The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-12-11
The KEYSTONE STATE.
Nsws Happenings Of interest Gathered
From All Sources.

plastic compound: Perry D. Cullun'
McKces Rocks. combined coop and
nest Richard w. Fox. Altoona, draw
bar rigging: Joseph Freund Wampum.
rail bed for railways; Henry B. Key
scr, Edgewood Park. continuous heat.
ing furnace. Wallace w. Kyle. Pulaski.
match safe; Henry F. Mann, Allegheny.
plate metal car wheels: William /
Mann and N. c. Neemes. Pittsbure,
supporting roller for conveyers; John
c. McDermott. Allegheny. hat PIN:
Frederick G. Ote. Pittsburg. folding
crate; Peter Patterson, McKcesport.
r;aking but-wcld pipe; Henry I. Por-
ter Pittsburg, railway track appliances.
Pensions.-Francis Moran Bradford,
So; Walter S. Mccormick. Pittsburg.
50; Lewis II. Dalby. Reedsvillc, $I2:
Asbury NJ Las. Punxsutawncy, SS:
Jacob Hughes. Williamsburg. SO; Rob
ert G.. Mowry, Washington, $I2 Mat
thew A. Reed. Allegheny, So: James
Mcclellan. Soldiers Home. Erie, $S:
William Helms, West Elizabeth, S.;
John ID. Lands. Johnstown, $I4; Mark
Dreary. Soldiers Home. Erie, So; Sid
ncy Caldwell. Irish Ripple. $40; Martha
l.. Erwin Scwicklcy So; Fannie Berry,
Pittsbrrg. IS; Margaret Van. Pittsburg.
$S, Elizabeth Bryan Allegheny. SS:
George w. Mcpherson. Allegheny.
So Joseph Propeck, Waterford So:
James Capstick. Conemaugh. SIS; John
Cessna. Gastown So; John Eichenaucr.
Allegheny. $S: John A. George, Van
dergrf;, SO; Moses X. Etheridgc, Ed
inboro, So; Thomas c. Rigden, Shan
nondale. $40; James Weaver, Sayers,
SS Frank X. Thornc, Pittsburg, So;
Jacob Kramer, Soldiers Home, Erie,
SI2 William Young. Washington. Sig;
Michael Shottsbarger. Port Royal. Sr2;
George Hayden. Greensburg, $12; Pint
pine Weiss, Pittsburg, So; Matilda
Firth. Alfarata, So.
The Katey'LicI Railroad company has
been organized at Scottdale, and char
tered under the laws of West Virginia,
with a capitalization OF $4,000. The
officers are: E. A. Humphres, president;
!. A. Barnhart, vice-presdent, and Harry
Dunn, secretary-trcasurer. The direct
ors consist of the officers and w. II.
Clingerman and ]. w. Anawait. All are
well-known coke men. 1t is the intention
TO build a standard-guage road over
line already surveyed from junction
with the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
Va. to n junction with the West Vir-
gnia Short Line. 1t will be the outlet
for the Chcftain Coal company, which ~
developing a tract of $500 acres of coal
land in Harrison county.
Prof H. V. Hilprecht, the eminent
archeologist, was presented by the Uni-
versity of Pennsylvania with diploma
awarding to him the Lucy Wharton
Drexel medal for his excavations at
Nppur and his publications on the sub
ject The fund for the medals was es-
tablished last month by Lucy Wharton
Drexel, who donated to the university
81 900, the income OF which is to be ex-
pended for medals to be awarded once a
year for the best archaeological excaya.
ton or for the best publication based on
archaeological excavations by an English
speaking scholar.
The long wooden bridge that crosses
the Juniata at the narrow on the Bed
ford and Chambersburg turnpike, about
a mile from Bedford, was burned down
The fire is believed to have been the
work of some persons who have become
tired of the lon" litigation over the CON
demnation of the turnpike by the court
and taken the law in their own hands. a
notice was left for tho keeper of the toll
gate, telling him to move out. as hi:
house would be blown up soon. There
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Deputy Coroner .. Hazen has com,
pleted his investigation OF the accident al
the open-hearth department OF the Sha'
ron steel company winch caused the
deaths OF three men and serious injury
OF two Others He stated that the BLAME
Tor the accident VIII be placed on Crane
man Callahan. 1t was through his care,
lessness, he sad, thai the iadle tilted ape
spillea the molten metal. lie stated tfa'
laiianan, admits that he caused the lddle
to tut
Mrs. Mary Shollple was arrested al
Allentown in the act of skoplifting. The
police searched her home and fouRd
of dollars worth of stoier
articles. including Is2 silk mufflcrs, hun
dreds OF yards OF lace, three fur boas
sealskin sacques, boxes Of buttons and
other dry goods
The c1othino store of TT 7 pvatt
Youngwood, at Greensburg, was looted
BY burglars The merchandise secured
amounted to over 500. The general
store OF Walter Bros, Latrobc, was also
but little booty was secured
Earle Rouse, who shot his companion.
Njuy Black, at Eliwood City, was placed
under arrest on charge of pointing FIRE
arms.
John J. Fclgar aged 30 years, ard
t,I 1.