The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-02-06
PENNSYLVANIA
BRIEFLY TOLD.
Condensed Special Dispatches From
Many Points.
COLUMBIA coUNrY's GOLD NINE.
Company 70 Develop an Eighteen Inch Vein
Of 0re-Labor Leaders Arrestcd-AItoons
Glass Works Manager Charges Conspiracy
State TO Build Two Bridges Soldiers
Monument for Media.

| land. so; Samuel Dranc, Duke Center
| 50; Ray f. AIDE, Liberty 50; Charles L.
Benson Ridgway SO James Kelly. Erie
| S32; George Watson. Maineburg, $i4i
| Joseph II. Newcomb, Bedford SIz;
! William Deyarmin, Indianna $r2i
! William L. Danbenspeck, North Hope,
$i4; Richard W. Jones' Braddock. $40;
| John Sibert Hackncye, SI2; James M.
! Hughes. Washington, $io Leonard Por-
ter, Cambridge Springs, 50; Ephraim A.
| Adams, PunXsutawncy Sfo Wesley
| Long, Port Allegany, $40; Oliver L.
Temple, Newton Hamilton, SI2: Nich-
olas OFT, Allegheny. So; Mary j. Mar
| shall, Dunbar, SO; Mary +. Shaner. Bell
wood, $8 Barbara A. Kirkpatrick. Du-
Bois, $I1; Barbara Schad. Pttsburg. IS;
Mary 7. leathers, Howard, SO.
Bradbury Post, of Media. and Wilde
Post, of Chester of the Grand Army of
| the Republic. have appointed commjt-
tees who with a number of citizens will
seek to take advantage of the recent act
OF Assembly empowering the County
! Commissioners TO erect soldiers nonu-
nents. a petition will be presented to
the Grand Jury at the next term Of
| court as a preliminary move for the
courthouse yard at Media.
L. c. Gelsinger, the Simon Burns glass
organization leader. was arrested in Al
toona on . warrant charging him with
conspiracy Manager William Orner, Of
the Altoona glass plant, is the prosecu-
tor. A warrant for Frank Yonnison,
has also been issued, the same charge
being made against him. The alleged
attempt TO close the local glass plant is
responsible for the prosecutions, the two
accused men being engaged in a effort 70
organize Tic local glass workers.
Charters were issued at the State De-
partment as follows: Western Pcn,-
sylvania Fire Patrol and Dispatch Co,
Pittsburg; capital, $4,000. Grecnsburg
Foundry and Machine Co., Grecnsburg;
capital, $4,000 Wabash Land Compa-
ny Pittshurg; capital, $1,000. Nansen
Supply Company. Nansen, Elk county;
rapital, $Io,ooo. Clarion & .SummerviIe
Natural Gas Company Clarion; capital,
$25, ,ooo.
William Ulrch. of Hummestown;
|. O. Nissely, of Middletown. J. NJ
Hoover, of Wilkes Barre; w. r. Smith
Iof Mitilinvllc, and w O. Holmes, of
Bloomsbury, viewers appointed by the
Governor TO report as 70 the right OF the
State 90 replace the two bridges over
Catawissa Creel; that were washed away
by the recent flood, have reported in
favor Of both bridges The estimated
cost Tor bcth is about $4,000
Sanmcl Locker, aged 20 years, OF Phil
adclphia, > student At the Elwyn Train
ing School FOR tho Feeble Minded. was
killed at the Elwyn Station. a number
Of students were unloading goods from
freight car, and whether Locker lost
his balance when an express train cane
;long Or became bcwidercd and Jump
ed to his death, is not known. At all
GENTS he fell directly in front of the
moving train and was crushed to death
The Esther Furnace Mining Comps-
ny has begun to develop its mines along
Roaring Creek, in Cleveland Township,
on which has been found All eighteen
inch vein OF what is said TO be gold ore.
The land on which he mineral is found
is owned by farmers, and The company
is composed of local capitalists. The
work OF erecting : smelter viii be begun
next Monday.
Mrs. Phoebe ierberich. wife OF Al
de-man Lands \. Gcrberich, of Lancas-
ter, died suddenly. With several hun
dred others, Mrs t,er5crich was march
ing to :, banquet hall 70 participate in
the anniversary celebration OF Inc
Knights Of the Mystic Chain. when size
sank % the pa,cmeas on the main street
and expired a lew i,nutcs later Her
death was due 10 heart disease.
q
toona car sh1ps cf tho Pennsylvania
Railroad, having reached the age OF 70
was placed on the rcti"td list He had
been in the company service in Altoo-
ne since 1856 and had been foremss
since 1871.
Through The efforts Of Postmaster
James +. Dougherty. OF Haverford, the
postosices along the main line oi The
Pennsylvania Railroad from Ovcrbrook
to Paoi, inclusive, viii he granted an
additional afternoon mail 20 Philadel-
pha.
Hazleton health department quaRar-
tined the town OF Park View four miles
south, where smallpox exists. No eve
from that place will he allowed to enter
the city.
MdI.ln w dih, 4 hitliSls was Nlitcu NN
falling from the TOP elm in mine al
Pittston TO the bottom OF The twin shaft,
a distance % ahout eco feet
Frank Reed, while crossing the ran
road tracks at tIokcrdaueHa VAS struck
by train and killed.
The directors OF the Safe Deposit
Bank, Pottsville, elected Andrew Rob
crtson, OF that place, president, to sue
ceed c. II. Tyson, who died last week.
While the family of George Knight,
Of Lancaster. was absent from howe
thieves ransacked the premises and Sc
cured S377 besides clothing and Jew
elry.
James Kane, aged II. was caught in
the scraper line at St, Nicholas Colliery,
Mahanoy City, and killed
Charles Hunt and Richard Devin
were sentenced by Judge Yerkes at
Doylestown to three years in the East
ern Penitcntiary for robbing the cigar
factory OF Frank Teller.
Because a citizen of Hazleton refused
10 shave off huge black beard, which
made his appearance Objectionable to his
wife, she put match to-the beard while
he was asleep at his home The mans
beard disappeared in quick blaze and
his face was also badly scorchod