The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-12-19
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSI
PENSIONS GRANTED.
Found Human Skeleton Under a Rock-
Sharon Doctor Breveted Colonel.
Minor state Happenings.

helm, so; Frederick Sensor, Fleming,
SI2 George Roberts, Sharpsville. sig;
Susan Kemp. Greenvile, So; Lucinda
Reynolds. West Warren, SI2; John Lit
tie, Braddock, $I2; James +. Phillips,
Oakdalc, SIo; Peter Pile, Glade. $I7;
Frank Shercr, Braddock, $I2; James
Stoops, New Brighton, $40. Rosa A.
Byerly, Jeanette, SO; Aaron McIllwec.
Sharpsburg, 50; William A. Kreps.
Greenvile, SO; Margaret +. Whistler,
Mcadville So; Kruson Harvey. Edge
wood, 50; Thomas V. Oviatt. Sugar
Grove, SO; Maria j. Burns, Braddock.
IS.
Superintendent Of Public Instruction
Nathan c. Schaeffer has submitted TO
Gov Stone his annual report ending
June 4. 1000. this being the 07th report
upon the public schools OF the Com
monwealth. During the year ending
the first Monday OF June, 1900. the
whole number of teachers employed
was 20, 300, the total enrolment OF pu-
pills was I.G5I.8So, the total receipts iot'
school and building purposes were $24,
oI6,o6S6o, and the total expenditures
were S2I,476,oo4.oo.
The remaining bribery. perjury and
conspiracy cases OF the last session of
the Pennsylvania State Legislature on
which true bills were found by grand
jury OF Dauphin county came to close
when District Attorney Miller entered
a nolle prosequi This was entered On
the agreement of the defendants to pay
the costs, which amounted to about S2,-
600.
With the thermometer rs degrees be-
low freezing ten faithful members OF the
Church of God were immersed in the
icy waters of Dunbar creek, Dunbar
The minister was so benumbed by the
cold that one of the women baptized
slipped from his hands and was nearly
drowned.
At Lone Pine. Washington county,
on the Bayne farm. while making an cx-
cavation on a hillside for coal plat
form. 7. c. CAN'T found part OF hui
man skeleton under a rock Many
years ago a peddler disappeared there
and it is thought he was murdered
Secret service men are making every
effort to run down the gang OF counter
ieiters operating near Altoona. The
headquarters from which the spurious
coin cmanates has not yet been located.
although several arrests have been
made.
Mrs. Nancy Clark. widow of the late
DR.. Henry Clark and >ister OF the late
Andrew G.. Curtin. the famous war gov
ernor of Pennsylvania, was killed by
train on the Pennsylvania railroad at
Torresdale station.
Michael Cuneo. a wealthy fruit dealer.
of Greensburg, has offered a reward Of
SIoo to any one furnishing him with IN
formation of his son, Andy. a fat boy
IS years old, four feet four inches high,
and weighing 1856 pounds.
Robert Williams has returned to New
Castle after 20 years. He went west
on advice OF doctor, who told him he
could not live six months. He had long
been given up as dead, but is in good
health
The short line railroad from Somerset
to the main line OF the Pennsylvania
railroad has been assured The route
will be IS miles shorter from the town
OF Somerset to Pittsburg than it is nov,
George Rowe, OF Connellsville found
3 man trying TO pick the lock OF his
front door and shot and wounded the
burglar. A pal carried the injured man
away and all trace OF the pair was lost.
Mrs Lavinia Stark is suing for $Io.-
900 life insurance carried by her late
husband, c. II. Stark. of Greensburg.
His will named Attorney w. H. Byers
as executor and beneficiary.
Four more Montgomery county town
ship. petition for a mandamus to COM
pei the State superintendent and State
treasurer to pay them more school
money
DR.. Salem Heilman, of Sharon, a
surgeon in the United States volunteer
army, with the rank of major. has been
breveted colonel for faithful and eff
cient service.
A horse driven by Shoemaker II.
Wolison, at Altoona, frightened at a
train and backed over a 5o-foot embank-
ment, killing it. The driver narrowly
escaped by jumping.
Mary Kobuka, who was burned by a
gasoline explosion at New Castle, and
Mrs James Jackson, in whose hands 4
! lighted lamp exploded, are both dead
from their injuries.
The attorney of ]. II. Turner and Les
| lie Thomas, New Kensington milk men
sent to Jail for refusing to pay fines, fol-
lowed them 10 Jail and secured their re
lease.
Samuel Gill, aged 20, an employe cf
the Steel Casting Co. at Sharon, was
caught by a belt and whred around a
pulley wheel, receiving injuries from
which he died.
Constable John A. Linn. OF Smith
ton, was shot in the arm while arrest
ing tramps, two OF whom were lodged
in jail later,
James Doherty. a Methodist revival
list at Tatesvile, was waylaid and beaten
and left for dead. 1t is said his se.-
mons angered young men,
A New York syndicate has purchased
options on 10000 acres OF coal land nea
West Mddletown Washington county
A new coal road may be built,
Charles Buehner, brewer, of MLidr
vile, was instantly killed by ~
over by heavy wagon on
~nad
Thieves poisoned two
took several hundred 4
| goods from, the tailori