The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-01-04
KEYSTONE STATE CUL[|NGs
FOX HUNT A SUCCESS.
Hundreds of Farmers Took Part and
Reynard Was Killed After a
Long Chase.


Fully 100 foxes were turned loose af-
ter the fox was liberated at II o'clock
and for three hours the hunt was
kept up before the quarry was brought
to bay in hollow tree and killed. All
the huntsmen were on horseback and
the chase was the largest ever held in
this section of the state. The whole
countryside took a holiday for the
chase, and at every farmhouse after
the fox was caught sumptuous repast
was served to the hunters and their
friends from other points The fox
hunt is an annual affair at Ruffs creek
and with the exception of the annual
one at Zoar, O., is the most important
one in this section.
The operators of the mine at Nor
ris Run, Clearfield county, where
strike has been on since spring, made
public the following notice, signed by
the Morris Run Coal Mining company,
John Magee, president: improved
market conditions warrant this COM
pany in attempting to pay higher
wages. 1t will therefore pay 50 cents
per gross ton for mining SO long as
business will permit, with correspond
ing rates for other labor from March,
1904. Applications for work will be
considered with reference to families
that have been afflicted with sickness,
preference being given to those in
need"
The report of the purchase Of more
than 1000 acres of Connellsville coal
land from J. V. Thompson, the Union
town banker, by the H. G. Frick Coke
Company, is confirmed. The land lies
In North and South Union townships.
near Uniontown. The deal includes
SO acres in the Klondyke region and
100 ovens, known as the Grassland
plant, and all buildings and equip
ment. The ovens are located near
Uniontown. The price is not positive
ly known, but it is said to be in the
neighborhood of s1000,000. The COM
pany, 1t is understood, will not de-
velop the land for years.
A systematic effort is to be made
to put a stop to lawlessness at the
town of Enterprise, two miles from
Washington The village of but few
hundred inhabitants is practically
owned by the Enterprise Coal Com
panv. More cases from this little
village have come within the last
year into Criminal Court than from
any other point in the county. The
county authorities will take up the
matter and establish a strong force OF
police.
Judge John B. Steel, in the Or
phans' court, at Greensburg, denied
the right of Mrs. Nellie Hooker, wife
No. 1 of ]. p. Hooker, late Of Mones-
sen, to the exception of wife No. 2.
for proceeds Of the sale Of Hookers
estate. 1t was also ruled that al
though wife No. 2 earned by her own
toll the greater portion Of the estate
left by Hooker she is to get none OF
It. The proceeds of the sale will be
turned over to creditors.
Suffering from exposure incident
to wandering two days on the noun
tains In a half-clad condition, Frank
Mower died at the County Insane
Hospital at Altoona. Mower be-
came demented from worrying over
his wifes death and last Saturday es-
capped from his home. When discov-
cred at Ehrenfleld, Cambria county,
he was nearly starved. He had con-
tractod a cold, which developed into
pneumonia.
A ton of dynamite in a log house
at the Atchison mine of the Connells-
vile Coke company exploded, but not
man was hurt, although windows
were broken in houses two miles
away. The log house caught fire
while the employees were at dinner.
A stable, the check house and other
buildings were damaged and tele-
phone wires were torn down.
Rev. l.. o. Benze, who for eight
years has been pastor of the English
Lutheran church at Zelienople, has
accepted a call extended to him by
the English Lutheran congregation
of McKeesport. The Zelienople
church accepted his resignation under
protest.
Stephen Pushart, John Brlnkush
and Martin Poblish were held up on
the outskirts of Lansford and beaten
by four men armed with black jacks.
Pushart was killed and Brinkush is
believed to be fatally injured. Po-
blish escaped.
The usual Christmas distribution of
candy to the poor children of Harris
burg at the executive mansion was
made by James NJ. Auter, messenger
to Gov. S. w. Pennypacker.
Frank Odell, of Wheatland, who
was run down by train near his
home, died from his injuries Odell
was 40 years old and was molder at
the Sharon foundry.
At a Christmas celebration at New
Castle. six Hungarians were wounded
with clubs and knives as a result of
free-for-all fight. A number of arrests
were made.
Common Council of Jamestown, has
passed an ordinance providing for
bridge over the Pennsylvania railroad
tracks from the Twelfth to the Thir-
teenth wards.
Chauncey Latshaw and Frederick
Pryor were acquitted by Butler
county jury on charges of robbery.
The men were accused Of the Elliott
robbery at Jacksville.
Forty applications for liquor licen-
ces have been filed with clerk of
courts OF Mercer county There are
now 81 licensed houses in the coun-
ty. License court will be held in