The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-21


lie few weeks ago through the pub
lication OF a story that she had lallen
heir to an 100000 estate lett by
Toledo, o., business man, who, she de-
clarcd was her step-iather has brought
action against John c. Foringer Tor al
legged breach OF promise. claiming $Io,-
COO damages. The statement OF Miss
Harvey's claim sets forth that Foringef
promised to marry her on March 10
April IS. May | and :, June 5. and at
other times during 1893. She alleges
that she has remained single, aud re-
fused other offers of marriage. For
niger is a well-known young man of
Franklin and an oil producer. He stat
ed in an interview that the suit was
simply persecution and that his answer
would deny every allegation made by
the plaintiff Miss Harvey is an OF
phan and is several years the senior oi
young Foringcr.
At a fire which broke out in the
White Hail Hotel stables, Harrisburg
there were some scenes enacted which
have set Harrisburg people to talking
| There was a liremcn's ball in progress
at the time and a number OF the men
were intoxicated. When they reached
the fire they attempted 10 interfere with
| the sober men at work. There were
number OF fights. and the police were
| kept busy throwing drunken hremen
out OF the fire lines. Fire Chief Lu,7
was active in keeping out the disorder
| ly element, and to revenge themselves
| the latter cut the hose with an axe and
succeeded in sending a second alarm
from the fire box. They were about TO
send in a third alarm when they were
driven away by the chief. During the
| excitement drunken man stole Chief
| l.utz's team and drove off with it. Sey~
cral men OF the department were hurt
| by drunken hremen throwing them
down or pulling them from ladders.
Differences oi opinion concerning
| the location oi a church resulted in
| the killing OF one man and serious in
| Jury OF another at hamlet near Pine
| Grove. Wctzel county. known as Lch-
man Farms. Jonathan Welen a rich
| farmer, and William Edgel. son OF
| Henry Edgel at one time one OF the
! county's most prominent and wealthy
farmers. got into a dispute about the
church and plans for services Edgel
was shot dead and Wellen was shot
! through tho arm and was beaten neatly
( to death Sheriff Walker has placed
| Wcien under arrest.
The helpers employed in the locomo-
tive shops OF the Erie Railroad Com
pany in Susquehanna went out on
strike. They refused to assist the non
union men brought by the company
from New York to fill the places OF
the striking union men. The new men
are guarded by regular detectives and
| special officers, and they are led and
lodged in the shops. The entire shops
will close down on Saturday Tor the
day.
lToratio Riccy. a machnist OF Ale
! ghcny, has been suffering from 4 pecu
| liar malady for the past week lie is
, i'll with hiccoughs, and it is feared he
cannot live, His hiccoughs average 20
to the minute. At this rate, he hic-
cougher 200 times in every hour, or
5000 times every "A hours. Whether
asleep or awake whether under the in
hucncc OF narcotics or chorolorni, he
has kept up the hiccoughing contln-
1ously ior four days with practically no
intermission.
A sleighing party returning IRON.
raylorsvlle had thrilling experience.
While nearing Mahanoy Plane their
team OF four horses became frightened
at an engine whistle and upset the
sleigh, throwing the occupants over an
embankmentS while the team made ior
home at a break-neck speed. Several
ii the party were badly cut and bruised
and were obliged to seek shelter in
nearby houses.
The Inland Traction Company and
the Allentown and Coopersburg Street
Railway Company have consolidated
with ST 100000 capital and bonded
debt OF an equal amount. The COM
| InaeaI he A iIarta,,,, a,I
Coopersburg Turnpike, along which
they will Immediately build a trolley
line designed to eventually connect
Allentown and Philadelphia.
The committee desiring to settle the
strike OF the girls at the Bamford Silk
Mill, Wilkes Barre, has been refused
a hearing by the managers OF the mill
Chairman =. ]. Boyle is circulating a
petition among the business men ask
ing them to appear before the Councils
and ask that an investigation be order
ed in the conditions prevailing at the
mills.
As an inducement Tor young men TO
marry Representative Standish, OF An
dover introduced the following bill in
the House:, Every bachelor who shall
remain unmarried at the age OF 40 years
shall not thereafter be allowed to enter
into any matrimonial alliance except
upon the payment to the State OF the
sum oi SIoo,
Mr.. Boyne, OF Mexican, introduced
bill in the House fixing a penalty OF
$40 for any person having the care OF
children to lock them into house and
room or closet duringth absence OF the
parent, guardian or custodian from the
house or place where the child or chill
dren shall be detained.
Twenty-Five informations were made
against Pittsburg dealers by Pure Food
Commissioner James Terry on the
charge OF violating the State dairy and
food laws in selling oleo. The names
oi the defendants will not be made pub
lie until they appear for hearing
Joseph Kepley, aged IS years, and
John Mccormick tried TO stop bull
dog fight at Potsville. Kepley's face
WAS nearly chewed off Even il he re-
covers he will be marked for life. Nc
Cormick was badly bitten on the arm
Harry, the I4-year-old son OF Jacob
Winters OF Paradise is in critical
condition, suffering from lockiaw, The
disease is supposed to have developed
from the bite OF a pet rabbit
Representative Standish said that
many citizens oi his town were alarmed
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