The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-12-12
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED
PENSIONS GRANTED.
Tafenium Has an Industrial Goon-7ofn and
Contents Desireycd-A Washington
County hino { osod Indefinitely.


Samuel Schrcongesh, Dayton. $i2;
Adam Sides. Blairsvile So; William
Reed, Bellcionte, $i7; Steele Hunter
Bellefontc, S12 Emanuel Kurt, Cora
opolis, So Samuel b. Laird. Coal Ce1
ter, SI2; Catherine Gesner, Berlin, So;
Susan McGowan, West Elizabeth, So.
The Pittsburg Coal Company has post
ed notices at the recently pnrchascd
White coal mine. near Washington,
stating that the mine will be closed in
definitely in few days. The White
mine is one of the oldest in that dis
trict. and has. with one exception, been
operated steadily for a long period.
The committee in charge oi raising
the $4,000 to locate the Penn Plate
Glass Company plant at Irwin, is meet
ing with considerable success. and al
ready over onc-third OF the required
sum has been subscribed.
The large barn OF Murray Simpson,
near Huntingdon, was burned, with
three horses. two cows, 900 bushels OF
wheat, 600 bushels OF oats. 90 tons of
/ hay and large quantity OF agricultural
| implements. The loss is $1,000: insur-
ancc. S37oo. lncendiarism is suspected
The fact that work will be started
/ shortly on the new steel mill at Taren-
| tum has caused property boom in the
/ town and monied residents are planning
/ TO erect a number or new dwellings.
/ The mill is to be a large concern cm-
| ploying about 500 men. II is reported
that a large tin plate plant will also be
| erected
The city OF New Castle will lsl; the
| coming Legislature 10 pass a law em
/ powcring municipalities 10 compel tele
graph. telephone light and power COM
panics to place their wires in conduits
+ constructed by the municipalities. II
will also ask the Legislature to empow-
cr cities to levy tax upon wires SO
placed.
Rev. !. 6. Hahn. OF New Kcnsingto1,
! failed to appear in court at Greens
burg when his suit for defamation oi
character against the officers OF the
First Presbyterian church OF New Ken
sington was called and non-sut was
granted.
AT Titusyile the Elm Street schools
have been closed to prevent the spread
OF diphthcria in that section OF the
city. Eleven cases have been reported
to the board OF health. three OF which
have already resulted fatally.
Mine inspector Dltln anu lnt WIN
Creek Coal Co. are censurcd by he
coroner's jury for an improper system
OF ventilation. The inquest was on sew
en- victims OF the Mountain mine eX-
plosion.
Mrs. Shrum, oi Latrobe. was in the
act OF blowing out the light when the
oil ignited and exploded the lamp. Her
two daughters ran to her assistance and
all three were badly burned before as
sis.ancc arrived.
Fifteen thousand acres OF coal land
in Brothers Valley township, Somerset
county, were purchased last week by
New York syndicate. There Is great
activity in Somerset county and much
railroad building is projected.
Eliza Patterson has secured $3 zoo
damages at Uniontown, against the
Cambria Steel Company for damages TO
her farm through the removal OF coal
which permitted the surface to sink,
Three months in prison for man
slaughter was the sentence in the case
of II. L. Sollenberger and Harry
Sheets, Philadelphia faith curists, who
tried to cure an infant, which died later.
Ralph Osneider IS years OF age, acci-
dentally shot himself while hunting
near Oil City, and is at the hospital,
where it is thought that he has little
chance OF recovery.
Preparations are being made to start
three more blast furnaces at Sharon
and Sharpsvile. Nearly 500 hands will
be given employment by the resump-
tions.
Washington county farmers say the
Il :,
expensive, the half mile costing 81 800,
and that it would bankrupt the township
to build all its roads at such cost.
A b. & O. freight train whose crew
had lost control OF it, dashed into other
rolling stock at Hyndman, wrccking six
engines and several cars. No one was
hurt.
A charter has been granted TO the
Warren & Sheffield Street Railway
Company, capital stock 100000 to build
a line II miles long from Glade Run,
Warren county.
Safe robbers attacked the safe in Car.
nahan & Co.'S mill, at Apollo. Before
the charge was exploded they were driy-
en- away. Harry Carnahan and c. III.
Arb were injured in the face and hand
while getting the explosive out.
The postoiioe at Badger, Lawrence
county, will be discontinued on Deccm-
Der a. owing to the establishment ci
a rural free delivery route in that sec
.ion.
According 10 the report OF Mine In
spector Davis ~ acci1ents occurred N
the fifth anthracite district during the
year up to December L
The Carnegie library promised to
Connellsvillc will be built at once at a
cost OF $4,000, the town to shoulder
the cost OF maintenance.
A new National bank Is to be organ
lied at Natrona. 1t will be known as
the First National bank OF Natrona and
will have a capital Of $4,000,
The Pennsylvania Military academy 4,
Chester has been closed Oh account oi
scarle. fever scare.
The will OF Col, James NJ. Bennett