The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-03-07
PENNSYLVANIA NEWS.
The Latest Happenings Cleaned From
All Over the State.
WOMAN FALLS DEAD FROM FRIGHT.
Drunken Maniac Flourlshing a Butcher Knife
Dashes Into Room With Fatal Results to a
Witness..Panic at a Spelling Bee-SeveraI
Persons We're Injured Ia a SehooIhouse In
Mercer County.-0ther Live News

seriously, Dy the collapse OF the floor
and panic that followed in No.
Schoolhouse at Kile, Mercer county. A
spelling bee was being held and the
room was packed with scholars and
spectators, about 200 being present.
Twenty people standing around the
stove when the floor collapsed were pre-
cipitated into the cellar, distance OF
about 10 feet. The stove coming TO
pieces a large amount OF burning Goals
were turned out on the floor, and it was
with much difficulty the building was
saved from destruction. Some one
shouted Fire" and all in the room
made wild rush for the single exit
The weaker ones were trampled under
loot and several were nearly suffocated
When the excitement had subsided the
injured were removed to nearby houses
and surgeons summoned who dressed
their injuries Only one out OF those
who fell into the cellar was hurt
John Hazlett. OF Allegheny, went
crazy and rushed into the house OF John
Roberts, at New Castle, and, whirling
a large butcher knife menacingy over
his head, frightened Miss Mary Rob
erts so badly that she died in few
minutes. There were several women
in the house when Hazlett bounced into
the room. He rushed at them with all
the fury OF wild beast Three tainted
and the others ran screaming rom the
house. The police had followed him
and took him into custody. Miss Rob
erts never revived from her fright.
Hazlett will be placed in an asylum.
"A window smashing thief operating
in the western part OF the town Of Ches-
ter has so far eluded the police. but
nightly he is at work and up to date a
dozen stores here have been robbed
After smashing the window OF J. Rosen-
bergs store, the thief was shot at by
the aroused proprietor. At the next
corner the thief aroused Scott Grace,
and escaped without any plunder A
square below, however, the store OF Dan
iel Toohey was robbed and a small sum
OF money and several bottles OF whiskey
secured.
The general fund OF the State Treas
ury contained $4,527. IS4.o8 at the close
OF business for February. Eastern banks
held the following sums: Farmers and
Mechanics National. Philadelphia, ST.
I54,o3I.2s; Chester National Bank,
Chester, $4,000; Chester National
Bank, Media, $4,000; Corn Exchange
National Bank, Philadelphia. $ISo,ooo;
National Bank, Germantown, SIS 5000;
Quaker City National, Philadelphia,
500, ,256.o2.
Louis Sterling, OF Titusvile. came
near losing his life by the hand OF his
son Amos, who, with companion
named Donahay made an assault on
the parent and two brothers. The old
man was shot in the head and arm with
a revolver in the hands OF Amos, who
at last accounts was still at large The
father may recover.
]. Kassan, OF Corning, ~ Y, fire
man OF the New York Central Railroad,
met death in peculiar manner at Viii
Transport. While the train was run
ming at high speed flue on the engine
burst, causing a binding flash OF fame
to shoot up. Kassan became frighten-
ed by the explosion and flash and jump
ed from the engine, fracturing his skull.
The William A. Colliery at Duryea.
owned by the Connell Coal Company,
was sold to the Lehigh Valley Com
pany. The price is said to be $4,000
900. The president of the Connell Coal
Company is Congressman William Con
nell
Application will be made at Harris
burg on Monday, March rs, for char
ter for the Sharon Coke Company The
incorporators are +. II. Bull John
Stevenson. Jr.. J. p. Whitla, Sharon;
Senator William Finn and George w.
Darr, Pittsburg. The company will
erect coke ovens at the Sharon Steel
Works and will employ 200 hands.
As Charles Bangson was passing the
residence of Mrs. Jessie Hughes, at
Oriole he heard cries OF distress com
ing from the house, OF which she was
the sole occupant. Upon an investiga.
ton the woman was found in a dying
condition and almost stiff with cold.
She died a few hours later
The managers OF the Hess and Gold.
smith Silk Mills, Wilkes Barre, shut
down the mills and declare they will
not reopen them until the strikers are
ready to give in and go back to work
They say they have turned the strike
into a lockout, The strike has been on
for two months and the mill has been
running with small force
Jacob Weber, wealthy and we'll
known farmer OF Eby's p. o., Salisbury
Township, is missing and grave doubts
as to his safety are entertained. Several
days ago he went to Lancaster and sold
his tobacco crop for 5000. A search is
being instituted for the missing man.
Maud Smith, I4-year-old daughter
of Charles O. Smith, of Stowe, was
fatally burned while kindlng a fire in
the kitchen stove. In her agony she
ran to the yard and plunged into bar
rel OF water, from which her mother
lifted her in an unconscious condition
The Pottsvile Board of Trade has
succeeded in securing asatin mill, with
a capital OF $4,000, for Pottsvile. The
hoard and five banking institutions of
the town raised $4,000 as the local
contribution to the project.
An incendiary attempted to burn a
row OF frame houses between Kerlin
and Ulrch streets, Chester, by setting
fire to a quantity OF paper piled against
the framework. A boy discovered the
blaze and notified the police.
John McMenany, contractor work
ing on a new furnace for the Cambria
Steel Company, Johnstown. fell fifty
feet from scaffoId and was instantly
killed,
Mrs Sarah Patterson, wife of J. l..
Patterson. cashier OF the Burgettstown
National Rauk WAS etrucLr hv a fra.o,bt