The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-02-15


Street railway to pass over Sullivan
avenue, West street, Cunningham
street and other thoroughfares to
Main street at the center of the town.
The street car company pays $500 at
the passage of the ordinance and
$500 annually. The company also
gives bond in $4,000 to have the line
completed and in operation within
two years. Charles Gibson, Jr., presf-
dent of the company, and Charles j.
Gibson and Engineer Layton, of Pitts
burg, were present at the meeting.
A decision was handed down grant
ing new trial in the case of c. M.
Greer of Canonsburg, Pa, against for
mer Burgess T. M. Reese, former
Constable J. j. Miller and former
Councilmen H. P. Jones, Theodore
Straub and ]. B. Johnson of Canons-
burg. Greer secured verdict OF
$4,000 against these men at the last
term in a suit for false arrest. Greer
was member Of council but re-
fused to attend, and was arrested and
taken to a meeting to form quo
rum.
The second oil well ever known to
produce almost pure grade Of oil
has been discovered on the George
farm, near Bradys Bend, Armstrong
county. 1t is owned by Queen
brothers and the drill found 12 feet Of
an excellent producing sand. The
we'll filled up 500 feet with the fluid.
The production Is estimated at Is
barrels day. The original pure oil
we'll was struck near the present one
years ago. OF late years its meager
product has been bottled and sold as
hair oil.
At Scranton another of the alleged
Carbondale Malta, Frank Muncula,
who pleaded guilty to robbery by
menace, was given the extreme pen
atty, four years and nine months.
Muncula admitted having secured $40
from a young Italian by threatening
the vengeance of the Malta on him.
It was stated that one of the IA men
indicted for completely in the Malta
terrorizing, Joseph Cogliandro, has
made a full confession. 1t is reported
some startling disclosures may be
looked for.
Postoffice Inspector H. H. Williams
has been sent to Connellsville to dis
cover the source of the fraud which
has been carried on by foreigners of
the coke region for many months.
The inspector has letters sent from
here to Italy and vice-versa, the
stamps on which had been previous
ly used. The Italians have a prepara-
tion which erases the cancellation
marks and only by close inspection
can one discover that the stamps were
ever used before.
The Union Presbyterian church
near Myoma station, in Adams town
ship, Butler county, was burned Sun
day. Services were held in the af-
ternoon, and while the first Psalm
was being announced sparks were
noticed falling from the ceiling. The
$50 people rushed from the building.
which was soon destroyed. A large
part of the furniture was saved. A
defective flue caused the fire. The
loss is $4,000, with s1,5O0 insurance.
The headless trunk of a man was
found near the Lehigh Valley railroad
tracks in the northern part of Wilkes
barre. After considerable search the
head was found many feet from the
body. 1t was so badly mutilated that
it was unrecognizable. The man was
well dressed in a dark suit and was
about feet in height, weighing 225
pounds. No articles were found on
his person that would serve to identi-
fly him.
John w. Scott, geologist, declares
Huntingdon counties Mr.. Scott
claims that Blair county geologically
covers a large area of primal maxi
mum radial disturbance, by which
were upheaved. He says
that several years ago he discovered
the peculiar substance, pitchblende,
mother of radium, in great quantities.
Maj. John A. Barrett, instructor at
the Jumonville Soldiers Orphans
school, near Uniontown. has been dis
missed from his position by the State
committee on orphans school as the
result of charges against him growing
out Of his whipping two boys, for
which he was convicted in court OF
assault and battery.
w. Benson Shrader, financial agent
of the United Presbyterian church.
has acknowledged the receipt of
$1,000, given to the mission boards of
the church by Mrs. Jennie S.. wife, of
Elmer BARLEY, of Butler. The be-
quests we're in money of Mrs. Bart
ley's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William
son Graham.
Albert Hart, colored, aged "a, who
was shot by his rival, Fred Jeffries,
at the home of Mrs. Georgiana Poin-
dexter, on Tuesday night, January "a.
died at the Cottage State hospital,
Connellsville. Jeffries is still at
large.
Representative Acheson has secur-
ed from the Smithsonian institution,
a set of fishes IN alcohol and sec
tion of marine invertebrates for use
of the public schools at Charleroi.
Leonard, the young son of Mr.. and
Mrs Joseph Moore, Of New Castle, is
dead as a result of scalds received by
a kettle of hot water overturning.
At Blairsville, giant remonstrance
against the repeal of the local option
law has received the signatures of