The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-10-05

OF Cassius Jennings, of Wind Ridge.
Greene county, has received word
that she has fallen heir to an estate
| OF $4,000. bequeathed for Kindness
shown to Mrs. Dillie Horner. While
visiting at Apollo she nursed the wo-
man until the latters death. Rec
emily Mr.. Horner also died, leaving
his entire estate, except small
amount for funeral expenses, to Miss
| Jennings.
Surveys for the Pittsburgh q West
moreland railroad have been COM
| pleted. The main line, IRON Nc
Keesport to Irwin, will run through
White Oak level after 1t leaves the
| former place, and through Stewards
| Vile. Circleyille, Jacksonville and to
the Pittsburgh-Greensb pike, near
| the borough line of Irwin. At this
point a branch will run south through
Hahntown. Rillton, Madison Edna
No. and Herminie. The eastern ex-
| tension from Irwin will run to Manor,
and on through Claridge, Murrysville
| and Export. The line will be under
| the general management OF III. ID.
| Hershey, formerly of Pittsburgh, now
Of the Latrobe Trolley Company. The
car barns, power house and general
offices will be In Irwin. The COM
pany has capital stock Of SS50.000
and has issued like amount In 30
year per cent. gold bonds.
| As result of his arrest by Union
town officers a few days ago, George
b. Geraw, secretary and general man
ager of the United States Manufac-
turing Company OF Morgantown, w.
Va. Instituted a suit against the bor-
oueh of Unlontown for $4,000 dam
ages. alleging false arrest and i'm
prisonment. also defamation of char
acter. Geraw is prominent in poll
tics. He recently asplred for the
West Virginia State Senate. but was
defeated. The Uniontown Council
last night dismissed the officers who
made the arrest.
Options covering 5000 acres of coal
land In the southwestern part Of In
diana county were sold to Marcus
Saxman, OF Latrobe, who represents
the Pennsylvania Railroad. Mr..
Saxman will secure rights to the coal
underlying 40 farms at an average Of
$40 an acre. The options were TAX
en- up by BARLEY McIntire, Jackson
vile merchant, for 100000. The
sale Is the largest made In this coun-
ty this year and means a new railroad
In an entirely new field.
An important deal was consummat-
ed In New Castle when G. e. Thomas
leased a farm of so acres in Shenan-
go township to Pittsburg and Salem
(OO capitalists to secure pottery
clay. Thomas purchased the farm
for $1,000 two years ago and discov.
cred clay equal to the Texas and
New Jersey varieties. He refused
100000 for the ground and leases 1t
under a heavy royalty.
The Rev. DR.. Henry Balm, for 35
years pastor of the Poke Run Presby-
terian church, Washington town
ship. Westmoreland county, preached
his farewell sermon. Addresses were
made by the Rev. DR.. J. +. Snyder.
pastor of the Emanuel Reformed
church, Manordale, and the Rev.
George d. Lindsay, pastor Of the
Westminster Presbyterian church,
Michael Coyne. Pittsburg. who en-
listed in the United States navy for
service at Annapolis in 1901, walked
into headquarters at New Castle and
gave himself up. He said he desert
ed in 1903 and was weary of cons
lantly watching out to escape arrest
and preferred to go back for punish
ment.
A suit for $4,000 for false arrest
has been filed at Uniontown by Irwin
Shipley. OF Falrchance against Cons
tables John Cooley and Frank Ben
son, Of Fairchance. The petition
represents that Shipley's arrest was
without cause, that the officers had
no warrant and that he was ac-
quilted by Justice Monteith.
The wire department of the Amer
ican Steel G. Wire company, South
Sharon. will be started double turn.
The plant has not worked full time
for many months. 1t Is expected
that the wire nail department will
also go on double turn in few days.
About 200 men are affected.
Paul Juruc, Max Stander, Tony
Delanki and Andy Tickle. track.
men at work on the section of the
Pennsylvania railroad at Irwin, were
run down by train. Juruc, Stan
der and Delanki were killed.
William H. Patterson, alias Dude"
Patterson. the negro charged with
killing William Jackson. also col
ored, at Burgettstown Sunday, was
captured at Burgettstown.
Tank No. in the window glass
works at Jeanette exploded last
night, causing a loss of many tons
of molten glass. About 40 men will
be thrown out of work for several
weeks.
Mary baltimore, 32 years old, of
West Newton. was poisoned by eat
ing tomatoes which had been cooked
the second time, and died this morn
ing.
Members of the Homestead Busi-
ness Mems Association. at meeting
decided to abolish the practice Of Is
suing trading stamps to their Gus
toners.
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