The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-03-27
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED
PENSIONS GRANTED
Anti Saloon League Cfiicers Chosed--co.cp.
Grafton Glass Pant tor Jeanette Bank
robbers Convicted oil Murder.

Jackson, wesleyvlle, ss; Phoebe J
Roberts. Jefferson, SS; William G.
Leasty California, SS; John Il. McCart-
ney, Thomas, SS; George Staley. West
Newton. So; Abram L. Neff. Lilly. $l2;
Mary A. Brink, punXsutnwney, SO.
Allegheny college. Meadvillc. has
received from an unknown donor the
promise of $4,000 II $1i0.000 addl-
tiona is raised by January I. 1902.
This Is red-lctter day for this col.
lege. Three new buildings have al
ready been announced-the Newton
observatory, the Ford Memorial chapel
and the library building.
Matthew Law, an old and we'll
known farmer. died at his home In
Springfield township, Fayettc county.
Friday morning, aged 81 years. His
wife, Elizabeth. died two hours after
her husband They went to the same
church, their birthdays came on the
same day and they were never separ-
ated since their marriage many years
ago. They were buried In the same
grave on their own farm.
The annual convention of the Penn.
sylvania Anti-Saloon league. The fol
lowing officers were chosen: Presi
dent, Rev. Floyd w. Thompkins, Phila-
delphia; vice presidents, Dr. w. G.
Webb, Philadelphia; Rev. NJ. NJ.
Sheedy, Altoona; Mrs. Ella NJ. Watson
Pittsburg; treasurer, John NJ. Sayford
Harrisburg; secretary, Rev. j. ii.
Croft, Middletown.
Subpenas are being served on wit.
nesses and other preliminary steps
taken for the new trial of Samuel llaz
lett, of Washington. ut the May term
of the quarter sessions. There are
about 80 indictments against him.
charging embczzlement us u banker, In
receiving money on deposit when hG
knew he was insolvent.
Claude Morford aged IL: Fred Nor
ford, aged 13. and Howard Miller
aged 10. are dead from eating poison
Gus berries which they found on Win.
tergreen hill near Sharpsville. The
three boys We're found writhing on
the ground and died before their par.
ents could reach them.
A big gas well has been brought in
In the Waynesburg field by the Manu-
facturers Heat and Light Company
The driller who was working at the
cable when the gas was struck, had
his hand almost torn off by the cable
being jerked into the air and was
otherwise injured.
Three colored men, Robert Zones
and Thomas ana Massey Carter, were
taken to Uniontown from the Western
penitentiary, where they had served
eighteen months for robbery, and
granted n new trial on after-discover.
ed evidence. They were acquitted.
The congregation of the Catholic
church of the Immaculate Conception
has started the erection of convent
at Washington. The new structure
will be of brick three stories in height
and will cost about $4,000, and Is &c
be completed July 10.
An Independent window glass plant
Is to be established at Jeannette will
capital of $4,000. 1t will be con
Quoted on the cooperative plan. At o
meeting of the officials the site was So
lected and work on the plant will be
gin nj nn early date.
Cook & Graham, one of the larges,
humber concerns In jefferson county
have purchased all the logs belonging
to w. a. Simpson, of Brookville, ant
in consequence the large mill of tht
latter will be shut down. This wiz
throw about - men out of work.
Peter Greenhalgb, of Venanga, re
Gently bought an old safe at public
sale for 81. While examining IL nj
home, he discovered between drawers
and partitions $3.50 in gold and banb
bills. The safe belonged to the estate
of Jacob Blistone.
Surrounded by a group of relatives
f,,t. IL, In, l..,
room In the Home for Aged Women,
Williamsburg, Mrs. Elizabeth Brooks
celebrated her 0Dth birthday. She Is q
native of Bucks county, but has liveC
in Pittsburg since 1923.
Charles Smith, an employe In Q
Summerville sawmill, was killed and
horribly mangled by having his cloth
ing caught in the machinery and he
was thrown upon n circular saw,
which cut through his body and sew.
cred both arms near the elbow.
OIL well No. 2 on the Thomas Whip
pie farm in Economy township, Bea.
YER county, belonging to Stone Bros,
which has been only doing 30 barrels
a day for some tome. was shot and IL
now yielding 20 barrels an hour.
Mrs. Maggie Sando of Morris town.
ship, Clearfeld county, Is lying in the
Cleartield Jail charged with the murder
of her young son. The child was
choked and his neck broken. The
woman is said to be mentally deficient.
Watson KEEPER and Henry Rowe, of
Lykens, who shot and killed Cashier
Charles w. Ryan, of the Halifax Ma
tional bank, of Halifax, in an attempt
to rob the bank, Were convicted of first
degree murder.
Farmers in West and Anwell town.
ships, Washington county. have or.
ganized to protect themselves from
coal spectators and will probably re.
fuse to give options, except on all the
coal In the district In lump.
Jackson township, Venango county.
has mad dog scare. Il. c. Beightol
was bitten and has gone to the New
York Pasteur institute. Eggs from
bitten hens and milk from bitten cows
have been used In the neighborhood.
The Stewart Iron Company's muck
bar mill mt Sharon which has been
idle for about year, resumed oper-
ations. Eighteen pudding furnaces