The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-01-24
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED
AN HEIR TO MILLIONS.
Sales oi Valuable Lants In Randolph and Po-
cahonlas Counties
Forper Caught


The owner, was the pioneer pharmacies.
OF Clarion lie Is expert in his proics-
sion, but has unique ideas oi business,
one being that he would never allow his
store to be cleaned, and the accumula-
tion OF various articles had made a curl
oSity shop OF the interior. There were
drugs stored away in the shelves and
under the counters which long since
were taken off the list OF the wholesale
houses and have ceased tn be manu-
iacturcd. Drugs from which Mr.. Reid
hlled prescriptions. the component parts
OF which are familiar only to himself
aud some few OF the gray haired mcdi-
cos OF clarion county The fire hend
also destroyed a valuable collection OF
daily newspapers and magazines. Mr..
kcid has been an omnivorous reader in
his long life aud early contracted the
habit OF keeping a file of all the pubica-
tlons 20 which he subscribed. Especi
ally during the Civil war time was he
careful to get complete files oi the publ
cations OF the day and preserve them.
During the past week the following
persons have been granted pensions:
David Vipon, Parsons, $io; Thomas X
Hill, Pittsburg, 50; William Lane,
Three Springs, So; Michael Gau.. Mil.
ton, 50; John l.. J.. Rodgers, Harts.
town, 81 George +. Hudson, Green Cas-
tic, $40; Henry Getz dead, Beaver
Springs, Sic; Henry Bchc dead, Lilly,
IS; Benjamin Bodlc, fillmore. 50; John
Sheriff, PittsburR, $io; Jonathan ID.
Rhodes, Johnstown, $I7; George 7.
Hudson, Green Castle, SI2; Ezra o.
Smith, Sayles, $f7; John Keatng, Bcr-
ingen, Sl7; Mary Ann Fry, Harrisburg.
So; Rachel ]. Campbell Butler, So.
Sarah A. Lingcnieltcr, Gallitzin, $I2;
Sylvia ID. George (mothcr). Townvillc,
| S12; James McGlinchey, McKees Rocks,
81; Thomas T.. Metzger, Erie, $8i Sam
uel Barnett, Bakers Summit, 50; Chris
tian Swartz, Belleionte, SI2; William
Gillsett, Kreamcr, Sly; Isaac Orris,
Walsal, $40; George w. Dunning,
Pittsburg, $I2; Emelinc Armstrong.
Mercer, So; Hannah II. Kirkpatrick,
Rural Valley. So; Charles s. Rox-
brough, Pittsburg, S24; Il. cleveland,
Lawrenceville, 50; William Austin, Al
leghcny, SS; William Mundorff Airy
dale, $I4; Martin Gleason, Wclsboro,
81; Isaac Wheeler, Jackson Center, $Iz;
Elizabeth +. Blanchard, Meadvillc, $Ia;
Ebcn Pcnnell, father, Bedford, ST2:
Gertrude Stauffer, Stcelton, So; minor
OF John Johnson, Milton, $40; John l..
Smith, Johnstown, $ra; William II.
Fields, Altoona, So; Joseph Hackett,
dead, Plymouth, $40; Garland Bricclada,
Canonsburg, sig; Robert H. Smith, Nc
Kccsport. $Io; William Peck, Altoona,
$40; David G.. Lindsay, Oakland Cross
roads, $I7; Adam J. Thompson, Trinke;,
$24; Samuel II. Smithc, Mannheim, SIS;
Maria +. Smith, Johnstown, So; Susan
~. Weir, Adamsville, $I2; Susannah
lIackett Plymouth, 50; minor OF Isaac
Edwards, Bloomsbury, $40; Emma L.
Lebkicher, Wingate, So; Edward Blair,
Pittsburg, SO; Isaac M Candy. Brad
ford. So; Edward NJ. Merriman. Mahon-
cy City, SO; James Morris, Buell., SS;
John J.. Jones' Butler, So; Jacob Haz-
lett, Shickshnny, $ro; Charles Barto-
let. Shamokin, So; Alexander s. Snow
den, Hollidaysburg, $Io; Charles l..
Hoyt Elkland, $40; Michael Eichelbcr-
ger, Hopewell $f2; Freeman N. Will
cox, New Albany, $24; Susan J. ia
cobs, Austin, So.
A little colored boy, aged 6 years,
named Fitzgerald, OF Allegheny town
ship. is reported to be in precarous
condition from treatment inflicted by the
children OF neighbor at Hyde Park.
with whom he had been temporarily left
by his father. The boy says that these
girls threw him down stairs and then
pushed him against a red-hot stove.
They heated n poker red-hot and burn
ed his feet and legs, so that he is unable
to walk The boy managed to crawl to
a neiPhbor woman's, where ne now is.
Anti Cruelty Agent Cline has been no
tilted. and will bring the children to JUS
ticc.
Two large dynamite powder factories
form additions to the list. OF Blair coun-
tv industries. The Crescent Powder
Company. financed by Pittsburg and
New Castle capitalists, has begun busi-
ness at Williamsburgh The many large
limestone quarries in this region will
afford home market for the output.
Wolfe Bros. Of Altoona. will establish
powder manufacturing plant at Fos-
,oria
The nineteenth annual meeting NJ the
National Delainc Morino Sheep Breed
ers' association was held at Canons-
burg, TUESDAY, The financial report
showed that the wear had been pros
porous one. The balance in the treasury
is $,6I2,. The old officers were re-
elected.
A factional struggle in the First Pres
byterian church at Grecnsburg became
so warm that the ballot box, after al,
election had been held for trustees, was
distracted from the sanctuary. The bal
lot box was securely locked in a room in
the church building, and to make mat
ters doubly sure the janitor OF the
church was placed on guard. When the
church people returned later in the ev-
ening tho ballot box was gone. The
anitor could not account for it.
Drink HabiL Ab1tIuy.
A "Commlttee OF Fifty" headed by Seth
Low, President OF C)luubla University.
and william Il. Dodge. Treasurer. som,
time ago sndsd u fuil aud partial inves-
tigation OF tue ll1uor problem. ris sub
COMMITTEES investigating tbs economic
aspects OF this problem controysrts the
assertion that this consumption OF intcx
eating drink. Is largely ou ths increase.
Statistics provsthat this Ia partially true. as
the last nfty ysar' has Witnessed q stssiy
sub'titutiou OF malt for dlstilsi liquors.
The consun ption OF tho latter has taiIou