The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-10-09
The KEYSTONE STATE.
News Happenings Of Interest Gathered
From All Sources.

%, EuIilullu SHAW, AltOOna, SIO. MARI
Z. Parks, Conemaugh, So; Elizabeth
Robb, Bellefonte, So; Maggie Z. Long
Altoona, So; Mary A. Fleming, Boston
s.; Sydney A. Foster, Jeanette, So
George NJ. Metz, Altoona, $40; William
SINNERS, Glasgow, $40; Marshal D
Hartshorn, Utica, $40; John c. Green,
burg, $8; John Cornell, Trowbridge,
oline Peters, Pittsburg, So; Lydia Sib.
tine, So; Nancy Parkehill, Pittsburg
So; Kate L. Patterson, Ricktown. ST.
Jane Mershimer, Princeton, $I2; Peter
Shafer, Etna, $S; John Shay, Watson
Farm, S.; Henry Frame, Soldiers
Home, Erie, $S; William E. Dennis
Linesville, 50; Lyman Richards, Rome,
The recent marriage OF Walter Huff.
man and Mrs. Ida Stewart, a relative OF
Postmaster w. E. Harrison, of Nc.
keesport, is causing the various
branches OF her family to rack thei
brains in an endeavor to untangle the
amily relationships. The difficulty be.
gins with the marriage OF George Huff.
man, Walters father, to Miss Mary
Stewart. The latter's brother Issac
married Miss Ida Smith, Isaac died,
leaving a widow and two children,
Then the widow married Walter Huff.
man, a son OF her brother-in-law, Geo.
Huffman. who then became her father.
ln-law. Her husband is also her neph.
sw, being the son OF her brother-in.
'aw, and he, who was cousin to her chill.
1ren, now becomes their father. She
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marriage and aunt to her husband.
In a close range battle with burglars,
Alem Bly,, engineer and watchman at
he powerhouse OF the Montoursvile
Trolley Company, at Montoursvile
iilled one OF the resperadoes and
probably wounded several others. The
engineer escaped with his life in a
shower OF bullets, although twice
wounded. 1t was a battle OF one
against six, but the plucky engineer
stood his ground until his ammunition
vas exhausted, and then with bullets
Tying all around him made his way out
Of the building and sounded an alarm.
The five other members OF the gang
got away just in time.
A dress-suit case containing an ev-
.ning suit belonging to United States
Senator Kean and an evening suit and
pair OF trousers OF Governor Murphy's,
which was stolen during their visit to
Gettysburg at the dedication OF the
Slocum monument on September 13,
was recovered in Harrisburg. Edward
Miles, OF Harrisburg, who is alleged to
have stolen the case from the hotel at
Gettysburg. has been arrested and was
taken to that place for hearing.
Charles NJ Woodward, a fireman on
.he Baltimore and Ohio railroad, died
aged 25. Typhoid fever was the cause.
He was the son OF Mr. and Mrs. S. NJ.
Woodward, OF Honey Grove, Juniata
county.
Owing to the increased cost OF raw
materials, especially coal, the Easton
gas and electric companies announced
an increase OF about IS per cent. in
prices for light, fuel and power.
Rev. ]. r. King and wife. who have
had charge of the United Brethren
mission in Beaver Falls for the past
year, will go as missionaries to Africa
and will set sail on Saturday.
The body OF Thomas Spragg. a
wealthy and prominent farmer OF Oak
Forest, was found hanging from joist
Spragg was the only occupant OF the
house, and had arisen and partly pre-
pared breakfast for himself, then COM
mitted the rash deed.
Eastern capitalists who are supposed
to represent the Gould or Wabash in
terests have negotiated deal with Da-
Wis A. Palmer, who holds options on
10000 acres OF coal land lying between
Kittanning and Indiana. They propose
to test the field and buy up all the
farms which show good veins OF coal
On account OF the death of the
Blairsvile College for Women OF stu
dent from diphtheria and the fact that
three other cases developed there, the
buildings are under strict quarantine
and entire suspension OF recitations has
been ordered.
Fiity-hve Odd Fellows OF Norristown
spent day in Tamaqua as the guests
OF Harmony Lodge.
An unusually large crop OF apples has
resulted in Hamburg county, because
Of freedom from the caterpillar pest
Solomon Shearer, OF Vinemont, ex-
poets to pick nearly 10000 bushels.
A stab wound in the arm caused the
death OF Peter Mahallo, OF Pittsburg
He was cut during Polish christen-
ing. His assaiant used a penkniie
which he twisted about in Mahallos
arm, severing an artery The victim
bled to death at the hospital,
Ira Hoffman, engineer, and Edware
E. Weaver, 6Teman, on local freight
'pusher," both of Tamaqua, were badly
peppered with shot at East Mahanoy
Junction. While waiting for orders
and while Hoffman was oiling his en-
CINE, the fireman strolled short dis
ance away to gather few chestnuts
Suddenly a farmer appeared and open
ed fire on both men with a shotgun
Hoffman was wounded in the bach
and arm and Weaver caught big par'
of the load in his side and hand.
John Martins 4-year-old daughter
was struck by a trolley car at Scran,
ton. The fender rolled her some dis,
tance on the track and then released
her. She was taken from beneath the
car, having been seriously injured
about the head, though she escaped the
wheels.
Robert H. Vance, junior member Of
the firm OF Bates & Vance, died sud
denly at the City Hospital, Harrisburg
to which place he was taken for an op.
Grafton for appendicitis. Deceased
was o. years OF age, and one OF the
most prominent business men in thai
city.
Frank Innis, who was recently elect
ed State Councillor OF the Junior Or
der of United American Mechanics,