The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-01-16
Pennsylvania
BRIEFLY TOLD.
Condensed Special Dispatches From
Many Points.
FATHER AND SON KILLED ay TRAIN.
Sled Which They Occupied Struck by the
Buffalo Flyer Minister'S vii, Arrested
Masked Burglar Cut Her Scranton Car
Blown Up To Answer Fer Murder
ilugger Fined S15-chartsrs.


These pensions were granted Pennsyl-
vanans Jacob Rhoads .Shaneysville, S.
Isaac C. Saylor Marble, $40; William
Cunningham, Payia, $Io; Samac, u
Mays, Verons, $iz Henry knepp, fonn
bell, $2 Gec,gc " Nawn, Shade Val
ley, So; DcWN &. Lampman. Troy
S14; Mary Lower. Lcwisbmg 50 Lucy
Sayles, Nellsbo-o $la William Black
Leechburg, Sr2; Chau1cey {. Hays
Townville, $40; Andrew ". Mcdonald
Paterson, SIz; John Sewers Coylctille
SI2; Anthony M. Marshall Johnson
burg S. George +. Hamilton, indiana,
$40 Mary Ann McClelland. Lowvillc. IS
Jane Reilly, Erie, So; Elizabeth Iin-
norman, Shircmanstown. S12; Sarah D
Clark, Millvillage Sr2 Sarah A. Yard
Towanda, $f2; William w. Reed S7ch-
ct, $S Ellis 5. Voting, Tyrone. 20;
Chas Shaffer. Coraopolis, So; Silas II,
Little, SaXton. $40; john W. Ross,
Washington, @I2 Theodore Stafford,
Millerton IS; William RoLefts, East
Canton. SI2; Andrew Weaver lLol-
brook. ST.; Mary Z. Curtis. Smethport.
So; Mary A. Morrow. Bradcnville. So;
Jane Emerson onion City $I2; Marga-
ret Finn, Hollidaysburg, SS
The Buffalo Flyer which was r,n-
ming late, struck a two-horse team at
Watsontown instantly killing Joseph
Cronley, aged 3S years, and his only
child, son about 10 years old They
were returning home in sled after de-
livcring load OF grain, and when they
reached grade crossing just within the
limits of the town the accident occurred
Both of the horses were badly mangled
and the sled was wrecked.
Mrs. Margaret Hutchinson. wife 81
Rev Samuel Hutchinson, of WILKES
burg, was held Tor court uuder bail by
an alderman or a charge of assault pfe-
ferred byMiss Nellie Stark formerly crn-
poyed at the Hutchinson home Miss
Stark testified that Mrs. Hutchinson ac-
cused her of being too familiar with
Mr.. Hutchinson, and this led to the al
legged assault.
A trolley car was badly wrecked at
Scranton by running over piece OF
dynamite that was placed on the Wash
ington Avenue track Detective Sylycs-
ter Cosgroye, Officer Franl; Kupohinski
and Motorman Frank kinslcy were in
indicted for murder by the grand jury.
They are charged with killing Daniel
4fiNElhiAilt III UiiN "a AilE THUS a 4EM
weeks ago, growing ort CT the street
car strike.
Charters we're issued ~ the State Ds-
partment to the following corporations:
American Manufacturing & Novelty
Company, Erie; capital, S25,ooo Vii
liam T. Leggett Company Pittsburg;
capital, $1,000. McKeefrey Coal Com
pany, Pittsburg; ccapital. $Iooyooo-
Bruening Cork Company PittsbuTg;
capital, $1,000. Domerman Rivet & Bolt
Manufacturing Company, Pittsburg;
capital, $4,000
Nelson Rosa, OF Ulster Township,
was arrested and lodged in the county
Jail, charged with the murder of M. YES
pasian Mills. of North Towanda, who
was found dead on his barn floor on the
night of December 20. The evidence in
possession of the officers was not made
known, It is said that Rosa and Mills
were very friendly.
A masked burglar entered the house
of Charles Moyer, in Reading and with
bread knife attacked the housekeeper.
Stella Yost, who was alone in the din
ing room. Her calls for help brought
in the neighbors, and the intruder es-
capped, taking several pieces of jewclry
Miss Yost received few slight cuts.
Governor Stone fixed the dates of exc
cution for the following: Amos Sterl-
ing, Philadelphia, Thursday, February
27, 1909. Eugene Clements, Phiiadel-
phia, Tuesday March II, 1902 Jacob
Pesendorfer, Philadelphia, Thursday
March I3, 1902.
While Mrs. Collins and Thomas Mil
Ter, of Nesquehoning, were on their way
to catch a train at Lansford, both fell.
Mrs. Collins leg was broken, while Mil
ler's wrist was fractured
George w. Rorapaugh was arrested
tor hugglng women OIL the unfrcquent-
ed streets of West Scranton. He was
identified in police court by a nurnbei
OF his alleged victims and was fined S25
Judge Lynch notified the Grand Jury
that there is too much gambling, dog
and cock fighting going on at Pttsion
and that body will investigate the mat
ter.
Felix Dornsife Las confessed that he
is guilty of several of the burgiares
recently committed in Williamsport,
but denies that he had anything 10 do
with the Cochran jewelry robbery.
Ray Riegle, Anthony Omsh. John
Rokasky and Wally Split whose ages
range from II TO IS years. were de-
tected stealing from stores in Shamokin
and were sent to Jail to each serve
thirty days.
William Thomas, who was arrested
at Roanoke, Va, for stealing $4,000.
which he spent in two days in Philade-
phia, was sentenced at Poltsvilc TO
two years in jail by Judge Bcchtcl
For the first time in the history of
Sabbath schools, in Pottsville, woman,
Mrs. Andrew Meyer, holds the position
OF associate superintendent. She is
| connected with tN United Evangelical
Sunday School
Benjamin Socket committed suicide
at Norristown by drinking poison,
Miss Maggie Campbell, aged IS years,
of Doylestown, has been taken TO a
Philadelphia hospital for treatment for
lockjaw Miss Campbell was vaccina-
ted short time before the lockjaw set
in.
When the kitchen fire at the home of
Harry Sigafoos, at Pittston, would not
burn. Mrs. Sigafoos poured kerosene on
IT. The can OF oil caught fire and ex-
ploded, setting fire to the woman S
clothes, Her husband rushed TO her as
sstance and his own clothes caught FIRE.
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