SHAFFER, DORE, BECOSKI, TRIMMER Mrs. Nannie G. SHAFFER, wife of Prof. J. M. SHAFFER, head of the mathematics department of Westminster College, dropped dead in her home at New Wilmington, Pa., early Tuesday morning, September 29th. Death was due to heart trouble. Mrs. SHAFFER was about 52 years old and was born in McDonald, being a member of one of the town's oldest and most prominent families. She was married to Professor SHAFFER about 25 years ago and they made their home here while he was principal of the McDonald schools. Fourteen years ago they moved to New Wilmington. There survive Mrs. SHAFFER her husband, one daughter Miss Mary at home, her aged father, Samuel H. COOK of McDonald, and one sister, Mrs. Etta MCCLAY of Mt. Lebanon, Pittsburgh. The funeral took place Wednesday. The body was brought her and the interment was made in the COOK family lot in Robinson's Run cemetery, where a brief service was conducted by the Rev. J. B. CAVITT. Jabez DORE died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Albert WEIR, in Imperial, on Wednesday, September 23, at 9:45 p.m., after having been in ill health four years. Death was due to organic heart disease. Mr. DORE was born in Ohio and as in his 61st year. He is survived by one daughter, one sister and two brothers. His wife preceded him in death a number of years ago. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at one o'clock, conducted by the Rev. W. J. SNYDER. Interment at Melrose cemetery, Bridgeville, Pa. *Imperial column Dominick BECOSKI, a Slav miner employed by the Pittsburgh Coal Company at Reissing, was shot and instantly killed by Percy THOMPSON, a negro, as he sat on the porch of his home at 8:30 o'clock Sunday evening. The direct cause of the crime is not known, but it is said that for some time there had been trouble between the men. The shooting occurred at house No. 44. The dead man had been sitting on the porch and had got up and gone in to obtain a cigarette. When he came out on the porch again THOMPSON was waiting for him, and he raised a revolver and shot BECOSKI through the left side, in the region of the heart. THOMPSON at once disappeared and since had not been seen. BECOSKI was aged 34 years and single. He has a number of relatives living at Primrose and Burgettstown. THOMPSON, who lived at house 38, is a married man and about thirty years of age. Word was received here this week of the death of Mrs. Paul TRIMMER at Carnegie. The TRIMMER family were residents here many years ago. She was an aunt of William and George POWELSON, James DAVIDSON, Mrs. Trimmer DAVIDSON, Paul DAVIDSON, and Mrs. Jesse BEBOUT.