for back sa,-
airy amounting to $3.50 at Greenville.
The doctor was elected to the chair of
English literature and philosophy In
1890, and held it until several months
ago, when he resigned on advice of his
physician.
A deal involving over $4,000 was con-
summated at Dubois recently when the
Dubois Street Railway and Electric
Light Company's plant were purchases
by +. NJ. Leeson. OF Kittanning, for a
syndicate headed by John E Dubois,
the millionaire lumberman.
Mary Kelly, OF Orangeville. aged !
years, was carrying cat in her arms
when 1t suddenly sprang out, knocking
the little girl into IA CRATE and causing
her to receive burns thar may prove
fatal.
A bowlder weighing several tons
rolled on the Reading Railroad tracks
near Muncy, disabled the locomotive OF
passenger train and threw the pas
sengers into a panic the other day.
Samuel Johnston and Edgar Free
land boys, were coasting at Webster
recently. their sled struck load OF
coal; Johnston broke his skull and may
die. while the other boy broke a leg.
Having been permanently injured by
falling from a hay loft of Levi Ziegler
of Lancaster County by whom he was
employed. Henry Ench has begun al
action against him for damages.
The Mahoning Supply Company.
store and the office OF Dr. Williams al
Adrian, a few miles south OF Dubois
burned to the ground the other morn
ing. The loss IL over 100000.
David Hamilton. well-to-do resi-.
dent OF Greenville. cut off all his rela
tlves in his will and left his fortune I,
missions. The will win be contested.
Warden Wright. of the Western Pen
itentiary, proposes to rorm an anna
tntir dra ma tic cOmDauy of his talcnte