The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-07-19
KEYSTONE STATE CULL|NGs
p. r. r. BUYS LAND
Secures Four Of the Largest Truck
Farms in Central Pennsylvania
at South Hollidaysburg

pennsylvania, located IN South HOl-
lidaysburg, for S162,0O0. The pur-
chase almost wipe out the trucking
industry in Blair county, and Altoona
and Hollidaysburg must hereafter de-
pend upon the Baltimore and Phila-
delrhia markets for vegetable pro-
duce. The Berwind-White Coal and
Coke company has taken an option on
land in East Hollidaysburg adjoining
the new freight classification yard of
the Pennsylvania Railroad company.
1t Is stated that large pressed steel
car constructing and repair plant will
be erected on this land, which is an
ideal location for that purpose.
While answering an alarm of fire
the truck became unmanageable 60
ing down the hill on Forty-sixth street,
near Plummer street, Pittsburg. In
an effort to stop the team the hors-
es were pulled from the road to the
sidewalk at the southwest corner of
Forty-sixth and Plummer streets,
crashing into the house of w. II.
Briggs. Men, women and children
were knocked down and trampled on
by the fire horses. Sixteen were in
jured, two of them so seriously that
they were taken to ST. Francis hospit-
al
An attempt was made to blow up
the general store of the Alexandria
Supply Company at Crabtree, West
moreland County. 1t Is said defective
dynamite was all that saved the
building and several persons who
were sleeping on the premises from
destruction. Only a small portion of
the dynamite was ignited by the slow
fuse placed under the building The
building was dan aged, but no one was
hurt. Constable James Martin ar
rested John Kermiffo and Mates
Haito on suspicion.
While surveying for the new ovens
at Grays Landing James A. Kennedy,
of the Fayette Engineering company.
found the remains Of an Indian chief.
The bones were all In a good state
Of preservation, especially the jaw
bone. In the midst of the bones were
found A beads, each about two inch
es long, which were evidently made
from bear tusks. The beads were at
tached to chain around the body OF
the chief.
The county bridge over Pine creek,
Armstrong county, recently con-
structed at cost of $4,000 and
thrown open to the public, though
not yet taken off the contractors
hands, gave way July 7th, while
a team hauling load of lumber was
crossing it. Thhe team, driver and
load were precipitated into the creek.
16 feet below, but the driver escaped
injury.
During a severe electrical storm
which passed over Connelsville and
Fayette county one man was killed
and several places were struck by
lightning. The man killed Is I'M
known and was on Division island, in
the Youghiogheny river, with three
companions. All his pockets contain
ed was Baltimore & Ohio waybilI
containing the words, "pick up at
Barnestown, w. Va"
The Electric Theater, large tent
at Eldora Park, near Monongahela.
was burned on the Fourth, the fire
originating from crossed electric
wires. The loss is $1,000 1t was
owned by William McShefrey and F.
Mccullough Of Pittsburg. The tent
was partly filled with people when it
cought fire, but everyone escaped.
DR.. o. L. Blachley, of Williamsburg,
received a telegram notifying him
of the drowning Of his son at jack
sons Point, Canada. on July 4. The
young man had gone to Canada with
IT.
Mrs. l.. Thomas, of Williamsburg, a
week ago. He was sophomore at
Washington and Jefferson College.
Thomas Reese, for the Standard
Land and Improvement company, of
Pittsburg, closed a deal with the
Mercantile Bridge company, which
gives 1t right of way for a proposed
bridge over the Monongahela river,
connecting Monessen with Lock No.
4 and Charleroi. The consideration
was s21,0O0
The coroner's Jury at Washington,
investigating the death of Eda Nor
ris, aged 7, held Grover BrownIee re-
sponsible, with Earl Allen and Homer
Rigler accessories after the fact. The
boys are about IA years old. The
Morris girl was shot last week by a
bullet from gun carried by one Of
the boys.
The Connellsville Machine and
Car Company, one of the oldest
manufacturing concerns in the coke
region, has been reorganized with a
capital of s150,000. It's plant was
burned several months ago. The new
plant will be built on the site Of the
old one.
About 1900 acres of coal three
miles south of Washington, in AM
well township, has been sold to Pitts
burg and New York capitalists at
800 an acre. Already an advance
payment Of 81 an acre has been made
to the farmers owning the surface.
Instructions have gone out to eouip
with Westinghouse air brakes every
freight car on the Pennsylvania rail-
road not now so equipped. About Is
900 cars lack air brakes, and to euuip
them will cost $50 per car, or $780,
900 in all.
Foreigners who aspire to American
will hereafter be required
to pay an attorney fee of $40 befora
thir cases are acted upon in the