The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-08-16
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED
INEXPERIENCED THREsHERs.
Allow the Engine 10 Run AwaJ Three Times
One Man Was Crushed and viii
Likely Die.

may result fatally. Samuel Amos was
feeding the machine when, without
warning, the engine started to travel,
which caused the belt to pull the front
of the machine against the barn, catch
ing Amos between IL and the barn.
He was badly crushed across the alb
dcmen and a doctor was called, who
said the man would not live. The eii-
gine was put in position and threshng
resumed, with Joseph Baypey doing
the feeding. Again the engine started.
and Blayney was only saved from per-
haps fatal injury by the breaking Of
the feed board. The engine was started
the third time, and for the third time
left its position and started away.
Prof. Lloyd f. Hall, principal of the
South Side School in Butler, had an
unpleasant experience a few days ago
while hunting ground hogs and owls on
his farm in Washington township. He
bad succeeded ~ winging monster
night owl that measured feet
Inches from tip to tip of its wings and
started to carry his trophy home.
WeS en snnaS dssf anS wbgs bn RygAp ship
lessor undertook to lift him over a
fence by wing the owl raised up and
sank four claws into its captor's arm
Just below the elbow. No amount of
shaking could get the bird loose. and
II was not until the professor sent a
relaxed its grip.
The Sisters of Charity at st. JOS
ephs academy, at Greensburg, the
mother home of the diocese of Pitts
burg, VIII receive into the institution
number of Cuban girls. Mai. ]. Orton
Kerby, the traveller, who has been In
Cuba for year. has completed ar
rangements for the reception of the
girls. The young women belong to
good families. Maj. Kerby will visit
St %avier's academy, near ST. Vim
cents monastery, on the same mis-
sion. Other leading institutions con-
Quoted by the Sisters of Mercy and
Sisters of Charity will be visited by
Maj. Kerby in the hope of having girls
admitted. 1t is probable that the tut
ton of the young women will come
from the -Sectarian society OF
New York, of which Bishop Potter il
president.
An infant daughter of Mrs. Vergoh,
of Silverbrook, was perhaps fatally
scaided few Gays ago. The mother
was preparing TO wash the child and
had provided some water. which she
did not think was warm enough, and
In order TO heat 1t, placed the tin bath
tub, In which the child was sitting, on
the stove. The mother proceeded to
perform other duties, forgetting all
about the child. The little ones cries
called her hack. The baby had been
terribly scalded.
Through District Attorney Brown,
of Lancaster county complaint was
entered before Alderman Deem against
Private James Reilly from Camp
Meade, who quarreled with Conductor
j. NJ. Climenson on his train, near
Leanan Place, last Friday, as the re-
suit of which Climenson died of an
apoplectic attack. He is charged with
manslaughter, and will be brought to
N.sta
TO await trial at the September term
of court.
Edwin Dewitt Heidlcr, the second
nrlrderer executed in the Erie county
Jail, was hanged Tuesday morning,
when he paid the penalty for killing
Levi II. Krieder on May |. 1925. With
out any preliminaries the deputy sher-
IN adjusted the knot under the right
ear He did not put the black cap on
the prisoner before tying the moose,
and the prisoner turned to him and
said: Don't forget the black cap"
Fred Myers, said to be one of the
boldest car robbers with which rail-
road detectives over the country have
had to deal with. was released from
the penitentiary Tuesday morning af-
ter serving time for robbing cars in
Cambria county. He was promptly
arrested by an officer from Greensburg
on a charge of robbing car at Irwin
year ago. He was again committed
to JAIL
John Belman. aged 80 years, a brake
man on freight train on the Pennsyl-
vania railroad, was ground to atoms
Un Wednesday in a wreck at Downing
town. His train was making n flying
switch when II collidcd with a dirt train
and he was thrown under the wheels.
Engine and several cars telescoped.
pelman laves widow and two chill
qren I'm Harrisburg,
August Newman, aged 10 years, was
instantly killed by a train at Coal
brook the other night, and his mangled
body was brought to Connellsville and
prepared for buual. NewpaD and bis
elder brother John were Just starting
on a trip to Kansas, and il is thought
that August was killed while attempt
ing to hoard n moving freight train.
While charging a soda water foun-
tain at Altoona the other evening ].
Ross Mater prominent pharmacist.
met with an accident which, 1t is be-
lieved, will result In his death. The
tank attached to the fountain became
overcharged with gas and blow out the
cylinder. 1t struck Mater in the ston-
ach with terrific force.
The $1,000 horse, Grand Elector, a
bay gelding, which was locked in the
stables of George Greer, president and
manager OF the big tin mill, of New
Castle, has been stolen, together with
a buggy, whip. lap robes and harness,
from DR.. Domains stable. The barns
are in a thlclly settled portion of the
city.
John Jones, aged 10 years, of New
Bridgeville, was thrown from horse
recently, his feet becoming entanged
in the reins. The animal becoming
frightened ran away, dragging the boy
II distance of two miles and lnflicting
injuries from which he died a few min
utes after the horse was captured.
The steam laundry building at Will
Jamestown was completely wrecked a
few days ago by the explosion of a
boiler. V. p. Crummey. the foreman,
received injuries which resulted fatal
ly. Miss Hayes. an employe. was also
injured. Adjoining buildings were
badly damaged.
G. F. McCune, n fish peddler, left his
horse and wagon standing at the
Beaver station of the Pittsburg & Lake
Erie railroad. The horse wandered
upon the track and fell between the
ties on bridge nearby. when a freight
train ran over 1t, killing 1t and Destroy
ing the wagon.
In the mountains OF Center county q