The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-06-14
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED
In A SNAKES JAWS.
A Keeper Attempts to Feed the Reptile and is
Seized in Its Powerful orasp--No
Harm Done.

CnlckenS Dy tno legs Duck anu 1Oftn
above the head of the snake when the
latter gave a sudden bound from the
cage, snot past the Keepers body, and
seized his arms In its powerful jaws.
The people In the tent made a rush for
the outside, and quite u panic ensued
for few minutes, but there was no
harm done.
The following pensions were issued
last week: Robert l.. McGaughey, Day
ton, s6 John Rorabaugh, New Wash
ington, Si2; John w. BARLEY, West
Sunbury, sS John G. Schock, Middle
burg, IS; John Green. Penn Run, si7;
David Kelly, Chambersburg, $S Elias
Crissey Deals, Sli; Lewis Shortz, Dor
rance, S11; Peter a. Marks, Alfarata,
$40; William II. Ostrander, Coraopolis.
$40; ID. J. Stow, Mosgrove, IS; Hugh r.
Dun, Perryopolis, $40; Kate Wilson,
Allen, SIS; William A. Oliver, dead,
Pittsburg, si2 John w. Gorsuch, Titus
Vile, s6; Joseph o. Miller, Uniontown,
s6 William Linsey, New Castle So;
Alexander Rowland, Brockwayville,
Sc; John S. Hunter, Etna, So; Sylves-
ter II. Harris, Tarentum sS John II.
Hultz, Castle Shannon, s6 Michael
Howlet, Johnstown. So; Richard Neil,
BTadenylQe, $40; WILLIAM Adams. Alle-
gheny, $40; james c. Morrison, Frank
lin. $40; Lewis Heberly, waynesboro
sS; Jacob Hawn, Huntington, $i7 Burr
Wood. Covert, sl7; Charles w. Rum
bough, Bradford, ss; Margaret A. OIL
yer, Pittsburg, So: William G. Irwin,
Foxburg, sl2; Cyrus Bowman, Banch-
ard, Center, IS to $40; Jacob Baier
south Williamsport, - to s17: John NJ
Kirk, deceased, Allegheny, IS; Thomas
n. Morgan, Webster, sl6 to $2i: James
+. Mckee, Prospect. Butler. SO to SIS;
John F. Sutton, Pittsburg, IS so to
Sl2 %; Solomon II. Ely, Lemasters,
Franklin, SS to $40; George Gnatt, Sol
diers' Home, Erie. SO to $i2; John Hus-
ton, Derry Station, Westmoreland, SO
to IS; Thomas c. Metcalfe, Mercers-
burg, so to IS; James Armstrong, Flat
woods, F'ayette. 81 to $40: David Nj. l..
Pearce, North Mills, Mercer, So to s2S;
Phebe Hilman, North Braddock. Allie
enemy, IS; Nancy A. Kirk, Allegheny,
IS; Bridget Sullivan, Arnot, Tioga, IS.
council has voted 10 give right of
way TO the new transfer company.
which Will soon connect the town of
Fayette City with the west side of the
river The transfer is entirely different
from any ON the Monongahela river,
there being only one such contriyance
In existence used for passengers. Two
immense towers, 75 feet high, will be
erected on each side of the river, and
from these wires viii he suspended, a
big cage running on them IS feet above
water The cage will have capacity
or 70 tons and the entire apparatus
Will cost about $4,000. The object Is
the conveyance of freight, live stock
and passengers. 1t is TO be constructed
and overseen by the men who com
stIucted the Brooklyn bridge.
Mrs. Harriet Abel Cooley, G5 years
old, died at her home In Smithied a
few days ago. She was the mother OF
sixteen children, eleven boys and five
girls. Six of the boys are dead. Her
husband, Louis, died soon after his
LIN aAf Il.
the leader of the Cooley band of out
laws, was shot by sherifs posse
while resisting arrest E1ar the Cooley
homestead, above Falrchunce. Jack
was killed by n trap gun set for the
outlaws in the milk house of Thomas
Collier, and Dick died recently, Just af-
ter being liberated froEi the peniten-
tiary.
Adjutant General Stewart has turned
over to Enos RUSSELL keeper OF the flag
room in the executive building at Har-
risburg the first flags OF the Spanish
American War to go on exhibition in
the State Museum OF War Trophies.
One is the tattered silk guldon of the
Philadelphia City Troop, with a new
silk guidon hanging from the same
staff. There are also the American flag
and the State flag, the regimental
colors which floated in front OF the
headquarters of the Thirteenth Penn
sylvania Regiment
The other morning n thief at Belle
fonte forced an entranc. into the bed
room of Charles Harrison. baker, and
his wife. The receipts of the previous
day were In bag under Harrison's
pillow. and this the thief took. Mrs.
Harrison awoke, and though the thief
was "A big man and she very small
woman she caught him by the wrist
and hung on. The thief struggled and
Mrs. Harrison screamed. The man
dropped the money and fled. Charles
Harrison was found In stupifled ccn-
dition, evidently having been drugged.
Hungarian named Joseph Povelik
the other morning shot Mrs. Mar,
SnisN then sent two bullets into his
own head. dying instantly. The
tragedy occurred about a mile below
Leechburg, on the loop of the Allie
gheny Valley railroad, in Armstrong
county. The woman received two
bullets, one in the cheek and the other
In her head, and her recovery Is doubt
full.
Jacob A. Parr Of Hanover was placed
in Jail at York last Saturday. charged
with the murder of his wife. She died
suddenly on Monday, supposedly from
heart disease Marks of violence were
found on the body. The coroner's Jury
rendered verdict holding Parr respon-
sible. Parr came from Maryland.
Harold aged l year, son of Harold
Bryon of Williamsport, Nd, was found
by his mother hanging from n bed the
other night with his neck broken. The
child In some way got his head between
the iron bars. The father is the owner
of a large tannery at Mercersburg, Pa,
and one at Willamsport
During row in an Italian house at
Connellsville, Mrs. Catherine Bradley
threw scrubbing brush at Tony Fuh-
rer and the latter. in retaliation, threw
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