The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-12-06
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED
THROUGH HIS HEART.
Boy Killed by Revolver Which His compan
ions We're Trying 10 Take from
His Hands.

dCClucntdlly SnOt through the neart
few days ago by his brother William.
The boys were camping on Torris
island. William Brady, aged IS, had a
revolver, and some OF the others tried
to take il from his hand, when it was
discharged in his hands, the bullet enter
ing his younger brothers heart, and he
died instantly. When he saw what he
had done William tried to shoot himself,
but the weapon was taken from him.
The following pensions were issued
last week: Robert Brady, Canonsburg,
$Io; William c. Mitchell, Indiana, 50;
Robert Downey. Ulysses, $I2; William
]. Crise, West Newton, 50 to So; Alex
ander Flack, Stauffer, SO to $S; Daniel
b. Thomas, Derry Station, $I2 to S24;
Emeline Buckln, North East, So; Lot
tic Crissman, Dubois, So; Frank c. Cal
houn, Pittsburg, 50; William K. Ship
pen, Shippensville, So; Henry Harmier,
Pittsburg, 50; William W. Lancaster,
Bradford, SO; Joseph c. Harper, dead,
Sewickley, 50 to SI2; Urban Boyles
dead, Strattonville, SI7 to $24; Gus
tav Bader, Cory, $50 to $50; Clara J.
Boyle, Strattonville, $I2; Martha l..
Harper, Sewickley, So; Bidda L. Fish,
Conneautville, SI2; John McElroy, Oil
City, So; Jeremiah Martin, Sunbeam,
So; Frank S. Hoffman, Brookville, So
to $Io; Jonathan Davis, Washington,
So TO $40; Helen +. Johnson, Pittsburg,
So; Henry J. Miller, Oil City, $40; Jacob
Grove, Phoenix, So; ]. w. Werner, East
Brady, SO; Charles Walker, Bear Lake,
SO; Thomas Palmer Potters Mills, So;
Ezra Braymer, Blooming Valley, 81;
S24; c. b. Yearke, Hughesville, SO to
So to $I2: Anna NJ Nelson. Natrona.
So; Maria Rauscher, Homestead, So;
Frances B. Lambert, Pittsburg, $I2.
An effort is being made to ascertain
what became of over $1,000 that was the
property OF Bernard Carvlle, who was
killed by the cars at New Castle last
Thursday morning. Mr.. Carville few
days ago sold some OF his property for
about $4,000, receiving in the neigh
borhood OF $1,000 in cash and the bal
ance in notes. He offered to loan the
money on good security. He was car
rying around with him $1,000, and the
heirs are trying to find what he did with
this and $4,000 besides.
The unveiling OF the Spanish cannon
in the Allegheny park Thanksgiving
day, was not without its baptism OF
blood. Private James c. Starkey, OF
Battery B, was killed and two other
members OF the squad painfully injured
while firing the governors salute. The
accident was due to the premature ex-
plosion OF the load that had been in
serted into the cannon, which was sta
toned on Monument Hill
Miss Bertha Fell, aged IS years, a
daughter OF Charles Fell, of Mars, was
instantly killed few days ago while
walking on the Pittsburg & Western
tracks near Myonia station. The young
woman saw freight train approaching
on the same track that she was walking
on and stepped to the opposite track,
where she was run down by passenger
| train.
The Punxsutawney Street Railway
was transferred to a newly organized
company to be known as the Punxsu-
tawney and Anita Trolley Company:
| The principal stockholders are General
| kipp, OF Jefferson County, and S. f.
Wilson, OF Punxsutawney, who is
President. The railway will be extended
to Adrian, Anita, Florence and in the
near future to Eleanora.
An unknown man was instantly killed
at Monaco the other morning while
walking on the track OF the Pittsburg
& Lake Erie railroad. On his person
was found a card OF membership in the
American Flint Glass Workers Union
OF Ottawa, ILL.,. bearing the name OF a.
| Myers, and a letter was addressed to
Mrs. A. Myers, La Sale street, Chi
cago, who is supposed to be his wife.
He was about As years OF age.
| The other evening at the plant OF the
| Empire Iron and Steel Company ST.
mon Ripka, aged about I8 years, while
walking through the furnace yard, was
run down by shifting carload OF pig
iron. One arm and both legs were
ground to a pulp, while his body was
frightfully cut and bruised. His recov-
cry is considered impossible.
Miss Marion Wallace Petriken, who
died at Belefonte a week ago, by will
bequeathed her property on High street
to the local Womans Christian Tenn
perance Union. with the proviso that il
possible a public library should be es-
tablshed in connection Herewith The
value OF the property is yariously esti-
mated at from 5000 to $1,000.
Edward Golfer, who was given
hearing at Altoona a few days ago,
charged with passing a forged note
purporting to be signed by Fouss Bros.
| lot SlO/ "a Oh II. II. l-dllpc & To-,
and another OF 500 signed by the same
firm on Price & Bloomhardt, was held
for court and in default OF $500 bail,
committed to jail to await trial.
The other night fiagman from
freight train found the body OF young
man near the Brighton station, Beaver
Falls, cut in two across the thighs. He
was about 10 years OF age, smooth-faced
and fairly well dressed The only mark
OF identification is the name "McNeil"
on his shirt. He was removed to the
morgue pending Identification.
The wagon making shop of Mrs. John
| Wimore, widow at Tyrone, was burn
ed early Friday morning. Mrs. Will
more became so badly frightened that
a blood vessel in the head was ruptured,
from which death resulted Tuesday
morning She was 90 years OF age,
| Chinese laundrymen OF Pittsbr-g
have formed trust.
| John Trescr, aged 4S years, ownei
| and manager of the New Castle arti-