The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-11-22
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED
SMALL AMOUNT AWARDED.
Beaver Widow Sues New Brighton Tor The Loss
Of Her Husband and Receives $500
Mad Asked Tor $4,000.

fcndant.
The following pensions were issued
last week; William. f.; Cline; Lewis
Run. So: Robert Dalzell. Pittsburg, so
TO ss John J. Southworth Worthlne-
ton So 10 IS: Robert y. Williams.
Martintown. si2 to sli; william John
ston, Indiana. si2 to slT; David Rls-
niger. Homer city, si4 TO $i1; Charles
Young Soldiers and Sailors Home,
Erie. SG; Joseph A. Arthur, Stratton-
vile. SO; David II. Porter. Plttsburg,
SO; George Alderman. dead. Irwin. $40
TO $l2; Archibald Hill, Sharon, $1f to
Sl7; William +. House. Pleasantville,
SO To So; Augustus Pease. Indiana, 80
to sS; Hannah l.. Metcalf, Potter
Brook. IS; Rachael II. Lange. Pitts
Grove. IS; Ella Alderman, Irwin, So;
Howard Miner, Mt Pleasant, sl2;
Thomas Lindsay, Pittsburg. Sc. Alfred
Mley. Mount. Alto. Franklin, Sc; John
Gallagher Pittsburg, So; William II.
Hi, Kellys station, IS; Samuel Hoke,
Knoxville tTloga county,. HI; Samuel
NJ. Gibson. Cochrans Mills, IS; James
NJ McCreary. Deronda, SO; George
Ferris. dead, Monaca, s4 to SlT; Albert
Irish. Conneautville, Sl4; BaZel White.
Kirby. sS to $40; Mary Duffy, Bolivar.
So; Mary A. Cotwell, Rimersburg. So;
Anna c. Shearer. Freeport. sS; Mary
j. Cramer Grant, So: Warren Clifton,
Pittsburg. s6; James Petrie. Pittsburg,
sl2; william Turner, Pittsburg, SO;
william Atkinson, Bennett, SO; Frank
Henry. dead. Meadville, $40 to $l2;
Jonathan Moon. Ohiopyle. SO to $40;
Thomas Price. Circleville. So to $40;
Peter Williams. Mahoningtown. sS 90
s12; Peter Hermann, Erie, SIG: linda
Henry, Meadville, IS; Alice '. Rcikert,
Rcuseville, 81.
AT New Castle the police arrested
Lafayette Gates, a vell-known man,
for acting suspiciously on the street
He had been under arrest but a short
time when he confessed that he had
robbed billiard room the night before,
stealing billiard balls. cigars and to-
bRcco. He said he had secreted the
billiard balls n mile and half in the
country and the tobacco and cigars he
had taken to the house of John White.
The officers secured n warrant, found
the cigars and tobacco and arrested
White on n charge of receiving stolen
goods. The two men were placed In
Jail. Gates Is an uncle of Fulton
Gates, who was sent to the workhouse
from Allegheny county some months
ago on a charge of obtaining money
under false pretense and fraud.
Word has been received at New Cas-
tie by DR.. John Mckinley announcing
the death of Samuel Mckinley In Cal
ifornia few days ago from Injuries
he received while attending to his
horse. He was formerly a resident OF
New Castle. and was n member of the
lower house of the legislature during
ls65-6G. He also served one term in the
state senate during 18I3-7I. He had
only one son. Hon. Frederick Me-
Kinley, judge OF one OF the courts OF
California.
The official returns OF the recent
state election. all of which are now on
file In the state department. follows:
State treasurer Barnett, 43S. 900;
Greasy, 327,5l2; Caldwell, Prohibition
ist, 1S,072; Watkins. Peoples. 1.9sS;
judge--Brown. 46i ,SS9; Mestrezat, 29S,-
403; Ricketts,. 1S.265 Superior court
judge-Mitchell. 57,sl0; Reilly. 30l.454;
Robinson. 1852.
William Scott. colored pan OF
Wampum. was sent to Jail from Bea-
yer Falls recently in default of $1,000
ball. to answer the charge of stealing
u steam driller from the stone quarrles
of Charles ii. Bowman of Pittsburg
situated on the Beaver river a short
distance north of here. The driller is
valued at s400. and required a two
horse team to transport.
Annie. the 3-year-old daughter Of
NJ. Zeefe. of Butler. was burned to
death few days ago. The mother
had gone out on an errand, leaving
the child and her 5-year-old brother in
the house. While playing with matches
the little girl set fire to her clothing.
and when the mother returned she
was lying In the yard. d cad.
Thiry years ago John Harmon left
the Ligonier valley to go West. leaving
family. few days ago Burgess w.
J. Potts of Ligonier received word
from Oakland. Cal. that John Har-
| "a
and that his estate was awaiting
claimants. His three sons were found
and will receive the fortune.
The will of the late Mary Gregg at
Washington, Pa, bequeaths $1,000 to
an Anti-Cruelty society. 81 900 to the
$500 to w. It. Schell. the remainder Of
the estate IL to be equally divided be-
tween the Presbyterian hospital, Allie
gheny, and the Washington hospital
Private Jesse ]. B. Wall OF the Tenth
regiment has been appointed military
instructor at the Unlontown Soldiers
| Orphans school. Private Wall is a
son of j. Sutton Wall. chief draughts-
man in the internal affairs bureau.
and accompanied Col. Barnett In his
| stumping tour of the state.
Matthew Casey. of Tarentum. was
reunited at Newark, n. j.. last week
| to a sister for whom he had been
vainly searching for A years. He was
| formerly an eynploye in the Carnegie
mills in Pittsburg and retired with a
modest competence to live with his
| family In Tarentum.
Thieves the other night entered the
store of Isaac $. Dickel. at Altoona,
| and stole 800 worth OF merchandise.
Patrolman Elpern discovered the rob-
| bers while they were in the store, and
pursued them for almost a mile. but
| they escaped.
Two collisions OF trains on the Phil
adelphia & Reading railroad at Read
ing resulted in the death OF f. II.
| Kramer. conductor. the serious injury
OF BENJAMIN Burke. engineer, and the
| probable fatal injury of Jeremiah
| Sullivan. brakeman.
Citizens of Alexander and farmers
OF adjoining townships are to start
bank. beginning with capital
| stock OF $4,000.
The Pennsylvania engineering works
OF New Castle. capital sl50.000 was
| chartered.
Congressman Joseph c. Sibley and
| General Charles Miller are at the head
| of a company which will Manufactures
pneumatic tools and air compressors in
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