The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-12-25
The KEYSTONE STATE.
News Happenings Of Interest Gathered
From All Sources.

Finey township. accused many oi tne
| teachers with drunkenness and inimo-
rality. The trouble was started when
Post presented resolution to the CT
feet that the directors do not hereafter
choose teachers who are known to pos
scss bad habits A director jumped to
his feet and stated that there were no
teachers in the county guilty, and then
Post made the statement that he had
seen several OF the teachers drunk. lie
also said that drunkenness was com
mon among the Washington county
teachers and that the directors should
do something to stop it. Several OF the
directors denied the charges made
against the teachers, but Post claimed
that he could produce proof to show
that he was correct in his statement.
The jury after being out 30 minutes,
acquitted Charles S. Buttermore OF the
murder OF William Cunningham. Both
we're employed by the Frick Coke
Company, at the Coalbrook plant.
Cunningham appeared at Buttermorc's
door at an unusual hour of the night.
and Brttcrmore, thinking he was bur
glar, shot him. When the verdict was
announced. Buttermore' wife rushed
to him and kissed him several times in
open court.
In the Mankey- Stocking case, at
Washington, the Jury awarded the girl
$500 damages for defamation OF char
acter Both litigants are members OF
prominent families Grace Mankcy
sought $4,000 as the result OF scandal
Gus stories spread by Hugh /. Stock
ing. who is a prominent business man
| of Washington. A similar suit has
| been brought BY Miss Mankcy against
Mrs. Stocking.
George Kllen. the self-coniessed
murderer OF Louise Ernette, will make
a fight for his lie. He has presented
petition to court at Grcensburg asking
that counsel be appointed for him At
torneys Curtis II. GregP. {. Ward
Eicher and Charles d. Copeland were
selected to defend him by Judge L. w
! Doty
A young man named Hcnncssy.
about 10 years old, is in jail at Empo-
rum on a charge OF assaulting Ger
trudc Buck Ia years old. Both live in
Driitwood Hennessy dragged the girl
into some bushes. it is said, and threat
cned to kill her ii she made any out
| cry. Her condition is serious.
The American Tin Plate Company
! posted notices at New Castle notifying
their employees that the Shenango mill
will start Monday, December 20. The
plant has been closed since last July.
1t is expected that the Greer mill will
be started about the first OF the year
Oscar Bender and George Focht met
horrible deaths at the North Lebanon
i furnaces OF the American Steel Com
pany. The men were engaged i'll hli-
ing a cupola. Bender was overcome by
gas and iell in, when Focht, in trying
10 save him, met the same fate.
Adjutant General Stewart says there
is no truth in the rumor that the entire
division OF the National Guard will at
tend the Pennypacker inauguration. The
probability is that regiment from
each brigade will attend, although moth
ing definite has been arranged.
Arthur H. Stafford, formerly brake
man on the Pennsylvania Railroad. filed
suit for $1,000 damages at New Castle
for the loss OF an arm. His father asks
$1,000 for medical attention and the TACT
that his son is likely to be a charge
on him.
St. Johns Lutheran church, Kittan-
ming, has extended a call 70 Rev. 1. a.
Freed. OF Staunton, Va.
Marshall Daugherty on trial at Union
town for the killing of John RuchecE,
was convicted of voluntary nanslaughter
Charles Rott. who lived near Connes-
vile. died from a bullet wound said to
have been inflicted by John Giletti on
December !.
Fire damaged the pottery OF Mayer
Bros, Beaver Falls, to the extent OF
$4,000.
Christian Burckhart, of Bayberton,
who has applied for a divorce, alleges
that his wife tried to feed him aconite.
The Colonial Coke Company, Smocl,
Fayette county has sold its holdings
to Uniontown parties for $275,ooo
Itocco Calvatti was convicted at New
Castle OF manslaughter for the killing
OF John Pardoe at Edinburg.
Engineer w. S. Knox and Fireman
J. Thompson were injured through the
dcrailing OF their train on the Lake
Shore Railroad at Youngstown.
Amy and Maggie Houck, who aided
Clyde Adams TO escape from the Butler
Jail, were each fined $40 and costs and
sentenced to the workhouse for three
months. Adams was fined SIS and
given six months sentence.
The old handle factory at Manor,
owned by Beamer Bros. has been pur-
chased by a stock company that has
been incorporated with capitalization
OF $I5o,ooo. II. l.. Greer and J. l.. Nc
Kean. OF Wimcrding, are among those
interested.
Governor Stone has fixed February
"a for the execution OF Charles Grether
OF Monroe county.
James Bereidge, young Allegheny
inventor, became insane and tried tc
kill his mother and sister. He was
taken to the insane department OF the
Allegheny City Home.
Charles J. Ellison. a prolific writer
for leading publications OF this coun.
try, has been found dead in a hut in
the mountains near Hampden. For q
quarter OF a century Ellison had lived
in huts in the mountains OF Northern
Pennsylvania and Northern New York
his sole company being herd OF goats
The American Flint Glass Workers
Union has officially withdrawn from the
American Federation OF Labor
The United States Steel corporation
will enlarge IFS Shelby steel tube plant a