The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-03-28
PENNSYLVANIA NEWS.
The Latest Happenings Cleaned From
All Over the State.
THE CHESTER COUNTY MILK WAR
Blast Furnace Combination :. Rumors Of
s3O,000,0oO Organization In the Mahonius
valIey..State Christian Endeavorers Vote
for a Postponement Of Convention Until 1902
Runaway Results Fataly--0ther News.


month in the history OF the Pittsbutg
river coal trade All previous big re-
cords have been sent glmmering and
the coal men are pleased. The Monon-
gahela River Consolidated Coal and
Coke Company has already sent South
during March from Pittsburg 600 coal
boats and 400 barges, and this amount
will be swelled before April 1 by the
shipment of an additional 200 boats
and 100 barges The total shipped for
the month will approximate the enor-
nous amount OF .3oo,ooo.ooo bushels OF
coal, or about 100000 tons.
The Building Committee of the
Orphans School Commission, consist
ing OF Messrs. Mahon, Sample and
Stineman, together with Captain John
D. Patterson, of Harrisburg, held
conference at Scotland as to the re-
building of the mechanical department
recently burned. The committee de-
cided to build over the old plans and
specifications. A hospital will also be
built south of the mechanical building
Between the two buildings will be
erected brick structure especially ior
the band OF the school A new power
house will be put up. Wo-k will be
commenced as quickly as poiAo.e.
Henry Rowe and Weston KEEPER the
young men who a week ago held UP
Cashier Ryan in the Halifax Bank and
| killed him. were convicted at Harris
burg OF murder in the first degree The
jury retired at 4.25 o'clock, when Judge
Simmonton's charge was finished, and
at S o'clock rendered a verdict. The
youthful murderers betrayed no sign
| OF emotion as they heard the verdict,
/ Il I,,aI~,,4aI all
This is regarded as breaking the record
for conviction OF murder in the first
degree, following so closely upon the
commission of the crime
The passenger traffic officials of the
lines interested in Cleveland and Pitts
burg business got together at Pittsburg
and adjusted their differences. The de
| cision to abolish further rate cutting
between Pittsburg and Cleveland was
| quickly reached, and the tariffs OF the
Central Passenger Association were
established. This ends a rate war COW
ering two years. The roads most di-
rcctly interested are the Cleveland and
| Pitsburg Pittsburg and Lake Erie and
Pittsburg and Western.
While playing marbles on the banks
OF Shamokin Creek, Lowell Thompson,
years old, fell in and was drowned
His companion, Give Henninger a
years old went home at once and said
to his mother: Little boys gone.
Lowell's head went down. You cannot
see him no more, mamma" Mrs Hen
nnger Immediately bore the news TO
Mrs. Thompson, who. with her infant
in her arms, rushed to the bank, but
her child was gone.
The farmers OF Chester County ex-
pect to erect creamery near Marshall
ton within a short time. The plan is
similar to one now in operation in
various portions OF New York The
farmers are doing some lively work in
securing dairies ior the new plant and
are meeting with much Success The
offer made by milk dealers for the
month OF April is not satisfactory TO
the farmers and the new plant is pro-
iected on that account
AS a result OF the letter vote taken
at the beginning OF the month, Rev. G.
+. Eberman, president OF the Pennsyl-
vania Christian Endeavor Union, will
announce at the next meeting of the
Executive Committee that the State
convention OF the organization, which
had been arranged to take place in
Pittsburg next October. will not be held
until the summer OF 1902. The Pitts
burg union, which was to entertain the
convention delegates in October. 1901,
has extended the invitation to 1902
While John Troxell, of Milton, and
! ]. B. Lennig, OF Port Trevorton, were
turning the cranks OF a crane at the
American Car and Foundry Works
Company to hoist heavy trestle a
support broke and the trestle, falling,
killed both OF them the former instantly
and the latter dying few minutes after
ward. Lennig's son was just opposite,
and saw his father meet the awful
death.
George Nems. shoemaker of Pros
pect Park has no. tasted solid food OF
any kind for seven weeks, but con-
tinues at his bench just the same as
though he were eating three meals a
day. He says that the hungry feeling
which accompanies an empty stomach
does not trouble him at all. Mr. Helms
has often tasted Tor many days and has
lost little flesh.
President Mckinley has appointed the
following Pennsylvania postmasters
Dawson, Charles ]. McGill; New
Haven. Thomas W. Scott; Swssvale
Elizabeth w. Hasetine; Athol, G. NJ
| iNulll, DSdulHOll, w. M. 1dTTlSn /,
Chanceford, c. W. Gemmell; Clear
Spring. J.. II. Dick; Cossart. Harry
Pyle; Kelly Point, Elizabeth Fox; Out
let, NJ. L. Freeman; Sandts Eddy, E.
X. Petty.
A consolidation OF all the blast fur
naces in the Mahoning and Shenango
Valleys, including several stacks at
Pittsburg and Cleveland, may soon be
effected. 1t is said that options have
already been taken on number OF the
plants and the capitalization is to be
$4,000, 900.
David Cough, oi,Mahanoy Pine, en-
ployed as a car runner, was instantly
killed He attempted to step from one
car to ano.hes and fell under the wheels.
J. ]. Donahue, OF Philadelphia, was
convicted OF stealing Senator George
s. Wares diamond IN the House of Rep
resentatives on the night Quay was
made the caucus nominee for United
States Senator He was sentenced 10
two years in the penitentary
The bank barn on the farm OF ex-
Postmaster William A. PETER, at Car
Isle, was destroyed by FIRE. The barn
and contents were insured for $4,000.
Mrs. Joseph Kreidler, of Wilkes
Barre, was severely injured by cars
while picking coal on the railroad.
R. w. Cromie, Harry Hibbitt and