The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-07-11
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED
PENSIONS GRANTED.
Annual Meeting Of Pennsylvania State Teach.
ers' Associailon--Boy Has a Close
CaII-Minor Happenings.

Pensions granted last week: David
p. Stewart, Sharon, So; Henry Gordon,
Bellcfonte, $io; Henry Garland Lilly,
Sto; Alexander Adams, Sharpsville, $i2;
minor OF Adam X. Honick, Cumberland,
Si4 Elijah Bailey, West Newton, ST.;
James c. Wilson, Milan, SO; Charles IL.
Lytie, Mif1inburg, SI2; Daniel II.
Hawk, West Middlesex, $I2; Samuel
RibIett, Conemaugh, So; John s. Sloan,
New Bethlehem, $I2; John w. Paine.
sEi,tiann,ing sI,,tI,. Sl1i. John w,i,;l,, Malen'ine
Willard, Youngstown, $S; John Criton,
Kittanning, $40; Elizabeth Koutch, De-
haven, 81.
The Pennsylvania State Teachers
Association held its annual meeting at
Williamsport last week. The election
OF officers for the ensuing year resulted
as follows: President, Dr. ]. s. Stair,
lancaster first vice president, Col
wee president. ]. X. Speigcl, Westmorc-
Bradshaw. Philadelphia: secretary Dr.
J. =. McCaskey, LANCASTER; treasurer,
Prof -. S. Kock. Kutztown; executive
committee, Addison r. Jones, West
Chester; r. b. Tiotrich, Jefferson coun-
ty, Supt. r. T. Adams, Lebanon.
Albert Flowers, I2-year-old boy liv-
ing at Hermitage, Mercer county, had a
close call during thunderstorm. He
was standing with his hand upon pick
ct in woven wire fence. when he re-
ceived severe shock from a current
passing along the wire. The picket was
shattered, the boy being temporarily
paralyzed in the right arm and side, but
not dangerously injured.
Congressman T.. +. Acheson has re-
ceived word from the secretary OF agri-
culture, James Wilson. that road cX
pert will be sent into Washington coun-
ty within the next few weeks to build
a sample road according to the plans OF
the department. The road supervisors
of South Strabane township have agreed
to cooperate with the department in
having a sample road built in that town
ship. The object OF the department is
to construct a road which will be
guide or sample for farmers In
building this sample road, which will be
near the county home, the department
OF agriculture will furnish the expert
and the necessary machinery. and the
township the material and labor.
Mrs. Lizzie Craig. who resides near
New Alexandria, Westmorcland county,
has 'rattlesnake" flag which, it is
said, is the only one OF its kind in private
possession. The flag was carried by
Col John Proctor's regiment all
through the revolutionary war II is
composed of heavy crimson watered silk,
somewhat faded and is feet 4 inches
long by feet 10 inches wide In the
center of the blue field is painted rat
tlesnake of the natural color, coiled up
and in the attitude of striking, and hav
ing I.3 rattles erect, representing the IS
colonies. Below the snake, on yellow
scroll in large black letters is the mot
to, Don't tread on me-"
At Willow Grove, cigaret smoke,
blown from the mouth OF a man sitting
near him, caused the death OF Charles
krickaka, who was sitting in Willow
park grove and near him sat a man who
was smoking a cigaret A particularly
pungent cloud of the smoke unexpected
ly overwhelmed Krickaka. and he inhal-
ed a quantity of it. At once he began
coughing violently and the paroxysms
continued until blood vessel was rup-
tured. The man fell into a swoon and
in half an hour he died.
Samuel Thomas, aged 4S years, and
his son. James Thomas, lost their lives
on Saturday, while attempting to clean
an old well at Six Mile Run, Bedford
county. The son first went down into
the well and was overcome by black
damp, and the father, realizing the dan
ger. went down to his rescue, only to
meet the fate of his son. They were
not discovered until about two hours
aftcrward, but life was extinct.
. The school board and the citizens OF
North Sewickley township, Beaver
county are greatly worked up at pres
ent over the question OF adopting new
biographies in the schools OF that town
ship. No change has been made for 2S
years and some members OF the school
board and some OF the citizens think il
time something more modern was intro
duced into the schools there. while 9TH
ers think the old books good enough.
AT a meeting OF the State Live Stock
Sanitary Board presided over by Gov.
Stone, it was decided that no milch
cows hereafter detained at any State
quarantine by the agents OF the board
shall be returned to the owners without
the consent OF State Veterinarian Pear
son. the object being to prevent the
SPREAD OF tuberculosis,
Both the output and shipment OF Con-
nc!lsville coke increased last week. OF
TIE 2o,34r ovens in the region I6,4S3
were active and 1888 idle. The pro-
duction was 1855 tons, a gain over the
previous weeks production OF Io,3oI
tons. The shipments aggregated o,660
cars, an increase of 4S3 cars compared
with the shipments OF the previous week.
On the recommendation OF Congress
man Acheson, William Melvin, OF Bur-
geitstown, has been appointed 10 a clerk
slip in the census bureau at Washing
ton. ID. c. John E. Martin. of Bethany.
has also been appointed to a clerkship
on a recommendation OF Congressman
Dovener.
An explosion OF dynamite occurred
at the home OF Michael Ralo, Glas-
Cow The dynamite had been placed in
the kitchen stove for safe keeping and
exploded when fire was made to cook
breakfast. The house was wrecked,
but no person was seriously hurt.
Charles BURGESS. IT. only son OF n