The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-12-27
THE KEYSTONE 4
Cream Of the Latest Man..
From All Parts.
PROSPERITY FOR THr
Secretary Hamilton in lIlsA0.,.
Their Bank Accounts Ar, ivy y
Volume e OIeOmargarine , NV S.'
Margaret 0'Keefe Lost Her In. "'n
Bradford''Gas Explosion Sh,s. Y

margaret O'keefe Lost Ie, l,.
BradfOrd-'das Explosion Sh,W,'a
Hon. John Hamilton c.,
Agriculture, has made bls 'evt s
report for the year TT Thi p'e
says the year has been a as
perity for the farmers Of pas Sus
The prices of all farm prodn' rdl
been above those Of tho p,Oul pro..,
and with the exception' ''eS'S y,
yield has been up to tho a..
other years. Improved fay ~
Pennsylvania has advance y
and there is no lack N -.
farms that are at all fayors%si,1 %
and in good condition AJ "T
tion of Secretary Hamil,on,a y.
devoted to the administrs,i..
Dairy and Food Division n N,
ment. The principal toplc di, n.y.
oleomargarin. The law rolsa.
sale of the product is eybans,
viewed, and its defects po,os
the enforcement of the law n =
says: Ever since the deci,Ia
Supreme Court declaring tb,t
clause of the act Of lS0S 4
tional, was handed down
orous and determined eifort
made to discover offends,.
bring them to account for vi,
the law. If oleomargarin Wa, ~ ~
substituted for butter in tbis
would mean a direct loss an
ticle alone, of from thirty ia h
lions of dollars per year and
fits of the new industry lnSts.
ing distributed among 1G
people, would be retained in I,
of a very few, rendering Them
nately rich at the expense i ~
whose industry they had de,t
Te subject of preserving and
ing the forests of PennsylyanI
cussed at length. The Vorl
Forestry Commission in the
of land, etc, is shown in the
statement: "The Commissll
Forestry reports that at this
State is in possession of iOe
and 80 perches, purchased uu
acts Of Both of March, 1891 Al
28, 1899. There have been mn
in addition, by the Forestry 4 =
sion, under act of May 25, ig
acres and 10 perches, making
of $3.50 acres and Iii perch
ditional lands have been rp
the Commission, amounting
542.71, which If approved, Vi
the State the owner of llSs
and % perches."
In summing up the work Of
the Secretary suggests that
other things, the following Id
is needed by the several diy
the department, in order to
their efficiency and enable a..
properly pursue their work.
Power to the Dairy and Fd
sion to enjoin from selling a a
ticle while suit is pending tor
ton of the law; to enter prem
search for adulterated goods
samples for analysis; an appn
of 100000 to enforce the law.
An appropriation of s25OOO
for Farmers Institutes.
AS the result Of the burnin
dwelling of David Hewitt Al
ford, the remains of Mrs.
O'Keefe, one of the oldest RES
that city, are at the morgue,
daughter, Mrs. Hannah He
dead, having sacrificed her
futile attempt to save hs
mother from a horrible death,
were six members Of the fan
Miss Anna Mamie d. House
Miss House discovered smoke
from the kitchen door, as she
scending the stairs to prep
morning meal, all were
dressed except Mrs. 0'Keefe,
an invalid and unable to move
assistance. Charles Hewitt
cupied a room across the b
his grandmother, at once rus
her apartments to carry the
out of danger. He was soon
his mother, who had hurried
through the flames which weTf
attacking the stairway. DeSp
frantic appeals, the aged won
ishly objected to being handle
ly, and her rescuers beat
treat as the flames burst thTq
partitions. Kicking open the
the son tried to lower MIS-
safety, but she fell heavily \
4 five ribs and sustaining lnte
juries, from which she died
escaped with severe burns
mains of Mrs. O'Keefe were
by the firemen, after the ia
been eXtinguished.
Burglars entered the Eve
office and blew open the sals
ing the windows compelsel
than $500 worth Of one ana
stamps were secured, tOgeu
several registered packages 4
able securities belonging 10
John G. Cobler, amounting 70
$1,000 and $500. Stamps OIL
nominations amounting to
able sum were overlooked
lars escaped in rubber-llreu
1t is believed the same uea
the safe in the county ueaS
flee in the courthouse mere
months ago.
Young Thomas Hogg in nl
damages for the loss oI u,S
while employed at a puHq
chine by the PittsbuTs a
Brass Company of PltIsDuIs
ed mute but powerful WlInss W
persons OF twelve boys u "u *
with him, and each OF wnou
from one to three fingers
lunch. The suit was eh's,'I
than Hogg. father Oh .p' m
witnesses ranged in age yI
II years, and all testified ~. ,n''
ans,a.s n,bilo onerating the
chine or one similar 10 "
An autopsy was made on
Charles Rocket, the aSeud
chant who was found lu"TT
house at Mountainous,
the fact that tho old illap tbc
cred 10 death in bed Dy ' mn
In their search for mop,9
pulled down a lot OF "nJ w,, M
on one of these was foun' nj
Of the sole of q woman nnd