The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-10-17
EEYd5lE STATE NEWS CONDENSED
PENSIONS GRANTED.
Revolutionary Tragedy commemora,od by a
Stately monumont--Faye,te County
Hoiross Eiind Unbalanced.

$I2; William f. Allen, Dayton, So;
Martha ]. Carver. Braddock, So; John
X. Stump, Miiilintown, $40; minor Of
Joseph Behc Carroltown, $40; Mary
Rodgers, Chicora, So; Austin c. Fish,
Freeport, SI7; Richard Kennedy, Can
onsburg, Si2; Peter s. Young, Elder
ton. $I7; Hiram Qualk. Coal Center,
$40; Hamilton Jacobs, Duquesne SO;
Lewis Hcnshew, Chcora. Sfo; Anna NJ.
Morgan, New Haven, So; Maria Lau
denslager, Lewistown, So; Sarah Pan,
Monongahela, s..
A handsome monument to mark the
site OF Jenkins Fort, one OF the Revolu-
tionary dcienses OF historic Wyoming.
was dedicated recently at Pittston. The
monument consists OF two fine blocks
OF native conglomerate taken from the
Spring Brook quarries. The larger Of
the two blocks weighs five tons and
bears on its face an aluminium plate with
the following inscription: This stone
marks the site OF Jenkins Fort, one of
the Revolutionary defenscs OF Wyoming
against the invasion OF the British In
dians and Tories constructed 1776, burn
ed 1873. Erected by Dial Rock Chap
ter, Daughters OF the American Revo-
luton, October IL, 1900. May the sacri-
fees and sufferings OF patriot ancestry
be ever remembered by their descend
ants"
The reunion OF the One Hundred
and Fortieth Regiment, Pennsylvania
volunteers held recently at Waynes
burg, was the most successful gathering
ever held by the association. The off
GERS elected for the ensuing year are:
w. S. Shalenberger, second assistant
postmaster general. president; Chaplain
]. l. Millken. Of the Western penten
tiary, secretary; A. G. White, OF Beav-
er, treasurer; vice presidents, Joseph
Moody Beaver Captain |, NJ. Ray, Al
legheny, and ID. n Pry Burgettstown.
The next meeting OF the association will
be held at Rochester on the second
Tuesday of October, 1901.
Information has been received at
Lancaster that David Dare, formerly OF
Lancaster county, and who has been
wanted by the authorities for some
Egypt, where he is the president OF a
railroad. Some years ago Dare start
ed bank at San Diego, Cal, and OBJ
tanned great many subscriptions Tor
stock from persons in the East, after
which, il is alleged, he disappeared.
Efforts will be made to bring Dare to
this country
Judge Johnson, of Media. who presii-
ed over the trial Of the five councilmen
and three agents for brick companies
who were convicted during the May
term of court for conspiring to defraud
the borough of Shamokin in street i'm
provement contracts, has refused to
grant a new trial to the defendants. The
eight men were each sentenced to i'm
prisonment for four months and to pay
fine OF $3.50. The sentence will he
appealed.
The new Petersburg extension OF the
Pennsylvania railroad, running from
Mt Etna to Petersburg, has been
thrown open to traffic. 1t is anticipat-
ed that work will soon be begun on the
Portage extension OF the same railroad.
the completion OF which will give the
Pennsylvania an independentroute down
the eastern slope OF the Alleghenics
through Hollidaysburg, and will shorten
the distance by rail 10 miles between
Philadelphia and Pittsburg
The city of New Castle has made
probably the largest increase OF any
place in the country in the past ten
years. Its population in 1000. as stated
by the census office. is 1850. against
600 in 1890, an increase OF 1879, or
I44,3 per cent. The population by
wards is as follows: First, 1928; Sec
ond, 3,oI2; Third, 4,sIS; Fourth, 45IS;
Fifth, 4Io3; Sixth, 7,7o6; Seventh, g.
62o; Eighth. 2,45S,
A fine piece of ground along Jacobs
creek, Fayette county, is to be convert
ed into a game preserve by the Jacobs
| Creek Oil Company, which was recently
organized to take up big tract OF land
rich in timber and minerals. The pre-
serve, which contains 2,Ioo acres, will
be stocked with pheasants, rabbits and
wild turkeys.
Leopold Gout, a young Mexican. "a
years old, was instantly killed by bull
lee from revolver held by Daniel Del
! Vale, Cuban, 10 years old. The lads
were students at the Lehigh preparatory
school at Bethlehem. The revolver was
accidentally discharged as they were ex-
! amining it.
DR.. Crawford Irwin. distinguished
member OF the medical fraternity Of Cen
! trail Pennsylvania for half a century and
| president OF the State Medical Society
in 1875 and 1876. died at Hollidaysburg
late Sunday night, aged 70 years. He
was a ruling elder of the Presbyterian
Church for 81 years and frequently serv-
ed as dele gate to synods and assemblies
OF the faith.
The Sharon Steel Company will put
force OF 400 men at work in a few
days building new railroad from their
works in South Sharon TO Leesburg,
Mercer county. where their coal mines
are located. The track will be 20 miles
long and will cost $4,000. The line
will touch at Bethel, New Wilmington
and Volant.
A large pipe organ, the gift of An.
drew Carnegie. was formally presented
to the Methodist congregation ofPun&1,
sutawney Friday.
Andrew J. ReiShard dropped dead il
field on his farm in Bedford. county,
while husking corn. He was aged 72
years.
The Erie City Iron Company. one of
the largest manufacturers OF stationa
engines in the world sustained a