The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-10-17
ITEMS IN BRIEF.

HOMESTEAD-Fred Duley, colored.
was arrested on Eighth avenue, charg-
ed with taking two shirts from A. d.
Glitzs drygoods store.
MKEEsPORT - The Social Demo-
Gratis of McKeesport. of whom there IS
said to be large number, are talking
of organizing and securing the services
of Eugene V. Debs to enliven their
campaign.
HOMESTEAD-Char Clifford was
arrested by Chief of Police Griffith
Williams on a charge of steal $40 from
P. L. Murray of Twelfth avenue.
CARNEGIE-Hughy Heron, aged II,
son of Thomas Heron of Carnegie,
had both legs broken by fall of slate
at the mine of the Block Coal company
at Fort Pitt. Heron was a driver In
the mines.
SWISSVALE-The first prosecution
under the compulsory school law in
Swissvale was heard by Squire Robert
o. Smith The information was made
by Constable Hughes against A. NJ.
Parker. Parker made no defense, and
was fined 81.
MKEESPORT-Ma Taylor AL
derdice of the National Tube companys
works in McKeesport, explains the pro-
posed Gu, in the wages Of the tonnage
men in the national rolling mills by the
statement that the cut is entirely due
to the slump in iron and the fact that
the Amalgamated scale calls for re-
duction.
MONACA-Ground has been broken
for a new Opera House to cost 100000.
SHARON-B. S. Mowery's barn and
contents were burned, involving a loss
of $1,000.
SHARON-Harry Tittsler was so
badly torn and bitten by a large shep-
ard dog Wednesday that he may die.
LATROBE-Farmers of nearby dis
tricts report an epidemic of pink eye
among horses, several of which have
died.
RELIlWOOD-The borough firemen
have appealed to court to prevent the
installation of a town prison in their
building.
WELLSVILLE-Wll Brady ac-
cidentally shot and fatally injured the
2-year-old child of F. e. Jones while
handling a revolver.
GREENsBURG-W. J. Shrader of
Pittsburg was arrested here after long
chase by Braddock officers on the
charge of horse stealing.
HOMESTEAD-Hunte Clark, aged
&c, colored, of Sixth street and the
Pennsylvania railroad, was killed while
at work In the 23-inch mill of the
Homestead Steel works Wednesday
night. The exact manner of his death
is not known as he was dead when
found. The coroner returned a ver-
dict of accidental death.
DUQUESNE-Charle BUSH, a pain
ter at the Carnegie Steel Works, IN
Duquesne, was seriously injured by
hodcarrier dropping a brick upon him
from scaffold under which Bush was
passing. He received an ugly cash on
the neck, a shattered shoulder bone
and broken rib.
MKEESPORT - Taylor Alderdice,
general manager of the National Tube
Works at McKeesport, has been elect
ed a director Of the First National
bank of that city, vice w. T. Wampler,
who recently resigned.
MIXES ROCKS-Mrs. Gottieb Wal
ter of Railroad street complained to
the police that a man giving his name
as c. H. Watson had collected $1i from
her on the pretense chat he was the
tax collector. She says he is not.
BRADDOCK - Joseph Shoppel,
teamster, Of Braddock was held for
court by Justice j. G. Richards on in
formation entered by Road Supervisor
James McGill of Braddock township.
The man was charged with dumping
garbage on roads.
M'KEESPORT - Harry Sheets and
Abe Simon of McKeesport, who dis
appeared several weeks ago, have been
heard from in St Louis. They went to
Pittsburg and met a stranger who had
money. He insisted that they should
travel to St Louis with him. and they
compiled. They are working in that
city and doing well.
BRADDOCK - The Afro American
Republican club of BraddOck was re-
organized Thursday night, enrolling SO
members. The officers elected are: N.
T. Vealor, president; c. o. Hawkins,
vice president: w. w. Jackson, secre-
tary: Reuben Reed, treasurer; Il. II.
Walls captain; w. w. Jackson and c.
O. Hawkins, lieutenants.