The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-06-06
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED
PENSIONS GRANTED.
State Treasurer Barnctrs First Repot--Blr
Balance In General Fund-Blinded
by The Eclipse.


Dayton, 81; Margaret Bower, Big Run,
So; Ellen M. Grant, mother, Pleasant
vile, $I2; John Uban, Lcetsdale, $40;
Nicholas Ahles, Carrolltown, $40;
Amanuel Russell. Tyrone. $To; Jacob
Toner, Webster, $40; Wilbur McCahan,
Miinintown. $40: Joseph Bryant. Can
onsburg. $I7 Catherine Grief, Dunlo,
So; Catharine Feathers, Roaring
Springs, SS Maria l.. Doods. Indiana.
81. minors OF Daniel Crsc, West New
ton, SIS; Annie Carroll Plcasantyille
So; minor OF William Hcrrick, Itch
field, $40.
In the wilds Of Pike county, near
Kimblcs the authorities OF Pike have
discovered an old shanty which Tor
years has been used as robbers re-
treat Information was received that
the goods stolen from Rowlands store,
at Stroudsburg. few nights ago was
taken to this place. When officers ar
rived there they found Harrison Spang-
burg, Joe Bell and two young girls, one
Of them i3 years old, and I2-year-old
boy in the cabin. The property stolen
from Rowland's store was recovered.
Since their arrest. the men have confess
ed robbing Kipp's store at Wilsonville
and Persons mill at Hawley.
ldItTIlilHIS ny lllt f'F
ed the most destructive to apple and
cherry trees in the upper end OF Dau-
phin county this year than ever before
and the crop. from all accounts, viii be
almost a failure. The majority OF the
| farmers made a desperate effort To- get
ahead OF the pests, using all KINDS OF
me,hcds, Lut all in vain. One man re-
marked that in two days he removed i2
bushels OF catcrpillars from his orchard
| OF * to 100 trees. lie has men employ
ed every day and may save portion
of the trees. Whole orchards have
bes9 entirely stripped, -~cAA"'i ;.a..
The first monthly report Of State
Treasurer Barnett at the close oi busi-
ness May a., shows a balance in the
general fund OF S4.728,865.6o. The.
school appropriation for the current fis-
cal year Because available on Monday,
and Col. Barnett will at once begin pay
ing the districts. Philadelphia, Pitts
burg. Allegheny and other large dis
tricts will be paid in installments, while
the smaller districts will receive their
share in the order in which they file
their annual reports in the department
OF public instruction.
Pittsburg and Philadelphia capitalists
have secured possession of the town OF
Frugality, Cambridge county, and one
of the richest OF coal lands in Central
Pennsylvania. The transaction involves
the extensive holdings OF Supreme JUS
licc John Dean. heretofore operated un--
der the title OF the Frugality Coal and
Coke Company The price is under
stood 20 have been something in the
neighborhood OF 100000.
A charter has been issued to the Pitts
burg. Binghampton & Eastern Railway
Company, with capita! OF 100000.
The road will be 80 miles in length and
will extend from the borough. OF Mon
roc, in Bradford county, to the north
crn boundary OF Susquehanna county,
1t is said that party OF capitalists
Of Washington are sndsavo!,ns to Sc
cure I site ior a brewery al Wsynes-
burg, and that citizens OF the latter
The large lumber mills OF James Cur
ry & Sons, in Paint township. Somerset
county, about four miles south OF
Windber, were totally destroyed by fire.
The loss is between $4,000 and $4,000;
insurance, $4,000. The origin OF the
fire IS unknown. The owners will re
} build a. once.
town are opposing the project.
Mrs. II. c. McAllster, OF Conestoga
Centre, became blind in one eye as a
result OF gazing too long at the eclipse
OF the sun. She watched it closely Tor
, 1 long time, both through smoked glass
and with the naked eye. Her sight be-
, came dim the next day and grew stead
lily worse until she is unable to see with
, that eye.
John D. Archibold, OF the Standard
Oil Company, has offered the Methodist
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toward a new church, and the offer has
. been accepted. The pastor was in
structed to appoint committee TO Sc.
/ cure additional subscriptions toward
| the new edifce, which will cost $4,000.
The II. c. Frick Coke Company has
| ordered the shutting down OF 10 per
: cent OF its ovens in the Connellsville
: region this week As the Frick COM
pany operate two-thirds OF the ovens
in the region, this means a closing
down OF over 1000 ovens and the cur
tailment OF production OF from 700 TO
800 tons OF coke day.
Grant Powell, OF Bolivar, was SEN
tenced at Greenville, Monday, to the
penitentiary for one year and fve
months for shooting his wife He was
convicted at the February term OF ag-
gravated assault and battery upon his
wife whom he shot in the head during
a drunken debauI After the tr-'
Mrs. Powers died.
Mrs. Frank Wilson, the larges Wo, 40.
man in Easton, and probably - tie m'.
State, died Sunday She weigieu iu,S
FIVE hundred pounds. 1t reiuireu tle
combined efforts OF eleven zen 70 U'; Ssliy
the corpse down stairs. MIS- Whsoh
was IS years old. De'lh was due 10
The jury in the cas-: Of the Believer
non Cemetery Association vs. the J.
damages for coal mined on the property
OF OF sht siooo o'iGGl7hhS" ios1he plaintiff at Greens
burO. . ,
John Wck, Jr., president and chief
owner OK the Ford China Company,
Ford City and of the Wick China Com
pany./ /Kittanning, which combined. are
the largest manufacturers OF fine china
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