The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-08-15
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED
PENSIONS GRANTED.
ProhbiiIonlsts Nominate Their Ticket--im-
prisoned for Liie-New Coal Company
Incorporated - Other Items.

Pensions granted last week: Henry
Weibley, Port Royal, $Io; Addison Will
son, New Brighton, So; William Ben
nngton, Monongahela, SI2 Joseph Nc
Grcgor, Manorville, $40; Martin S.
Sherwood, Edinboro, $Ia; Julia A. Hoff-
man, Beech Creek, So; Joseph Good
man, Huntingdon, So; Hezekiah II.
Blair, Philipsburg, $40; Patrick Burk,
Hollidaysburg, $3; Margaret Walker,
Apollo, So; Sabilla c. Lucas, Leechburg,
Alderman Benjamin Leslie, Contrac-
tor William Mitchell, William A. Hall
and r. M. Allen, of New Castle, and
Benjamin Klinordlinger, OF Pittsburg,
composed a party that went fishing out
to Elliott's mills, in Slippery Rock town
ship, Lawrence county, last week. After
wading through swamp infested with
snakes they fell into cave that appeared
to be 100 feet long and infested with
snakes and bats. They escaped by an
old ladder and returning killed I9o rep
tiles.
A certificate Of incorporation has been
issued by the secretary OF state to .he
Tompkins Coal Co., OF Clifton, Mason
county, with $4,000 capital. The in
corporators are +. w. Tompkins, M. +.
Dresback, +. J. Kropp, Lewis James and
{. d. Honeywell, all OF Wilkesbarre,
Pa. The company is composed OF ex-
perienced coal producers, who have
taken a big tract of coal land on the
Ohio river, with the view OF opening
mines and operating them for shipment
by boat to lower river markets.
George NJ. Stanley. former treasurer
of the Economy building association,
was arrested and held in $4,000 bail on
the charge OF appropriating S32S5o9
| belonging to the association. The ar
rest was made at the direction of George
b. Woomer, who was appointed receiver
of the association last April. The short
ages had developed since the annual
statement on September 1, 1890, and do
not include an alleged shortage prior to
that date. Important books of the as
sociation, it is said, are missing and can
not be fonnd.
The faculty of the Indiana State nor
NAL school has undergone some
changes. The vacancy left by Miss
Mary MacMartin, the former musical
instructress. has been supplied by the
election of Mrs. Sawyer, OF Connells-
vile. Mrs. Sawyer has been teaching
at Carlisle. The vacancy left by Miss
Peabody who had charge Of the Ger
man and French classes, has been filled
by the election of Miss Salvage, New
ark, N. J., Vassar graduate. Prof.
Robertson returns after years absence
to the natural science department.
The Pennsylvania Oil Company has
obtained lease for the oil and gas ON
1000 acres OF land in Lebanon. Oregon
and Mount Pleasant townships, in
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600 and one-tenth OF the oil The com
pany has one year in which to begin
operations. The lease will embrace a
term OF 20 years and as long thereafter
as oil and gas shall be found in paying
quantities. Experts believe it will prove.
to be one Of the most valuable oil terri
tories in the State OF Pennsylvania.
A company of eastern capitalists is
taking options on extensive tracts of
timber land running from Ohio Pyle
back and including the Stewart estate, in
| Fayette county. The intention is to
make an enormous game preserve and
country club of it. The bidders are
said to be Philadelphia business men
and sportsmen. The tract includes the
famous Meadow run, one of the best
trout streams in the country.
| Della Gaines, aged IS years, Of Metz,
Marion county, died at the home of
Madame Schmalzer, Wheeling. Three
physicians had attended her, and it is
announced that she died from blood poi
soning caused by malpractice. She was
brought to the Schmalzer house by
man who gave the name OF ]. M. Low
ry, OF Pittsburg, and who is supposed 10
be an oil man. The police are making
a search for Lowry.
The Prohibition party OF Blair coun-
! ty, which numbers an exceptionally
large voting part of the population, has
come out with an urgent address re-
questng all members OF the party /
support their own ticket and platfor1
at the coming general election, and
extend no aid whatsoever to any iT
pendent political movements.
While making excavations for S,
west OF Union station, at Pittsburd
workmen came upon large quaint
heavy sawed timber, put in place N
years ago in building canal lock. IN
timber was in almost perfect state D.
preservation. though it must have been
underground for fully rs years.
The remaining part OF the old Clark
farm, west OF Washington, has been sold
to T. G.. Allison for $4,000, The real
purchasers are Jonathan Allison, John
w. Donnan and ]. r. Kuntz, Jr., the
largest shareholders in the Gordon Land
Company 1t is said the company will
locate a number OF mills on this plot
B, F. Ramage, farmer near Edge
cliff, Wcstmoreland county, was fatally
stabbed by John Shannon. Ramage has
charge OF several farms belonging to the
| Oil Well Supply Company and Shannon
was employed by him as a laborer. The
assailant escaped.
Joseph Bolts, OF Wayne c. H., was
shot and killed near Kenova by Bob
Meek. The men ouarreled at a picnic
on July A. and when they met Thursday
night the trorble was renewed The
murderer attempted to escape. but was
soon captured.
The Claysville school board balloted
12 times in the effort to elect principal
for the public schools. but failed. There
| ara three conL,Jatoc