The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-07-27
KEYSTONE State NEWS CONDENSED /
PURSUED BY SNAKES.
fsuns Ladies Have Thriiiisg Ride Down The side q
. Mountain Reptiles esia he Carriage Step,

sutu IoT mile Dy TWO DIack snakes,
one of the reptiles at one time gaining
the steps of the vehicle. The girls
whipped their horses, into gallop, the
snakes keeping up the chase until the
loot OF the mountain was reached.
The following pensions were granted
last week: Philip II. Patton, Sharps-
burg. Sc; John Inglert, Johntown, Sc:
William j. Mcknight. Brookville. So;
Robert d.. McCracken. Kerrmoor,
Clearfield. SC: David $. Parker, Hon.
shum. Franklin, s. to s12 Margaret
O'Connor. Williamsport, s.: Charles
Merits. Johnstown. So; Wallace W.
Crawford. Big Bend, IS: William v.
Reel, Bellevue, Sc; George w. Given,
Pittsburgh, s6 Lebbeus Pettigrew,
Bradford. IS: John Stevens. deceased,
Poyntelle, s12; Aaron III. Moore, Tar
entum. IS; Samuel +. Dickson. Sink
Ing Valley, ss; Frederick Beymer. Be-
ham. sS; Isaac Hill. Garwood. SO; AL
bert l.. Burket. Hyndman. IS: James
Davis. Erie, $40. David p. Weaver,
patchinsville. $i2; Andrew Hevern.
Mckeesport, $40; Daniel Downey, EN-
porium, $40: John j. Swain. George
town. 81; Mary McGraw, Rochester
Mills. So; Sarah Ritchey. Houtzdaie,
IS; Pruday Il. Stevens, Poyntelle, IS:
w. Myer. Soldiers home, Erie, ss:
Louis 9. Faber dead, Pittsburgh, Sc;
John w. Abbott, Phillipsburg, ss;
Charles Thomas. Waynesboro. IS; Will
lam II Wilson. Mechanicsburg, s6;
" TO sl2; Fltel Knobelspies. Johns
town, IS to $40; Frank Russell Girard
W; Margaret Gettamle Dunbar. sl2;
minor of Louis G. Faber. Pittsburgh,
$40; minors of John w. Shuster New
England. Allegheny. SIC; Hannah
Clements, Aughwick Mills, Hunting
don, w; Adam Davis. Union City. $40:
John II. Batey. Tarentum. So Richard
Pemberths, Moon Run, Sc: Robert n.
Young. Greentree. So Andrew Lone
perber, Williamsport. IS; Albert Utter
Elkland. 81; George Bell. Rimersburg
Clarion, S11 to s2i George Boyer,
Johnstown. IS; Samuel Henry, West
Lebanon. Indiana. $S to $40; Hester
smith. Oakland Mills. Juniata, $i2.
While pulling a large fywheel in the
keystone Furniture Factory at VIII
Transport on centre" one day last
week. Dudley Portner was caught in
the A-inch belt and thrown iMs> the
pit beneath the wheel. There wAS sum
cient steam in the engine to drive the
wheel quite fast. Portner's leg was
caught and the wheel began dragging
him under, when Engineer John Lup.
pert. with one slash OF his knife, cut
the belt in two. The knife sank into
l.upperts leg and severed two arter-
les. II was feared for time that he
would bleed to death. When Portner
was rescued 1t was found that his leg
had been crushed to the knee md he
was badly squeezed under the ponder.
Gus wheel
Samuel Shira. a farmer of Washing.
ton township, died few days ago
rom injuries received last Wednesday.
tie was accidentally thrown from q
wagon and fell under the wheels, which
passed over his abdomen. The team
backing again passed over his body.
Realizing his serious position and that
he was so far from home tina: he could
not make his family hear his call for
help. Shira commanded his horses to
go on, and the first intimatiGn that the
Family had of the trouble was when
the faithful animals walked into the
yard with the loaded wagon and no
driver.
1t is reported from Gresnville that
DR.. &. A. Miller. of that town. was
saved from death by dream early the
the physician in his sleep heard some
one frantically calling him and he was
so startled that he awoke On getting
up he found the gas turned on and the
room full of the fluid. 1t is not known
how the key became turned.
The hotel proprietors of Greensburg
are talking of building n brewery to be
conducted on the cooperative plan.
This. they say. will he done at once un-
less some concessions are granted
them by the brewers. They pay $3.50
per barrel for beer.
The brewers at Pottsyille are being
boycotted by local saloon keepers be-
cause they have raised the price of
beer from $3.50 to $3.50 barrel, In or
der to meet the war tax. They have
steadfastly refused to make reduc-
ton. AS a result outside firms are
capturing the trade.
thief rified Judge Harry Whites
private desk in the court house at In
diana, the other night. stealing valu-
able papers. including an autograph
letter of President Lincoln and a poe
ketbook containing $500 in negotiable
paper.
While a Sister of Charity was filling
a sanctuary lamp at st. Johns church,
Pittston. the chain supporting II broke
and II fell on her head, lnfllcting
wound from which she may not re-
cover.
Horribly mangled. the body of
Thomas Thomas, of Locust Gap,
Northumberland county. was found
Tuesday morning on the railroad
tracks near that town.
In sight of many friends. James A.
McCarty. of Lancaster, while swim.
ming In Conestoga Creek. was seized
with cramps and drowned.
Bracken. a son of Mail Agent Will
liam II. Todd of Brownsville. was shot
above the eye by another boy. while
playing at war.
Giles Lewis. a prominent business
man and politician Of Thompson. Sus-
qUehanna county. was accidentally
killed by train.
j. Nj. Bentz. Of Lawn, Lebanon
county. has been arrested on the
charge OF having raised a note for siJ
to sl70..
Joseph Black, aged 13. son OF David
c. Black, of Butler, was caught In a
belt at an oil pumping station last
week and received injuries from which
he died three hours later.
John Cortland. aged ,13. confessed to
breaking into William Frosts farm.
house. near Sharon. and stealing Sss
and some 1ewelry He was sent to the
Morganza reform school.
Lightning struck John Siefrieds
herd OF cows. near Waverly. Lacka-
wanna county. ard Ave wara kiiied
Clyde McGonigle. aged Is. OF Eldridgs
township, Jefferson county, q few days