The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-06-07

puldJ NlCe IIeSlutHt, anu kHdllco H.
Solomon, Jr, Secretary and Treasur-
er. The work of laying IA miles of
track between Middlefield and Bloom-
field will begin June /. A branch
line will also be built to Warren and
Courtland.
After a wilG dash down a steep
mountain grade on the Susquehanna
& Eagles Mere Railroad three men
were killed, two instantly dying and
the other in a few hours. They were
workingmen riding on track. When
1t was too late to stop at the head
of the grade, they found that the
brake stick had been forgotten. At
a frightful speed they crashed into
a train at the foot of the grade. Sew
eral OF the men saved themselves by
jumping and were only slightly in
| jured.
Herman Adolphi, a Finlander, was
stabbed and killed in Dutch Hollow,
| near Smithton by Michael Horti a
Slav. The tragedy was witnessed by
| a number of men and was the result
Of a fight between the men to settle
grudge that had existed between
| them for some time, it is said. Horti
| tried to escape, but was captured
| and turned over to the officers, who
| took him to the Westmorelsnd county
| jail at Greensburg.
While attempting to place Ebenez-
er Pounds under arrest, Policeman
| Warren Kilgore, of West Washing
ton shot and instantly killed John
Pound, who interferred with the ofic.
er. The officer did not fire until he
had been beaten and choked almost
into insensibility.
Louis Crouch, aged % years, of
Monongahela city was killed by train
on the M. G. w. railroad. Crouch
went out fishing with his three
brothers but became separated from
them. He was walking on the tracks
when struck by coal train. A
widow and one child survive him.
Edward Henderson, of New Derry,
II years old, accused of the killing
| of James Peterson last Sunday night,
was admitted to bail The bail was
fixed at $4,000 and the father Of the
lad, E. B. Henderson, became the
| surety.
The formal dedication of the new
First Baptist church at New Castle,
which was to have occurred June IL,
has been postponed until Sunday,
| June 25, as the church will not be
finished until then.
| William Brennon, 65 years old,
was probably fatally burned in fire
which destroyed his home at But
ler.. Brennon was living alone and
started the blaze by upsetting a
lamp.
E. P. Hessel, the Pittsburg detec-
| tive, who was sentenced at Mead
vile, to pay a fine of 100 and costs
for contempt of court, is still in the
custody Of the sheriff, not being able
to raise the money.
James B. Smith, blacksmith and
wagonmaker, was burned to death in
a fire which destroyed his shop at
Rainsburg, Bedford county. He was
40 years old and leaves a wife and
three children.
Mrs. Dora, wife of e. E. Claypoole
of North Buffalo township, Armstrong
county committed suicide by shoot
ing herself twice. She had been mar
ried 15 years and leaves eight chill
dren.
Alma Erickson. died from cerebro-
spinal meningitis at Irwin. She was
20 years old and was daughter of
Frank Erickson.
While taking his usual morning
walk ex-Judge John Kennedy Ewing,
aged 81 years, was killed by a Balti-
more & Ohio train at Uniontown. AS
he approached the crossing and heard
the whistle of the train Judge Ewing
became bewildered and attempted to
jump forward, but was struck by the
train and hurled 60 feet, his left arm
and both legs being broken and his
head cut.
Mrs. Minnie Osborne, so years old.
| of StOnebOrO drODDed dead at the