The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-28
LATEST HAPPENINGS
ALL OVER THE STATE.
Condensed Special Dispatches Boiled
Down for Rapid Reading.
NEW LIST OF PENSIONS GRANTED.
Pittsburg Prisoners Death Sentence commuted
Pardon Granted a Lackawanna County
conviet---Another Street Car at Scranton
Badly Damaged by Dynamite Forty Labor.
ers Aroused From Sleep by Flames

SS; theodore J. Ballantine, Pittsburg,
$I2; John K. Kelsey, Allegheny, SIs;
John c. Mark. New Alexander, $ra;
Theodore Robson, Mercersburg, $40;
Maurice Dunbar Phoenixville, $40; Car.
olne Foy, Homestead, S2S; Martha Nc
Farland. Tateville, So; Catherine |. Fer
ris, Rochester, So; Elizabeth J. Cherry,
Bellwood, So; Elizabeth Grim, Shay, $8;
Mary Reddick Allegheny, So; Georgetts
Shots, Irwin, So.
Pennsylvania - Winfield S. Birch.
Pittsburg, $I2 Norman c. Bundy, Dagus
Mines, So Michael Filter. Runvile, $40;
Charles Richardson, Pttsburg, So:
Sarah Z. Miller. Pitsburg So; Amanda
E. Cradle, Uniontown, $I2; Emelne
Pierce, East Smithfeld, $12.
Judge Edwards of Scranton, specially
presiding, decided that the school board
of Norristown has power to raise $4,000
annually by taxation to maintain a Car
nege library. Several citizens of the
town had instituted equity proceedings
to prevent the acceptance of Carnegies
gift
Michael Nash was arrested in Scran-
ton charged with trying to wreck the
Buffalo express on the Lackawanna Rail
road by placing an obstruction in frog.
A switchman discovered the attempt
Mrs. Carrie Cox, of Franklin Town
ship, Lycomng County, was arrested
charged with attempting to poison two
children of William McFadden.
A piece of dynamite fastened to the
car track on Capouse avenue, Scranton,
was run over and exploded by car at
6 o'clock the other evening No one
t,,,,troj t,st tb. H,J
aged. Several similar attempts to wreck
cars have been made since the strike
Of the traction employees was COM
menced. Select Council has passed a
resolution directing the City Recorder
To offer a reward of $500 for informa-
ton that will lead to the arrest of
perpetrator of these outrages
The Board of Pardons commuted to
life Imprisonment the death sentence of
George W. McMurray, of Pittsburg,
whose case has been pending before the
board since April A pardon was grant
ed to Joseph Boschino, of Lackawanna
county, serving a life sentence for muir
der. Application for the Communication
of the death sentence of John Lutz, of
Luzcrne county and William Allen, of
Fayette county, were refused.
A large building tenanted by over forty
Hungarian laborers, at Annvile, was
destroyed by fire. The foreigners,
reused from their sleep by the flames,
rushed panic-stricken to the outside
leaving clothing and money to be con-
sumed. 1t is estimated that $1,000, the
savings of the men for several years,
was destroyed,
Yielding to the request of their attor-
ney, Governor Stone decided that the
two Bddle brothers, who murdered
grocer near Pittsburg, should be hanged
on different days. John Biddle will be
hanged on January ID and Edward Bid.
die on January 6.
Three tramps who are believed to
have robbed hotel in Catasuaqua were
captured after long chase by Detec-
tives Johnson and Doran. The officers
recovered clothing, jewelry and other
goods,
Thomas c. Hopes butcher wagon
was struck by train on the Dowing-
town & Lancaster Railroad at the Wash
ington avenue crossing. The wagon
was wrecked and Hopes was badly in
jured.
Negotiations are pending for the pur-
chase of the Deuise estate in Eddystone
borough, comprising about forty acres,
by Philadelphia capitalists, to be utilized
for large MILL
Isabella the three-year-oldn daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Barney McCafferty, of
Allentown, died from burns sustained
while playing at brush fire.
The Lancaster branch of the Womans
Needlework Guild of America distrb-
uted 2Io7 garments among the Poor of
that city.
Annie Pareiska, aged years, was
playing about a bonfire in Pattstown,
when her clothing became gnited and
she was burned to death.
Three rural delivery routes will be es-
tablished in Spring City and vicinity on
January ].
The stables at Lindenthrope race track
were destroyed by fire, lighted Gig
arctic, it is thought, causing the fame.
The Chester Board of Trade appoint
cd committee to aid in the endeavor to
secure action in Congress in favor of a
deeper channel for the Delaware river.
Three negroes accused of many rob-
berries in Lancaster county were arrest
ed in Atglen, Chester county, after a
fight with the constables.
Plans submitted by A. A. Richter. a
Lebanon architect were accepted for the
new Memorial Reformed Church to be
erected in Washington for the CON
gregation with which President Roose-
welt worships
The General Missionary Committee of
the Methodist Episcopal Church con-
cluded its sessions in Pittsburg. The
committee refused TO recede from its
position in making an per cent. reduc-
ton in appropriations to missions.
Aged John Waterson was found dead
i'll bed at his home in Chester, the dis
covery being made by his daughter-jn-
law, who went to his room to call him.
Death was due TO apoplexy.
Charters were issued by the State De-
partment TO the following corporations:
Keystone Stable and Storage Co, Pitts
burg, capital 5000; Eastern Warehouse
Co., Philadelphia, capital $1,000; The
Lloyd Manufacturing Co., Pittsburg.
capital $Iooo; The Umbrella Specially
Co, Philadelphia, capital $4,000; The
South Sharon Furniture and Supply
Co, South Sharon, capital $4,000.
Charles Kester, ~ years years Of age.