The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-10-10
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED
PENSIONS GRANTED.
A Monster Monument 85 Fec, High, Costing
$40, ,000-Builer Hose Company Broke
The Worlds Record at New Castle.

Among those granted pensions last
week were: John w. Renouf Etna, So:
Thaddeaus Lingenfelter, Claysburg, 50;
Henry Maeder, Bellevue, 50; John G.
Thompson, Mt. Pleasant SIS; Martin
Culp, Knox, So; minors OF Nathaniel
r. Fuller, Tarentum, SIS; Mary +.
Farrar, Waterford, SO; John Fitz, Car
negie, SO; Sophia LIT, Zcienoplc, So;
lmogene Barbour. Ben Avon, So;
Louisa Mason, Conneaut Lake, So;
Catharine Bumgardner, Calvin, So.
The fremen's statue, presented to the
city of York by burlesque fire COM
pany, the Darktown fire brigade, has
been dedicated The statue. which is
IS feet high, is OF bronze fireman on
pedestal. The cost was over $1,000.
Divers who have examined the wreck
OF the Niagara, Commodore Perrys IA
nous flagship, are OF tho opinion that
the stout oaken hull can be raised with
little effort and preserved as a valuable
relic. The ribs were found to be intact
to a point above the water line. Should
Congressman Davenport's bill to appro-
pirate $4,000 pass the next Congress
the hull will be raised and properly car
ed for
In the burying ground at the Taylor
Methodist Episcopal Church. on the
old national pike, in West Pike Run
township. Washington county. ground
has been broken for the foundation Of
a monument which will probably be the
highest private shaft in the State. II is
to be ~ feet square at the base, 2JI at
the top, and 85 feet high OF the finest
Barre granite. 1t is being erected BY
James Shannon McCutchcon. who has
lived near this church for 10 years. Ii
will cost $4,000
1t fell to the First Ward Hose Com
pany OF Butler 10 lower the worlds
record for the best rrsning tcarl. There
were four entries in this race. given at
New Castle, by the State Firemen's
Association. The worlds record was
formerly held by the Hunter Company,
OF Union City. The following time
was made by the four companies COM
peting: Mahanoy City, AZ s-5 seconds;
Rescue OF Butler. 40 2-5 Union CITY,
IS Ia; First Ward of Butler. 80 3-s.
The farmers in eight townships in
Washington county propose to make a
tight to save their coal from being sold
at the price at which the options were
taken, on the ground that the options
are invalid. The coal land in dispute
is held by John Kerr, a real estate agent
OF Grcensburg, and is probably the larg-
est ever held by one person in Wash
ington county. 1t embraces about co.
600 acres.
Ezra Hibcrger a farmer living near
Madison, Westmoreland county. had a
desperate battle with mad dog on his
farm. The dog attacked his cattle in
the field and one was so badly injured
that it had to be killed. Mr.. Hiberger
attacked the dog with a revolver, but
the battle was without success The
cur bit several cattle belonging to
neighbor farmers, and the worst results
are feared.
The grand jury has returned a true
bill against Train Dispatcher w. s.
Groves, Engineer John Davis. OF Phila-
dclphia: Conductor Thomas Shelby. of
Jersey City. and Operator c. b. Bold
ler, OF Souderton. charged with criminal
negligence in causing the wreck at Hat
field on September ?. The district at
toorney decided to postpone the trial un-
I'll the December term OF court.
Alter long and steady run the two.
big blast furnaces OF the Republic Iron
and Steel Company and the National
Steel Company, at Sharon, have beer
banked down. Both plants will be ov-
orhauled and improved The latter
company expects to have its plants in
blast within two months.
Morgan Burlington, one OF this years
class at the old Kittanning academy. en-
tered the class OF 1904 at Trinity col
lege this year under unique conditions.
He is 10 years OF age, and rode the en-
tire distance IRON Western Pennsyl-
vania to Hartford, Conn, over 700
miles, on his wheel.
The Marine Coal Co., new river
concern. in which Henry Stolzenbaugh.
Philip Pfeil and other are interested.
have closed a deal for the purchase OF
100 additional acres OF coal land back
OF Fayette City, on the Monongahea
river. This gives the concern in the
neighborhood OF 400 acres OF coal lands
The epidemic OF diphtheria in Altoona.
is slowly dying out. There are now 20,
cases, decrease OF seven since Sunday
Three new cases have been reported.
The health board is working hard to-.
stamp out the disease and in another
week will probably allow the Fifth ward
and Millville schools to open.
The Presbyterians OF Sharon, through
the efforts OF their pastor, Rev. George
P. Donehoo, will erect three mission
chapels in South Sharon, Deweyvilc
and Hickory township, all in close prox
unity to Sharon. Work will be COM
menced on them at once.
State Treasurer Barnett has already
paid out Sr,oIo.25I.23 to the school dis
trcts OF the State for the current school
year, which begins the first Monday OF
June. The balance OF the $4,000, 900 IS
drawing per cent, interest and will be
paid out as soon as the districts make
application for their share.
The Indiana County Gas Company's
wildcat Gas we'll smashes records in
Armstrong county. The we'll is located
on the Bower farm, two and one-half
miles northeast OF Elderton. The
pressure Of the new well is over 200 feet
and the gas was found in the salt sand
at LOO feet.
The state college and university coun-
ell met at Harrisburg and decided to ask
the next Legislature to enact law inn.
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