The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-02-07
KEYSTONE State NEWS CONDENSED
$4,000 COAL DEAL.
will Drill Test Wells for Gas-Was Forewarn-
ed Of Her Oealh-pensions
Gran,c1.

n large tract OF Greene county coal
land was paid for by Joseph i. Barnes,
oi Uniontown, the purchase having
been made by himself and brother,
James II. Barnes The tracts aggrcga-
ted 2,2oo acres and lie in Greene, Dun
kard, Jefferson and Cumberland town
ships The sales aggregated about
100000. The purchasers have contract
ed for other coal lands, which will be
paid for as soon as deeds can be pre-
pared. The proposed railroad is cx-
pccted to result in the extensive devel-
opment OF the mineral deposits in this
territory
During the past week the following
names were added TO the pension rolf
Calvin S. Brown. Harrisburg. SO; Isaac
Moore. Emporium. $I2; Hiram T..
Kesslcr Pine Station, So; James T.
Conlin, Monongahela. So: Lcmuel NJ.
Green. Satillo. SO: Daniel +. Beall,
Scenery Hill, Sic; William II. Edwards,
Ramcy, So; Josiah Duplc. Lebanon,
$40; William l.. Johnston, Creek Side,
| $40: William w. Miller, North Rome,
$I7: Joseph II. Ritchie. Sutcrville. $40:
Samuel G.. Stinc, Huntingdon, $40;
| William II. Long, Black Lick Station,
$40; Margaret A. Mcdonald, Concord,
So; Carrie l.. McGee, Mcdonald So;
John Shuey. Pen Brook, SO: Thomas ].
Evans. Blossburg. So; George Elliott,
Nadine, 50; Samuel G.. McAllister, Ale
gheny. $I2; James Spence. dead, Cur
wensvillc. SI7; James NJ. Altman,
Blairsvilc, So; William Arts, Youngs-
town. $I7; George II. Torrence, PUNK
sutawncy, So; William T. Dunn,
Thompsontown, $I2 Martin L. d. Val
lance, Brockwayvile, $72; linda d.
! Shull West Sunbury So; Margaret
Spence. Curwcnsville, So; minor OF
Samuel G. Hunter. Allegheny, $40;
Nancy Jeffcrs, Coal Bluff, SI2; John NJ.
Witherspoon. Guilford Springs, So;
Romanus ManRold. Allegheny. So; At
wood NJ. Newell, Irving, 50; Ferdinand
Rich, Sterrettania. $40; David G. Kerr,
Hydetown, 50; Coryell Shores, To-
wanda, $I4; James Mclscistcr, Utah,
SO; Charles Briceland, Bu'gcr, SO; Phil
lip Snow. Charlcroi, 81; Henry Giant,
Altoona. So; Charlotte Murphy, Hills
vile, So; Mary {. Davis, Charlesville,
So; Mary Martz, North East, So; Anna
7. Townsend. Pottstown, So; Efiie
King Bradford, S.; Catharine Aul,
Georgcvillc, s.; Christian Ricmensch-
neider, Allegheny, So; James 5. Hast
| nlSs' !NhCSlcly. So Nillidln -. iNoo
crts, Danville. $I2; Amasa p. Saxton,
Worth $r2; James Wilson, Pittsburg,
RI. Armstrong. Mercer, $50: Alexander
T. Hartford, Paris, SI2 Samuel Fergus,
Washington. $40: Mary V. Snyder,
Norracc, Sr2: William II. Mcdonald
Pittsburg. 50: Lyman Householder,
Monaco. SO; Benjamin A. Taylor. Viii
Transport. 50; Josiah s. Closson. Altoo-
ma, So; William Butler. Mont Alto. so;
NJ. Hughes, Washington, 50 to So; Viii
liam Miller. Burlingame. 50 to SS; j. NJ.
Triplctt, Connellsville, so: Behiamin +.
McCreight, Indiana. 50: Absalom
Bcamer. Waynesboro. 50: William
Mace Hollenbeck. Sr4 to SI7; w. H.
Crouch, Fredericktown. 50 to $40; John
Clough. Leechburg. 50 to $40; Daniel
f. Flick. Proctor. 50 to So; Julian Mil
Ter. Ostcrburg. So: Martha Byers
Grant, So; Susannah Bough, Johns
town So; Martha ], Holman, Tanoma
SS; Sarah +. Jenkins. Coaltown, SI2;
Emilinc Dill, New Lebanon $I2; Geo
Hampton, Port Allcghany, SO; Francis
\. Sutton. Meadville, So Michael S
O'Bren. PittsburG. $S to $Ia: +. F
Mcclure. West Finley. So 10 SI2: vii.
liam J. Rogers. Hollcnback. $S to $40
Conrad Bollinger, Barkeyvillc. 50 to $S
Charles NJ Hicks. New Kcnsington. S
10 $40: David NJ. Middleton. Unior
City. SIA to SI7; Marriott Blackwell
Lloyd, $S; Ellen West, Towanda, SS
Lucy B. Lewis, Austin, So.
C. B. Thompson. IL years OF age, was
arrested at New Castle Wednesday
on a charge OF cndeavoring to pass =
forged check at various places. The
check was signed with the name OF JOIN
s. Glenn, wealthy farmer who live!
near the city. The prisoner at frs
stoutly denied that the check was for
gerry, but after being put through tn,
sweat box by the chief OF police. h,
said he was an orphan and had worked
for some years for Mr. Glenn, who hat
not paid him anything. He said III
thought il he could get the money OF
the check he would be getting what be
longed to him. The boy was so yer
dant and knew so little OF law and crim
that he was sent home and no charg,
was made agains: him. He said h
would call AT Mr.. Glenn's and beg Iii
pardon.
|
Castle, was saved from being robbet
carly Wednesday by parrot The bird
; cage was close beside downstairs win
dow, and attached to the cage are tw,
, or three sleigh bells. which the parro
| plays with. About 4 O'Clock Mr. Ham
ilton was awakened by hearing the par
rot screaming at the top OF its voice
and next instant the sleigh bells wer
rung violently. He hurried down stair
with revolver in hand and when h
reached the back window was just il
time to see two men disappear out til
back gate. He fired but did not hi
any one.
Owing to a hydrophobia scare i
Miles township, Center county. Dl
John Ritter, OF the state live stock san
itary board has quarantined every iarr
there for sixty days. Last week ma
dog ran amuck in the valley and beior
it was killed had bitten many othe
dogs and live stock. Upwards of s