The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-02-14
KEYSTONE state NEWS CONDENSED
MORE COAL DEALS.
suii Has Been Brought Against Bondsm,n Of
Ex.Couniy Treasurer Hershsy-Jugsl,d
a Bottle OF Dynamite.

ICspoIslDlc lOI luC SnpItdBCs lnc mat
ter will come TIP at the March term OF
court for argument.
The following pensions were granted
last week: w. T. Wilson, Indiana, 50;
Michael Miller Widnoon, Armstrong,
$I4; Elizabeth Opahman, Pittsburg,
SS Sarah Sanders, Williamsport, IS;
William T. Taylor. Leasdale, 50;
George T. IIaddin, dead. Johnstown,
Sr2 Nancy c. Haddin, Johnstown, IS;
Barbara Hauscr, Linden, IS; Charles
w. Wallace, Connellsvile, sly; Robert
A. Boal, Beaver Falls, 50; William
Achcson, Pttsburg, $S; John r. Mack
lay, Edgewood Park 50; Chadwick
Winnings, Kane. So Thomas Robson,
Pittsburg, 50; Charles A. Crassel, Ale
gheny, So; Robert Bennett, dead, Brad
dock 50 to $I2; Samuel J, Elgin, Salts
burg, 50 to $40; William A. Kuhns,
Frceport 50 to So; Lizzie NJ. Jacobs,
Center Hall. So; Christina James,
Johnstown, $S;Corydon w. Baybrooks,
Greenfield, 50; Charles c. Mooney,
Milesgrovc, 50; Joseph A. Kerbey, Allie
gheny. So; Thomas German. Mines,
$40; David T. Zimmerman, Johnstown,
$40; John Barnes. Munhav, So; Harvey
!. Coleman, Herricksvillc, sig; William
K. Moran Altoona. 81; Lue NJ. Bird,
Franklin, So; William II. Ramsey, Nor
ristown, $I2; Joseph II. Lutz, Mahoney
City, 50: John f. Reed, New Alcxan-
dria, 50; David r. Palmer, New Will
mngton, SO; John Boyer, Conshohock-
en- 50; George Barnett, Rankin, So;
Eli Farquhar, East Bethlehem. SO; Sam
uel Gordon. Reed, 50. William /. Wal
lis. Sharon, SO; George Drcllingcr,
Chambersburg, 50; Jacob w. Ream,
dead, Johnstown, SI2; John Gregg,
Monroeton, SI7: George Grumbling,
Johnstown. $Io; James Caldwell, Hick-
ory. So; James NJ. Crawford, Becks
Mills. So. William Kecner, Danville, 81;
Benjamin McKillips. Patterson. SI2;
John Miller, Butler, $40; Jacob b.
Stalb. Hastings, SI7; Louise Horton,
Mansfield. $S; Libbie Mclaughlin, Oil
City, So; Martha Haincs. Graysvillc, So.
John c. Dougal, accused OF sheep
stealing in the West Alexander region,
| Washington county, was sentenced by
| Judge Taylor to twenty months in Riv-
crside pcnitentiary. Dougal pleaded
! guilty to the charge before the grand
! jury and was at once taken before the
court for sentence. The arrest OF Dou-
| gal occurred two weeks ago and was
responsible for the murder OF George
McCammon. Dougal implicated no one
in his confession before the court. lie
said he had stolen over 100 head OF
sheep since last fall and had been in no
other business. He took the sheep from
the sheds at night and had them taken
to Wheeling, where he had previously
arranged to dispose OF them.
An engineer was blown from his cab
by an explosion OF a cylinder head on
the locomotive Wednesday, and that
saved his life. The engine was used in
the construction OF the new Smithfcld
& Masontown railroaod and was going
at a moderate speed when the explosion
occurred. Pieces OF metal and bolt;
were hurled through the cab and passed
through where the engineer was sitting
when he was blown out OF the engine
second before, escaping with severe
shaking up and some bruises.
While cutting timber on his farm ncai
Polk Saturday afternoon, John Russel
was struck across the neck and shou
ders by falling tree and pinned to tht
ground. The tree was large and Rus
sell suffered terribly, until his assistant
boy chopped through the tree and re
leased him. Even after this was &C
complishcd he lay on the snow 10
some time until a conveyance could b
procured to take him home. His recov
cry is doubtful.
Mrs. Joseph G.. Mognet, near Sails
bury, Somerset county. sold her nm
farm to the Continental Coal Company
operating in that section, for SI3,ooc
Henry J. Wimoth, engaged in the Goa
business in the same section, will ereC
rs houses. S. d. Lvengood and J. i
Nauglc sold to Ehlent Reed, Baltimore
coo acres OF coal near Cassclmai
, Somerset county, which they will deNel
op at once.
{ The State medical examining boar
/ reports the result OF its investigation il
to the charges that the questions for tn
. sem-annual examination for licenses
practice medicine and surgery in Penn
sylvania last June at Philadelphia an
Pittsburg were known to several appl
cants prior to the examinations. Ih
board decided that hereafter the que'
tons shall not be printed.
hudson Fields awaiting trial for hors
stealing; Joseph Taylor, for ielonlot
shooting. and James Carson, for bu
glary. escaped from the county jail ;
New Castle Tuesday night by cuttin
through the roof and climbing down
telegraph pole, They got out OF the
cells by unscrewng bolt holding Il
lock. Six other prisoners claim tn
they heard nothing. The iail had ju
been remodelcd and was thought to
| doubly secure.
The county commissioners OF Fayet
county have refused the petition OF Il
citizens OF Connellsvlle for the condcr
nation of the new toll bridge just cree
ed by the Youghogheny Bridge Cor
pany and make the same free. The pr
cecdings were brought under the a
OF May S, 1900.
The borough council of Mt, Pleasa
has granted the Connellsville & Unlol
town Electric Railway COMPANY rig
, OF way through the borough. I'll
company pays S2,ooo for the privilet
and promises to have the line in oper
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