The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-08-01
PENNSYLVANIA NEWS.
The Latest Happenings Cleaned From
All Over the State.
FARMER KILLED BY AN ITALIAN.
Dispute Occurred While They We're Riding To.
sether on a Wagon Ia Cambria County,
Trying to Foil a kidnapping Piot.-0irl Out
Of Work Through a Strike Ate Too Many
Green AppIes--Other Live News.

Pensions have been issued as follows:
VIM. A. Moffitt, Pttsburg, SO; Charles
Engel, Rural Ridge. Allegheny county,
So; George Gordon, Allegheny county,
SO; Conrad Gunnerman Pittsburg, $8
Charles A. Griffin, dead, Beaver coun-
ty, $I2; John FELTON,, New Castle, SO;
John T. Burkholder, Mt. levitt, Nc
Kean county, So; James P. Young
Canonsburg. Washington county, $8
Daniel Snow, Pittsburg, So Widows
Annie c. Casey, Pittsburg, So; Geo. f
Zeur. father, Pleasantvile, Venango
county sI2; Sarah Vogus, mother, Boy.
ers, Butler county, $I2; war with Spain,
original, John Hroymiak, New Castle,
Lawrence county SO; Oliver Z. Corne-
lius, Allegheny, SO; VIM H. Simpdon,
Mahoningtown, Lawrence county, $40;
Nicholas Seitzenger, Erie county, So;
Adalene Baird, Fairview, Erie county
So; Jane Love, Riddles Cross Roads,
Butler county, So; Barbara Zimmere,
Pittsburg, So.
p. T. Watt a merchant OF Lancaster,
who lives just west of Lancaster, several
days ago received letter written in cor
rect English and fairly legible, demand
ing 5000 under a threat of kidnapping
one of his children. The letter was
mailed from Lancaster and demanded
that the $500 be deposited in the mail
box in front of the home of J. r. Foster,
which adjoins that OF Mr.. Watt Be
lieving the threat to be genuine, letter
was deposited in the box as directed
and numerous watchers were placed on
duty The writer of the letter or his
emissaries did not appear, however.
Further investigation is in progress
George Shaffer, farmer of East Tay-
lor Township, aged IS years, was shot
and killed several miles from Johns
town by an Italian. Shaffer, with
James T. Stutzman, James Gilin and the
Italian, who went by the nickname of
Barber, were riding to Shaffer's home
on a wagon owned by Shaffer, when
dispute occurred and the Italian got off
the wagon and challenged Shaffer to
come down if he wanted to fight Shat
fer did so and the Italian drew a revolv-
er and shot him. When he fell Shaffer
had his revolver in his hand. but had not
time to use it, The Italian escaped and
officers are searching for him.
The resources of Montgomery county,
as shown by statistics compiled by Com
missioners' Clerk Hitner, are as follows:
Number OF taxables, 3o8o7; value of
real estate, $S3o4o,3o5; number Of
horses, 1906; value, $o45,57o; value of
occupations, $375I,325; aggregate
amount of county tax assessed, $Io5, ,IoI.
The total number OF persons liable for
military duty is 2o,Io3 OF this number
Lower Merton makes the best showing
of the townships, with 1904 Chelten-
ham is second, with o44, and Abingdon
contains Coz.
Judge William Butler refused the in
junction asked for by the heirs of the
U. 5. Painter estate to restrain the Wes-
tern Union Telegraph Company from
running its wires into West Chester and
establishing an office there. The Painter
Company nearly half century ago con-
structed line from West Chester to
Whitford, where it tapped the Western
Unions main line The business done
has been on the partnership plan but
now the Western Union desires to open
its own Office.
The steel strike is blamed indirectly
for a death at ConneHsvlle. Margaret
Lewis, aged I3, daughter of Mrs. Han
nah Lewis, who keeps a restaurant for
the steel workers, has had no work in the
restaurant since the strike has been on
orchard and died from eating green
apples.
Thomas A. Hall w. H. Zimmerman.
Vim. Reppard and +. O. Zuern, ex.
councilmen. convicted of conspiring to
defraud the borough OF Shamokin, com.
pletcd their sentence OF four months in
the county prison and were released
They were required however, to give
$1,000 bail each for their appearance
should the Commonwealth decide to
press the bribery charges.
Governor Stone reappointed DR.. J. J.
Forwood, OF Chester, a member OF the
State Quarantine Board. The Governor
also reappointed the following manager.
OF the Morganza Reform School: Thos
Wightman, Pittsburg; Alexander ]. p
Panticost, VIM. s. Mckinley, Hay
Walker, Jr, Allegheny; James McClel
lam Morganza; John 7. lams, Waynes.
burg, w. d. Wallace, Newcastle.
A fight between girls occurred n IN,
Blue Ridge canning factory at Luzerne
A number OF the girls there are or
strike and they tried to get the Other
workers TO join them. Blows resulted
but the strikers were outnumbered and
were compelled to retire.
hoNd up luOSl - liE
clothing in three attempts to hang 'him
self in the lookup at Uniontown, anc
the police got tired saving his lif,
and took everything from his cell, eav
ing him naked until morning
Cornelius German, OF Olyphant, wai
instantly killed by falling from the un
finished Delaware and Hudson bridge
which spans Eddy creek, near Olyphant
German was one OF the men employee
in building the bridge
Mrs. George Tunis, OF Brooklyn
mining settlement near Mahanoy City
discovered burglar in her home. She
seized hold OF him by the coat collar
with one hand and with> the othe
struck him in the face. The burglar
struggled and finally escaped
Owing to the increase in the price o.
coal the Steam Heat Company o.
Wilkes-Ba announced an increase o
10 per cent in the cost OF steam heat
taking effect in September.
A man, aged about so years. was
struck by freight train on the Pennsyl
vania Railroad, near Port Providence
and killed. He has not been identified
The directors OF the Central Bennsyl.
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