The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-09-25
The KEYSTONE STATE.
News Happenings Of Interest Gathered
From All Sources.

check lock; Harry w. Eicher, Myers.
dale, lock- Robert T. Gillespie, Roches.
ter, reservoir pen; Martin H. Halloran
1 Piusburg, lubricator for elevator ropes
/ John w. X. Hodge, Blair Station, ro-
;ary steam engine; William B. Langan
Hawley. bottle filling and corking
machine: Constant Laval, Pittsburg
trough for silvering glass; William
Maxwell, Pittsburg, toy biograph;
Frank A. Merrick, Johnstown, trolley
also circuit breaker John w. Morgan
Jr, McKeesport, manufacture OF car
wheels; William A. Neylor, Allegheny
and ]. Gouldsbarry, McKees Rocks
boring bar; Philo B. Sheldon. Erie,
body brace.
Pensions granted-N. II. Rough, Mt
Pleasant SO: Jacob Young, Lewistown
| $40; Englebert Bender. Pattons, $I2;
Jonathan Boyd. Kittanning, So; Cal
win +. Walker. Huntingdon, SI2; Mar
garet Steel, Ellwell, $I2; Ellen Z. Alli-
son, Mifilintown, So; Elizabeth ]. Park.
Three Springs, $S; John r. Hobson,
Allegheny, $40; John c. Alder, Allie
gheny, So; Thomas Jones, Pittsburg,
SO; William Fulton, Turtle Creek, So;
John NJ. Hawthorne, Ogdensburg, SIo;
Hugh Boon, Washington. SIS; William
Morrow, Plumville, $I2; Julia Wing,
Cambridge Springs, So.
Governor Stone appointed the fol-
lowing delegates from Pennsylvania to-
the Farmers National Congress to be,
held at Macon. Ca, during the week of
October Z: Levi Morrison, Green
Vile; w. X. Laird, Livemore; W. b.
Powell, Shadeland; S. T. Heilman,
Helnlansdale; A. L. Martin, EuonI
Valley; c. w. Oster, Osterburg; ST.
Barber, Harrisburg; A. F. Kimmel,
Orwigsburg; Stephen d. Yost, Hunt
indon; VIM. Knoderer Allegheny; S.
McCreary, Neshannock Falls; w. H.
Stout, Pine Grove; w. c. Patterson.
State College; W. A. Gardner, Andres
Settlement; R: J. Weld; Sugar Grove;
II. N. Clark: Claridge; Hiram Peoples,
burg; W. W. Britton, Upper. Stras-
Springs Bruce Larned, huntingdon
Mills; NJ. w. Learde, Indiana; G. NJ.
Patterson, Williamsburg; Nelson H.
Thompson, Flora; R. H. Thomas,
Mechanicsburg; J. P. Taylor, Reeds
Vile; J. S. Burns, Clinton; Levi
Wells, Spring Hill; John Hamilton,
State College, NJ. E. Conrad West
Grove; Gabriel Hiester, Harrisburg;I
w. F. Hill, West Ford; L. W. Lightly,
East Berlin; William Penn Lloyd, Me-
chancsburg; Edwin Londale, Wynd-
moor; T. O. Miliken, Huntingdon; 4
Thomas J. Phillips, Atglen o. W..
Stoughton. Prospect d. W. Copper
Sunbury; W. H. Dodson, York; S. H.
Rutherford, Paxtang; Julius Lemoyne,'
Washington; Irwin Chaplin, Town
Hill; Oliver D. Shock, Hamburg; W.
H. Brosius, Lancaster; John D. Sor-
der, Harrisburg; George G. Hutchin-
son, Warriors Mark, chairman.
A joint meeting OF the legislative
committees OF the Delaware County
Road Drivers Assn and the various
oranges OF the county, who have join
ed forces in the interest OF good roads
was held at Media, with Senator W..
c. Sproul presiding. These organiza-
tions, now very strong in the county,
will present a bill before the next Leg
islature and preliminary arrangements
were perfected. The bill will be draft
ed in Media in a short time by sub
committees OF the road drivers and
grangers, together with committee
representing the Road Drivers Asso-
citation OF Philadelphia and other sim
liar organizations. 1t was suggested
that the State make a plan to provide
revenue which would permit OF ex-
| pending $3o,ooo,ooo on the roads with
in the next ten years. Under the pres
ent conditions OF the State finance, it
is said, this would not necessitate
much OF an increase in taxation.
The Shamokin Cemetery Company
notified strikers that they would be
prosecuted unless they stop mining
coal from a hill on top of which the
cemetery is situated. The company
fears that unless the men quit digging
coal the graves Would be undermined
and swallowed up by cave-ins. The
strikers said they would not drive
gangways under the graves.
WilliamE. Headley, a business man
OF Chester, was found guilty in court
at Media of assault and battery on
Charles Prosser, a young drug clerk,
Headley's daughter alleged Prosser in
suited her, and Mr. Headley horse
whipped the young man. Mr.. Headley
was sentenced to pay the costs.
| A corn-cutting contest for the cham
pionship OF Tincum Township took
/ place at Essington. There were FIVE
contestants and after spirited contest
Abner Waddington, OF Salem, N. J.,
won the prize OF $40.
The city home, at Lancaster, OF SUI
preme Court Justice J. Hay Brown
was entered by burglars, who ransack-
ed the house. Mrs. Brown is at At
lantic City and until she returns the
amount OF the booty secured cannot be
learned
Jacob Girard, aged 7S years, and
Mrs Sarah Z. Hilkirt, OF Turbotville,
aged OF years, were married. This is
Mr. Girard's fifth matrimonial venture.
Prohibition State Chairman Jones
called at the State Department, Harris
burg and presented the certificate OF
nomination OF Alfred d. Calvert and L.
+. Bechtel, Prohibition nominees for
Assembly from the Twenty fourth Phil
adelphia District. Secretary Greist re-
fused to receive them on the ground
that two years ago in this district the
Prohibition candidates for Assembly
did not poll enough votes in the Pro-
hibition column to entitle to nominate
by certificate, and they must get on the
ballot this year by nomination papers.
Another riot took place in Duryea
and two men were wounded. Giuseppe
Dominck was shot in the abdomen and
John Digana received fractured rib
and several wounds on the head The
two men were on their way home from
work in the Old Forge Collery when
they were set upon by about seventy
Eve Italians. Several bricklayers on
their way to work were also assaulted