The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-15
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED
PENSIONS GRANTED
Forest Fires In Potter County--Nsrvs Killer
Proved a FaiIure-AnnuaI Report Of
State Council o. U. A. m.

$40; Andrew j. Case. TT. Hill. SS;
Peter Lang. Cochranton, S12; william
ii. Smith, Harrlsville, SO; Peter Heff-
rer, McConnellstown. $S; Mary Il. Al
tenburg. Troy Center. $S: minors of
James w. Reed. Beaver Falls, S12;
Lydia NJ. OSBORNE Reynoldsville. SO.
At the annual session of the state
council. o. u. A. NJ, the following
officials were elected for the ensuing
year: State Councillor, Stephen l..
Null; Vice Councillor, George l.. Sides;
Secretary, Walter Graham; Treasurer,
Charles H. Kuertz; 1nductor, w. j.
Jackson; Examiner. Il. w. Swank;
Inside Protector, w. Il. Rayon: Out
side Protector. l.. w. Moore; Repre-
sentative to National Convention, Il.
A. Walker. Johnstown was selected
as the place of next meeting.
Jesse II. King. of near Mlllhelm,
Center county, shot and 1t Is believed
fatally wounded his bride of two
months, and when a constable at
tempted to arrest him, King shot HIM
self through the chest and died in n
few minutes. King was 26 years old.
and his wife was but 20. He was
passonately jealous of his wife and.
as consequence, half their married
life was spent in quarrellng.
Reports read at the fifty-slxth an.
nual convention of the State council,
o. u. A. NJ, at York. show 200 coun-
ellis with membership of 13. 1856: re-
ceived by subordinate councils during
the year. $13S,O37 80: paid by subordi
nate councils for benefits and relief
during the year. SG6O0O.05; paid for
other purposes. S70.3359O; total paid
out, $13642G.0i; money in subordinate
council treasurles, $2O7 ,G2200.
The Governor has sent to the Senate
the following nominations: a. l.. Mar
tin. of EnOn Valley. Lawrence county
TO be Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
for four years; William |. Schaffer.
of Chester, to be reporter of the de-
cisions of the Supreme and Superior
Courts for five years; Benjamin Il. Me
Cartney of Hamilton, to be economic
zoologist of the Department of Agri-
culture for four years.
DR.. Holley. of Muncy. under the di-
rection of Dr. Leonard Pearson the
State veterinarian, examined the herd
of 146 cows on the Rocl; View farm
of Colonel w. +. Reynolds, Center
county, and found II animals to -
killed Immediately. The cows were
of blooded stock and were valued at
over $1,000. Colonel Reynolds will
receive $40 from the State.
The ministers of New Castle pro-
pose to force reform in the matter Of
funerals, and have adopted stringent
resolutions. They decided that they
should be paid for delivering funeral
sermons for non-churchgoers. They
declared also against long funeral SER
mons, and extensive eulogles. They
also decided to oiiiciate at no funerals
held on Sunday.
Forest fires in Potter county are
destroying thousands of feet of tim
Der and bark. Every available man
has been called into service, but no
headway has been made against the
flames. The railroad shops and all
the mills at Wiliamsport have been
closed, In order that the men may as
slst in checking the flames.
Because they refused to reveal the
hiding place of their boarded money,
William Jackson and wife, an aged
couple living near Bradenville, West
mOreland county, received horrible
treatment at the hands of burglars.
Both We're beaten into lnsensibillty
with clubs. The outlaws secured $3.50
and escaped.
The Monessen. Webster, Believer
non and Fayette City Street Railway
Company has been organized with q
capital stock of $60.0OO. to build an
electric road along the Monongahela
river for ten miles from Webster to
Ia 70 ha .in Of ~.
being secured and the road will be
built at once.
Attorneys are hearchng in Mercer
and Venango counties for heirs of Peter
Rigby, who died about ten months
ago in Rio JaneirO. Rigby left Phila
delphla about 80 years ago and trace
of him had been lost. He left an es
tate of $2,500,000, all of which goes
to the children of several brothers and
sisters.
The known defalcations of f. II
! Faulkender. the Blair county attorney
now aggregate $4,000. The missing
lawyers property was sold by the
| Sheriff, creditors realizing about
, cents on the dollar. Warrants charg
ing him with embezZlement have been
sworn out.
1
John IL. Negley, of Butler has re-
ceived from Colonel Archibald Blake
ley, of Plttsburg, two small Bibles
One was used to swear witnesses since
| the organization of Butler county In
1900 TO 1912, and the other from 1S4.
to 1858.
Freight engine No. 1G, of the Hunt
| ingdon x Broad Top railroad. was
! blown to pieces while standing on the
track, near Mt. Dallas station. about
seven miles from Bedford Four OF
the crew of five men wSe instantly
| killed.
While watching gathering storm
Molly Studehaker, daughter of JOSEPH
Studebaker. of near Jacksville, Law
renee county. was struck by lightning
| and killed. Her sister. who was Will
her at the time, was severely shocked
The Connellsville school board will
sue the trustees of the projected Car
negie Library for the return of prop
/ erty valued mt $4,000 decided to the
library association by the former
| school board.