The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-23


Gov. S. w. Pennypacker issued the
following Thanksgiving proclamationa
Giving heed to an observance OF an
cient establishment and long con-
tinuance, much conductive to the
moral welfare of the people, l, Sam
uel Whitaker Pennypacker, Governor
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
do hereby set apart Thursday, Nov
ember "a, as a day for offering thanks
and praise unto the Lord for His
manifold blessings and mercies. He
hath delivered us out of the hands OF
our enemies; He hath given light to
them that sit In darkness; He hath
filled the hungry with good thingss
He hath scattered the proud In the
imagination of their hearts; He hath
so blessed the earth that II has
brought forth its increase; He hath
defended us from perils and dangers
innumerable; He hath not remem-
bered against us our offenses, nor the
offenses of our forefathers. Let us
then gather together in our homes.
meeting houses and churches and
send forth praise unto Him, not only
with our lips, but in our lives, and
let us further remember to give help
to the needy and succor to the poor
and afflicted" =
AS the result of heated discussion
at a wedding in Phoenixville, Michael
Seacze and John Bodnar were both
wounded aud 5eacze died. The we'd
ding was at its height, when Bodnar.
It Is said, drew a revolver and fired
two shots at Seacze and the bullets
pierced Seacze's brain. Then turning
the weapon upon himself Bodnar fir
ed, the ball taking effect in his neck.
Bodnar will recover. Bodnar was
best man at the wedding. He is only
20 years old. Seacze had wife and
three children In Europe.
Elmer Wright an employe of the
Union telephone company of Erie.
was perhaps fatally shot by A. II.
Wright, about half a mile north of
Shadeland Crawford county. The
men are not related. The wounded
man was a member of a gang that
Is reconstructlDg the long-distance
line from Pittsburg, and the trouble
arose over an attempt to erect pole
In front of A. II. Wrights home.
Samuel Hoover, while driving
across the railroad near Tyrone, was
struck by a fast Bald Eagle train.
He was thrown into the air a consid-
erable distance and landed in front
Of the engine on the pilot. At Ty-
rome, the scaleman noticed the form
on the pilot. The train was stopped
| and Hoover removed. His head and
face were badly cut and he was se-
verely bruised, but will recover.
Four tramps were burned to death
| in o. w. Haggerty's barn, near Al
| teona, Pa, which was destroyed by
| fire. The men had gone into the
barn to sleep and when the fire
broke out It burned so rapidly they
were unable to escape. Six horses
were also cremated. Loss on struc-
ture. $4,000.
In letter in which he laments the
fact that public men who are pure
die poor, Andrew Carnegie has sent
check for $4,000 to the fund being
raised for the family of the late ex-
| Governor Robert e. Pattison, Carneg-
les check brings the fund up to
s13,437.
| AS the result Of a gasoline lamp ex-
ploding the store of George Toney, at
| New Salem, was burned 10 the
ground. There was burned up $3.50
in cash and stock to the value of
$500, with no insurance. The Toney
family lived in the building and their
goods were lost.
| John Mclaughlin, 30 years old.
shot and probably fatally wounded
John Perry, "a years old and married.
at Rochester, Pa. Mclaughlin Is a
wellknown citizen and Perry is one Of
the owners of the Penn Glass com
pany, a glass-cutting shop.
An explosion of gasoline in the
| Adds Automobile company's garage
at Allentown, caused the burning Of
the plant and several adjoining build
ings. The loss is about $20A ,v
Samuel Fl. Waite, aged IA, az
ed Pennsylvania railroad forem,
and one of the best known citizens o.