The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-02-01
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED
ATTACKED BY AN EAGLE.
A Plueky Bird Fights a Hunter and His Hounds
Finally Dispatched With Bullet.
The Fox Escapes.

Foster Ambrose, of Todd township,
Fulton county, went fox hunting last
week with good pack of hounds and
q gun. Fosters dogs holed a big fox,
and while the hunter was digging the
fox out he was startled by big silver
eagle. The eagle attacked Ambrose ana
his dogs and the battle was lively for
"A time. but at last the hunter got
chance to use his gun, and there the
fight ended. The bird measured seven
feet from tip to tip and the claws 2fa
inches In length. The fox got away.
The following pensions We're issued
last week: John j. Livengood, Elk
Lick. SS; Samuel G.. Pinkerton, Pitts
field. S.; Thomas Carpenter, Panic.
50; Margaret NJ. Trimble. McKees-
port, ss; Mary Frazier Dubois, So;
minor of Sylvanus ID. Hamler, sand
Ridge, $40: George Rhoades, PITTS
burg SS John w. Collins, Brownfield,
s6 John F. Gates, Soldiers home,
Erie. sl2 John ID. Kirkpatrick, Alleg-
heny. So; Robert Wark, Williamsp0rt,
sS to $40; Ashbel r. Mix. Lander, War
rem. 80 to $40; Charles Collins. Lewis
burg, So to Sl2; Helen a. Goodell.
Somerset. $l2; w. B. Durbin, Browns
vile, So; Milton T. Lewis. Allegheny,
So; Albert Neeld, Allegheny S12; Will
fam j. Banner. Lemont. Sc: George
Winn. Fort Palmer. 50 75: George w.
Robinson, Tionesta, So to sl2; Henry
ID. Goodrich. Nelson. sl2 to s17; ID. +.
Lucltey, Gaines. SO to sl2: Nancy
Hinebaugh Markleysburg, Si2; George
w. Morse, Allegheny, So; James $.
Adams. Washington, SO; William
Walter. Avenue, Sc; James II. Buck
land, Forest City, SO; Andrew j.
Burtnell. Williamsport, Sc; Charles
Cotterman, Gotham, Sc; Sylvestus Po-
we'll. Bridgeville. $40; William B.
. Wands, Fassetts. s6 to ss; Samuel
a. Baird. Pittsburg, SO to $40: Jacob
Row, Rowserville, SO to IS; John Free
man, Siverly, SO to IS: Daniel High
Fields sl7 to $50; John Herman. Ian
arks, $S to $40; Lottie l.. Over, Bed
ford, IS; Ellen r. Stonesifer. Williams
port. IS: Amanda ]. Buchanan, AL
toona, IS; Sarah Jane Reece. Clear
held, IS; Susan Kiester, Turniphole
Clara Krepps. II years of age, of
Belle Vernon, employed as a domestic
at the home of John Smith i'm Fayette
City, took carbolic acid the other
morning and other poison, and is not
expected 20 recover. Her act was in
consequence of a warrant having been
issued for her arrest on the charge Of
stealing money that was missed from
the home of b. F. Jeffries. of Believer
non. She has been working for the
Smiths for some time. and II is said,
was to marry Charles Fleming, a
brother of Mrs. Smith. She was
given 30 cents to come to Bellevernon,
and attend n play but instead bought
two dresses and some dishes. officer
Thomas Carnes went to Fayette city
told the girl what she was accused of.
and she agreed to met him at the
train. Instead she took poison.
Tuesday evening three masked men
went to the home of John PETER and
Wife, an aged couple, who reside near
Butler Mr.. PETER responded to the
rap at the door. and when he opened
II one of the men knocked him sense
less with a club. They then bound
MIN hand and feet and carried him up
stairs. When he regained his senses
they compelled him to give them the
Key to box where he kept his money.
The robbers got over 5000. 1t is be-
lieved the robbery was committed by
men employed on the new railroad.
Mr.. PETER was not seriously hurt. His
wife was not molested
An engine attached to a freight
train collided with an empty engine
on the Mountain cutoff on the Lee
high Valley railroad near Wilkes
barre few days ago. When James
McMeehan, engineer of the freight
train, saw that a collision was in
evitable he told Fireman Thomas
Heffernan, of Mauch Chunk, to jump
The latter escaped with slight in
juries. McMeehan leaped from the
cab window, too, but was thrown
under the locomotive and killed.
Notwithstanding the extreme cold
weather this winter, bear are prowl-
ing about as rle.tiful as early in the
season In the neighborhood of Belle
fontc. On Wednesday Daniel Moor.
fyNA nf Il -,
largo bears within a mile of then
home. The four weighed almost a ton
A 35O-pound bear was killed the other
day on Nittany mountain not very
far from Bellefonte.
A pretty eight-year-old girl reached
Chester few days ago, tagged with
instructions to the railway officials [,
place her on car which would conve,
her to No. 1l0 Hayes street. The to-
had Travelled alone from Buffalo, n
Y. to be in time to attend her moth
er's funeral, and all along the line tn,
railroad people had taken the creates
care of her
To spite the Albright Brick Com
pany. of Upper Merton. an unknown
enemy broke into the stable and dis
cmboweled one of the most valuable
horses. The slaughtered animal wa
discovered when the stablemen wen
TO feet and clean the horses Wednes
during the night.
An exciting fire occurred in tn
Shenango house. Sharon, last Tues
day. The loss win be about $4,000
Several guests had narrow escape
and fled panic-stricken. Ex-Stat
Treasurer Hayward. who Is seriousl,
Ill. and his wife were at the hotel
They were safely removed to a neigh
boring hotel.
Crossed electric light wires starte,
a fire at Allentown. the other mornin
In the new store building owned b
Mrs. John Satteefeld, of Buffalo
The building was damaged to the ex
tent of $4,000; insurance, $1,000. Och
d Kuntz, tailors. had their entir
stock ruined. Loss $4,000; insurance
$4,000. DR.. II. w. Wiltberger, dentist
loss $500; insurance, $1,000.
The residence of II. M. Davis nea
Franklin, was entered by burglar
and $50 in cash and a gold watc
taken. Mr.. Davis awoke just as tn
burglars left and shots were exchang
ed with no effect