The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-03-15
OUR BEIGHBORING COUNTIES.
NEWS GATHERED FROM OUR NEARBY EX-
CHANGES.


OprluS, III u III Vi lllduueSS, ~ 10
stated, drove his children from
home, locked all the doors and
threw the key at his wife, strik-
ing her in the head. The chill
dren sought refuge in a neigh
boris house. Anderson, it is re-
ported, has since locked all the
provisions for use from his fami-
ly and forced them to rely on the
kindness of the neighbors. He
is thought to be insane.
Rouzerville, this county, has an
oil excitement. While digging a
well for water, Isaiah Monaghan
found at depth of 45 feet indica-
tions of oil. Samples of the fluid
were sent to Baltimore experts
and they pronounced it oil of
good quality. Within the past
few days several Baltimore cap
italists have visited the well and
endeavored to lease the property.
Mr.. Monaghan has given tenn
porary lease for experimental
purposes to Waynesboro capital
lists. If he cannot make salts
factory terms with the persons
who desire the land, Mr. Monig-
ham will bore the well much deep
er and develop it himself, as the
experts are of the opinion that
oil is to be found there in paying
quantities.
Magistrate II. b. McNulty took
bail in S400 from Dr. j. A. Kemp
ter, of st. Thomas, for appear
ance at court to answer the
charge Of practicing medicine
without a State license. A hear
ing was waived
Valley Spirit.
Chambersburg
While running to a grocery
store in the vicinity of his home
yesterday, George, the twelve
years-old son Of Joseph Oster-
man, 433 East Queen Street,
swallowed horse shoe nail. The
lad IS mother had sent him ON the
errand and he was hurrying to
the store with the nail between
his teeth. Before he was aware
of it the nail had slipped down
his throat. He made an effort to
expel it, but without success.
The nail passed down his throat
with the head downward. When
he returned home he informed
his parents, who consulted a
! physician Upon his advice the
little fellow is subsisting on
mashed potatoes and mush. The
parents are much worried.
Young Osterman's father is cut
l ter in Adam Lohman's tailoring
establishment.
Hancock Times.
Patrick Ryan, a farmer near
Cumberland, has invented novel
rat trap. He cut a hole in a bar
E rel and placed in the bottom a
quantity of whiskey-soaked corn
The next morning he found in
the barrel 80 intoxicated rodents
all of which he dispatched.
] From the ravages of the fly OF
the early sown wheat and the re
peated freezing and thawing dur
q ing the winter, the wheat through
this section looks quite brown
i. and the present condition of the
crop is hardly up to the average
at this season of the year.
h A four and half foot vein o
, anthracite coal is now beins
worked ON small scale at Cherry
$ Run, Morgan county, w. Va.
g near the Baltimore and Ohio rail
g road. Pottery clay of the bes
a quality has been found near th'
a coal. Some important deals il
@ Morgan county coal lands are ex
q pected. Lawyers from othe
States have been at Berkele,
O Springs examining titles
S Harry l.. Creager who received
+ the contract for putting down
d well on the Delaplane lot, adjoin
ing the j. X. p. Grove property
5 has employed Jacob Schultz, o
Is Buck Valley, Pa, TO do the work
Ie Mr.. Schultz started his stear
Z drill Monday morning and e1
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