The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-12-06
KEYSTONE STATE CULLINGs
TEN STATIONS ABOLISHED
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Strikes Names from List Of Stops
on the Pittsburg Division.

reason for cutting out the stations.
G. w. Creighton, general superintend-
ent at Altoona, issued a circular an
nouncing the abolishing of the fol-
lowing stations on the local division.
including the Southwest branch. Ruth,
Davidson, Wheeler, Ferguson, Stam-
baugh, Evans, Lacolle, Conemaugh
Furnace, Sang Hollow and Allegrip-
pus. The majority of the stations
which were abolished were only small!
points and none but the local trains
stopped there. The freight traffic on
the Plttsburg division has reached
such proportions that it became
necessary to do away with some of
the less important stations.
Postmaster Michael Beaver, of
Bradley Junction, Cambria county,
was driving home at night, when
three men stepped out of the bushes.
and while one man covered him with
a revolver the other two dragged him
out Of the buggy and rifed his pock-
cts, securing $500. Beaver was too
frightened to object. After. the
highwaymen got all they were after
they put him back in the buggy and
hit the horse with the whip, taking
to the woods.
Fire destroyed the house of Richard
Matthews, near Greensboro, and his
4-monthsold baby was burned to
death. Matthews is an employe of
the Bessemer Coke company and
was at work. His wife had gone to a
neighbors for milk, leaving three
small children in the house. The fire
Is supposed to have been caused by
the baby carriage being pushed too
near the open CRATE.
John T. Daley, a boss employed at
the stables of the Dunbar Furnace
Co., was brutally beaten and robbed.
While going from his home to the
company's stable he was accosted by
two negroes, who ransacked his pock-
cts, obtaining only a few cents. AT
terward he was given severe beat
ing for not having in his possession
more money.
Mad with jealousy, Steven Czintel
shot and killed his wife and then
himself at their home in Dorothy, a
little mining village mile west Of
three months ago. Czintel was aged
20 and his wife aged 26. The husband
was insanely jealous of an Allegheny
butcher, and had stated he would kill
either him or himself
Amelia Fryer, of Derry, a nurse
who graduated from the Memorial
Hospital Training School five years
ago, was burned to death at Johns
town. Miss Fryer had been nursing
Mrs. Conrad Schwig. A lamp explod-
ed and flood of oil was thrown
over her clothing. She was removed
to the hospital, where she died
While smoking a pipe, which he
had purchased the evening before,
Frank Porter, the six-year-old grand
son of Joseph Sickafuse, of the VIII
mington road, near New Castle, is al
legged to have set fire to the latter's
barn, which was destroyed. Mr..
Sickafuse was severely burned while
getting his horses out of the build
ing. The loss is about $500.
Mrs. Minnie Salow, of Erie, con-
victed of manslaughter and perform
ing criminal operation, was sent
enced by Judge Walling to nine years
solitary confinement in the Western
Penitentiary. She was charged with
leaving a newborn infant in cold
wash-bowl until 1t perished.
Senator Boies Penrose has engag-
ed suite Of rooms at the Common
wealth annex for the coming extra
session of the Legislature. The Sen
ator will come to Harrisburg in Jan
uary to cooperate with Gov. Samuel
W. Pennypacker for the enactment of
the proposed reform legislation.
The Mailer glass plant at Du Bois,
which was started up for the seasons
run about one month ago has shut
down and it will not be operated
again this season. The reason given
by T. P. Welch, the lessee. is the
demoralized condition of the glass
market.
Ten mills Of the Shenango tin plant.
which have been idle for the past six
months, will start up, giving employ
ment to 1000 men. The other 20
mills of the Shenango have been
working steadily.
The Donora council has granted a
lTdHCHlSe W Iue west OnOfe street
Railway company which proposes
building a line connecting Donora
with Monessen, Charleroi and other
river towns.
Elizabeth Henderson, of Beaver
Falls, died in the hospital at Sharon,
from the effects of fall while visit
ing at the home of her brother ia
Wheatland. She was GA years old.
Mrs. Daniel Welfley, 43 years old.
was thrown out of a buggy near
Donegal, Westmoreland county, and
killed. A husband and three chill
dren survive her.
The Lawrence glass works at New
Castle, which started up week ago
with four blowing machines, will op-
crate in full with four more machines.
The plant employs 400 men now.
John H. Weiss, president Judge of
Dauphin county, was stricken with
paralysis November 16 and never ral-
lied.
Mary Shaylor, so years old, and
Henry Whitmiller, a babe of months,
were burned to death in a fire which
destroyed the house of William Ack-
ley in Towanda township. Two men