The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-07-18
PENNSYLVANIA NEWS.
The Latest Happenings Cleaned From
All Over the State.
SHOT HIS WIFE; KILLED HIMSELF
Insane From Jealousy, Solomon Haas, Of WIZ
burton, Committed a Double crime--Ma
hsnoy City Girl Fell Out Of Bed, Fractured
Her Skull and Died Husband Saved His Wife
woman Halted an 0fflcer--0ther News

Byers, Turtle Greek, SO; Henry P.
Moore, Allegheny, SO; Franklin Ford,
Pittsburg, $40; George Yocum, Lewis
town, So; Perry Berndt, Siprcsville,
$40; Daniel l.. Colman, Dayton, $40;
Patterson Brubaker. Mercersburg, So:
Evaline d. Brubaker, Mifflinburg, So;
Sarah A. May, Sheridanville, So; A.
Murray, Washington, So; John Eusben-
er, Irvona, $I2; Ira A. Easton, Con-
dersport, $24; VIM. Anderson, Erie. 50:
John Cowland, Philipsburg, $6 Benja-
min K. Taylor, Altoona, So; David
H. Stevenson, Smethport, SO; Jacob
Mill, Manorville, SO; Samuel ]. Ream,
Johnstown, $I4; Andrew r. Mark,
Pitsburg, $40; John Sample West
View, sly; Alexander Davenport, Mt.
Pleasant, $To Michael Kline, Lcetouia,
So; John W. Means, Towanda, $40;
VIM Gardner, Bellwood, $I2; Lewis
W. Powell, Mt Union, So; James M.
Wiley, Blacklick Station, $I2; Cecilia
Krieg Johnsonburg, So; Sophia Bond,
Allegheny, So; Elizabeth Staude, Pitts
burg, So; Ann Morley, Coshocton, So;
Mary T. Garrison, West Alexander. Sc;
Elizabeth Wrsenberger, Pittsburg, So;
Frances f. Matthews, Erie, $S
While the young wife of Solomon
Haas was bending over a wash tub in
her home at Wilburton. a mining ham
let near Shamokin, her husband insane
from jeauousy and drink, crept up be-
hind her and without saying word
jammed a revolver against her back
and fired The bullet crashed through
her spinal column and lodged in her
stomach, causing fatal wound She
screamed for help and he Immediately
shot himself near the heart Haas told
his wife he would retire to his room
and die. With difficulty he reached his
sleeping apartment, but hearing Mrs.
Haas keeping up a constant cry for aid
he suspected he had not shot her ia
tally. He revisited her and was about
to bow out her brains when neighbors
appeared. Haas pointed his weapon at
them and retreated to his room. where
before any one could reach him he sent
two bullets through his heart and fell
to the floor corpse. Doctors soon
arrived and said there was no hope for
Mrs. Haas recovery.
Agent J. N. Kidney of the Humane
Society, wadedwaist deep into the waters
OF the Allegheny river near Aspinwall
pointing a revolver at Harry Tarr, who
was fleeing before him. At the same
ali aunt llOlll llit uCCk vi a
joboat pointed a revolver at Agent Kid
ney and dared him to shoot at her
swimming nephew Kidney turned back
and the fugitive disappeared in clump
of bushes on shore. Tarr was wanted
for abandoning decrepit horse.
Charters were issued by the State
Department to these corporations: Ha-
zlcwood Bank, Pittsburg; capital, $780,
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$4,000 Rosengarten & Sons. incor-
porated for the manufacture of chemi-
Gals, Philadelphia; capital, $27,5oo. The
Connellsville Improvement Company,
Connellsville; capital, $4,000. Citizens
Title and Trust Company, Uniontown;
capital $4,000.
Lightning struck the home OF Henry
Schwalm. at Hometown. and burned il
to the ground, together with its CON
tents. The bolt rendered Mr. Schwahn
and his wife unconscious but the for
mer regained his senses just in the nick
OF time He carried his wiie's uncon-
scous form into the yard Just a few
minutes before the building collapsed
Mr.. Schwalm's loss is $4,000.
Lands NJ Kendig, the ic-year-old
/ son OF Benjamin Kendig. OF Manor
Township, died at St. Josephs Hospital
from lockjaw. The boy was setting off
fireworks from tree on the Fourth,
when he fell to the ground, cutting him
self badly and breaking an arm. Pow
der got into his wounds and tctarus de-
veloped.
General Superintendent J. M Wallis
announced that the request OF the
freight engineers of the Pittsburg di-
vision OF the Pennsylvania Railroad for
increased wages has been granted. The
raise applies only to engineers on the
large locomotives. The wages are rais-
ed from $3.50 to $3.50 for low rate day
and from $4.Io TO $4.35 for high rate
day.
Farmers in Jersey Shole are COM
planning OF a peculiar black worm
which has made its appearance in great
numbers and which is almost entirely
destroying the potato crop. Paris
green and various exterminators fail to
have the slightest effect on the worms.
Agnes O'Conner aged II, is dead at
her home in Mahanoy City, as a result
of falling out of bed. The girl ate con-
siderable quantity OF ice cream, which
brought on an attack of vertigo. During
the spell she fell out of bed and fractured
her skull Death followed.
A southbound passenger train on the
New York Central Railroad collided
with the caboosc of freight train at
Ramsey's on the Fall Brook district.
Passengers were hurled from their seats,
but escaped serious injury. The engine
and caboose were wrecked.
Two unsuccessful attempts were made
to burn the Maloney Hotel at Westport.
Prompt discovery of the flames saved the
building from destruction.
The Duncannon Iron Company has
notified the puddlers' that commencing
this week the price of puddle bar would
be advanced from $3.50 to S3.7s per ton.
The Pottsville Board of Health recr-
ganized for the ensuing year. William
Cooper was elected, vice c. II. Woltjen,
whose term expired. These officers were
elected President A. H. Haldcrstadt;
secretary, Frank Little; health officer,
Abram McNealc.
While blasting on the site of a new
siding for the Pennsylvania Railroad at
Mt. Carbon Richard Davidson had both
legs and his body badly cut by flying
rocks.
The public school board of West Ches-
ter is said to be the author OF the new
anti-cigarette law.
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