The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-06-19
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED
PENSIONS GRANTED
Fruit Destroyed by a CIoudburst
Dynamite explosion.

Vile. S2l; Carrie Craver, Pittsburg, So;
Margaret W. Gordon. Waynesburg, SS;
| Special, accrued June MARY II. Van
dcrpool. Towanda, So; Charles Cations,
Johnstown, $40; Michael Connor, But.
! Ter, $11; Abrnm NnnEps. Plttsiield. 50;
| Frederick Femme, pottsville, Sl2; Hen
ry Eastman. Coalport, so: Leonidas
! +. Power. Clnysvlllc, SS; Albert Smp-
son. Bradford. so: Samuel Robb.
| Hyndman, $lT; Martha Henry Beaver,
| 50; Martha Ililcs. Dunbar. SS; Anna
Young. Woodland, So; Anna Cline,
Harrisburg, $S; Sophena NJ. Rush
more, Westfield. So.
\ sensation was created at Union
town by the action of n prominent SO
clcty woman and the sherlff breaking
into house and securing the wOman's
twin babies. The children are
months old. sons of Mrs. Ida Nichols
| Fitzgerald, who had petitioned the
court for writ Of habcas corpus, and
alleged that the children We're restrain
ed Of their liberty by Mrs. Mary Craig.
Mrs. Craig refused to let her have
them. alleging that the father gave
| her instructions not to give them to
anyone but himself. Fitzgerald Is n
wealthy lrlshman. owning large ranch
es In California. where he lives, and
where he married hs wife two years
ago.
The Business Mems Association of
| Rochester has awarded the contract
for building n switch one mile and
, half In length from the Fort Wayne
railroad TO the site of the proposed
new town of North Rochester The
cost of the switch will approximate
$4,000. The chief industry of the
| new town viii be one of the largest
glass plants In the world To be erected
by n company headed by II. c. Fry.
, Adjutant General Stewart has ap-
| proved the selection of porknsle for
the annual enCampment of the First
brigade and Mount Gretna for the en-
campment of the Third brigade. both
of which will he held July 20-21. As
soon as the place of encampment of
Second brigade has been designated
by General Wiley. official orders will
be issued announcing the designation
of the three encampments.
The new Reformed church Mt White
Oak, Somerset county, was dedicated.
free of debt, by Rev. Mr.. Truxal of
| Meyersdale. The church Is located In
the center of vast farming district,
and In pursuance of an old-tlme Gus
tom the country folks brought their
baskets with them and big dinner
was served to all on the church lot.
BY the premature explosion of
heavy charge of dynamite three men
were horribly injured near Latrobe.
The men were employed by Contractor
w. w. Keenan, on the improvements
for the Pennsylvania railroad. The in
jured are: Thomas Bremen. william
Maloy and Mike Dedero, an Italian.
1t Is thought all will recover.
The members of the Cambria coun.
ty bar presented petition asking
Judge Barker to dispense with the
usual session of argument court In
July. He said there was too much
business ahead to do so without lnjus-
tice to clients and set July as the
date for the term.
A new engine, hauling lumber on
the road leading from Huston station
near Connellsville ran away with n
short train. The engineer tried every
means to check the flying thaln. At a
curve the engine jumped the track.
Mrs. Edward Baldwin and John Me-
Peck We're instantly killed.
"a ltlIlhc electTlCul anu Nlnu SlOrHl,
accompanied by a could burst, passed
over Irwin Thursday doing damage to
the grain fields and orchards In its
path. On the Wilson farm, n large
barn owned by Dr. $. Taylor was raz-
ed to the ground. The loss Is estlmat.
ed at $1,000.
The strike of the blacksmith at the
Sharon Steel Works was settled Fri
day, the company granting them 121a
per cent. advance in wages and time
and half for overtime, Sundays and
legal holidays.
Latrobe Is to have another Industry
"a new paper mill of 10000 pounds
daily capacity. The new corporation
Is to be known as the Peters Paper
company with capitalization of $780,
600.
Prof. +. ]. Roller, was reelected SUI
perintendent of schools at Niles at a
salary of 81, 300 n year, an increase of
$780, W. ii. Newington continues as
! principal.
Joseph Houston. a farmer OF Green
township, Indiana county, was found
dead In pond on his farm, and is be-
lieved to have committed suicide.
1ouueliy lurSe uOtel ana store,
J three dwellings and bakery at
Branchdale, Pa, were destroyed by
} fire. Loss, 100000.
: A rural free delivery route will be es.
tablished on July l at Cory, Erie
county, Pa, with IL carriers; length
of routes, 245ha; population served
5,376
The Gamprnus Brewing Company i
brewery at New Kenslngton has been
seized by the sheriff and the fixtures
and personal property of the corpora
ton will be sold by the sheriff.
Fire broke out Thursday in a cottage
In Ridgevlew park. summer resort
near Derry, communicating with other
cottages. In n half-hour If cottages
on the main street, We're consumed.
Col S. b. Dick and others, who pur.
chased the Bemustown dam property,
have begun erecting water power
| piant which will carry . 70O horsa now.