The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-03-21
KEYSTONE state NEWS CONDENSED
GRANTED PENSIONS.
Beaver County One Hundred Years cld--New
Castle Mill Worker Rewardod-emall-
pox Near New Castle.

week-John Peecock, Kittanuing, SO;
Charles McCready, New Castle. So;
John Dugan, Belleionte, Sr2: William
Heisel, New Washington, So: Duncan 4
McAlister, Sardis, SI2; Levi ThoriE
Freeport, SO; minor OF John c. Law
son, Latrobe, SIo; Silas A. Emery,
Grove City, $I7; John Reesman,
Ws-.~esboro, $40; Duth A. Wilcox,
Bradford, $I2; George Wareham. Beav-
er Falls, 50 to So; T. ]. Miguel, New
Castle, 50 to SI2; John Stormer. Johns
town, 50 to SO; Henry Carney. West
Lebanon, $l2 TO Si4; John Nceb, Con-
nellsyllc, So; Elizabeth Waldorf. West
MiddlcseX, So; Henry X. Eastman,
Coalport, So; Bernard ]. Reid. Clarion,
SI2; Albert 7. Clingsmith. New Lcba-
non. $40; John W. Goodlin. Indiana.
S24; John Lewis, Coaldalc. Sis: Frank
L.. Wilkinson, Washington, So; Sam
uel II. Croyle, JeanneGe, So. John w.
Campbell, Grove City, $I2; John Gala
han Phllipsburg, $40; Daniel Fix. New
Castle, So; Elizabeth Nickel mother.>
Worthngton, $I2.
One hundred years ago Monday
Beaver county was established by an act
OF the Legislature. Sunday the CEN
tennial anniversary was used as a theme
in many local pulpits. but the celebra-
ton of the event will not occur until
June 10 to p. Arrangements for a
large celebration are being made and
Gov. Stone and staff and other State
officials have promised to be present,
besides many G. A. r. posts.
James Lonergan, night watchman at
the Kingston brick works. Latrobe,
while on his way to work was fred up
! on by two men who were hidden along
the road. He ran to the engine house,
/ followed by the men. who fred a per-
| feet fusilade OF bullets through the
windows Lonergan escaped with bull
/ let through his shoulder This is the
| third attempt to murder Lonergan with
. in a short time.
A genuine case OF smallpox has de-
I veloped in South Canonsburg. The
victim is Frank Mccoy, who had been
employed at Homestead. He returned
home last week and was at once taken
! i'll. A consultation OF physicians was
held, and the sick mans afhiction was
pronounced mild type OF smallpox.
The house has been quarantined and the
State board OF health notified.
Andrew J. Russell left Greenville for
the Klondike in search OF gold over two
years ago. He went to Dawson and
later he went to Cape Nome. Here he
struck paying claim and was washing
ont considerable dust when he sustain
ed paralytic stroke, which untitled him
for work and he began his long journey
home, arriving Thursday morning.
Russell was prominent oil operator
prior to his Klondike trip.
Deputy Sheriff +. r. May and Con-
stable Thomas Washabaugh, of Green's.
burg, arrested eight alleged speak-easy
proprietors at West Newton. For
years that place has boasted OF its "dry"
town. Local option is in force By
the good people the town was believed
to be model OF morality. Recently
strong suspicious were aroused that
speak-easies existed, and the people de-
cided to investigate.
A powder explosion at West Win
field, a mining village on the Winfield
branch railroad. seriously injured FIVE
men. The shanty was almost complete
ly demolished and the five men were
horribly burned, but it is thought that
no deaths will result. The injured men
are all Austrians with almost unpro-
uounceabc names
Mrs. Lincoln Axtelle and two chill
drcn were nearly frozen to death in
Deer Creek township. Mercer county.
Tuesday night after their buggy broke
down. They undertook to walk home.
but fell exhausted. When discovered
all three were unconscious. and they
did not revive for several hours
The new Methodist Episcopal Church
ut Punxsutawney was dedicated Sun
! Jo,, frI, ,I,,,,,., rA,,,,1atoI nl,nttf
$4,000. The combined seating capa-
city OF the auditorium and Sunday
school ROOM. which can be connected
is about I, ZOO. There are all the con-
veniences of modern church.
Smallpox has broken out at Hillsville,
nine miles west OF New Castle 1t has
existed for several weeks, the nature ii
the disease bing unsuspected and hun
dreds OF people have been exposed to it.
The village has been quarantined.
The miners employed at the various
, works OF Coulter & Huff in Westmore-
|, land county, will be given an advance
of 10 per cent. April /. There will be
, about 5000 men affected. The advanced
, comes unsolicited.
Dependency over love affair fol-
lowed by religious excitement. has un-
balanced the mind OF Miss Ira Craig,
OF Oakland township, Butler county.
D Saturday the young woman was taken
, to Dixmont hospital. raving maniac.
l Pure Food Agent McGregor, OF In
diana, has lodged information against
, 10 OF the merchants OF Johnstown and
. vicinity on charges OF having violated
. the pure food laws by selling adulter-
, ated vinegars.