The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-05-20
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED
PENSIONS GRANTED
chIId's sad Death Closing Coke
Plant $4,000 FIre--Petltion
for Good Roads.

ranton, s55; Ira X. Dutton, Erie, $55
Amos Mckee, Roaring Springs, $12;
David Gingry. Tylersville, $40; Henry
Ioughrey. Connellsville, $40; Richard
| A. MCLEAN, Uniontown, $55; Samuel
Keller, Stahlstown, s45 George B.
Stineman, South Fork, $40; Henry
Helsel, McKeesport, S55; Charles w.
Miller. Williamsburg, s46; James r.
Raymond. North East. $40; Edgemont
ID. Green. Erie. $12; Andrew J. Nc.
Qulston. Pittsburg, s55; Noah A. Dis
borg. Dearmin, $40; David Campbell.
Indiana, $12; John Askey, Allegheny,
SAG; Benjamin Fleck, Hcnch, $40; Jno.
M. Nelson, Ford City, s55; Charlotte
-. Kifer, Osceola, SS.
| Orders have been received by the
superintendent from the headquarters
OF the United States Steel Corpora
tion to close down the big coke plant
that the company owns at Cokeville,
near Blairsville. Inasmuch as no re-
pairs are being made to the ovens or
other fixtures the belief Is that the
suspension will likely last for a long
while. and as the supply of coal is al.
most exhausted, II is the belief OF
many that operations will never again
be resumed and will throw at least
$50 men out of employment.
| The Judson Bible class, organized
at Hollidaysburg May Z, 1S43, and
having over 1900 names on its men,
bership rolls, celebrated its sixtieth
anniversary. Addresses were made by
Porter Kinports. of Indiana, class of
1913; John II. McFarlane, of Altoona,
class of 1855; Benjamin M. Bunker, OF
Lakemont Park, class of 1865; George
b. Bowers, of Altoona, class of 1875;
John Cree. of Hollidaysburg. class of
1885. and Prof. I. d. Metzgar, of Phil
adelphia, class of 1895.
Thomas Johns, aged 10. whose home
Is In Uniontown. and who was a Ped
dler, dropped dead at Argentine, near
Butler. Death Is supposed to have
been due to heart disease, caused by
the fright resulting from the discovery
of some blacksnakes. Johns sprang to
pick up rocks to kill the snakes, when
he fell pver dead.
MarVds, aged 2, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert c. Carson, of New Castle. met
a horrible death near the Shenango
tin plate mill by falling into a tank of
scalding water. The accident was wit.
promptly, but the boy was so badly
scalded that he died In a few hours.
At a meeting of the board of trus-
tees of Wilson college at Chambers
burg. Rev. M. II. Reaser, Phi D., pres.
ident of Underwood college, a Pres
byterian institution for women, at st.
Charles, Mo, was elected president of
Wilson college to succeed Rev. Sam
uel A. Martin, ID. d., resigned
In the thirty-third annual contest
between the Franklin and Washington
and Philo and Union Literary socie-
ties, OF Washington and Jefferson col
lege the former society won both the
original Grafton and the debate secur-
Ing five points.
For the third time In three months
the store of Henry Luce, at Kings
ton was entered by burglars. Mr.. Luce
had stationed guards around the
building and three of the gang. AL.
bert Moore, Bert Smith and John Bird,
were captured.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Com.
pany has begun improvements on
lines on the Middle division west of
Harrisburg. II awarded contracts for
part OF the proposed four-track sys-
TEN between New York and Pittsburg.
A. p. Morrow, Hugh Morrow and
John Barn, supervisors of Hopewel
township, Beaver county, have filed
with the county commissioners the
hrst petition in that county for i'm.
proved roads under the Sproull bill
The Shipman Coal Company's Col.
bert colliery breaker, near Shamokin,
valued at 100000, was destroyed by
fire OF unknown origin. Five hundred
employees are rendered idle The loss
is partly covered by insurance.
The annual meeting of the Woman's
Home Missionary Society of the Wash.
ington Presbytery of the Presbyterian
Church closed at Wheeling. Mrs. w.
r. Thompson. OF Washington was re-
elected president.
Miss Sarah Thompson. of Clarks.
Vile, near Sharon, is going to Ram.
part City, in Northern Alaska where
she will marry Rev. M. Edgbert
koonce, a missionary.
Sharon councils passed an ordinance
providing for special election to be
held June 16, when a vote will be
taken on an issue of $4,000 improve
ment bonds.
Fire destroyed three houses in
Bairdstown, near Blairsvllle, owned
by George Trimble, Mrs. j. T. Moore
and Mrs. L. Davis. The loss is SO 900.
The Kimberly Run Coal Company. Of
Somerset, has been granted a charter.
1t will construct a railroad from the
mines to the Baltimore and Ohio
There will probably be war in But
Ter over Sunday street cars. Resi-
dents OF the town are opposed to Sun
day concerts in parks.
The Fourth Presbyterian Church at
Washington recently organized. has
extended a call to Rev. ]. w. Harvey,
who has accepted
Frank Pfster, who owns a steep hill
side let at Butler. fell from the top OF
1t and rolled to the bottom. He was
severely injured
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