The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-02-20
Pennsylvania
BRIEFLY TOLD.
Condensed Special Dispatches From
Many Points.
PATENTS AND PENSIONS GRANTED.
Officers Spirited the Man Away to Save Him
From Angry Crowd Children Burn 10
Desth-Engiueer and Trainmen Blamed for
Accident Steam Radiator ExpIodes 10 Q
Shirt Factory-crazed by His Error.

Patents granted Peunsylvaniars Al
bert J. Bearer New Kensington, specu-
lum; Arthur B. Bellows, Pittsburg, steel
car truck frame, also truck bolster; Jos.
+. Bissell, Pittsburg, means for effect
ing the noiseless discharge of guns
Samuel S Brechbiel, Altoona, folding
stool John +. Budke, Cannonsburg,
crate for rolls; David II. Burkey, Allie
gheny, weather strip; George g. Craw-
lord, Braddock, furnace valve and dust
catcher; William II. Culers, Allegheny,
metallic wheel hub; John l.. Dawes and
". +. Hull, Pittsburg, chipping glass;
Samuel Diescher, Pittsburg, heating fur
mace; also drawing tubes Robert T.
Gillespic, Rochester, currycomb; also
thll support; Thomas Cunning Pitts
burg, feed water heater and purifier; AL
exander Heiden, Allegheny car; Julian
Kennedy, Pittsburg rolling mill; The
ron k. Palmer, Eric. billiard table cush-
ion, VIM. M. Piper Allegheny, draft
rigging; Peter /. Swank, Couemaugh.
switch-throwing device
These pensions we're granted: VIM.
Reiff, Pittsburg, So; Peter II. Zell, Bea-
yer Falls, $I2; Andrew J. Campbell,
Blairs Mills, $I2; Nehemiah M. Brun.
dage, Brownsville, So; Peter Kinsey, Jr.,
Johnstown, $I7; David Ray, Coopers-
town, $24; George L. Smith, Stanton,
$40; John r. Kingsley, Cambridge
Springs, $40; John Z. Swartz, Henri
eta, So; Lewis J. Kimble, Mitchell
Creek, So; Jacob H. DeIIaas, Kerr
moor, So; minor of Jonathan Lohr,
Hooversville, $Io Mary Foster Union
Church, Sic; Hannah Atkinson, Pitts
burg, SI2; Samuel A. Money, Bradford
20; John Null, Washington, $40; James
A. Painter, Apollo, $40; John c. Am
6rose. Sylvan, $40; David Potts. Smiths
Ferry, So.
Chester was on the edge of another
scene OF riot, with the intent of lynching
a murderer, as she went through twelve
days ago, when 5000 men were gathered
at the City Hall clamoring for the in
slant death of West. the colored man
who had killed Policeman Mark Alien.
Just before noon on this day, which tra>
dition has given over to thoughts OF love,
Robert Fitzpatrick shot to death his
housekeeper, Mrs. Elizabeth Bearmore.
An hour later he was under arrest and
before midnight had been locked in a
cell at the county prison at Media. but
at least twice in the interim crowds
gathering with mittcred threats of TAX
ing the law into their own hands, had
been dispersed only by the cooler srga-
ments of less hotheaded citizens.
Dora and Frank Webb, children Of
William Webb of Kring Station, were
burned to death in a fire that DESTROYED
the Webb home The flames originated
from fire that the servant girl had built
IN an outhouse, and spread with great
rapidity. Peter Keim smashed in win
dow and rescued Mrs. Webb, who was
Ill, and her youngest child, while The
servant rescued another child. The
charred remains oil the little ones wera
found after the fire. Mrs. Webb is In
a critical condition and rnay not recover.
The Daughters Of the American Rev
olution made another atternp, at Pits
burg to save the envirous OF The Old
bockhouse at the point the standing
relic of Fort Pitt They appeared befo-e
the City, Finance Committee with law
yers and asked to have the pronerty
about the blockhouse purchased for =
public park. The estimated cost Of the
park would be about $500. .ooo. The
Finance Committee shelved the promo
sition by referring il to a subcommittee
The explosion of a stean, radiator Gre
ated panic among twenty-five women
employees at Hershey. Brown & Hersh.
eys shirt factory at Paradise The
women. who were in one room. wer.
blinded and burned by the ESCAPING
steam but fought their way 10 ths
stars. a number flung themselves Ia
the bottom and several were cauuh,
While attempting to jump from a win.
dow A second explosion wrecked the
radiator, the pieces being hurled through
the room. a number Of women were
badly hurt.
Coatless and hatless, William 6evan
the engineer through whose n,isfakn
three men were fatally injured al Bos-
ton Run Collicry, was found bv hi.
friends wandering on Broad Mountain
When Bevan learned Of the terrible re-
suit OF his mistake he gave shrek Of
agony and dartcd out OF the engine ho,iso
over the hills. 1t is thought his reason
is dethroned
William Jackson, The Pittsbnre, Fort
Wayne and Chicago Railway engineer
who caused a fatal wreck BY going 10
sleep at his post on the train few
miles from Allegheny. was held fo- the
grand jury's action by the coroner. With
him were held Morris Eckles. 6reman
and Gustave Lewis, brakeman. They
are charged with criminal negligence
Ex-Attorney General w. u. HenseI, oy
Lancaster was apprised OF his appoint
ment as the Pennsylvania member OF a
committee of the American Bar Asso-
citation to arrange for the meeting OF
worlds congress of lawyers and iurists
in ST Louis in 1903 in connection with
the exposition commemoratinp the
Louisiana purchase
At the annual meeting of the dele.
gates of the county Grand Army posts
at Lancaster the following officers were
elected President. H. R. Breneman
Lancaster; vice-prssidents, Henry WI
Brown and Frederick Jackson. Coluu1.
bia; chaplain. w. X. Setter Ephrata:
secretary and treasurer, John L. Blink
ley, Lancaster.
The Concord quarterly meeting ef
Friends was held at Media, when the
following were chosen as representatives
to the yearly meeting; James Thorpe
William Sharpless. William Bilev.
Harvey Devices, Norris J. Scott, Wm
Irimble, Solomon Barker, Jonathan
Rhoads, David J Scott and Edward
Hall.
Albert J. Williams and Harvey J
Makiver who have been requested by
Albert West, colored, of Media, tbe
slayer of Officer Mark w. Allen, Jr.. te