The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-08-22
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED
PENSIONS GRANTED.
Large huckoborry Crop In Cleeiiicd coun'y.
Fakir Narrowy Escapes Lynching.
VIC atsd Mining Laws.

Among pensions granted last week
were: Mary /. BARLEY. New Castle,
So; Sarah Baterbaugl. Indiana. SIG: Il J.
ward S. Alexander, dead. Caysville, $40;
William b. Durbin, Brownsville. $fa.
Eli Johnston Harold, $i7; John Smath-
ers. Brookvillc. $I7; Anna Maria Alex
antcr, Claysville; So, Peter Christman,
Braddock. SIz; Joshua Noland. Mount
Union, $I7; Robert c. Borland. Rem
frcw. $S minors of Jesse G.. Wood,
Homestead $r6;Mathias Bankert, dead,
Williamsburg, Sf2; Philip Stifier. Bcr-
niger. So; James l.. Smith, Evans City,
So; Lorilla ID. Lewis, Conneautvlle, So;
Henry Nj. Lane, Kittanning $i2.
The large fre-clay works OF the Dun
bar Fire Brick Company. at Ambleside,
has been sold to Frank Handy. The
purchase includes the minerals under 80
acres of ground.
The hucklcbcrry season on the "bar-
rens." east OF Penfield. has closed and
probably the largest crop yet has been
gathered. For a month past teams and
big wagons filled with pickers OF both
sexes and all ages, have daily visited the
"barrens.' and after picking a day or
more have come away with wagon loads.
AT least I,5oo bushels have been brought
out and found ready sale at 10 cents per
quart. The banner load had 20 bushels
worth over $50.
Wciblcy, Port Royal, $io: Addison Will
son, New Brighton, $751; William Ben
nington, Monongahela, $f2; Joseph Nc
Gregor, Manorvillc. $40; Martin s.
Sherwood, Edinboro, $12; Julia A. Hof-
man. Beech Creek. $S Joseph Good
man, Huntingdon, $S Hezekiah II.
Blair. Phiipsburg, $40; Patrick Burk,
Hollidaysburg. So; Margaret Walker.
Apollo, SS; Sabilla c. Lucas, Leechburg,
Stoneboro, Mercer county, was visit
ed by a storm OF terrible violence Mon
day evening. The property damaged
amounted to about $4,000 An icehouse
OF 2,ooo tons capacity, at the side of the
lake, was blown down and the elevators
OF the Chautauqua Ice Company are Il
total wreck. The coal shutes at the
mines were destroyed and will have TO
be rebuilt.
The Mckee Bros. glass works OF
Jeanette, operated by the National
Glass Company, OF Pittsburg. is reach
ing out, the latest addition to the plant
being an additional story which will be
added to the mould shop. The contract
was let to the Jeanette Planning Mill
Company The addition will be OF brick
and iron, and will cost in the neigh
borhood OF $4,000.
These charters have been granted:
The Welsboro and Gaines Telephone
Company OF Tioga and Potter counties.
capital $1,000; the Dccarbonated Lime
and Stone Company Waynesboro, cap
ital $4,000; a. r. Cadia Coal Com
pany Clcarfield. capital $1,000 Hancs
Flint Bottle Company, Smethport, cap
i,al $4,000.
John w. Burger, a well-known farni-
er, near Erie. was found dying in his
buggy Saturday night from the effect CT
a pistol shot in the head He had been
shot while driving along the road and
his body fastened to the buggy seat with
a strap. He died without gaining con-
sciousness. There is no clue to the
identity OF his assailants.
The Pittsburg Wall Paper Company.
now located at New Brighton, is the
largest concern OF its kind in the world,
and is q monument to the enterprise of
Pittsburg capital. The firm occupies two
buildings, each two stories high and 400
feet long. Over 400 men arc employed.
The capacity OF the works is 100000
rolls OF wall paper annually.
Thirteen new coal mines are now be-
ing opened in Cambria county. The
Berwind- White Company is opening d
new shaft near Windber. the Webster
Company is opening one at Ehrcnied
and the Stineman Company is having
two new shafts opened at South Fork.
The remainder OF the new mines are in
the northern part OF the country.
A s,roo, fot.;- au~apaI ixr..i,
ing at Dubois at the hands OF furi-
ous mob He was working the pres
ent' game and cleaned up large sum
before the crowd Caught on" The mob
pulled him from his wagon. kicked hin}l
about the street and might have kille
the man but for the timely arrival OF u
police,
Thomas Dittcral, aged IS years,
employed at the Chewton lime,
quarries at New Castle. stripping
a cavein occurred and several ton
earth fell on him. He was dug ou
workmen. Death had been instanta
Gus, for there was not a whole bone a
his body.
Several thousand temperance workers
OF Lawrence county held a mass meet
ing at Walton park, New Castle Tues
day, to devise methods OF solving the
liquor question. Addresses were made
and resolutions passed declaring the in
tention OF the organization OF waging
an active campaign.
At Rochester the banking house of
John Conway & Co. was entered, but
only about SIS in pennies was secured.
A hole had been drilled in the safe used
by the bank and the combination bro
ken. At this point the thieves seem 70
have been frightened away The money
secured had been left outside the safe.
About 700 people attended the Vog,n
family reunion near Sandy Lake. gath
ering OF one OF the Oldest families in this
section. Conspicuous among the speak
ers were Frank Vogan, Prof l.. r.
Eckles. OF Sandy Lake. and Prof. J. c.
Cannon, OF New Castle. Four genera
tons were represented in the gathering.
Owing to quarrel over the proposed
location OF schoohouse, three school
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