The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-04-11
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS. CONDENSED
PENSIONS GRANTED.


lCnslOns granted last week were as
iollows-Lawrcnce Fisher, Lcechburg,
SI2; Richard Holland, McKeesport, SS;
William Fossellman, Donnally Mills,
So; Jane Potts. Philipsburg. So; Henry
Smith. Johnstown. So to So; Henry Nj.
Roley, fayctte City, So to $40; Mary Z.
Wright, Tidioute, SO; Benjamin f. Mar
tin, Doyles Mills. $40; Charles W. Taft
Geneva. SI2; John b. Morse. New
Castle, $I1: Norman c. Mexican West
Franklin, Si2; David ID. Cogley Green
dale, So; Benjamin +. Grain, Tidioutc
$40; Christian II. Linkenheit, Bennett.
SO; George w. Reynolds. New Castle
SI7; William w. Campbell Indiana,
$50
The Blossbcrg Oil Company's well at
Gaines. Tioga county. struck the sand
Thursday afternoon and is spouting oil
at the rate OF 20 barrels all hour. The
sand is white pebbly formation and
points to the existence of a new pool.
a large force OF men are at work re-
moving the machinery and tools that
belong to the American Tin Plate works
at Bairsvilc. They are being shipped
to Mckecsport and other works that
arc controlled by the trust. In a short
lime the whole place will be cleared and
everything taken away.
The teachers in the public schools Of
Pittston township, Luzcrne county,
went on strike and the schools were
,loSed. Six months salary is due some
u them. The school district has been
i'm financial straits for some time. The
members OF the school board say that
they cannot collect sufficient taxes to
keep the schools going. Some OF the
teachers, however, claim that the board
has been cxtravagaut, and instead OF pay
ing salaries, has spent the money in
buying fine furniture, globes and Ii
brarils.
\ new coal field is being opened up
in Somerset county. Several thousand
acres of coal lands have already chang
ID hands near Milford. and agents rep
rc'cnting Easton capitalists are secur-
ing all the coal lands in this neighbor-
hood A number of test holes have
bean drilled with satisfactory results,
the drill passing through three seams
OF good coal. one scam of gas coal three
fee, thick and two seams OF titumin-
Gus coking coal. one seam nine feet
thick and the other five feet thick
Oil City has two school boards The
old board held Office under the act OF
1874, which Judge Criswcll recently de-
:ilcd unconstitutional. At the late cleo
tion the city went under the law OF
1854, and elected only six directors in
stead OF 49, the number formerly elect
ed The members OF the old board
claim the law has never been tested, and
they propose to hold office until the
supreme court has passed on the ques-
ton.
Recently the Baptist congregation at
Cannelton purchased I,2oo-pound bell.
When it was hung in the belfry it was
discovered that il they attempted to ring
it there would be great danger of bell
and bcliry falling into the cellar, owing
to the weak condition OF the structure;
so the members are now hustlng about
to raise money for new beliry, and
the probabilities are that it will end in
a new church cdifce being built.
DR.. S. s. Kring, one OF the leading
physicians of Beaver Falls, is making
arrangements to go to Cape Nome,
A, ;ska, in search OF gold with a party
OF Pittsburgcrs The members expect
to leave for Seattle in two weeks. The
organized OF the party is Capt Johnson,
and among the members are DIR. lr-
win, OF Pittsburg: DR.. Fletcher, OF
Greensburg. and Robert Mcintosh, OF
Beaver Falls. an old Klondker.
Seven Blairsville men who plead gull
ty several weeks ago to selling liquor
without a license were summarily dealt
with by Judge Harry White. A. Nc
Kmnie Baker Milton G. Kerr, G. NJ.
Alters, II. ]. Zimmerman and T. c:
Duncan, druggists. and John Mich and
Jacob Dcnnison, proprietors OF speak
casies, were each sentenced to pay fines
OF $500 and undergo imprisonment in
the county Jail for 20 days.
The physical laboratory of Lehigh
University, one of the largest and best
equipped in the country. was burned to
the ground Friday morning and all its
scioitihc apparatus destroyed. The
building was a four-story stone struc-
ture erected in 1893 at cost OF $I5oooo
The apparatus was valued at $4,000
and included all modern improvements
There is only $4,000 insurance.
A third interest in the Mcintosh oil
farm in Fairview township, Butler coun-
ty, was sold Tuesday by one of the heirs
OF the estate for 5000, or at the rate OF
81 800 for the entire tract OF 1913 acres
In 1888 the farm was the property OF
the Union Oil Company, who sold it to
Mcintosh for S3I 600 with the oil rights,
reserving an eighth royalty for 10 years
Karns City and Millerstown.
In accordance with the expressed
wish OF the late J. Shan Margerum, a
leading merchant OF Washington, Mrs.
Margerum has had made life size
marble figure OF his favori;e setter, TO
be placed at the foot OF his grave.
Lawrence Field, farmer near New
Castle, hanged himself in his barn
Thursday No cause is known.
William Wyeth. boy prisoner at the
Washington county jail made his escape
some time Monday afternoon, the sher-
III not knowing oi the fact until about
6 o'clock in the evening, He is the
first prisoner to escape from the new
building. Wyeth was alone in the boys
department. where he had been engaged
in cleaning the floor