The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-12-21
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED
BOY ABDUCTED.
While on HIS Way to School He 10 s.ir,d and
Placed in a Covered Wagon-Police
Are Investigating.


placed him In a covered wagon and
drove off. The police have made an in
vestigation and are of the opinion that
the boy was taken by his father, Frank
Broad, of Troy N. Y, who formerly
resided here and at wilkesbaTe.
The following pensions were granted
last week: Philander Churchill, Hills
dale, Indiana, $6; Samuel b. Temple
ton. Tyrone, $40; Henry A. Greenfield.
Conneautvlle, So: Christopher A. Ken
dali tdead), Titusville, si2; Franz Ken
er. New Castle. SO; Alfred r. Baker.
Wells Tannery. Fulton. s6 Morris w.
Powell Pittsburg $40; Emanuel Rum
mel Belknap. Armstrong. IS to $40;
Edward o. Eustin, Austin, Potter, si2;
Mary A. fskin. Beaver Falls. IS: Mary
a. Brady. Washington. $S; John G.
Casner, Mont Alto, Franklin, IS; Rees
Thomas, OIL City. IS; James r. Me-
Guirc. Homestead, So; John W. BEN
VIM. Ewing. Wampum, $40 to sl2: Seth
Degarmo. New Castle, SO to So; Elliott
NJ. Lydick, Cookport, Indiana. 81 to
sl2: Melvin u. Sherman, East Spring
field. Erie. So to sl4; Jacob Hano.
North Freedom. Armstrong, So to IS.
James Carnahan. South Burgettstown.
S6 to IS; VIM. f.. Dalles. Balsam, Tioea.
sli TO S1I Eli Hilty. Edri, Indiana. s.
to sl0 Malinda s. Howers, Port Royal.
Juniata. ss; Roselle s. Ropesz. VIII
Transport. ss; Robert II. Zundel.
jamestown. So; William C. Rockwell.
Bradford. So; Moses Miles, Sunset, 50;
George Boggs, Fayetteville, $6 to $40;
John l.. Gray. Blairsvlllc, 81 to $40:
Simon l.. Lakes. Mansfield, IS to si4:
William +. Berlin, dead, Rochester
Mills, Indiana, ss to s12: James BEN
ford, Johnstown. $40 to s17; Robert
Densmore, Fairchance. IS to $40; John
w. Swayer South Willlamsport. s6 to
IS; Lewis Ross. Derry Station. sis to
sl4: Porter G. Montgomery. Bradford.
$40 to sl2; William Partington. SOL
diers' home, Erie. ss to $12; Andrew
Dougherty, Monongahela, IS to sl2;
Theophilus J. Nichols, Mahantango,
Junata, So to So; John G. Chase Edin-
boro, So to sl2; Samuel S. Kelly. Derry
Station, 50 to $40: John Howard. A.
toona. sl7 to s2i John @. Fields. Gaie(
burg, Center, SO to IS: Anna F.. Smith,
Reddsville, Mifiiin. ss; Julia A. Hoyt.
Guysville, Crawford. s12 Jennie Me-
Cready, Duncansville. Blair si2
Judge Simonton rendered decision
last week I'm favor of the trustees OF
the State Insane Hospital at Norris
town and against the county of Phila-
delphia for s50O32.71. The trustees
brought an action against the county
some time ago to recover a claim OF
S1,026 for board, clothing and medical
treatment furnished by the hospital to
certain INDECENT insane persons from
Philadelphia. The case was heard by
the Court by the agreement without a
jury. and verdict was rendered In
favor of the hospital trustees for s45.-
553.30, with six per cent interest from
April 10, 1897, or $50,032.71.
ON their way home from Selinsgrove
to Sunbury, William Fenton and
stephen Templin drove across a high
canal bridge at Shamokin Dam and.
Just as they emerged from 1t their
heavy wagon plunged down an em-
bankment on the ice below. Hotel
guests who saw the accident hurried
to the spot and found both men un-
conscious. Fenton being pinned under
the heavy wagon. They Will recover.
13-year-old son of Henry Lythe,
manager of the Fort Pitt glass works.
at Greensburg. arose Tuesday appar-
entity in the best of health, went to
the school house and Joined his com
panions In play. Shortly after entering
the school room he was conyulsed as
II In severe pain, uttered a groan and
fell lifeless. a physician was sum-
moned. but the boy was beyond help.
Harry Kuntz, of Beaver Falls, while
trying to raise the gates at the race in
the lower part of town recently, slipped
and fell in. The water jammed his legs
up against the sides of the gates SO
firmly that he could not move, and he
would have drowned had not George
Cochehour sprung In and held him up
until the race filled, thus lberating
him.
BY the premature explosion Of a blast
at Greensburg the other evening, Chas
and Jacob Stutchel were very seriously
injured. Charles had one eye knocked
out, and the other injured. so that he
viii lose its sight. Otto Klein, miner
below Jacobs Creek, was caught by a
fall of slate and so badly crushed that
he cannot recover.
William Harrison, aged ca years,
was found half frozen the other night
| about two miles from his home at
| Greenville lying in the snow He had
started to walk from New Wilmington
to his home early in the evening and
| fell and broke his leg. He was unable
to move, and lay until found by "A
| friend.
William Boyer. a well-known bust
ness man, OF Phoenixville. died a few
| days ago under peculiar circumstances.
| He was pretending to be asleep, and
when they went to awaken him from
his supposed slumber he was dead. He
was 5s years of age.
A mortgage for $780, 900 upon the
| property OF the Allegheny & Western
railroad to the Guaranty Trust
| Company, of New York, was left for
record at Butler. The internal revenue
stamps on the documents amount tn
| 81 $50
The 5-year-old son Of william
Hawns. of Greenvlle, the other day
placed his tongue against an iron wa
ter hydrant. The member froze fast,
| and in releasing 1t portion of his
| tongue was torn off.
| In drawing city water from the spigSt
| g. her home In Beaver Falls, Mrs.
Strolick found a very handsome pearl
| and Mrs. Thomas Renouf later got a
| solid gold bracelet paddock key
| through the spigot.
| In a runaway accident at Lilly.
Cambria county. the other day. Peter
Robine. a miner. aged 65 years. was
Instantly killed, and his companion.
Dennis Bradley. a farmer, probably
fatally injured.
Thomas the 7-year-old son OF VIII
liam Clendenning OF Black Diamond.
near Monongahela. died few days
ago Of acute alcoholic poisoning. which
resulted from whisky procured ut the
house Of a neighbor.
In the breach OF promise case Of
Mary Il. Hulings VS.. Robert Orr. at
Clarion, the Jury rendered a verdict OF
| Sb25 for the plaiutiff