The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-09-05

Pensions granted TO Pcnnsylvanians
Leumucl NJ. Green. Saltlo, $Iz; Robert
Allen, Huntingdon. $I7 John NJ. Shirk.
Meadvillc. $I7: James Mccormick, Ems
low $Ia; Frank c. Calhoun. Pittsburg,
81; James VI. Riblett. Scottdale, So John
Flanagan, Altoona, $40; Rudolph Hoo
yer, Somerset, $24; Henry w. Clay,
Glade. $24; Francis NJ. Reynolds. Low
vile, $l2; Philander Anthony, Geneva,
SI2 Margaret Mcclellan. Uniontown,
~; Sarah A. Shannon, McKeesport, SI2.
d. L. Marks. an employee of the
Pennsylvania Railroad shops, was
struck by lightning and instantly killed.
lie was out on the links OF the Altoona
Goli Club watching a game OF golf.
when an electrical storm came up and
he took shelter in small building.
-Four young men who were with Trim
were rendered unconscious, but have
since recovered
Orange Gamble, a wcl-known Nip
pcnose Township farmer. died at his
home as the result OF taking the wrong
kind of medicine. Mr. Gamble went to
store in Antcs' Fort to purchase Ep-
som salts. Instead OF the salts, it is
said, the clerk sold him saltpetre. two
Iablespooniuls OF which he swallowed.
The Allentown National Bank issued
foreign attachment against Bishop
Thomas Bowman, OF Chicago. formerly
Df Allentown. one OF the heads OF the
Evangelical Church. The suit is on
personal note.
Eugene Burton was sentenced at
West Chester TO ten years imprison-
nent, five ior assault and FIVE for high
way robbery.
These (ourth-class postmasters Tor
pennsylvania were appointed: c. Viii
ielm, Crceksidc; II. 0. Layton, Kellam.
a war has been started by the Beth
chem police on hobocs who have been
lnnoying citizens. Several arrests have
been made.
The large barn on the Warthman es
ate at Penllyn Station was destroyed
by fire The loss is $4,000, fully COY
,rcd by insurance.
Burglars entered the storeroom OF the
Jersey Shore Manufacturing Company
md carried away wagon load OF shirts,
rouscrs and other goods.
An explosion of dynamite occurred i'll
the east shaft at Scott colicry, operated
by the Union Coal Company, near Sha-
nokn. and eight miners were injured
The men on the day shift had drilled
and hred eight holes. setting off the
charge with a battery. When the night
SHIFT went on they found that the last
blast had cut through seam of coal and
they supposed all of the eight blasts had
been fired
Thieves visited Baumgardener' Sta
ton and West Willow, on the Quarry
vile Railroad At Baumgardner's they
secured $4 in money and a quantity Of
tobacco from the warehouse of B. G..
Mcllingcr & Brother. AT West Willow
they broke into the Quarryyille Railroad
freight station and stole I5o pounds Of
white lead and some clothing belonging
to the station agent.
AS the result Of sting of hornet on
her finger Mrs. Joseph Sees. of Jerse,
town. nearly lost lier life Her condition
grew rapidly worse and for time there
was no indication of lie. The attend
ing physician succeeded in arousing res
piration only alter working half hour.
To be married and arrested the same
day was the fate of Harry Delp of Read
ing, flc was taken into custodv al
Lauers Park while dancing on charge
OF robbing~llis grandfather of $500 His
bride became frantic at his arrest
Frank Wilson. of West Bethlehem, al,
electrician employed BY the Bethlehem
Electric Light Company. was shocked to
death by coming in contact with live
wire.
About the middle OF May the farmers
throughout the Juanta Valley turned
out their young cattle on the mountain
to pasture. entering the Licking creek
range from Granville and McVeytown.
Later the two herds met near the Mars
Old Sawmills, where they we're salted.
Shortly after getting the salt the entire
herd became sick and up to the pres
cnt about thirty have died.
A stray bullet from the gun OF
hunter entered the window OF a car IN a
Reading passenger train near Shamo-
kin and grazed the face OF ]. Percy
Englc. editor OF the Morning News Of
Danvlle.
Jacob Shuck was committed to Jail at
Shamokin for alleged practice OF the
olack art Nicholas S. Adams, the com
>ainant, says that his daughter grew Ill
sc 7eral months ago, and that after sew
cral physicians failed to cure her Shuck
told him the girl was bcwtched. He
said he would remove the witch's spell
or $I.5o. When the money was paid to
him he administered magic massage"
reatment. The patient showed no signs
oi Improvement and when Shuck refus-
ed to return the money suit was
brought.
Equipped with dynamite. nitro CIV
ccrin and drills, burglars burst open
two saics in the dental manufacturing
house oi Henry Nealms & Co., Ph.a-
delphia. some time between SATURDAY.
md Sunday nights and stole $500 worth
of fine gold and $2oo iiRcash 1t is the
general impression that the robbery was
committed on Sunday morning. The
safes that we're burst open were within
forty feet OF the street, but no one heard
a sound
Because he saved his little sister from
drowning Morris Richards, Is years
old, is the hero Of Bridgeport. While
playing at the upper canal locks Mamie.
aged 8, fell into the canal. The water
is 20 feet deep. Morris, who was close
at hand not stopping to divest himself
OF shoes or clothing, plunged into the
water He went TO the bottom and
grasping his sisters arm brought her
to the surface
While David Tate, employed on the
farm OF Philip Wortz. near Housewife.
was climbing over threslier, his risht
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