The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-08-15
PENNSYLVANIA NEWS.
The Latest happenings Cleaned From
All Over the State.
BIG FARM CROPS IN THE STATE.
The Deputy Secretary Of Agriculture Says
That Every Product Is Bringing Good Pr ce
..Gored TO Death by a Mad Bull. .Birdsbero
Rooster Catches Miee.-woman Drinks WASH
ing Fluid and Ink 10 End Her Life.

| crop reports. Mr.. Martin has secured
five crop reporters in each county and
expects to have full and complete in
formation in a few weeks. From what
he has already gathered it can be said
that the wheat srop is better this year
than last. Apples are not so good
crop, but the peach crop is immense.
The potato crop is light, but the prices
are very good, so that the farmer is
not complaining Neither is the hay
crop as big as last year, but prices are
higher. Oats are very light. the hot
| weather and warm showers causing
ust that has done considerable injury.
Corn. which was planted late, is going
% be good crop, fully UP to the aver
age. Cattle bring good prices at the
farm, and the price OF hogs has been
very good for the breeder There is
not farm product. according TO Mr..
Martins report, that is not bringing a
| good price, and there are no complaints
| Tor the farmers, for, as a matter OF fact.
| Mr.. Martin says, Pennsylvania has
the best home market for her farm pro
duct OF any State in the Union
Andrew j. Beckett, aged 6S years,
walked into a store at Uniontown, ask
ed to see revolver and had cartridge
put in it. He then placed the weapon
to his head and blew his brains out
| Frang Bugdell, OF Hazleton. was ar
rested i'll Philadelphia by Detective De-
angelo charged with attempting to kill
| Nellie Decrease, his affianced, by shoot
ing her on July 4 after a quarrel The
| girl kept the shooting secret, and it was
only through a visit to her L-o,her that
it became known. She refused at first
to prosecute Bugdell
After several desperate attempts At
suicide. Mrs. Joseph Slocum OF Ger
mania, is dead. Three months ago Mrs
| Slocum saw her brother. Herman
| Bratz taken to the insane asylum a,
Warren and her mind began giving
way. A few days ago she took large
number OF matches. soaked the heads
in vinegar until they had dissolved, and
! then drank the concoction. This failed
to have the desired effect; then she
| drank half pint OF washing fluid and
| quickly thereafter swallowed the con
tents OF bottle OF ink These liquids
| caused her death.
Another man with jewelry found
| sewn on his breast has been found He
was Paul Shrvel, recently killed in the
mines at Wilkesbarre The jewclry
| consisted of chains, lockets and little
| silver dumbbells. A few weeks ago ex.
| actly similar decorations were found on
| the body OF a man who committed sui
| eide at White Haven 1t is said that
| both belonged to some famous society
in Russia. Russians say they are
dangerous branch OF the Nihiists.
John McMackin, aged AZ years,
well-known farmer OF Volant, was
killed by vicious bull He was cross
ing field when the animal ran him
down. McMackin attempted 10 climb
a small tree, but the bull was too quick
for him 1t struck him in the abdomen
with is horns. and trampled him under
its feet until unconscious. McMackins
, son came to his rescue and drove the
bull away McMackin lived only
short time.
AT the meeting OF the Delaware
County Medical Society at Chester u
paper was read by DR.. McMasters, Of
Ridley Park, on Pure Dairy Pro-
ducts" He asserted that many chill
dren take sick and Gie in infancy from
milk which is either from unhealthy
cows impure milk or from the poison
ous methods used by some dairyncn o
keep the milk sweet in no. weather.
The Bradford County Tobacco Grow
ers Association has decided TO ,pur-
chase property and refit il for the
first OF the sorting and packing ware.
houses to be located and operated by
the Towanda growers. 1t will be used
in storing the crop soon to be har-
vested
Henry Fauber, of Birdsboro. has a
rooster which is becoming quite an ex-
pert at catching mice. The fowl is of
the common variety and upon several
occasions was seen with small mice in
its bill Mrs. Benjamin McCallicher
saw the rooster catch live mouse and
hold it until it died.
The Western Union Telegraph Gem
pany opened its new office at West Chrs-
ter which practically gives the town TWO
Offices of that name The old one is be-
ing continued by the heirs Of u. II.
Painter, but il will bring no rnessugcs
to town, all of its business being 10
points outside.
Two locomotives and seven freight
cars were wrecked in a crash OF trains
at Monument, on the PENNSYLVANIA ni-
vision of the New York Central Rail
road.
The recently incorporated borough of
Chalfont, Bucks County has a real es-
tate valuation of $Ioo, 1872, and property
taxable for county purposes valued at
$zoo,482.
Thirty-seyen laborers employed by
Contractor T. c. Farley on ramaqua's
new pipe line went on strike because they
were refused wage of $I.5o a lay.
Rev. g. a. NJ Dyess has resigned The
pastorate Of the Fallsngton Episcopal
Church and will shortly enter upon his
new duties at Braddock
The Junior Order of United American
Mechanics will present handsome flag
to the Chester school board for the
school district
Thirteen men jumped from hand car
at Chester in time to save their lives
The car was smashed by Baltimore &
Ohio express train.
While cutting wood Abiah Osbourn.
aged 80 years, dropped dead At the home
of his son, William Osbourn, in Thorn
dale
Scarlet fever is spreading in Birds
boro, half dozen new cases have been
reported within several days A number
of deaths have occurred
John Ober. Sr., was appointed post
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