The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-07-19
keystone STATE NEWS CONDENSED
SEIZED BY A SNAKE.
huge Raiilcr Surprises a WilIiamspoh Lad,
While Wheeling Baby Carriage
Saved BY a Parasol.

around her ankle she glanced dn,vn
ana was Mortified to see the reptile
colling Itself about her and apparently
ready to bury It's poisonous fangs iI,
tiie flesh. Hastily ihrusting a parasoi
through the squlrming coils OF the
snake she tore the rnttler loose aud
WIN a scream ran down the street.
Several boys killed the snake, which
measured five feet
Ihe Following pensions were issued
lnst week. Michael Krlner Waynes-
boro' go; Charles Henry Villas, Lycom-
ING, ~; Samuel Trevets Feebiirr.
snyder, flO; lsanc y. Burget, Henri.
f,,tn. Blair. IS; Robert A. Confer,
smgsV'llg burner ols Lysoming Tsanin ss George ".
James Allison, New brighton, Beaver.
slO; Charles -. Tingley, nsfi,,d. rus.
quehanna, Sl2; Levi Lease, Berlin.
somerset, $50; Martin Pfell, Plttsburg'
ss, james Welsh, Grove Summit, JEFF
noldsville. jefferson. $40; James Mos
grove. Sterling Wayne, sl2; Amos
tocht, Mahantango Junlata, sii. John
albert, Campbellstown. Lebanon, SIG;
WILLIAM scantling. Wrghtsville, York,
"; Peter Moore. York, si2; Anson o.
smartwood. Emporium. Si2; James ID.
Colgate, Hawiey, Wayne, SO. Joseph
n. Hess, Table Rock, Adams. sf2; In
iiayette Massey, Allegheny, SIS; Joseph
=. Barnett, West Elizabeth, Allegheny.
W.; simon 7. Townsend. ollyet, Arm
strong, Sl2; Conrad j. Eckenrode.
Greenvlle, Franklin. SO. stephen pay,
mond, Burnside. Clearfeld. SO; viii
nam Packer. Ligonler. IS. Philip Mer-
kel, Shamokin, sG Samuel B. Haupt.
Watsontown. So; John Mellinger, Sol
der, niers and sailors Home. Erie, Sc; Will
liam Myers. Hopwood. Fayette, Sc;
i5enIamin II. Morgan, State College,
W; Luther Morgan (dead), Bradford
Mexican SO; Eliza Harrison, Hunting
don, IS; Elizabeth Gabel (mother),
ShuErGhtown' Lancaster, .sl2; Harriet
gatheat, Clearneld, ss minors OF
Henry II. King, Cribs. westmore-
land, SIP; Henry Jazthelmer Jackson.
Center, Mercer, s12; James W. MILL
gan, West Finley, Washington, IS;
John buchanan, Plttsburg, SO; James
w: Rice, West Alexander. Washington,
siI; Abraham II. Barron, Champion,
fayette, SlI: VIM. j. Graham, Alle-
gheny. SO; Charles a. Murdoch, Column
bia, &c.
Senator William ]. Scott. of Luzerne,
member of the joint legislative com
inittee to welcome the Tenth Pennsyl-
Yania regiment on It's return from the
Philippines to be mustered out had a
conference with Adjutant Stewart, in
which he suggested that a provisional
brigade OF the National Guard be or
defed to Pittsburg to receive the regi-
inent. General Stewart said II would
cost upward of $4,000 to ship three
regiments to Plttsburg and that there
are no funds available TO meet this ex-
pense, so that the scheme will probably
be abandoned.
Little Minnie Mack, 7 years old. of
Penn. Is real heroine. She saved the
HE OF Mary Cook, aged s years, at the
FISK OF her own. The little Cook girl
was klndllng fire in the kitchen stove
the other morning To hurry matters
the Kerosene oil can was pressed into
use, and the usual result followed, en-
veloping the child in flames. The
Mack girl came to the rescue. threw a
quit over the burning girl and sue
ceeded, after hard work. In saving her
life, although she Is badly burned.
Undertaken Mooney was called to
prepare the body of 4-months' old Vic
tor Jackson. son of Daniel B. Jackson.
OF Wilkesbarre, and found the little one
alive, although 1t had been reported
dead five hours. a physician was sent
for and he worked over the child with
such success that the parents hoped
for its recovery. Ii remained alive 10
hours before death finally came. The
child was sick two months of spinal
meningitis.
Private A. j. shepperd of Company
II, Nineteenth infantry. in, camp at
Camp Meade, was found dead in the
Columbus hotel the other morning.
having been suffocated by gas. Shep-
perd retired late and the strong odor OF
gas was perceptible early next morn
ing. He was dead when found. Shep-
perd was from Barnesville. o.. and
| Was 81 years old. He had been in the
service q years. a.
caussS thee aFrl orsge aSsa m Bost
wick, whom he had dismissed from the
position Of assistant postmaster at
M9ntr9Ss last Monday, when whole
disclosed. He was brought to Scran-
ton and arralgned before Commis-
si0ner Taylor, who held him in $1,000
bail for his appearance at a future
hearing.
William Epps. George st. Clair and
George Weeks, three colored men re.
Gently convicted of murder In the first
degree, were sentenced to death al
Philadelphia few days ago. Epps
strangled Ann Lawler, an aged WON.
an, while robbng her house last Janu.
airy. ST. Clair and Weeks shot and
Killed Bertha White, negress, last
Christmas night during q quarrel
While one-legged Ambrose Kelley OF
Manayunk was seated on the Reading
trestle at Williamsport a passenger
train bore down upon him and he was
compelled to lie at full length at one
side OF the trestle. The step of the last
car knocked him into the water, where
he would have been drowned but for
the fact that his cork leg buoyed him
up.
Richard Parker. aged 16 years. son
OF Mrs. Mary Parker OF Carlisle, was
drowned at Duggans Dam. Perry
county, last week. He was with
camping party OF the Carlisle Young
Mems Christian association. He went
out on the creek in a boat, and becom-
Ing i'll fell into the stream and was
drowned in water only four feet deep.
Leads Gordon, aged 6S years, of
Pittston, was drowned late last week
In the Susquehanna river at Falling
Springs while fishing for bass. He and
Robert Green were in a boat when a
storm came up and capsized the craft.
Green managed to reach shore. The
drowned man was in the publishing
business some time ago. but retired.
Maggie Jacobs, II years old, of
Wilkesbarre. died of lockjaw Monday
morning as result OF injuries received
July 4.
Michael Roman. who was shot
through the head In the clash OF
deputies and striking miners at Lat