The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-06-03
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED
PENSIONS GRANTED
Thieves Make Big HauI-Rester on
Memorial-Probable Fatal Shoot
ing-overland Trip.

The following names were added to
the pension list during the past week:
Samuel F. Dickson, Tyrone, $40; Jer-
ONE Bowman, Johnstown, $55; Eta
c. Farrelly, Townville, IS; Martha r.
Hench, McAllisterville, ss Margaret
Keller, Allegheny. s12 Joshua y. VII.
liams. Tyrone. $40; Lemuel O. Edgar.
Beaver, $55; George T. Atkinson,
Slippery Rock. $12; Edward j. Hilson.
Pittsburg, $40; Susan c. shue. Wash
ingtof, IS. 4
while passing Mays siding, on the
hill about seven miles west Of Kane,
the boiler on one OF the locomotives
pushing a Philadelphia g. Erie freight
train exploded, killing one and injur-
ing four others, three perhaps fatally.
The disaster was an unusual one, In
somuch as the train was running at
the time. and also because the crown
sheet of the exploded boiler was blown
clear through the caboose, complete
ly wrecking II. The injured, except
engineer and fireman, were in the ca
boose.
Lewis C. Tissue, an old soldier, was
killed by lightning near Uniontown.
During the electrical storm q bolt OF
lightning came down the chimney.
Jumped across the room to the iron
bedstead. up the leg Of the bedstead,
jumped across the sleeping wife and
instantly killed Mr.. Tissue.
The store OF II. Teitlebaum, of
Derry. was entered by thieves and bur-
glarized of 29 suits OF clothing, valued
at about $500. The booty was carried
| away by the aid of horse and wagon,
which had been stolen from the stable
| Of Ambrose Penrose, a short distance
east of Derry.
Farewell services we're held at Mey-
| ersdalc for Miss Christine Reifsneider,
was was chosen by the foreign mis-
| sion board as a missionary teacher for
Yochow. China, to assist in the girls
and women's schools conducted there
| by the Reformed Church in the United
| States
The final account of the assignee OF
the insoivent banking house of Gard
ner, Morrow & Co.. of Hollidaysburg.
as filed In the Blair county court, in
dicates that creditors. who hold claims
| approximating 100000. will receive
| dividend of about 10 cents on the dol
| lar.
| A hundred-barrel oil we'll was struck
on the DR.. w. S. Throcknorton farm
at Nineveh Greene county. The well
is owned by Black Bros. & Co. This
field was developed Is years ago and
later abandoned. A recently organ
lied company is drilling two wells.
At n meeting Of the old Company d
of the Tenth regiment held at Con-
nellsville and attended by Col. James
Barnett it was decided to suggest that
the full roster of the regiment be
placed on the Hawkins memorial in
Schenley park.
| The work of increasing the size Of
the various buildings which compose
the Juniata shops of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company at Altoona, with a
view to almost doubling the output Of
locomotives. Is now about complete.
| Major Weaver, of Philadelphia, stat
ed that he would return to councils
without his signature the ordinance
known as the Trolley Merger BILL"
providing for the merging of five ele-
waited passenger railway companies.
The value of an education to the av-
erage boy is $500 a year. according
to the arguments presented by ex-Su-
perintendent of Schools Lamb, of Brad
dock in an address before the public
school teachers of New Castle.
The United States Steel corporation
has practically closed a contract with
the Bessemer association of Western
Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio for
100000 tons of pig iron for delivery
In the latter half of the year.
Forest fires are raging in the vicin-
ity of Jones Mills. Westmoreland
county, and have done great damage
to timber tracts. At one point the
flames swept over more than 500 acres
In less than eight hours.
Samuel Leaston, the colored sexton
Of the First Baptist church of AL
toona, fired two shots at Harry Nor
man, aged 26, also colored, both of
which took effect, infiicting perhaps
fatal injuries.
A little son OF William Heckert, liv.
ing near Bakerstown. Butler county.
fell into a well containing % feet OF
water. After coming up the boy
grasped the pump stock and held on
until rescued.
The corner stone of the new st.
Johns church at Summerhill, was laid
by Bishop E. A. Garvey, Of Altoona. as
sisted by clerymen from Altoona and
Johnstown. The new church will cost
$4,000.
G. s. Ritchie, cashier OF the First
National bank of Washington has Sc
cured nearly thousand acres OF the
Pittsburg vein Of coal from the franz
ers Of Morris township at 500 per
acre.
John V. Thompson. of New Castle,
will leave June /. with his son Carl,
aged 10, on q journey overland, to Cali
fornia. They win travel in a wagon
and will be absent at least three years.
The Philadelphia Company has 10.
Gated rigs near Kittanning for 23 gas
wells and a number more are under
consideration.
Three new cases of smallpox have
been reported at Butler.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
will close three of its four large green