The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-09-21
KEYSTONE STATE CU[LINCS
woHkMAN's FEARFUL FALL.
Dropped One Hundred and Fifty
Feet from a stack and Was
Instantly Killed.

He had been working on new con-
struction and lost his balance. He
aligbted on his feet win such force
that his knees were d iven aimcst
to his hips and his skull split open.
Barrett was 80 years OF age and was
the son of John Barrett. of West
Middlesex. During the Spanish
American war he served in Company
q OF the Fifteenth Pennsylvania reg
dment. He was member of the
Baptist Church OF West Mddlesex.
OF the Brotherhood of Railway Train
men and cf the Boiler Maker Help
ers' Union.
A hail and wind storm visited a
| section of the oil country near Pleas.
| antville on the 9Th, which In fury
| and destructlvoness surpassed any
| thing of It's kind known to the oldest
| inhabitants. Over 100 oil derrlcks
| were blown down. large trees twisted
| from their roots and the driving hail
stripped the orchards Of every ves-
tige of fruit Two hours after tho
| storm, hail covered the ground to tho
depth Of nearly two inches. Although
| the territory visited by the storm was
small In dimensions, tho loss In oil
and crops Will probably reach $4,000.
| The grand jury OF Butler county has
returned true bill against Newton
| Tannehill on a charge of voluntary
manslaughtcr for the killing OF Alva
Isabella. near Boyers. last week. A
! true bill was returned for lnvolun-
tary manslaushtcr against Lyman
Scott of Buffalo township. who threw
a beer keg into a passing freight
train and killed George Flanagan, a
young brakeman of Butler.
| Assurance that the new State capi-
tol Will be ready for occupaDy by the
next Legislature was given the Cap
itol Commission by the contractor.
architect and engineer of the build
ing. The commission was also ad-
yised that the halls of the Senate
and House OF Representatives will be
ready for the installation of furniture
long before the opening of the ses-
| sion.
The mangled body of william II.
Lambert was found on the tracks Of
the Plttsburg, Virginia and Charles
ton railroad at Charlcroi early Sun
day morning II Is supposed he was
killed by a northbound freight train
during the night. Lambert was SO
years OF age and lived at Lock No. 4.
lie Is survived by his wife and seven
children.
| Highwaymen attacked Anton Bar
oni. an Italian, In the vicinity OF
Loyalhanna, beat him into insensi-
bility and then robbed him of his
money, the savings of some time.
The man was found on the roadside
next morning and was brought to the
Westmoreland hospital. He lapsed
into unconsclOusness and II Is thought
that he will not recover.
Henry Ripersberger, about 27 years
old was instantly killed at Titusvile.
while endeavoring to board freight
train to ride from the outskirts into
town. His foot slipped through the
car step and the unfortunate man was
dragged quarter OF mile. his
brains being pounded out on the
ends of the ties.
While Frank Conn, Confluence
farmer was attending to business in
Connellsyille, his wife feared some
one would rob him. She placed all
her money, a roll amounting TO 800
in the cook stove and retired. Up
on arising next morning she forgot
she had placed the money In the
| stove anu IlBHteu me HTe.
Employees at the ovens of the United
Coke and Gas Construction Company
at Sharon OF the United States Steel
Corporation, were granted an increase
In wages Of 12 per cent, restoring the
rate paid before the cut OF last No
vember. About 200 men are affected.
All the employees of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad shops at Oil City and
on the River and Chautauqua divisions
went back on full time. The hours
of these shop employees were short
ened some months ago. About 200
men are affected.
At Huntington Allie Hassine was
sentenced by Judge Woods to Is
years Imprisonment In the Western
] penitentiary for the murder of his
companion, who was a peddler. by
striking him with a stone in the
woods. Hassine was convicted OF
second degree murder.
Rev. G.. A. Feehner has resigned as
pastor OF st. Paul's German Luther
an Church at Rochester. His reslg-
nation takes effect January /. 1905.
Rev. Fechner has served the congre-
CATION for the past three years, sue
ceeding the late Rev. F. C. E.
Lemcke.
The strike OF the wire drawers at
the American Steel and Wire Com
pany's plant at South Sharon was
settled and the men returned to
work.
John Zllla, a coal miner. OF Coral.
had both hands blown off and lost
the sight of his left eye by an ex-
plosIon OF dynamite.
The Derry Pottery and China COM
pany. OF Derry, has resumed opera
tions In all departments OF its plant.
Jacob Ley, OF Jeanette. was killed
: By a shifting engine near the jean
nette brewery.
Wehrum, the new Indiana county
coal town, was startled when the Lack
awanna Coal Company ordered It's
mines closed and discharged Its SOC
employees. The men were at once