The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-01

Co., SIX miles from bTOWHsFiile, JonH
Hudok was killed by revolver bull
| let fired, 1t is alleged, by John Boles,
] his cousin Trouble over woman,
| II is said, was the cause Of the shoot
| ing. County Detective Alexander
| McBeth went to Brier Hill to-day.
| The murderer fed and has not been
| arrested.
Under suspicion of having murder
| ed a fellow miner, Joseph Molnot and
Frank Wargo, of the Vesta Coal Com
| pany's No. mine at California, were
| arrested. The alleged victim, Joseph
| Zember, foreigner, was killed yes
terday while working in No. 4 mine.
| Molnot and Wargo were working in
room, separated from Zember's room
| by a narrow rib of coal. Molnot
and Wargo set off blast and did not
warn Zember, the latter being killed.
A successful revival meeting is in
progress in the Methodist Protestant
Church at Houtzdale. Over IL con-
versions have resulted and union
movement throughout the mining vi
cinity is being considered. Rev. T.
Milton GLADDEN., who is conducting the
meetings, has trebled the membership
of the church in IS months. He is
a native of Waynesburg, Pa, and is
graduate of Adrian College, Mich.
| At Towanda, Bigler Johnson was
convicted of first degree murder for
the killing and burning of his wife
In September last. Judge Tanning
Immediately passed the death sent
| apna CharIac Johnson brOfher
was convicted in December of the
same crime. Their mother and
brother and sister, charged with COM
plicity, have been discharged for lack
| of evidence.
| Mrs Catherine Sailor Brown, died
| at her home in Nicholson township,
near Uniontown, as the result OF
her clothing catching fire from an
open crate last week. Her husband,
Andrew Brown, disappeared over 60
years ago. He was a stock dealer.
and started from home for Baltimore,
but never returned. His wife never
gave up the hope that at some time
she would hear from him.
A fire at Edinboro, Erie county,
did nearly $4,000 damage. 1t start
ed In Gillespie Brothers drygoods
store. This was destroyed, with the
following buildings: Alfred's general
store, Benefits barber shop, Hos
kin's shoe store, Walkers meat mark
ct, Hawkins plumbing shop and the
old National bank building
John r. Carothers of Uniontown,
has bought the Hughes Deffenbangh
farm, near McClellandtown, the con-
sideration being about $4,000. This
includes about 100 acres of surface
and so acres of coal. Coke ovens will
be erected and the work of develop
ing will begin in the early spring.
While walking along the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad tracks near Mars,
Robert s., son of DR.. George H.
Mathiott, of Mars, was struck by a
freight train and was probably fatally
injured. When the train reached
Mars young Mathiott was lying on the
pilot of the engine unconscious. One
leg was amputated
After working on the new West
moreland County court house for two
months, placing the granite blocks
In place, it was discovered that the
wall was built four or five inches out
of place. The discovery will necessi-
tate the removal of every stone in the
rear wall.
George Fultz, Perry Kissinger and
Edison Futz and wife, of Woodward
Center, were arrested and lodged in
the Center county jail. They are
charged with stealing $4,000 from
Henry and Martin Eby, two wealthy
old bachelors of Woodward.
Another victim may be added to
the FIVE boys killed in the coasting ac-
cident at New Brighton, last week.
John, the 9-year-old brother of Rob-
bert Farrow, who was one of the kill.
ed, is In serious condition.
Solomon Small a well-known farm
er of near belmont, committed sui
eide by shooting himself in the head
He was about 65 years old, and leaves
wife and several children, one of
whom is Mrs. Rush Lenhart of Del
mont.
George Goodner, 54 years old, Is
dead at New Castle as a result of a
premature explosion Of dynamite at
the Bessemer limestone quarry He
Is survived by a wife and several chill
dren.
In the competitive six-day sparrow
hunt I'm Amwell township, Washing
ton county, last week, 29,O99 birds
were killed, according to the official
count. Two teams of 10 men each en-
gagged in the hunt.
Inspector F. W. Cunningham, of the
Fourteenth bituminous district, has
filed his report of the output of the
mines for the past year. The to-
tai is 7,171,19S tons against 7,246,-
$40 tons for 1903
Fire destroyed the boiler house Of
the Sharon Coke and Coal company
at South Sharon, causing loss of
about $4,000, partially covered by in
surance.
Michael Sturgis, 40 years old, was
caught in a conveyor at the American
Steel and Wire company's plant at
South Sharon, and crushed to death.
The Seventh Ward Presbyterian
Church at New Castle, has accepted
the offer of Andrew Carnegie to pay