The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-09

Washington. Charles Branch. aged II
years, drew n pair of knucltlers from
his pocket and made for tho instruc-
tor. Another pupil interfered and
was dealt stunning blow. Young
Branch then drew razor and a re-
volver and tcrrorlzed the entire
school. threatening teacher and pu-
pills with death He was arrested
and turned over to the Juvenile
Court.
Five Italians boarded car at Bag
gley Sunday evening. One OF the men
lowered n window. Conductor An
thony ordered him to close II. The
man refused and Anthony shut II.
While his back was turned the ftal-
ian suddenly whipped out a stiletto.
plunged It into The conductors neck
and drew II downward. making a
wound more than foot long along
the spinal column. Two other
Italians then attacked him. One stab
bed him on the shoulder and the
other thrust his knife into the con.
ductor's abdomen, ripping II open and
almost disemboweling him. William
McGary of Baggley was the only other
passenger and he sprang to Anthony's
rescue and knocked two of the men
down. The rioters threatened him
with their knives and he was un-
! able to prevent their escape. An
thony died on the way to the Green's
burg Hospital.
Fire in Johnstown destroyed the
three-story Cobaugh building and the
residence of ex-Mayor i. ID. Wood
ruff. causing loss of $4i.5O0 partly
covered by insurance. The losses are
as follows: Crofford, Adams & Ripple.
on building, 100000: Barnhart & Co.
| plumbers. $4,000: w. A. Adams gro
| Ger. $4,000; l.. d. Woodruff, $4,000;
| tenants of second floor of building,
| $2,500 FIVE secret societies on third
floor of Cobaugh building. parapher-
| MALTA, $4,000. The fire is said to have
been caused By spontaneous combus-
tion in the plumbing shop.
| Roy James, 16 years old, accident
ally killed himself with shotgun at
the home of Mrs. Elizabeth Woods, OF
Bakerstown. James and George
| Weakland went to the Woods home
last night, to meet Charles Woods.
| While he finished his supper his boy
friends sat down in the kitchen. A
shotgun was sitting in corner.
| James reached for the weapon, and
drew It toward himself muzzle first.
There was a loud report and James
fell to the floor, shot near the heart.
He died in five minutes.
The First Evangelical Lutheran
congregation of Leechburg. dedicated
their handsome new church. The
dedicatory sermon was delivered by
DR.. d. II. Geissinger, president OF the
Pittsburg Synod. Rev. William J.
| Miller, who was pastor of the old
church for IL years. delivered the
evening sermon. The ediflce was
erected at cost of 100000, Of which
$4,000 has been paid. Rev. NJ. L.
Swelling is the present pastor.
charge of murder now hangs over
the widow of Frank Beuno, of Johns
town, who died at the Memorial
hospital, apparently from arsenlcal
poisoning. Mrs. Beuno is alleged to
have administered the poison In ord
or that she might marry another man.
A boarder is the man for whom the
young wife is alleged to have com
mtted the crime.
| Commissioners of Somerset county
opened bids for the s250,000 Court
House bond issue. The whole issue
was sold to Kountze Bros, of New
York. the highest bidders, for $780,
627.50. The bonds bear per cent
interest and are in denominations
Of $1,000. -Four may be redeemed
each year.
p. F. Mccain has been awarded
the contract by the State Bureau OF
| tyh trnU fire or oh nf
to be improved in Westmoreland
Sproull bill The road begins at
Greensburg and extends northeaster-
ly four miles. The cost will be ap-
proximately $4,000.
The Rev. C. II. Hess. Dunkard
preacher. dropped dead in the Dunk
ard church at Wrightsville while de-
livering the sermon at the funeral of
Levi Strickler. The Rev. Hess had
just made the remark, Il am ready to
die" when he fell TO the floor and
died. He was 60 years old.
At Irwin all the mines have taken
spurt in production and shipping.
The Westmoreland Coal Company last
week made a new record, having
reached an output of 1000 tons a
day at its Shafton, Larlmer and Ex-
port cOlleries.
Tho dead body of Mrs. Susan Swan.
nager was found in a run, near Rog.
ersville. Mrs. Swannager disappeared
on Saturday evening. She was 20
years old and leaves two children.
west OF Greensburg.
Emery Watson. % years old. was
accidentally killed while hunting in
Rockland township, VenanGo county.
Watson bed to death before a sur
geon could reach him.
A fierce forest fire is raging in the
Chimney Rock ridge. between Altoona
and Hollidaysburg, threatening great
loss.
The United Presbyterian church, OF
| West Middleton. has extended a
call to Rev. j. w. Watson, of near
st. Clairsville, o.
Miss Lizzie Taylor, 1S years old
committed suicide at her home near