The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-16
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED
PENSIONS GRANTED.
Spent Over Forty Years In Bed = Church
wranae Results In Pastor Roslgninp
Hail Storm al Toledo.

Pensions granted last week as follows:
Peter Sarlons, Johnstown, ~ William
Ogden, Waynesburg, $S John +. Sit
man, Johnstown, S.; Andrew c. Glass,
Bedford, Si2; Wilson Cromcr, Edst
Salem, $40; William Carnagey. New
Castle, 50: William Wilson. Bellefontc,
So; John w. Adams, Braddock, 50;
John w. Daugherty, Indiana, So; Geo.
J. Irons, Hollidaysburg,. Sro; William
n. Jones. Canonsburg, $40; Dallas l..
Crosby, Cory. $40; Andrew n. Jobes,
Apollo. $Io; Alexander D. Pugh,
Hookstown, SS: Samuel Horner, Johns
town, $40; William Mays. Osccola
Mills. $40: Francis NJ Flcck. Spring.
dale. So; Conrad C. Smith, Johnstown,
81; James Henry. Conncaut Lake. $40;
William Flack. Bcllcionte. So; Nimrod
| McElcar Johnstown. $40; John Z. Eek
crt, Bcllcfontc. Sfs Henry II Spencer,
| Canton. SI4: George +. Werkheiser,
Siroudsburg. So; Frank s. Holinsworih,
| Wayncsboro. $40: Gabriel y Potts,
Teannette. s.: Sophronia NJ Muliord,
Poucrbrook. Sfs; Elizabeth Smiley, We
roma. S8.
The report that the Dunbar Furnace
| Co. had sold is interests at Dunbar. in
cluding the new furnace. Hill farm and
| Parrish coke works. 10 Ohio capitalists,
has been denied by officials OF the COM
| pany. The new furnace will be finish
ed by July !. and will have a capacity
| OF over 900 tons every ~ hours. The
| Parrish coke works, which have been
shut down for several months undergo
ing repairs, will be put in blast in sew
cral days.
| The asphalt trust is 10 be given stiff
fight in Pittsburg and many OF the
larger cities Of the country The prime
factor in this fight will be the Globe
| Asphalt Company. incorporated in West
| Virginia few days ago. and which has
opened headquarters in Pittsburg. This
company has opened mines at Goleta,
CAL and the supply OF crude asphalt
available is estimated by the experts
that have examined il at upward OF 81
| 100000 tons.
he largest coal deal in Fayet;c coun-
| ~ for many months was completed
Thursday. The Washington Coal and
Coke Company, OF Star Junction. .pur-
chased from the Cook heirs
and heirs OF David Wagner,
35T acres OF coal land in Frank
| ~
lin township. The price paid was $3.50
an acre. the highest ever paid for coal
in the county, outside OF the Connells-
vile vein OF coking coal.
Plans for another great electric rail-
way system which will cover all the
towns OF the Monongahela valley have
been completed. and the Monongahela
Street Railway Company expects to be
running cars through to Charleroi, via
Mononpahela, West Elizabeth and the
other big towns along the valley with
in another year. The charter for the
company was granted at Harrisburg
yesterday.
Tuesday the looted bank at East
Brady resumed business and is receiving
deposits and attending to matters as
usual. Cashier Hill authorizes theI
statement that all losses. aside from They
locked boxes stolen, will be paid in fullI
by the bank. He estimated the money!
loss OF the two banks at less than $4,000:
The old bank will have about $1,000 OF
this TO make good while his PERSONAL
loss in money will be about $4,000.
Prohibitionists OF the Eighth district
composed OF Northampton, MonroeJ
Carbon and Pike counties, have noni1
mated Rev. +. +. Dixon, pastor OF East
9troudsburg Methodist Church, for
Congress. Rev Dixon is the man who
recently prayed that God Almighty
would strike the big brewery which had
been built by Scranton capitalists with
lightning and had his prayer answered.
The South Fork Fire Brick Com
pany has been organized at Johnstown,
composed OF Edward a. Barry, man
ager, treasurer and secretary, OF Johns
town: w. l. Stineman. OF South Fork,
president: n. a. Loper. OF Johnstown,
superintendent OF work; II. c. Slime
man. OF South Fork. and John NJ. Rose,
OF Johnstown. A FIRE brick plant Will,
be erected at South Fork at once. '
Thursday housekeepers OF Butler
were terrified bv the sudden appearance
OF a swarm OF flies or bugs that invaded
the houses and literally blackened the
floors and walls. they were so numerous.
The flies were long and slim and not
unlike young cockroaches in appearance
and in movement. After the first sweep
ing out OF the little pests they disap
peared as mysteriously as they came.
"Not guilty" was the verdict OF the
Jury. and Charles Robinson, the Spruce
creek telegraph operator. who riddled
with bullets the body OF John ONeil:
betrayer OF his wife, on the morning OF
January II, is free man. The Jury re-
tired at 10 O'Clock Friday morning and
at ) o'clock verdict was reached. At
first the Jurors stood nine for acquttal
and three for conviction.
A congregational vote in the irwin
Presbyterian Church resulted in the
members indorsing the efforts OF Bur-
CESS Rodgers 10 stop Sunday desecra-
ton. Sunday selling OF liquor and to
clean out the dives. A lively crusade
will be begun. The burgess threatens
to raid the colony Of foreign miners be-
cause OF their rowdyism.
The Midland Coal Company has be-
, gun the work OF opening mines on
Plum run. near Houstonville. Washing
ton county The mines will employ sew
.. eral hundred men The charter has been
secured for a railroad one mile in length
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