The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-01-11
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED
FIRE AT WASHINGTON.
Burned Other Buildings Des,royc'
Property Valued at sr4o,ooo.

ffc Wnlcn broke out Sululudy IlOin'
ing at Washington destroyed prop party
valued at $40 900. on which there was
about $4,000 of insurance. The build
ings destroyed were the Hotel Main,
four-story brick structure. and the Le-
vino building, a three-story btlck. The
hotel, the oldest hostelry In the town,
formerly the Fulton rouse, was owned
by Dr. q. w. Roberts, who paid S4l,O,O
for 1t several years ago. His insurance
Is $4,000. ID. II. Goodwin, proprietor.
loses large amount of furniture.
Near Dunmore, Lackawanna Coun-
ty, the body of Patrick Grady, an old
hermit. was found frozen In the snow
close to his hut.
The following pensions were grant
ed last week: John G. Miller, SPRING
dale. So: Thomas Murphy Sewickley,
$40: Thomas Honiter, Clearheld
Bridge, Clearneld, sl2; George j.
Rock. Schellsburg, Bedford, SIG to $50;
Jacob Neely, dead, Prospect Butler,
81 to SS John Weaver, dead, Grant
Vile, MifIlin, SO to IS; Joseph Rocken-
stein, Butler SS to $40; Thomas Ram
age, Hopewell, Bedford, IS to $40;
James w. Goodwin, East Charleston
Tioga, SIG TO Sl7; Cornelius Wright
Grand Valley, Warren. So to IS; Solo
mon Lucas. Flotz. Franklin, IS to $40;
Jonathan Rice, Pine Ridge, Bedford,
S. to $40; Anne r.. Cahill, Allegheny,
IS; Sarah j. Cole. Lincolnville, Craw-
ford, S12; Amanda Schaefnocker New
Castle, IS; Maggie Mcbride Williams
port, IS; Ruth Guffey, Leechburg, 50;
Matilda Weaver, Granville, Mitiiin, SS;
Eliza A. Nicely. Prospect Butler, IS;
Martha NJ. Rock Schellsburg, Bed
ford. IS; Elizabeth Strausbaugh, Bel
sano, Cambria, SS George Gray, West
Finley. Washington. Sc; John Shank.
Pennsville. Fayette, IS; Philip Thorn
as, Brownsville, Sc: Albert w. Tucker,
dead. Titusville, Sl2; Robert NJ Black,
| Fredericktown, Washington, 50 to 49,
Alfred Graham, Boston, Allegheny, 50
| to IS; John Mooney, Curllsville, Clar-
ion, Sl1.25 to SIS; Josiah Lingerfelter,
Gallatin, $li to S2i; James Swinehart,
| Dysart, Cambria, Si2 to sl4; Charles
Tuxford, Freeport, SO to IS; Charles =.
DeCurde, Confluence, S2i; Elizabeth
II. Snyder. Glade. Somerset, 50; Mary
Miller, Lewisburg, IS; Jennie T.. Ag-
new, Tonesta, IS; Mary Mosteller.
Friedens, Somerset. IS; Hattie NJ.
Tucker. Titusville. sl2; Marcellius
| Moss, Coraopols So; Thomas Potts,
Johnstown, IS; John q. Spidle, Hum
melstown, IS; John Allen, Fortune. IS:
John white, Meyersdale. SO; Michael
| Roach, Girardville. $40; Elizabeth a.
| Warren, East Charleston, Tioga, IS;
| Cynthia Cornelius, Lewisburg, sS.
About a year ago Thomas Sherwood,
| brother of Mrs. A. +. Groves. of Har-
| lansburg, near New Castle, died i'm
South America, leaving a fortune Of
| over 100000. Mrs. Groves was the
only heir, and took steps to obtain
possession of the estate. The war broke
out, and because of the sympathies uf
the authorities of Argentine Republic
where the estate exists, for the Span
| iards. progress in the matter was re-
| tarded. but since peace was declared,
things have looked brighter. Mrs
- Ia, hi d ton
for the past few days, has received
word from her Baltimore attorney,
who is in the Argentine Republic look
Ing after her interests, assuring her
! that arrangements have been made
whereby she win get the estate soon.
Mr.. Sherwood left Baltimore VIII n
quite young, i'm 1855, for South America.
The boiler of an engine on the Phil
adelphia a. Reading railway blew up
near Bowers Station the other morn
ing, killing Engineer William Weaver
instantly and probably fatally injur-
ing Conductor Joshua Robson. The
! engine was drawing AN extra freight
at the time, and the unfortunate men,
together with two others, were on the
locomotive. None of the cars were
| wrecked.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hare, of Johnstown,
died Sunday and II was arranged that
the funeral should be held Wednes-
day. When the mourners and the un-
dertalIer arrived the husband forbade
the lnterment of the body. His wife
had been subject to fits and he does
not believe her dead. The efforts of
half n dozen physicians to convince
him of the fact have been unsuccess-
ful.
After enduring horrible agonles for
| weeks, Miss Alice V. Hager, n young
school teacher of Clay Hill. near Cham
| iaA nj oh o.
ly stranglng to death. In drawing
Miss Hager's tooth last August the
dentist broke the soft palate and n
bone formation soon grew In the young
woman's mouth. Leading specialists
could do nothing for her.
William p. Wolfe, painter In the
employ OF the Cumberland Valley
Railroad Company, fell so feet to the
floor of the round house at Chambers
burg, where he was repainting the In
side of the roof. His neck was brok-
en- and he died instantly. He was tha
son of Zadoc Wolfe. of Altoona, a
well known miller, and leaves a wife
and two children.
Aged Henry Miller. OF WestviEe, was
brought to the Lancaster Hospital a
few days ago to be treated for broker,
neck, the result of fall from a porch
on December "a. When he was picked
up after the accident his head fell back
] luuStIy, put the tHe
/ was not known for some time after
ward. His case is considered by medi-
cal men as remarkable.
While Charles Freshcorn, a black.
smith, employed at the stone qua-ries
north of Beaver Falls, was at work al
his forge a spark flew out and ignited
a keg of powder standing near. A ter
rife explosion followed, almost demol-
ishing tho shop and blowing Freshcorr
out into the road. He was seriously
burned about the head, face and hands
but will recover.
1t is authoritatively stated that the
life Of o. Perry Jones. the cashier Of
the Philipsburg First National Bank
who committed suicide one week ago
was insured for 100000 for his wite's
benefit. Most OF II has been carried
at least ten years, and all of 1t 50 long
that there can be no contest. So far
as has been developed his estate is en-
tirely solvent.
Bert McManus, an Erie railroad
conductor, was arrested recently al
Sharon, on n charge of breach OF
promise preferred by Harriet Thomas
Of Orangeville. McManus was married
recently to another young woman