The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-09-26
| KEYSTONE state NEWS CONDENSED
PENSIONS GRANTED.
Many Relics Of Former Ages Discovered.
Contract Let Tor Electric Line -eraz-
neil Mine Firo Boss Arrested.

Pensions have been granted the fol-
| lowing pcrsons John f. Shawmon,
Bellcvcrnon, $i2; Christopher G. Ger
hart, Brookvillc. Si7; John Getz, Beav-
er Springs. $12; Lewis o. Barnes, New
Brighton, $i7; William o. Simonton,
Wayncsburg, $40; Randall Middaugh,
Eldred, So; Isaac NJ. Grandon, Wayncs-
burg, $40; George A. Brown, Fayette
City, SS: Elizabeth Keslcr. Beaver Falls,
So; Herman Boeck, McKees Rocks, So;
William Sarver, Braddock, SI2; Mar
garet A. Gilchrist Indiana, So: John M.
Graham, Bennett So Dorsey Peddi-
cord, dead. Indiana. $50; Catherine Ped
dicord, Indiana, Si2; Israel Freeze,
Belleionte, $50.
The initial contract for a network Of
electrical railways to cover the western
part OF Westmoreland county has been
let TO Edgar A. Tennis. of Philadelphia,
| by the Creighton. New Kensington and
! SprinRdale Street Railway Company.
| The line under contract connects with
| the Tarentum and Natrona trolley line
and eNtends south, with a loop across
the Allegheny river at New Kensington.
to Aspinwall where connections will
be made with the Consolidated Traction
Comapnys lines to Pittsburg.
James Radcliffe who was fire boss at
the Braznel mine when the explosion
of gas occurred there December "a, has
| been arrested and is in Jail at Union
town on information made by Charles
| Connors, mine Inspector for this district.
Radcliffe is charged with violating the
| mining law in not reporting TO the
mine foreman. as the act OF assembly
| requires, that gas or fircdamp existed in
| the mine on the morning OF the eXplo-
/ sion.
Thomas Harper, former curator of
/ Carnegie museum, has returned to
| Pittsburg from an exploring tour OF
| three months in the lower Rocky noun
| tains. He has brought with him corn
which he claims was stored by people
/ who lived 5000 years ago, and many
| other interesting specimens, among
| them weapons OF stone flint and vol
/ canic glass The people who made
these weapons were the Pueblos, or
cliff dwclers.
An effort will probably be made soon
| to move the county seat from Mercer
to either Sharon or Greenville. The
matter will probably be put to a vote
| Residents in some parts OF the county
complain OF the difficulty in reaching
! Mercer on account OF the poor railroad
| facilities and the roads leading into the
town, which are at times impossible.
| The increase OF population in the val
ley is regarded as sufficient to warrant
the change OF the county seat.
A 1000 barrel oil well has been struck
on the Aaron Stewart farm. in Econ
omy township, Beaver county, about
5000 feet from the Nicely pool and the
famous well on the Robert Wallace
farm. The bit had gone but short
distance into the sand when the oil be-
gan to surge and sputter with such force
rs to prevent further drilling. Duff
Bros. OF Beaver, are the principal own
ers OF the new we'll
Golden & Crick, contractors, have Sc
cured the contract for the New Grand
Army home at Hawkins station, near
Pittsburg, at an estimated cost OF about
S3Iooo. Work on rebuilding the struc-
ture which was destroyed by fire some
time ago, will be started at once II is
to be plain in design, replete with all
modern Improvements and ready for oc-
cupancy about March 1, 1901.
John Riebcr. IS years old, Slav en-
/ ploycd at the Red Jacket furnaces, New
Castle. was found dead about 100 yards
from his boarding house. His shoes
we're gone and his legs were tied to-
gether. A bottle containing whisky
and sherry wine was found beside him.
1t is believed that the man was mur-
dered although no wounds that would
have caused death were found.
Mrs Annie Kline, aged IS years. wife
/ OF Rudolph Kline, a prominent farmer
and citizen OF Miiilin county, was burn
ed to death near Granville She was
1 assisting her husband to remove large
kettle from over a FIRE when her cloth
ing became ignited. Mr. Kline, in try
ing to save his wie's life, was, il is
feared, fatally burned.
The home OF Daddy" Lantz, am
German living out in Connell
township, Fayette county, was
Friday. In the house he had j
$4,000 in a sack, and the loss
house was $500 additional.
any insurance. Inc old man ID
destitute and neighbors are
him He had no faith in banks
A stock company has been orgS
Tor the purpose OF furnishing oil
natural gas to Johnstown consumeN
The company has already secured BOON
acres OF land in Westmoreland county
and has several other large tracts in
view. The necessary machinery for
] SINKING OIL wells Will DC purchased ana
operations will begin immediately.
The survivors of the Seventy-eighth
regiment. Pennsylvania volunteers, will
hold a reunion at Kittannng on Oc-
tober IL, the 3oth anniversary OF the
muster OF the regiment. The Kittan-
ming people are making arrangements
to give the veterans a royal entertain
ment.
The American Tin Plate Company
has ordered the shipment OF all raw
material from the Pittsburg and Penn
sylvania plants at New Kensington.
This is interpreted as meaning that the
plants there will not be started this
year and may be abandoned
Cornelius McCue, confined in the
Indiana jail awaiting trial for the theft
OF two hams from a neighbor. was found
lying dead in his cell in a pool OF his
own blood, with his throat cut. Sunday