The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-12-04
THE KEYSTONE STATE.
News Happenings Of Interest Gathered
From All Sources

lin s. Forry, Meyerstown, stop motion
ior knitting machine; Hoover w
Freed, Burnhani. bicycle frame; How
ard Grubbs. Pittsburg, hose coupling;
Henry Haenze. Pittsburg, strength test
ing machine: Carl w. Koelbeck, Pats
burg. separator; George Laws, Pitts.
burg. fruit parer and corer; William
Maxwell, Pttsburg. pipe tongs; JAS
Morgan, Ellwood City, trolley: Isaac
Morrow, Mannheim. incubator; Freder-
ick ]. Moser, Kane, head for oil wells;
Henry Nj. Potter, Pittsburg, electric
.ut out; Julius Sadowsky, Pittsburg,
punching machine; Louis +. Schodde,
Allegheny, rail Joint; Baptist Fl. Scott,
Allegheny, garment support; Charles
A. Stark. Union City, chair seat sur
facing machine: Samuel G. Wellman,
Cory, automatic sash lock.
Pensions granted.--Erastus II. Page
West Pike, SO; jeremiah Foltz. Por,
Royal, $I2; Philip Forney. Newville,
S8 James NJ. Galloway. Huntingdon,
ST. Andrew Fisher, Pittsburg, $I2;
Jacob Gruber. Claysville, $40; Andrew
J. French, Lewistown, $I2; Petet
Beige, Venango, SI4 Jacob Harshbar.
ger, Indiana, So; Henry A. Fress,
Northeast. $I7; Thomas Hudson, Roch
ester Mills, $40: D. S. Gordon. Reed,
$40; Andrew Hoover. Suncliff, S12;
Melcha Summers, Potters Mills. SI2;
Orange ]. Michael, Grant, $12; George
Koontz, Everett $40; Abram r. Price
Mt. Union. $40; Herman Fosbrink. Nj.
coly, $S; Sarah A. Fowler, Altoona
$I2; James Noah, Burgettstown, $I2
An attempt was made to blow the
safe OF the bank at Dayton, and only
ny the brave attack made by one ol
Dayton's citizens was the attempt frus.
trated. Mrs. Reed Marshall, who live.
across the street from the bank was
awakened by an explosion. She went
TO a window and looking across the
street saw light in the bank. Hei
husband loaded his Winchester rife
and. going down stairs to front room
shot through the window into the bank
fvc times at three men he saw at WORK
on the safe. His ammunition ran out
and while he was searching for more
the robbers fled. Before they lett tliey
directed shot through the window
where they thought Marshall stood.
The Devonian Oil Company has
struck another gusher on the a. w
Starr farm. at Middletown. and the well
is the best yet found in that territory
The we'll opened the fourth sand two
days ago and in response to further
drilling, began flowing at the rate oI
90 barrels an hour. The new strike is
located 800 feet west OF the Devonian
Company's we'll on the same farm
which started off about two month:
ago at a 3oo-barrel-a- rate. This
company has under lease all the terri
tory in that vicinity.
Although their terms have not ex
pired, two young men named Carr and
Crate, prisoners in the Brookville jail
have been released Sheriff Chestnut
found they were covered with a rash
resembling smallpox DR.. Lawson
president OF the Brookville board ol
health. diagnosed their ailment as Gu
ban smallpox. They were Immediately
started for their homes. Precautions
to prevent spread OF the disease were
taken, but as all the other prisoners
had been exposed, considerable appre
hension is ielt.
The store OF ]. D. Wilkinshaw, Of
Cokeville, was robbed OF provisions by
burglars.
The annual reunion OF Company 4
Seventh regiment, Pennsylvania Re
serves, was held at Carlisle,
George Stucke and William White
were arrested at Meadvlle, charged
with passing counterfeit money.
The Continental Iron Works. at
Wheatand which have been closed
down because OF a lack OF fuel, re.
sumed.
An epidemic OF typhoid fever has
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new cases are reported to the board Oh
health. At present there are 40 cases,
and at the same rate OF increase as
during the past week, it is likely that
the number of cases will reach the 100
mark. The Monessen Emergency hos.
pital is taxed to its capacity. The cause
OF the spread OF the disease is said
to be the water used for domestic pur.
poses.
Mrs. Mary Z. Leech, aged o. the
oldest woman in Erie county, is dead
She was granddaughter OF Rogel
| Sherman, one OF the signers OF the
Declaration OF Independence
The jury in the case OF the Ellen
Griescmer estate against the Obey Val
ley Railway Company, to recover
| $4,000 damages for the taking OF hall
an acre OF the farm in Exeter Town.
ship, near the Black Bear, and for the
'meanness OF the company" in refusing
to stop cars where desired after hav
ing occupied the land returned yer
dict OF $3.50 in favor OF the plaintiff
Viewers some months ago awarded the
estate $3.50, but the plaintiff appealed &c
court
At the meeting OF the Miffin Count.
School Directors Association in con
nection with the Teachers Institute,
the tobacco habit among teachers o
public schools was discussed, and it wal
warmly condemned by all. The fol
lowing officers were elected: President
w. T. Horton; vice president. J. NJ
Wagner; secretary and treasurer, w
w. Trout, of Lcwistown.
Thieves effected an entrance to the
Office OF the machinery establishment o
Edward Conrey, at Malvern. They drill
ed hole into the safe, but three citi
zents noticed q light in the Office ant
started to investigate. Before the,
reached the Office shot was fired, prob
ably by a confederate, and when they
entered the thieves had escaped.
A row OF frame dwellings along the
Pennsylvania Railroad on the outski't'
Of Pottstown, were burned, the hn
being caused by the upsettinA OF :
lighted lamp during fight AMONG the
occupants.
The Krupp family OF Lansdbie are
related TO Herr Krupp. OF Geamany'
the famous gun manufactured nov
dead Rev Tohu Kruon houoht u farm