The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-03-01
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED
FELL DOWN STAIRS.
An Aged Lady Loses Her Balance, Falls Back.
ward, Ruptures a Blood Vessel and
ID es Shortly Aitcrwnrd.

an accident the other evening Which
resulted In her death n short time
afterward. She was ascending flight
of stairs at her residence when she
lost her balance and fell backward.
Mrs. Shelter was unconscious when
picked up. The physicians concluded
blood vessel was ruptured by the
fall. Mrs. Shelter was So year old.
The following pensions were issued
last week: Amos Helman, Blairsville,
IS to sl2 John r. Stewart, Plumville,
Indiana, SO to $40; Isaac Culbertson.
Kinzua, Warren SO to IS: Mary Moy-
er, Mazepha, Union. ss; Hannah
klink, Fayette Springs, ss Mary f..
jackson, Slgel, Jefferson, s12; James
II. Mccoy Hickory, sl2; John NJ.
Phillips, Remington, Allegheny, SO;
John jackson, Schofleld, Warren. SO;
Evans, Allegheny, s6 J. Wilson
Meanor. Ellwood city, So; George ID.
Allshouse, Wllmerding, $751; Samuel
EastOn. New Castle. So to sl2: Joseph
T. Swiers, Millersburg. Center, So to
$40; John E Gallaugher, Gallery. But
ler SO to IS; Charles NJ. Reed. Blairs-
vile. So to S.; Edwin o. Ridgway.
Pttsburg. Sc; VIM. Swearingen,
Harshville, Beaver, Sc: Thomas Rath-
fon, Paxtonville. SO to $40; Ephraim N.
Smith, Mansfield, Tloga, 81 to So;
Frank Quigg, Upper st. clair, Ale-
gheny, sS to si4; Chas. Dively dead,
Berlin, Somerset. sl7; Jas. NJ. Matte
son, Emporium, SO to s12; Archibald
Haddan, Covode, Indiana, SO to So;
Samuel Rauch, Braddock So to ss;
Henry Hess, Midway. So to IS; Sam
som Taylor. Pittsburg, IS to $40; Mary
A. Conrad Orblsona. si2 minors OF
John Young, Altoona, sl2; Catharine
Dively, Berlin, sl2; William Guthrie
strattonvIlle. SO; Milton A. J. ogden.
Kylerton, IS; Lewis George. Elderton,
Armstrong, SO; Felix Conway. Sold
iers' and Sailors Home, Erie. s12;
Charles Rentz dead. Carnegie. $12;
John A. Duse. Youngsville, $40 to s12;
Levi Foust, Armagh, IS to sl2; George
II. France, Bradford, IS to sl2; Will
liam w. Walthour, Greensburg, sl4
to s17; Arnold Motzberger, Webster.
Sc; Rachel Donaldson. Freeport, IS;
Eliza r. Mong, mother, Warriors
mark, Sl2.
Before Judge Taylor at Washington
Andrew Lang. a miner in the Black
Diamond mines, was on trial few
days ago for causing the death of
Tommy Clendenning, n 7-year-old boy,
by giving him whisky. Lang was in
dicted for voluntary manslaughter
and furnishing liquor to minors Evil
dence was produced that Lang lived
in little shanty and that Tommy was
lite. Lang always kept whisky, and on
the evening of December 10 gave the
boy a half pint. The boy died the next
day. The father found the boy In
Lang's shanty i'm a dying condition.
The plea of the defendant was that
the boy, during his absence, secured
the whisky and drank 1t. Lang said
he had given the child whisky before.
but the boy told him that he drank 1t
at home.
Patrick Touhey was instantly killed,
Donald O'Connell fatally hurt and Jo-
seph Define were seriously injured in
Masters & Sons slate quarry Pen
Argyl. near Easton last week. The
men were standing on a large block OF
slate trying to 'dislodge another block
that hung threateningly over the hole
when the entire mass slipped away in
side the quarry and fell go feet. The
four men We're carried down with the
rocks and rubbish. Touhey was dead
when found and ODonnel died later.
Dare had n leg and several ribs brok-
en- and Is injured internally.
Mrs. f. ID. Muse. wife of f. ID. Muse,
and an employe, Emily Kilgore, were
almost victims of gas asphyXiation in
rather unusual manner, at Sandy
Lake, a few days ago. The gas was
turned on fun force and more escaped
than was burned, filing the room
where Miss Kilgore was at work and
ascending through a register to a
| room in the second story, where Mrs.
| Muse was lying sick. When help ar
rived both were in a dangerous con-
| ditioh.
Clayton, the infant son of II. II.
| Greenly, died few days ago from
| burns inflicted by his four -year-old
SITTER. Edna, of Lancaster. The little
| girl heated poker in the absence of
her mother and playfully pointed IL at
| the baby. His clothes caught fire and
he was terribly burned. The mother
was called to the room by the screams
| of both children, and her hands were
badly scorched in extinguishing the
| flames.
With the top of a Pullman dining
car in a blaze the Pacific express on
the Pennsylvania railroad the other
| night made wild dash for relief at
Downingtown. The car took fire in the
roof over the kitchen. and when dis
covered II was beyond control. On ar
| rival at Downingtown the Roof was
chopped away and a bucket brigade
put out the flames by hard work.
Auditor General McCauley Is MAX
| ing strong fight for possession of the
$4,000 estate of Martha s. Newhard,
an old maid, who died in Allentown
a week ago. and who left no heirs ex-
| cept cousins. The Auditor General
|
are not blood relatives" and that the
property escheats to the State.
The Titusville radiator works was
| partially destroyed by fire few days
| ago. The loss is estimated at from
| $4,000 to 100000 with partial insur-
! ance. The plant was recently merged
with others in the American Radiator
4, Company, and employed 200 hands. 1t
will be rebuilt at once, and work re-
| sumed inside of three months.
A large block of slate on which four
| men were standing at the Excelsior
slate quarry, Pen Argyll, one day last
week, gave way and the party was
hurled down 60 feet among the rocks.
Patrick Tonkey and Donald Mcdonald
were killed, and Joseph Dare and
Joseph .Gelene seriously hurt.
Harry Sweigart. young man living
| at Thorndale, was n few days ago one
/ OF happy gathering at the marriage
OF his sister at Cedar Lane, Lancas
County. Less than twelve hours later
she'was horribly mutilated corpse He
was struck by a train while crossing
the railroad at Calm station.
Little Elizabeth, daughter of E. w,
| Redfield, Of Glenside was at play a
few days ago around the carriage