The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-06-27
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED
PENSIONS GRANTED.
California Pioneers Association Annual Re.
union-A New Coal Company to 0pcr.
ate Along the Allegheny River.

lhomaS wheeler, Indiana, Sl4; fletcn-
er f. Chalfant, Brownsville, $40; Sam
uel Greelman, Williamsburg, So; Samuel
Burkhart, West Newton, SI7; Thomas
]. Korsteter, Franklin S24; Adolphus
Lavine, Sharon, $24 Elizabeth Kearn-
ey, Monongahela, s.; James NJ. Camp
bell, West Elizabeth, $I2; Charles Sny-
der, St. Marys, So; Daniel Schoonover,
West Franklin, SIo; George +. Lukens,
Rochester. SO; Samuel c. Hill, Blairs-
vile, So; Eliza Campbell, West Elizabeth,
So; Francis Powell, Rural Valley, So;
Lewis Martin, West Freedom, SI7;
Michael Hutzel, Sand Patch, $Io Ben
jamin Henderson, Elderton, So; Dennis
McSweeney, Indiana, $I2; John A. Muir
ray Beaver Falls, $S Samuel w. Pryor,
Pleasantville, So; minor of John Z.
Canister, Etna, $40; Rhoda Eshenbaugh,
Rochester, So.
Noble r. Sanford and Jesse II. San
ford, of Carnegie, formerly the owners
OF the Moon Run Coal Company, have
purchased 1000 acres of Washington
county coal lands from James A. Phil
lips, OF West Brownsville, at S275 an
acre. The property lies along the Mo-
nongahela river, near Fredericktown,
and eight miles above Brownsville. The
value OF the property is shown in the
fact that Mr.. Phillips realized about
SI68,ooo on his investment The coal
from the Sanford tract will reach the
market by way Of the river, excellent ia
cilities being present for shipping.
Crops and fruit were greatly dam
aged throughout Ligonier valley Mon
day afternoon by the heaviest hail storm
that has visited that section for years.
The storm was accompanied by heavy
thunder and lightning and number OF
buildings were struck. The residence
Of Frank McConaughey. OF Ligonier,
was considerably damaged by the light
ming and several members OF the family
injured.
Frank Brown, an engineer on the
Pittsburg, Youngstown and Ashtabula
railroad, had both legs amputated in
wreck some time ago, caused by the air
hose being defective and the train run
ming wild. Brown brought suit for dam
ages against the company and the case
was settled by his accepting a voucher
for $4,000. the company paying all
costs. Brown is a resident OF Mahon-
ingtown
A new coal company, to be known rs
the Allegheny Coal Company, has been
organized by Pittsburg and Cleveland
capitalists. About 1000 acres of land
along the Allegheny river. from Hitc
to Springdale, has recently been option
ed through Magistrate Charles Uhling-
or, OF Hitc, and it is expected that all
arrangements will be made for active
operations to begin about July IS.
The annual reunion OF the California
BIOnpprS AGgnrt1ttnn hal NJ
Ponce de Leon springs. near Meadville,
Friday. The membership of the asso-
citation is composed OF men who left this
section between the years I84o and 1852,
and journeyed to California to dig Tor
gold. The address was delivered by
James Sheakley, of Grecnville, ex-gov-
ernor of Alaska.
A new rival to the kissing bug is do
ing lively business at Pottsville. The
insect resembles the kissing bee in form,
but is only about as large as a honey
bee. A score OF persons have been bit
ten within the past few days. The bite
produces excessive itching and in
fammaton, followed by a great SWELL
ing OF the injured part.
A cable from Skibo castle, Scotland,
announces Andrew Carnegie's willing
ness to erect a public library in Hunt
ingdon at cost OF $4,000, provided the
citizens will guarantee $4,000 annually
for its maintenance. A petition will be
presented at the next meeting OF councils
asking that the offer be accepted.
Three Italians held up Pauline How
ard and Juliet Conner. of Uniontown
near New Salem, Friday. One of the
rufians reached for Miss Howard's
purse when Miss Conner dealt him a
blow with the butt OF whip. knocking
him down. She then whipped up the
horse and escaped.
James Pettigrew. one of the best
known men in the eastern portion OF
Armstrong county, committed suicide
by hanging himself in the barn at his
home. Mr.. Pettigrew was about to be-
come entangled in long civil suit
and was brooding over the affair.
The timers at the Humbert plant Of
the American Tin Plate Company at
Connellsville, struck because one mem
Der OF the wly-organized union had
been discharged, and, because OF an
over stock OF raw plate, the whole
plant had to be shut down.
Some time during the night thieves
broke into the store and postoffice at
Green Tree borough, and after breaking
open the money drawer in the store,
and finding nothing, they ransacked the
postofhce, securing about 81. so in small
change.
Arrangements have been completed
for the holding OF joint convention OF
the Central Luther league and the Sum
day School association of the Southern
Lutheran conference OF the Pittsburg
synod at Greensburg, on June 27 and
28.
Mrs. Nancy Carson, of Irwin. drop
ped dead of heart disease, aged about
70 years. She had been in her usual
health up until the moment OF her
death.
Samuel Fry, barber has been held
for court without bail by Justice Me-
Steen at Oil City, charged with having
caused the death OF Peter Moon, an oil
well driller, by scuffe on Nav Al.
The city council OF Sharon, has ac-
cepted proposition from the Sharon
Water Company to use 28 additional
Gre hydrants in the town, providing the
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