The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-09-05
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED
PENSIONS GRANTED.
Washington County Banker Found Guilty oi
Embezz zement--sholby Tube Co.
Plant 10 be Rebuilt.


Salisbury, $40; William Stewart. Port
Royal, $Io; Abraham Goss, Philipsburg,
81; Thomas +. McCarty, Conneaut-
vile, So Lindsey Curric, Cheswick.
SIC; Alexander c. Miller, Apollo, $40;
Aaron Eakman, Export, $io; James
Stitt, Natrona, 50; David A. Coons, Gal
litzin, $Io; Mary A. Rose, Oakmont,
s.; Mary Z. Lingenfelter, East Free
dom, So; Edwin Girish, Beaver, 50;
James a. Morrow. Pitcairn, $io; Lem
uel p Worden, Meyersburg, $r7; Eden
Hutchison, Philipsburg, s.; Mary ].
Odell, Mansfield, $I2.
After the refusal of the supervisors OF
South Strabane township, Washington
county, to build the sample road near
the county home, under the direction
OF the government, George w. Came
ron,, c. M. Berry and w. M. Davis,
farmers OF the same township, met and
agreed to accept the proposition of the
government for sample road, the ex-
pense to be met by private subscription
Arrangements have been completed
for the removal of three sheet mills OF
the Republic Iron and Steel Company
from Sharon to Vandergrift
The Sharon works OF the National
Steel Company is engaged on the con
tract OF turning cut 1000 tons of st.sl
blooms for Germany. A movement is
on foot TO increase the size OF the town.
Allegheny College, Meadvlle. is 20
have an observatory, .the gift Of Mrs
Mary NJ. Newton, of Batavia ILL.,.
whose husband was a student there in
the '4os.
Joseph Kelly who lives on the farm
OF the late Sabina Beer, near Madison,
Westmorcland county in whose house
was found $4,000 in cash in an old
chest a week ago. made another find
OF about hall peck OF gold silver aud
paper money which was secreted in an
old chimney and which will aggregate
as much il not more than that found
week ago in the old chest.
Collins Hamilton, who. has served half
OF his 90 years in prison and who was
but recently released from the Western
Penitentiary, has again run athwart the
law, having just been arrested for rob
bing and beating an aged farmer Will
liam Rinkle, who lives on Laurel Hill,
above Laughlinstown, Westmoreland
county, where Hamilton has lately been
living. close to his old haunts.
Mahle Walder, of Pymatuning town
ship. Mercer county, was awakened the
other night by peculiar noise in her
bed. She awakened her father and upon
investigation discovered a garter snake
about Id inches long coiled UP in one NJ
the springs. Ii is supposed the repile
crawled up the vines at the side OF the
house and then dropped into her room.
State Treasurer Barnett's report for
August shows a balance OF $6,527 1903 43
in the general fund and $2,252455oo in
the sinking fund. Col. Barnett has al
ready paid out about $4,000 of the
school fund appropriation for the cur
rent fiscal year. and he will begin next
week to distribute the fund at the rate
OF 100000 a month.
A company of farmers has been or.
ganized for the purpose OF developing
coal lands in the vicinity OF Georgetown
and Hookstown Beaver county Sew
cral test holes have been sunkcn, and
coal found which is said to be almost
il not quite as good as the Pittsburg
coal seam in such depth OF vein as 10
amply justify its development.
A sensation was created at Breakdown,
Venango county. by the arrest OF Rev.
c. L. Porterheld, pastor OF the Baptist
Church, on serious charge on the in
formation OF I6-year-old girl named
Goehring, a member OF Rev. Mr. Por-
terfeld's flock. Porterfeld is about 80
years OF age and has wife and two
children.
1t has been announced that the plant
OF the Danville Bessemer Company, ri
Danvillc, has been purchased by the
Lake Superior Iron and Steel Compa-
ny, OF Sault Ste. Marie, Canada The
steel rail mills will be dismantled and
the machinery shipped to the Canadian
works. The purchase does not include
the plate mill.
a lizard from the stomach OF Mrs. Mary
Saurborn, aged 65 years. Nearly year
ago, after swallowing some water, Mrs.
Saurborn felt the presence OF some for-
cign substance in her stomach. which
at intervals has caused intense pain. The
lizard was three inches long.
Officials OF the Shelby Tube Compa-
ny. whose plant was destroyed by fire
some weeks ago, have decided to .e-
build. 1t is the purpose OF the compa-
ny to expend from $500, 900 to S3oo,ooo
in the new plant which will be used IN
the manufacture OF novelties and spe'
cialties.
Marion thirsty, the lo-year-Old
daughter OF Frank Christy, Of Green
vile. has the distinction OF being the
only woman who has swan the Come.
aut lake The daring feat was watched
by large crowd OF people. For SC
minutes she battled with the waves.
The new mining community OF Ellis
worth has been made borough by the
court. being carved out OF a part Df
Somerset township, Washington county,
the decree OF the court being filed in
the Office OF the clerk of courts Tues
day.
Mrs. Grestner has brought suit against
Alexander McClain. late mine boss at
the Pttsburg Coal Company's mines a,
McGovern, Washington county, charg-
ing him with criminal negligence in
causing the death OF her husband early
IN Iulv.
Towns along the Kiskiminetas river
will be connected with Greensburg and
other Westmoreand county towns by
trolley line from Apollo tc Jeanette,
tt,a r,nbt of ,vav for ubich has heau