The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-07
Pennsylvania
BRIEFLY TOLD.
Announcement that the Pittsburg EIeys.
ted Roads Projects are Abandoned.
MISS NESS WOUNDS CONTRACTOR.
Slain by Discharged Man Superintend NJ
Shot Ia the Frick Building, Pittsburg Three
maehInists Badly Burned at the LehIgh Val.
ley Railroad Shops. Easion--A Sunday "BIue
Law" Contest Commenced In Washington.

snyder, OF Philadelphia, issued exccu-
tions aggregat'ng $4,000 against Eman-
uel Kern also of Philadelphia. The pro-
perty to be levied on is at Safe Harbor
and was formerly portion of the big
iron works at that place.
Henry ]. Sherman, of Lewistown, for
mery assistant doorlleepcr of the Senate
at Harrisburg, has been appointed mail
carrier on the rural route about to be es-
tablished between Lewistown and Nc
Vcytown. The route is twenty-six miles
long.
Simon Juries was fatally injured in
Gilberton Colliery, Mahanoy City. He
had gone back into the breast to learn
why shot had not exploded and re-
ceived the blast in the fact and breast
Over 100 delegates attended the annual
convention OF the Woman's Home and
Foreign Missionary Society of the Nor.
ristown Lutheran Conference in ST. Pc
ter's Church, Pottstown.
John Marzilin, a carpenter, was killed
at the Hammond Colliery, Girardville,
by stick of timber which fell upon him
as it was being hoisted to the top OF the
breaker.
William Stutchell, the I4-year-old son
of ]. c. Stutchell, of Derry, died Of
lockjaw, supcrinduced by broken arm,
the bones of which protrudcd through
the flesh.
The pudding department of the Al
toona Iron Company, which was compell-
cd 70 suspend on account of the scarcity
of cars to supply coal, is now running
full blast
A large barn belonging to Benjamin
McCord, in East Falowfield Township,
was burned Three horses perished and
much produce was destroyed.
The Temple Iron & Coal Company oi
Wilkes-Barre has ordered out of its
mines the workers who were strikers at
the Maltby Colliery of the Lehigh Valley
Coal Company.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company's
medical inspectors vaccinated all the
train men running between Pottsvillc
and Philadelphia.
Acting Mine Inspector Downing re
ported for October in the eighth anthra-
cite district sixteen accidents. OF this
number eight were fatal
While playing with a bonfire. the g.
year-old child of Mr. and Mrs. Maloney
of Titusville was burned so badly that
it died.
While hunting near Duncannon, John
Scholtz's gun burst and injured one hand
so badly that amputation may be ncces-
sary.
While hunting near New Wimot, in
Lawrence County, William Ripper was
fatally shot by George Sheets.
Joseph Kocfzinslli was caught under
falling coal at Tunnel Ridge Collicry,
Mahanoy City, and instantly killed.
Duncannon capitalists will start knit
ting factory which will give fifty OF more
people employment.
Enoch Gedman fell $50 feet down a
manway at Big Mountain Collicry,
Shamokin. and was fatally hurt
Fifty operatives of the Corona Leather
Works, Bristol, went on strike for an
increase in wages.
Patrick Meehan, OF Bristol was held
up by two negroes near Croydon and
robbed
Chief Engineer Emil Swenson, who
had charge Of the preliminary work OF
the proposed elevated system for Pitts
burg, dismissed his force and announced
that the project had been definitely
abandoned in consequence OF the mer-
ger OF the surface lines by the Philadel-
phia company and the deal by which the
elevated franchises OF the Melons go to
the same interest.
John McCarde shot and killed Chas.
i. Youngberg, superintendent OF cleo
trical construction on the Frick Build
ing, in course of erection in Pittsburg.
Youngberg's home was in Brooklyn
The tragedy occurred when the 900 men
employed on the building were quitting
ior the day.
Miss Kate Ness was arrested at York
charged with shooting Horace c. Epey,
contractor, while he was visiting her.
-Four shots. were fired in Miss Ness's
room, and later it was found that Epey
had been wounded three times. None
OF the wounds is considered dangerous
Helen Jane. the 4-year-old daughter
OF VIM. II. Harris, OF Bethlehem. died
from the effects OF burns sustained
while playing around pile of blazing
leaves.
Thieves hurled a stone through the
window OF the drug store OF Ruce c.
Roberts at Amber, unlocked the sash
and took $40 from the cash register.
Edward NJ Taylor, OF Wilmington,
mas purchased oil Hugh Mclnnes the
Rebecca Paper Mills in Bridgeport for
$4,000.
William Sigman, George Urch and
Howard B. Randolph, machinists, were
badly burned at the Lehigh Valley Rail
road shops, Easton The men went into
pit to repair an engine Gasoline had
leaked from hose and settled in the
pit. The men had torch, and when
the flames came in contact with the gas
olne an explosion occurred.
A Sunday blue law contest has been
commenced in Washington. Monday
six news agents were arrested for sell
ing Sunday papers All of the agents
gave bail for a hearing.
Mrs Ann Conroy. OF Chester, a wo-
man weighing 200 pounds, while aiding
a neighbor to move household goods,
fell from a second-story window to the
pavement. Her head struck the curb
stone. With the exception of few
bruises Mrs. Conroy was unhurt
Fire OF supposed incendiary origin
burned barn belonging TO Eben Ed
son, near Titusville. Six horses and
two cows burned to death.
Jacob Freshlcy, OF Chester, fell from
the top OF an apple tree on the Flower
dale farm in Chester Township and
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