The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-01-25

ton County, for 500 an acre. The
tract adjoins block of over 1000
acres recently secured by the same
concern, the total holdings being now
about 1,500 acres. Tipples will be
erected. 1t being the intention to be-
gin immediate developments. The en-
tire block of coal has frontage on
the north side of the Wabash railroad.
A big coal deal, which amounts to
almost s1000,000, has just been con-
summated in Uniontown, 600 acres in
Menallen township being sold for
about 100000, or $1.150 per acre.
The tract comprises the coal under
the Oliver Vail, Elizabeth Beal Sam
uel w. Woodward, Lacey Hibbs and
Ewing Searight farms, and was owned
by M. H. Bowman and Isaac Taylor,
of Uniontown, who held the coal five
years. The names of the purchasers
are not made public, but they are
Ohio men.
The Rev. w. Scott Wilson, aged 81,
a Methodist minister and formerly a
member of the Central Pennsylvania
conference, was found dead in the
Altoona city prison. He was arrested
while helplessly intoxicated Wilson
had held Methodist charges in Will
Transport, Houtzdale and other places
before being dropped by the confer
ence on account of his unfortunate
habits. He was an orator of excep-
tional ability. Since leaving the min
istry he was employed at times as a
writer for Altoona newspapers.
When Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Meeks of
Washington, reached home they found
that their little child, five months old,
had been smothered to DEATH They
had gone to visit a friend several
miles in the country, and when start
ing to return home wrapped the little
one in blanket and placed 1t under
the buggy robe so that it might not
feel the keen cold.
The mad dog scare at Cross Creek,
Washington County, was revived,
when cow, which had been bitten.
went mad The animal bit others
and then rushed into hay-stack and
suffocated to death. Mrs. Ira Bebout
was bitten by a dog which suddenly
went mad yesterday. The State Board
of Health has been notified. Every
domestic animal in the township has
been penned up.
Three Slavs were burned to death
In fire that destroyed four frame
dwellings and scorched two others at
Harmarville, on the West Penn road.
The houses were the property of the
Red Raven Splits Company and the
r-int re tIA
in the bottling department of tho
works. George Kountz, president of
the company, was slightly burned
about the top of the head.
James Fulton, aged 21 years, of
Philadelphia, is at the Cottage State
hospital at Connellsville, with his body
peppered with shot while officers have
searched in vain for the person who
wounded him. Fulton arrived in Ever
son, and became mixed up in quarrel.
He will not talk.
The Pittsburg Coal Company COM
menced a suit against the Werner Coal
Company of Pittsburg, to recover near
ly 500 acres of coal land in Smith and
Robinson townships, Washington coun-
ty. The Pittsburg Coal Company as
serts that the Werner company is min
ing coal owned by the plaintiff.
Fire, which was discovered in the
stock room of the Gessford Wall
Paper company at Washington, did
about $4,000 damage, am caused about
the same loss to the Horn shoe store
on the first floor of the same build
ing.
A head-on collision between north
and southbound freight trains on the
Buffalo and Allegheny Valley divis-
ion of the Pennsylvania railroad, oc-
Cured near East Brady. One man
was killed and three other persons in
Iured.
The Philadelphia Rapid Transit
Company will issue S10000,000 in
bonds, the proceeds to be used in
the Market street subway.
The loan indicates that stock assess,
ments will cease.
The Siegel hotel, the largest in
Washington was taken in charge by
the sheriff A suit in ejectment was
brought by Simon Siegel, the owner
Of the property for back rent to the
amount of about $4,000.
Robbers secured about 5000 in mer-
chandise and cash at Scalp Level
Two of the robbers were fired at, but
they escaped as did their confeder-
ates.
Samuel W. Hazen is dead at New
Castle, from injuries received sew
eral days ago by falling on the icy
pavement. He is survived by his
wife, a brother and sister at Sharps-
Vile, Pa.
The safe of the Pennsylvania rail-
road station at Phoenixville, was
blown and over $3.50 secured. The
building was partly wrecked.
The Lancaster County Tobacco
Growers Association has adopted a
opposing any reduction of
tariff on Philippine tobaccos.
A petition is being circulated ask
ng the Pennsylvania railroad officials
'or a low rate and strip tickets be-
tween Pittsburg and Canonsburg.
Several thousand acres of coal land
in Morris township, Washington Coun-
ty, have been optioned for Pittsburg
and Cleveland capitalists at S100 an
acre. The deal means the transfer of