The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-29

Because IL members OF Company
H, Fifth regiment, National Guard OF
Pennsylvania, failed to attend the an
nual inspection, six of the delinquents
have been court-martialed and the
other six will be arrested orders to
that effect having been issued by Adjt.
Gen. Thomas j. Stewart. The dozen
militia men were not up to the STAN
dard required at inspections and de-
cided that they would not appear. The
officers in charge were Informed of
their absence and reported the mat
tr to the Adiutant General. Lieut..
Col. John S. Bare held the court-mar-
tial, assisted by Capt. Peter Litzell, Of
this city. The warrants for the ar
rest OF the men who did. not appear
ht the court-martial are in the hands
of a constable.
P. F. Mccain, Greensburg con-
tractor, was awarded contract by the
Republic Iron and Steel company, Of
Pittsburg, for the building of 400 coke
ovens on Dunlap reek, 10 miles from
Uniontown, in Fayette county. Nc
Cam will also build all railroad sid
ings. The new coke territory was re-
Gently acquired by the Pittsburg COM
pany.
General Supt. G.. w. Creighton, and
Superintendent of Motive Power r.
N. Durborrow, of the Pennsylvania
railroad, have entered a remonstrance
In the Blair county court against the
granting of liquor licenses at East
and South Altoona, where the COM
pany has recently put in operation
new works.
Reuben o. Parker, Frederick Wheel
er and Harry Green, charged with
robbing the stores of the Frank Gil
bert Supply company and William
Porter and the Erie freight depot at
Sharon, pleaded guilty before Justice
Of the Peace Thomas Thomas. They
were taken to Mercer Jail to await
sentence.
The students of Washington and
jefferson college have decided to
literally support the foot ball team
next year and each man at the local
Institution has agreed to contribute 81
to the annual foot ball fund. This
will give the management about 5000
with which to start the season.
The explosion of natural gas, leak
ing from an automatic water heat
er at the Bell Telephone building, in
New Castle, created a panic among
the telephone girls and the fire de-
partment was called out Janitor
Grim was injured by the explosion.
Louis Cigaomiglio and Joseph, his
father, quarreled at New Haven. The
aim of Louis was bad when he tried
to shoot his father and the bullee
crashed through the head of his o.
year-old sister, Mary, who died in
stantly. Then the father and son fled
together.
Joseph Worstell, of Cononsburg,
committed suicide at the home of his
father-in-law, James Thompson, of
Claysville. Worstell threatened to
shoot his wife, but Mrs. Thompson
thwarted his attempt. Worstell then
ran out of the house and shot him.
self, dying almost instantly.
A company is being formed to-
erect a brick works in Mahoningtown,
to employ about Is men and have a
daily capacity of $4,000 bricks. ]. s.
Stoner and William H. Smith of the
Mahoningtown Bank are the promot-
ers
Miss Carrie, the 20-year-old daugh-
ter of Postmaster Emory Smith. of
Wildwood Springs, was probably
fatally injured at Cresson, by
Pennsylvania railroad shifting engine.
She was taken to the hospital in AL
toona, but 1t is said she cannot live.
At Rimerton station, on the Buffalo
and Allegheny division of the Penn
sylvania, a freight train was caught
under a landslide. Thousands of
tons Of rock and dirt crashed on the
train, demolishing several cars, and
blocking all traffic.
Benjamin F. Lyon, a night fireman
at the East Altoona round house, was
run down by an engine at Altoona,
and died at the hospital. He was
80 years old and resided at Point
View.
M. Racoci, of South Sharon, who is
In South Sharon jail awaiting a hear
ing on charge of bigamy preferred
by Mrs. Racoci of Cleveland, prefer
red charges of similar nature against
the woman. She was arrested and
was locked up.
John Mraz, the bartender, at
Uniontown, who was arrested some
weeks ago on a charge Of trying to
poison his family by putting arsenic
in the coffee, was acquitted by a jury.
The Republican Butler County
Committee elected John Findley OF
Butler, DR.. w. B. Campbell of Harris
vile and E. H. Hutchison delegates To
the State Convention.
A deal was closed at Canonsburg.
whereby the PittsDurg Casket COM
pany obtained control of the Nc
Dowell & Dickson planning mill. and
will convert it into a factory for the
manufacture of caskets.
Neri Collins, 35 years old, OF Mi
Run, was drowned in Indian cree
while attempting to cross that stream
in a boat. Three men with him es-
capped.