The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-07-04
PENNSYLVANIA NEWS.
The Latest Happenings Cleaned From
All Over the State.
cArAmoUNr ATTACKS A wHEELMAN.
Animal Sprang on the Traveller from the Road
side..PensIons Granted During the Week.
Tells Of Murder Nine Years Aso--Keystone
Normal SehooI..Man Torn to Pieces--Dos
Bit Father and Son. Other Live News.

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Valley, $40; Alfred L. Shull, Franklin,
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John A. Adams, Brockwayville, $S Ma
than L. Hill, Doylestown, $40; Charles
Thomas. Emporium, $I2; John D.
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II. Young, Wormeysburg, SO; Anna
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Ameigh, Gillet, So; Catharine Cline,
Princeton. So; Harriet Sheeler, Sayre.
$I2; Susan Chapman, Middlesex, $I2;
Kate Humes, Mercer, So.
John Henniger Franklin. So; John
McMullen, Meadvlle, $I2: George w.
Matteson, Knoxville, $I4; Jonas Brown,
Johnsburg, So: Joseph Eckley, Sol
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Craiken, Kerrmoor, $I2; John H. Rob
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Knox, Pittsburg, 10.
Commencement week at the Keystone
State Normal School, Kutztown, closed
with the thirty-fourth annual graduation
exercises. The heat was intense but the
crowd, the enthusiasm and the success of
the occasion were unaffected by the ther-
mometer. Prof. A. c. Rothermel, who
finished his second year as principal,
had just reason for self-approval at this
consumnation of his labors. The size
of the crowd, which represented every
county in the eastern part of the State,
again emphasized the need of the new
and larger auditorium which will be
finished before another year, After the
opening prayer by Rev. Dr. Seip, presi-
dent OF Muhlenberg College, Jacob p.
Schaeffer, OF Shamokin Dam, delivered
the salutatory address Miss MN Mohn
Miss Edna Wedman, w. T. Deibert,
Sara L. Miller, W. Scott Brindle, Miss
Margaret Bean. Miss Margaret Bees, G.
+. Gangloff, Miss Minnie A. Boyer and
Miss Isabel Winterstein had speaking
parts on the programme, and the vale
dictory was by Harvey f. Baum oi
Bethel. The ceremonies were closed by
the comforting OF the III diplomas
Nine years ago James Weir, then 2s
years of age, mysteriously disappeared
from his home at Cochranton, and al
though diligent search was kept up for
nearly two years no trace of the man
was ever found. When he disappeared
he had 5000 on his person. The com.
munity had apparently forgotten the in.
cident until this week when n man Civ.
ing his name as Thomas Murphy ap-
peared at the home of Weir's father and
related how at 3 o'clock one morning
nine years ago he came across two mel:
engaged in burying another along Sugar
Greek. He afterward learned that the
dead man was Weir Murphy gave the
location as nearly as he could, and
force of men was at once set to work
digging in that vicinity The task had tc
be abandoned owing to the trench filling
up with water, but the search will be re.
sumed as soon as a pumping engine car
be secured. Murphy said he would have
divulged his secret sooner had he moi
been afraid of the vengeance of the muir
derers.
While riding on his bicycle near Far
randsville, James Weller, building
contractor OF Williamsport was attack
ed by catamount, which leaped upon
him from the rocks which bordered the
roadside, and sank its teeth into his
face Weller was thrown from his
wheel by the force OF the collision and
rolled down an embankment. almost
into the river. The catamount retain
ed its hold and inflicted terrible wounds
upon his arms, neck and face, but Wei
ler finally freed himself from the animal
and escaped. His injuries are serious.
Several days ago Milton O. Swarr,
prominent citizen OF landisville. was
badly bitten on the hand and arm while
caressing his dog. The dog was Gagged
to await developments. Friday night
a young son OF Mr. Swarr who did not
want TO be separated from his pet,
crawled into the cage where the dog
was confined. The animal sprang upon
the boy and bit him severely. His
mother heard his screams and finally
succeeded in fighting the dog off. The
wounds OF both father and son were
c.uterized and they both went to the
Pasteur Institute, New York, for treat
ment.
Stanislaus Ragardo, an employee Of
the Phoenix Iron Works, was instantly
killed. By some means he got fast in
the cogs OF a big crane and he was
literaly torn to pieces before the ma
chine could be stopped John Roddo
also fell on red-hot bloom and when
removed the flesh clung to the red-hot
steel in great strips. Almost at the
same time lgnatz Mashartiz had one
loot cut off and the other leg crushed
and broken. The three accidents hap
pened within few minutes OF each
other.
John w. Hill, of Rowlandsville. Md.
aged 80 years, and employed at Gar
rett's Paper Mill, at Gum Tree. fell
down pair of stairs in his stable and
broke his neck. He was carrying a
lighted lantern at the time, which cx-
ploded, and before he was discovered
his body was burned TO a crisp
By her dress catching FIRE from a
leaking gasoline stove, Mrs. Elizabeth
l.eber, an aged woman, was almost
roasted to death at her home in Ian
caster. Mrs. Leber was preparing din
ner when the accident occurred, and
before the flames could be extinguished
her clothing was nearly all burned of
her body The woman was removed
to St. Joseph's Hospital but is not ex-
pected to live.
A wheel on a southbound freight train
broke in the Tamaqua tunnel resulting
in the demolition of several cars, tear
ing out all the woodwork in the tun-