The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-10-10
LATEST HAPPENINGS
ALL OVER THE STATE
Jew OIL Wells Create Excitement IN
Fayette County.
FOR PENNsyLvANlANs.
andrew Carnegie Pays $1,000 for a Silver
Image OF the Santa Mara--Jacob Rehm, Dis.
graecd Veteran, Lived In Lancaster-KlIles
Himself by InhaIlng Illuminating Cas-
Child Burned 10 Death of Harlcton.

Campbell Lilly, SO; VIM. Parker, Allie
gheny, So; John Sloan Olivia, SO; Jos
Jacobs, Ennisvile, So; VIM. d. Collins
Uniontown, $6 VIM. N. Henry, Peru
Mills, $l2; James E. Norris, Collier,
sI2; Winfield Scott Hamilton, Coal
mont. So; J. r. Rollins, Canton, $40;
Horace Parker, Erie, So; John Simp-
son, Jackson Summit, $40; VIM. Z.
rtson, Altoona, So; Margaret SEEMING,
ritusville, So; Sarah (. Dowden, Flat
woods, So; Frank B. Fuller, Greens
burg, So; John T. Twigs. Philipsburg,
iI2; Joseph Cupp, Tyrone, $Io; Lewis
Huber Derry Station, $40; Spencer
3rainard. West Warren, $40; John
-ritchfeld, Fossilville, $40; George W.
rroutner, East Brady, $40; minor Of
Herbert 3. Beighley, Zelinople, $lo.
Great oil excitement prevails in the
,outhern end OF Fayette county over
we'll brought in by the Greensboro Nat
Iral Gas Company, which yields at tie
tate OF rs barrels day. This is the
iccond oil we'll the company has drilled
md both were Immediately closed down
20 prevent the extent OF the pool from
being known. Leasing is going on
everywhere.
James Ruddy, OF Palo Alto was in
stantly killed in Pottsvlle by being
struck by Pennsylvania Railroad SHIFT
ng engine With a companion he was
:rossing the tracks when struck. Rud-
dy's body was hurled fifty feet over a
bank
Jacob Rehm, one Of the five men re-
GENTLY dishonorably discharged from
he Dayton Soldiers Home for speak
ing insultingly about President McKin-
ley after the shooting, and who com
mitted suicide by hanging at Dayton,
was native OF Lancaster county.
A man believed to be Lucien Auman,
Of 7S7 Franklin avenue, Deckerton. N
J., was found dead in bed at the Hotel
Wilkes-Ba He had committed sui-
eide. The gas was turned on and the
man had wound sheet around his head
20 make certain OF suffocation.
A model constructed OF pure silver OF
the Santa Maria, the vessel in which
Columbus discovered America, was re-
ceived at the Carnegie Institute. The
model was purchased at the Glasgow
Exposition by Andrew Carnegie for
While riding on freight train near
Newton Hamilton, Charles Z. Barr, OF
Virginia, fell between the cars and was
instantly killed The accident was
caused by the train breaking where he
had been sitting.
The Newton New Century Club has
elected Mrs. Joanna B. Crewitt and
Mrs. Fredda II. Bryan as delegates TO
the State Federation soon to meet at
Reading. Mrs. Sarah B. Knowles and
Mrs. Alice Afllerbach are the alternates
The following fourth-class postmas-
tiers for Pennsylvania were appointed:
East Riverside, Finley Hagerty; Hade
Luther II. Letter; Moniteau, VIM. j.
Graham; Sunset, c. L. Baker.
William Thew's roadhouse, between
Shamokin and Trcvorton, was destroyed
by fire, Loss $4,000 partly covered by
insurance. -Four children were rescued
with difficulty :.
Thomas Collins was severely burned
at the Harry L. Colliery by an explo-
sion OF gas and Thomas Nolan, driver
at the Woodward, Kingston, was badly
squeezed between a car and the rib.
Mamie, child of John Scanlan, OF
Weatherly, pulled lighted lamp from
table and was burned to death. The
ehild's yaother was also seriously burn
ed.
a new publication. Gospel Truths"
is being edited at Allensvlle by Oliver
II. Zook. The publisher is c. X.
Smoker, OF Belleville.
Only a portion OF Lloyd McGinnis's
body could be found after IS cars had
run over him on the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad. He was brakeman.
The Luzernc Hospital for smallpox
patients was burned to the ground. The
building was vacant when it burned.
The Perry county soldiers reunion
will be held at Blan on Saturday. Octo-
Der IL.
The September report OF State Treas
urer Barnett shows a balance OF $7,S53-
z5o.o5 in the general fund at the close
OF the month. The total receipts for
the month were $2,476,5II.o3, In the
same month last year the receipts were
$I,75I ,o46o2 For the ten months end
ing Sept. 80 the Treasury receipts have
been $I5,o3o,o4oo4 Those for the same
period last year we're $I5,47z, ,63o.23,
Andrew Hohovics, miner employed
at the Mount Lookout Colliery, Wilkes
Barre, was killed by falling down the
shaft 1t was dark when he went 10
work and he evidently thought the car
riage was at the head OF the shaft, as he
stepped into the opening and fell Goo
feet.
While playing with matches in room
in his home at Reading 5-year-old
Joseph Thomas set fire to the furniture
and before the iremen eXtiguished the
flames he was suffocated and the house
was badly damaged.
BY an explosion OF gas at Indian
Ridge Colliery, Shenandoah, Patrick
Foley, a repaifmanS and George An
kolopsky, door boy, were badly burn
ed
Daniel Souders, an aged violin maker
and veteran OF the Civil War, commit
ted suicide by hanging himself in his
small shop in the rear OF his home al
Lititz. He lived alone in large stone
house
John Schillo, OF Mahanoy City, was
leaning against the muzzle of his gun
when in some unaccountable manner it
was discharged, the contents entering
his side.
Daniel Thurston. OF Jersey Shore, a
brakeman on the New York Central
Railroad, was killed at Forks. He was
climbing the ladder on freight car
when his head struck water column
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