The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-05-03

i""n WIN Destruction Attrlhn
Ancendiarism. Leg Cut or H. ~
Saw.
The borough Of womelsdort No.
ny fire that DESTROYED ei.h, .S y
houses on tho north side Of FrenS,,O eI'
between Front and Second entail"
OF over twelve thousand dolIo,, 1.
was first discovered in tho two'',. Y
house OF Thomas Capp. md almo, \
noously ilames issued from tbo ., !,
an unoccupied house nearly ,r,. a'I
feet away. belonging to tho os,., Y
Stouch. The Intermediate bov @
caught fire, and with eight bon.o, !
at one time, and high wind proy,nl
destruction OF the whole paste,n
the town was threatened. Tbe n.
ment of Reading. Sinking sn,lra \
MIA and Myerstown were called ~,
ance. Meanwhile the WomeI,da.,
worked nobly and succeeded m ,,.
lire under control after two hon
effort. Most of the furniture ,yos
from the burning houses. with tbo..
OF that In Thomas Oasey's drogin,
with Its contents, was complo,alr a.
His loss is $4,000. The newt t~.
occupied by Samuel Schue and Iobn |,
were owned by Frank Farrv n, st u
whose loss is $4,000. The ncyt bon"
pied by Mrs. Christina Bochtel va.
by John Matthew. whose loss Is a ~
remaining four house, be onped = 4
tate of John Stouch. and the loss ~
tate is $500. Three of them ra,
pied by Isaac Miller, George Sobor
Frank Bundy, respectively. wbllo ,ha
has been vacant since The first NJ
The large brick house adiobinc /,
mentioned, on the west. owned Ey h
Levy, and occupied hy Edward {,
was also ailre, but was saved without
been much damaged. The occupnt,i
several houses lose In personal elraal
800 to 5000. The origin Of tho Aha
known. As two houses SO far separate
discovered on fire at tho same lime /.
arism is suspected.
FIFTY Years A MAGIsrR,rg-RsA
Evans. who has been justice Of the
continuously Tor fifty years in ye,t
Township, received his eleventh e,
sion. He is now 81 year, old. but
and attends regularly to the dute,
office. Mr.. Evans received his frs. "A
sion in 1850, when William F. JobBsJI
Governor. His second commission
was signed by Governor Pollock hs
in 1869. by Governor Packer. and the
in 1865, was signed by Governor 4
Governor Geary signed the fifth con-i
In 1870; Governor Hartranft the b
1870. and Governor Hoyt signed the
commission in 1880. The eighth comuI
was issued by Governor Pattison n
:he ninth by Governor Beaver. In lsl
zenith by Governor Hastings, in 1895. u
last which he has just received was
by Governor Stone.
ARREST IN MURDER CAsE.-The L
0f Joseph Moran. an Italian Junk del
Hazleton, was followed 10y the arrest I
nati Sandui, another junk man, suspe
being implicated in the crime. Sand
lodged in jail in Hazleton. He was
company with the murdered man, It
4 short time before tho tragedy
score of officers are at work on thd
and other suspects are under suryeil
FORTUNATE DISCOVER Operation
Pine Brook CollIery. of tho ScrantO1
Company, has been suspended beca1
the discovery OF body of water 10
workings OF the Pennsylvania Coal
pany. which threatens to break throd|
barriers which separate the workings
discovery OF the water was fortunate
1t happened to break into the Pine i
Colliery 1t would deluge the mine an
likely many men would have lost thel
Operations have been begun with an
removing the water from the mines.
NANTIcoKE Boy DRowNED.-Johl
man. a young landsman OF the crew
training ship Buffalo, and who hallei
Nantlcoke. Pa, was accidently dToE1
Norfolk, Va. Ackerman was detald
others to clean the ships side, and le
board from tho staging, striking on D
nnd sinking Immediately. The bC1
not recovered.
SUNDAY School IN OLD HoTEL-i
famous old Jennerville Hotel, WheT9
dreds Of gallons of whisky were s0l
the bar In days gone by, ilourlsOln
day school has been started, and y
pected that chapel will be erected
the near future. About sixty cilNeD'|
neighborhood have interested thems7
the project, and already $500 IN al
been raised.
LEG Cur OFF BY \ CIRCULAE SAW
Lucas. an employee OF the Bristol y
Steel Company, slipped and fell ag1
rapidly revolving circular saw
cut through his leg at the knee, COZ
severing the member.
James Lpnhart was held for eouh
lsburg to answer for the murder o.
Noise. The trial will be held III n'!
A baby carriage containing Ann'
aged years, was run over py" w
at Shamokin and the child was su"
iured.
The Board OF Poor Directors oil VII
ter decided to transfer all mae paw
der their care from the NorTl''o''
Asylum to tho Chester Co'n9
Asylum. r.l
Major Miller, inspector OF 'oo l.S
gade, conducted the spring ,DsI
Companies A and |, Fourth iFt"D
tional Guard, at the Audilo'''
O'Neil and his staff were pre'ep',
Mrs. Rebecca Oswald, an ogru
Lpncaster, was struck by 40 eps"
Quarreyville Railroad at the .aI LD
crossing. Her skull was If"c,"'
is believed TO be fatally inJureu'
A special meeting OF West 1u, ,aot.
Reformed Classis was held az 's. ,.,m
10 receive Rev. Harvey crow :" nd
moreland Chassis, and inst"l MN
Of tho Nittany Valley ehaIbo~ d
Derr, pastor OF st. Luke's Kelorm
Lock Haven, preached the selln[
Tact.