The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-12-18
The KEYSTONE STATE.
Nsws happenings Of Interest Gathered
From All Sources.

Sio; Reuben Lucas, Howard. $I7; Jos,
eph Olinger. Apollo. $Io; Amos w.
Harper, Philipsburg, $40; William
Munderif, Airy Dale, Si7; John Carson.
Pittsbure. $24; Henry Huff, James
Creek, $I2; Charles ]. Estabrooks, All
lis Hollow, $17; Thomas Artcrs, iidi-
cute. $I7; Egbert Cook. Osccola, $rz:
Lewellen II. Peck. Everett, $50; George
w. Ayers. Jobs Corners. Sl2; Nancy
Stratton. Canton. $I2; VIM. s. Robb.
Oalidale, 50: George Anderson. West
Fairview, So; David c. Mayne, New
Castle, $I2; Gustave fIakman, Farmers
Valley. $i2; John W. Goodwin, Gaines,
Sio; Samuel Freeman. Ayres, Wharton,
SI2; George W. Gibson, Allegheny, IS:
William Smith. West Pike, $40; Flora
Sanders. Indian Head. $I2; Laviua
Beighley, Drenncn, So; Alcxandcr
Downie, Pittsburg, SO; John Henry,
Pittsburg, So; Charles Z. Storrs, West
Leroy $I2; Marshall Cox, Roland, $I2;
Joseph B. Wissingcr. Stahltown, $I7;
John Shoup, Lucesca, So; Ebenezer
Johnston, Allegheny, $40; Samuel A.
Douglass, Indiana, $I2 John Lehner,
Upton, $40; Charles Rawson, Germania,
sly; Margaret Jordan, Franklin, So; mi
nor OF James NJ. Tishue, Somerheld,
$40; Mary A. Herbst, Birdville, So;
Nancy Z. McKelvey, Dawson, So;
Sarah f. Eallin, Bradford, So; Isabella
Haas, Carnegie, So.
{. NJ. Schwab wants to be Santa
Claus to the poor of Braddock, Home
stead and other Monongahela River
towns where he worked in the mills for
many years. His secretary, Oliver
Wren, went to these towns and arrang
cd ior distribution OF cash to the poor.
The sum is not mentioned, but will be
substantial. 1t was arranged that
meeting OF officers and ministers OF the
towns be held for the purpose OF max
ing up lists OF worthy poor Mr..
Schwab is specially anxious that any
former employees at the Edgar Thom-
son furnaces, who may be in destitute
circumstances, be cared for. 1t was
here that Mr.. Schwab began his career
Secretary Wren stated that Mr.. Schwah
expected to be back in New York on
New Years Day or shortly afterward
A Reading Railway express train was
deraied within fifty feet OF Dekalt
Street Station, Norristown. and while
many passengers were shaken up, but
one, Robt Welsh, required the attend
ance OF physician. The train due al
6.2o is one OF the few that do not stop
at Mill Street Station, where there is a
sharp curve. The trucks OF the first
car, combination smoker, left the
tracks on the curve and after bouncing
over the sills for nearly hundred yards
struck crossovcr switch and the front
trucks were jammed back to the reai
and the front OF the car dropped to the
tracks, humping along until the engi-
neer stopped.
William Z. Gray. member OF the
Center County Bar, died at his home in
Bellefonte OF typhoid fever He was
~ years old. He studied law with
Hastings and Reedcr. and in 1886 was
admitted to the bar He was elected
Burgess OF Bellefonte in 1906, serving
three years. and for FIVE consecutive
years was chairman OF the Republican
County Committee. He was until a
year ago the recognized Quay leader in
Center county.
John S. Early, the 2o-year-old son ol
Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra Early OF West
Lebanon, shot and killed himself, ap.
parently because his mother rebukcd
him for using harsh language to her.
His body was found in lime kiln, and
was frozen stiff.
Coke Brothers & Co. are making
preparations to open their Timlucken
colliery in January. This colliery has
been shu. down for five years. About
1000 men and boys will be employed.
County Commissioner John ]. Dur
kin, OF Scranton, surrendered the keys
OF the ballot boxes to the commission
appointed by Federal Judge R. w.
Archibald to collect and preserve the
ballots OF the last election ior use in
the Connell- Howell congressional con-
test.
On account OF toodstufs and coal ad-
vancing in price. landlords in the coal
region OF Shamokin began movement
to raise the price OF board A call will
be issued next week for a convention,
when the hotel keepers will organize
and arrange new tariff of rates.
The wholesale grocery warehouse oi
J. l.. Connell & Co., at Scranton. was
destroyed by fire which started and
burned for ten hours, entailing loss oi
100000, the greatest part OF which is
covered by insurance. Daniel Schoon'
over and Thomas Grant, hrcmcn, were
seriously injured by falling bricks.
The plant at North Irwin, of the Rum
baugh Brick company was destroyed by
fire. with loss of about $4,000.
Jacob McGladdy, alias BLACK Dia'
mond," was acquitted at Beaver, on q
charge of killing Alonzo Scott at Legion
vile on September I3.
A number of citizens of Stoneboro,
Mercer county. have organized the First
National bank and application has been
made to the Comptroller of the Currency
|, for a charter. The new institution will
have an authorized capital o. $4,000
The directors are G. s. White Theodore
N. Houser, Z. Houser, II. +. Greer and
F. NJ Allison.
Richard Heard, manager of the Mas
cagni Opera Company, was arrested at
Scranton, charged with larceny by To-
cal manager.
Judge Simonton, at Harrisburg, de-
clared unconstitutional the act placing 0
tax on coal company store orders, which
was passed bv the last Legislature at the
solicitation of the miners union.
Mayor Mccormick, of Harrisburg
made charges to Councils that his pre-.
decessors in Office collected rake off
from Joints" and gamblers.
Burglars blew open the safe of the
First National bank. of Freedom, The
safe contained $4,000, but the burglars
were compelled to flee before securing
any OF the money, as the noise of the
explosion awakened nearby residents.
Frank. II. Buhl. former president OF
tie Sharon Steel COMPANY, will invest