The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-02


South, seven boys, in Franklin, came
near burning John Haney, is years
old, alive at the stake. The lads cap
tured Haney and tied him to a post.
They then poured oil on pile of
leaves two feet from the stake and
applied match. Enveloped in
smoke, the lad succeeded after a
while in breaking the rope. The
prank was reported to the police, who
brought the boys before Alderman
Mcvay. On account Of their youth
they were not prosecuted, being let
off with reprimani
with the forehead crushed and
throat cut, the cody of 4-year.old
Michael Mayerski, who was kidnap-
ped near his home in Phoenixville.
2S miles from Philadelphia, by men
supposed to be gypsies, was found to-
day in an abandoned farm house a
few miles from Vallew. In connec-
tion with the crime six gypsies were
arrested by Chief of Police Carter,
of Phoenixville, and several consta-
bles, and after an exciting time the
prisoners were lodged in the jail at
that place.
The Scottdale board of health, dis
covered that some of the streams
leading into the Green Lick reservoir,
from which Scottdale gets its water
supply, were contaminated by typhoid
germs. Recent cases of typhoid few
er in town led to an investigation and
several cases of the disease were
found in houses above the reservoir.
Notices were posted advising every
body to boil all water before using
II.
Joseph Eclley and wife, of Bells
fonte. have worked hard for several
years to get a home. They were to
make the last payment of 800 oa it
last Tuesday. Monday night a burg
| lar entered the house and secured
the money from under the pillow ON
which Mrs. Eckly was sleeping. Mr..
Eckley gave chase, but the burglar
escaped into the mountain.
Six workmen were severely injured
| in a hand car wreck on the Pennsyl-
vania railroad near Wampum. All
were brought to the hospital at New
Castle. The worst hurt were for
eigners. One hand car was following
the other closely when the first one
| jumped the track, allowing the other
to crash into 1t.
| Burglars entered several residences
in Sharon and stole jewelry and other
booty amounting to several hundred
iollars, and then made their escape,
leaving no clue. The robbers left a
lote In the residence of T. J. McCar-
.hy, as follows: "You want to have
,omething more the next time we
.ome."
Robbers gained an entrance to the
home Of Jacob Schell. in Altoona, and
iecured plunder to the value OF $25.
they then made an attempt to burn
The house. Neighbors noticed the
bright light in the house and awaken
ed Schell and his family in time TO
prevent any great damage to the prop
srty.
Self Newcomer, "a years old. was
killed and John Ward. 13 years old.
was severely hurt when the wagon in
which they We're riding was struck
by a Pittsburg, Virginia and Charles
ton railroad train at a grade cross
ing at Charleroi. One of the horses
was killed, while the other animal
had to be shot.
Edwin Mills, negro, who made a
murderous attack on Emma Love, a
sister of Judge John G.. Love, Of
Center county, one week ago on
road near Tyrone, was sentenced to
nine years in the penitentiary. Mills
was acquitted Of a similar crime last
June, the jury disagreeing. He con-
fessed this time.
Surveys have been begun for rail-
road from Monongahela to Collars
vile, to be built by the Pittsburg G.
Buffalo Company. The road will tap
4 rich territory and will make connec-
lions at Ellsworth with the Mononga-
hela & Washington road.
The paving of the old national
pike from the Uniontown borough
line to the Fayette County Home
has been completed.-Typhoid fever
Is epidemic in the Gilmore addition
to Uniontown. There are about 20
cases.
Kerr e. Sons drug store was wreck
ed and three people were injured by
gas explosion at Mars. The injur-
ed are: Perry NJ. Kerr, proprietor of
the store; Mrs. Perry M, Kerr and
John Wolford. All will recover. The
poperty loss is $4,000.
The body of George L. Strothers,
aged 2S, colored potter, was fished out
of the river at the lower end Of East
Liverpool, Sunday night He is
thought to have committed suicide.
The bleached bones of an unknown
man were found in a clump of woods
near the Pittsburg, McKeesport &
Greensburg street railway, two miles
west of Greensburg.
/. The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany placed IL additional freight
crews, employing 72 men, on the
middle division between Altoona and
Harrisburg.
The Touring mill of Cavanaugh &
Co., of Pittsburg. at Blairsville, Pa.
, was destroyed by fire. The loss will
be about $s,OOO,' covered by insur'
ance.