The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-07-25
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED
PENSIONS GRANTED.
Farmer wisIays 81, ,000-Thinks He Has Dis.
covered a Copper Mine-Now Mail Ser
vice In Washington County.

lIdilNi -hNi~ihNt hDOiOs yOt ffiCkduutI
p. Zimmerman, Bakerstown, So; Samuel
I. Dougherty,. Reynoldsyile. So; Jacob
Nez, Houtzdale, So; Solomon Smith.
dead. West Brownsville, $I2; Jacob L.
Brailler, Lewisburg. $50; Philip S. Bar
nett, Penfeld, So; David Fink, Beaver
Valley, $40; John d. Bratton, Osceola
Mills So; David w. Sutherland, Pleas
antvile, Sr2; Isaac Prescott Etna, sI2;
William c. Lowry, Indiana, $40; Alex
ander Berwick, Dravosburg. So; Robert \
b. Womersiey, Frecport. So; John Gray /
son, Carnegie, So; Edward Shelters
burgh, Girard, So; Joseph Otto, Beaver,
Falls. Sl2; William Boyd. Smiths Ferry,(
$Io; Robert Nj. Musser, Philipsburg, So;
Benjamin T. Cook, Beaver Falls, s.;
Wilson J. HARRISON, Indiana, SI2; John
NJ Shirk, Meadvile, SIo; Frederick
Weige, Zelienople, $40; Sarah +. Feter,
Lewstown, So.
The insurgent faction OF the Junior
Order OF United American Mechanics
is gratified with the action of the Dat
phin county court in the matter OF the
proceedings in contempt against the efs-~}
GERS OF the State council for violating an
order OF the court regarding the en-
| forcement OF the per capita tax. The
court ruled that the State council Off
GERS were guilty OF contempt, and add
ed: The court, however. taking into
consideration the circumstances under |
which the same was done, does order j
and adjudge that the respondents pay
all the costs incurred in this proceeding
within ten days, and that thereupon the
rule be discharged.
Frank Simmons, resident OF Con-
nelsville, owns a small piece Of land
about mile southeast OF that city, at
the foot OF the Chestnut Ridge, at
which, when attempting to open a coal
vein, an ore was found which is thought ]
to be that Of copper. The owner is
reticent regarding his find, and is hav-
| ing assays made with a view OF de-
termining the value and quality of the !
ore. The location is near what is sup
posed TO have been a mine operated for
metals in the early days OF Fayette
county by the Indians.
Harvey Henderson, a farmer of
Franklin township Fayctte county, drew
$4,000 from Dawson bank and stuck II
in his pocket He forgot about they
money until some time after he got
home, and then it was missing. The
lost money was sought for all over
Dawson, Vanderbilt and the roads tra-
versed. Henderson went home and
found the money where he had laid it |
for safe keeping.
An automobile in the service OF Uncle
Sam for the carrying Of mail on the old
National pike between Washington and
Brownsville promises to be the latesty
innovation in Washington county, as !
result of the rural free mail delivery
service. Congressman Z. F. Acheson
has made application to the postoffice
department for an automobile for this
| a.,I H. = .t, he ,.,,tI
be able to secure it, having been assur-'
ed of the fact.
The Waynesburg Pa.) school board
has sold $4,000 worth OF bonds to the
Citizens National bank OF Waynesburg
the borough bonds, $4,000, have been
sold to Farson, Leach & Co., of New
York, at a premium OF $I,274. This,
makes a total of $4,000 worth OF 4 per
cent borough and school bonds, sold 1T
a premium Of $1,000
Berry pickers found the badly decom-
posed body of an apparently middle
aged man in the woods just north 1T
Scranton Sunday. A letter found in
the coat pocket bore the address: will
lam P. Lukens. Crumlynne, Delaware
county, Pa" The advanced state of
modification indicated that the man had
been dead about two months.
At II o'clock Sunday night a paraso1(
was found on the edge OF the Ontario
& Western trestle at Dickson City, and
30 feet below were discovered a mani
dead and a woman dying. Before'
death came to the latter she mumbled
that her name was Jane Edwards, of
Olyphant.
w. p. Mitchell and force Of men
are now running the exterior lines Of
the lands recently purchased for forestry
purposes and which said tracts are now
known as the Hopkins reservation.
lands are in Clinton, Centre and Ca2|
or counties. The work is being
under the directions OF the State
cstry reservation commission.
require four or five months to coi
the survey.
The farmers OF Canal township,
ango county, are much alarmed
the presence OF panther in that neil
borhood. The animal, which has beeA
seen by several persons, has been
carrying off sheep for month past.
Residents will not allow their children
to venture off their farms. The ANIMAL
lives in a lense wood.
Alter T ierruling motion to stay seal
tence AID for tiial because OF insuffi-\
cheney OF evidence, and because OF mis-'
conduct OF jurors in the case OF William
Horner, OF Steubenvlle. who was found
guilty of murder in the first degree for
killing his wife, Judge J. A. Mansfield
sentenced Homer to the penitentiary
for life this evening.
The Dauphn county court has grant
ed an order that the Commonwealth re-
build the bridge across the Clarion riv-
er, in Clarion county, the viewers hav-
ing recommended its erection, charter
OF the structure and the estimated cost
OF the bridge, $4,000, which was con-
frmed by the court.
Work has begun on Westmorcand
county trolley system to connect the
towns OF Connellsville Uniontown,
Sco.tdale, Mt. Pleasant, West Newton
and Mckeesport.
| The NenangO Traction Company of