The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-10-31
| KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED
PENSIONS GRANTED.
Will Develop Rich Coal Lands In Blair and
Cambria Countios-Now Electric
Line for unontown.
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Pensions have been granted the fol-
lowing persons: Christopher Hutzen,
Duquesne, SI2; Joseph P. North, PUNK
sutawney, $40; Frederick Byers. Turtle
Creek, So; David Graft, Philipsburg,
Sro; Marsellus Moss, Coraopolis, So;
George Keyes, Pleasantvile, So; Har-
vey Coburn, dead Uniontown, $I7;
William J. Jamison, Chicora, SI2; Will
lam Harper, Bellefonte, Sr2; Christian
Lowry, Bellefonte, So; Joel Pancoast,
Elizabeth, So; William Bice, Mount
Union, So; Susan Coburn, Uniontown.
s.; John .. A. Wageley, Williamsburg,
SO; Thomas +. Barnes, McKeesporr,
50; Nelson 7. Hicks, Blairsville, $40.
Five missionaries left Mercer county
Williams and Mrs. W. ]. Brandon will
go to the famine stricken districts of In
dia, Miss Lucy Powell will work among
the japanese, while Mr. and Mrs. Cow
entry, who were married a few weeks
ago, will go to Egypt. All are gradu-
ates of Grove City college.
A mortgage for 100000 in favor Of
the Land Title and Trust Company, of
Philadelphia, and against the Clearfeld
Coal and Coke Company, of the same
Ni1i hdS OSSH lCCOIuSu. lie mortgage
covers 6,532 acres of the richest coal
lands in Blair and Cambria counties.
and also the entire town OF Frugality,
which is owned by the corporation.
The lands will be greatly developed and
many coke ovens will be constructed by
the Philadelphia capitalists who control
the company.
The machinery to be used in the con-
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North Strabane township, Washington
county, has arrived. For nearly a
month ten jail prisoners have been quar-
rying stone for road making purposes.
7. H. Musson, an expert road builder,
has been on the ground for several DAYS.
There is enough material now ready to
build about one-half mile OF macadamiz-.
ed road
While workmen were engaged in
grading on Pleasant street. Rochester,
a chain about IL feet long was dug up
fully 10 feet from the original surface
at that place. A few days ago petrifed
head OF some huge animal like an ele-
phant was exhumed near where the
chain was found.
Mrs. Cynthia Hawkins, widow of the
commander OF the Tenth PENNSYLVANIA
husband died while the regiment was en-
route home from the Philippines, has
been granted pension OF $50 a month,
the regular rate for the widows of
colonies.
The Tennis Construction Company of
Philadelphia, has been awarded the
contract for building the new electric
road OF the Uniontown & Monongahela
" all Da,i
will extend through the new Mason
town coke fields, making from I6 to 20
miles of track.
Mrs. George Speer, OF Franklin, aged
80, widow. committed suicide by
shooting herself twice above the heart
with n revolver. No cause is assigned
for her act and after the fatal shots had
been fired her nerve evidently failed her,
for she begged people to save her life.
A deal has been concluded for one
OF the largest tracts OF timber land ever
sold in Westmoreand county Judge
a. V. Parker, OF Cambria county, pur-
chased 1851 acres in St. Clair township,
for $25,ooo The price is regarded as
very high, as the land had been assess
ed at 81 per acre.
The New Castle Electric Co. has Sc
CuISu plSlliilndly llJuHCllOi against
the city, restraining il from contract
Power Co. to light the streets. Col
lusion between the latter company and
councils is alleged
Postoffice officials are investigating
the mysterious theft from the New
Castle Office OF $1,000 worth of revenue
stamps from the box OF the Standard
III a package. which was placed in The
box late at night
Attorney John A. Emery. one of the
best known members OF the Allegheny
county bar, was instantly killed at the
ri. Wayne Railway station near his
home at Sewickley at SOY Tuesday
morning, while on his way to his Office
i'll Pittsburg.
Andrew Carnegie has presented the
Parnassus United Presbyterian congre-
CATION handsome pipe organ for use
IN the new church, The instrument will
be installed within the next few weeks.
In North mountain, near Roxbury.
Lee Hull, a farmer, aged 25 years, was
mistaker for wild turkey by Wilson
Spoonhocr and shot dead Spoonhour
gave himself up to the authorities.
Edward Matthews, a New Castle tin
plate worker, was given knockout drops.
by stranger and narrowly escaped
death.
Jeanette P. Dunmire, OF Altoona.
committed suicide at Kittanning by TAX
ing carbolc acid. The girl was about
2I years old and had only been there
for a few days, being employed as a
waitress in the Mutton house
The Pittsburg and Buffalo Coal Com
pany, which began operations in Can
onsburg, Washington county, has reach
ed coal in a slope just completed and
will erect tipple at once,
Judge Miller, of Mercersburg, has
ordered Sharon justices not TO send
short term prisoners to the county jail.
He says they should be made to work
on Sharon streets ~.-
Angus Tibbs. known as "Eatabite,"
who spends most OF his time in JAIL es-
capped from Jail at Uniontown recently, 7
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