The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-03
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Colley heard shot. The Md
boy jumped down, ran around
buggy and said he was shot.
moment later he fell dead. III
officers at Uniontown were at ono
notified and it was learned that tho
wagon was driven by Paul Fascattiv |
and Michael Fee, Italians, who were
arrested. Fascatti is said to have
admitted the shooting, but said he fir
ed to scare Mccoy and some other
Governor Pennypacker approved
the bill authorizing policemen in
boroughs to hold the Office of con-
stable. The Governor vetoed the fol-
lowing bills: Prohibiting the prac-
tice of dentistry by unlicensed persons
and prescribing penalty of $500 or
six months Imprisonment for its vio-
lation; providing that when a bridge
over a river between two counties
shall be built by the County Commits
sioners jointly with the board of pub
lie grounds and buildings the cost
monwealth and one-half of the coun-
ties; amending the act of 1889 re-
lative to the Government of third
class cities, by providing the method
by which boroughs may become cities.
A high record in the price of Fay
cite county coal lands was established
when a deal went through for the sale
to the Struthers Furnace company, of
Struthers, O., of 240 acres of coal.
The price paid was $1,000 an acre.
Small tracts have been disposed Of at
rate higher than this, but no large
acreage has sold at such a figure. For
this coal shaft 400 feet deep must be
sunk, thus adding greatly to the usual
cost of mining it. This coal was pur-
chased 10 years ago for less than s75
per acre.
Barricading himself in the upper
story of a tenement house at Miners
vile to escape policemen who were
trying to arrest him for shooting at
his wife and 2-year-old baby, Joseph
Sarcofski, held several hundred per-
sons at bay from o'clock at night
until next day. He fired many shots
from a window, at which he kept his
long vigil, wounding several persons
in the crowd, and then committed sui
eide with his weapon.
At the May meeting of the Green's
burg council petitions will be pre-
sented by the borough authorities OF
East Greensburg, Ludwick and South
west Greensburg asking to be admit
ed to the mother borough. South
west Greensburg and South Green's
burg are expected to take favorable
action for consolidation this week.
If the consolidation is effected a city
of the third class with population
of 10000 will be formed.
Miss Eleanor G. Little obtained a
verdict of $4,250 against the Central
District and Printing Telegraph COM
pany. While returning to her home
near Gallery with hay riding party
their wagon scraped against tele-
phone pole, and Miss Little's legs
were crushed. Negligence in placing
the pole too near the center of the
road was alleged.
The extension of the Pittsburgh,
Shawmut & Northern railroad from
Brookville, in Jefferson county, to the
Allegheny river at Templeton seems
to be assured. Construction work
at the Brookville end will commence
in a few days. The distance is 55
miles A mile above the mouth of the
creek a tunnel half mile long will
be dug.
John F. Redman, married, 35 years
old, and Albert Brown, single, 23 years
old, were killed by a train in the
Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg rail
road yards at Du Bois. The men
were glass blowers and were on their
way home from work.
During row in an Italian boarding
house at Holsopple Antonio Carrie
was shot md killed. Two other fGr-
eigners W, seriously stabbed. A
number of u rests have been made
and the prisoners are in the Somerset
county Jail.
The trustees and deacons of the
First Baptist church, of Sharon, have
a call to Rev. A. F.
Purkiss, of Green Bay, Wis. who has
occupied the pulpit for the last three
Sundays.
c. o. Mounta, of Harrisburg, a rail-
way mail clerk, fell from his car near
Johnstown, while reaching for mail
sack. He was removed to Johnstown
in a critical condition.
The Westmoreland Coal Company's
mine at Export, broke all records last
month. With two days shutdown
the output was S0,60S tons for the %
working days.
The explosion of lantern carried
by Bruce Hezlop, set fire to his barn,
near East Brook, Lawrence county,
destroying the building with its con-
tents. Loss about $4,000.
Edward Floyd, negro, was hanged
In the county Jail at Greensburg, for
the murder of George Uhring at
Bessemer last July. Floyd made a
complete confession Of the crime.
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