The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-01-23
PENNSYLVANIA
BRIEFLY TOLD.
Condensed Special Dispatches From
Many Points.
PATENTS AND PENSIONS GRANTED.
States Income During I9ol-NearIy slS,ooo,-
900 In Revenues Collected Part Of Which
Has Been Returned to the countics--ccn-
science Money sz0z-Farmer's Frenzy
Causes Disaster--TrIes TO Kill Himself

Stoney Fork, $40; Thomas GrifIth
Claysville, $40; Addison H. Simmons,
Banksville, So; John Thomas, Bradock
.$I2; James II. Vores, McConnellsburg
Sic; Jacob Dutra. Kerrmoor, So; Oliver
S. Rumberger, Warriors Mark, $I2;
David Behana. Monongahela, So; Henry
Bearly, Lewistown, $40; Jeremiah N
Wibley, Port Royal, $I2; Robert MI
Ter, Soldiers Home, Eric, SO; Mary
Bloom, Troy, $I2; Peter J. Hand, Titus
vile, So; William ID. McTeetcrs, Black
lick Station, $40; David Putt, Saxtion
$I4; James Huffman, Oak Forrest, $40;
Jacob Zimmerman. Coalport, $40; Bell
Mcdowell, Groye City, So.
Patents granted: Harry w. Baker
Oakmont, hot air furnace; James II. Ba,
ker, Allegheny, brake beam; John |.
Blake, Pittsburg. rail joint connection;
Burtwin L. and w. p. Brington. Brad
ford. piston valve for air compressors;
Henry L. Dixon. Pittsburg, glass pot
furnace Simon ], Freeman, Bradford
coffee or tea pot; Edward E. Frutchey'
Iowanda, shoe lace fastener; John w
Frye, Oil City, casing head for oil wells
Franklin r. Hester, CenterDort, steering
mechanism for motor vehicles; Julian
Kennedy. Pittsburg. shaft coupling
Walter Kennedy. Allegheny, plant for
coke making Daniel Lesh, West Fair
view, spirit level Herman Moon, Grove
City, clutch; George r. Moore. Erie,
mail bag catching and delivering me-
chanism; Josph Morgan, Johnstown. APP
paratus for metal rolling; George Saylor,
Mattawana, CRATE; Edward A. Schooley
Pittsburg, railway torpedo; James Shell
ton, Towanda, stocking Herman Tiede-
mann. Pittsburg, rail joint; Christ Fa-
rez, Tyrone, bolt fastener
Tamaqua Lodge, Spanish War Vet
Grams Association. was organized at Ia
maqua, with about fifty charter members
The officers are: Commander. g. b
Kline; senior vice-commander. w. H.
Clewell, Summit Hill: junior vice-com-
mander, c.. f, Shindel adjutant, Frank
ID. kershner; quartermaster Edward M.
B. Shepp.
During the fiscal year recently ended
the State collected as revenues $I7.727,-
432.4o, and returned to its source about
100000, leaving about $T5,ooo,ooo for
the payment of all expenses. OF the per-
sonal property tax threc-fourths was re-
turned to the counties and the depart
ments which imposed or collected them
received all of the fines for maintenance
The School Directors of Upper
Gwynedd have received $50 bequeathed
by the late Lizzie II. Jones, of Bonilla,
South Dakota, with which to purchase
library books for the West Point and
Gwynedd Western Schools. Miss Jones
was for number of years teacher of
these schools
William Kinkus was killed and Rolls
Dumpsky was badly injured by an ex-
plosion of dynamite at Primrose Col
liery, Mahanoy City. The men under
took to tamp charge of dynamite with
a drill An explosion followed, which
hurled Kinkus and his comrade down the
breast.
Joel Troutman, aged 65. farmer of
Center Township, was committed to pri-
son at Reading charged with assault and
battery with intent to kill his son. How
ard, aged IS. As an outcome of the trou-
BILE two barns were burned. The prison
or is supposed to be insane.
The Schuykil County Medical Socie-
ty elected the following officers: Pres
ident, DR.. Joseph P Morris. of St Clair;
vice-president, DR.. George Little, of Ia
maqua treasurer, DR.. David Taggart, of
Frackville censor, DIR. ]. S. Callen, of
Shenandoah.
Judge Johnson. at Medis, granted a
new trial in the suit of ]. f. Johnson
against the Chester Traction Company
for damages for the loss of leg BY
being run over by 4 car 1t was shown
that an official of the company was seen
talking to juror. Johnson lost his case.
The business Offices OF A. NJ. Well
mer's Sons, wholesale grain dealers and
Knerr & Bowman, coal dealers, Lebanon,
were entered by thieves. and at both
places the safes were opened by means of
the combination. Little booty was Sc
cured
Mine Inspector Edward Brennan. of
the seventh anthracite district, reports
that in 1901 there were I So accidents six
ty fatal and ninety-eight non-fatal. In
1000 there were 40, forty-nne of which
were fatal and ninety-one non-fata.
The Laubach grist mill. at Northamp
ton, owned by the Eastern Milling &
Export Co.. and managed by ex-senator
+. II. Laubach, was almost totally de-
stroycd by fire. The loss is about 5000,
fully insured
Edward M B. Shepp, Tamaqua was
unanimously elected captain of Compa-
ny B, Eighth Regiment, to fill the vacan-
cy caused by the resignation of Captain
H. b. Russell.
1t was announced at Pottsville that w.
M. Stellwagon. master mechanic of the
Philadelphia & Reading Railway shops at
Palo Alto. has been placed on the com
panys retired list with a pension.
Joseph Covelsky, a repairsman. fell
down an old manway, so feet in depth.
at the Shenandoah City Coliery, but sus-
tanned only slight injuries
A man supposed to be suffering with
smallpox was arrested at Darby, but be.
fore a physician could be summoned he
escaped from his captors and fed.
A charter was issued by the State De-
partment TO the Keystone Silk Weaving
Company, Philadelphia capital, $4,000.
A two-weeks-old infant has been aban-
doned at the home of Morris Rogers
West Chester, by young woman who
recently came from the Maternity Hos
pita OF the University of Pennsylvania.
John Becker, son of Samuel Becker
aged Al years. was killed by falling from
a hay lott on the farm of John Hollinger,
in Heidelberg Township
The borough officials of the town of
Exeter have decided in view OF the
smallpox epidemic to stop all weddings
and Burgess Max Gross has issued
public order to that effect