The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-10-23
THE KEYSTONE STATE.
News Happenings Of Interest Gsther,s
From All Sources.

NhhillSbulB, Drake lOT street cars. I
+. Donaghy, Coraopolis, wire fence.
Charles M. Dravo and I. B. Miller
Mckeesport. can cover; Henry II
Freeman. Pittsburg. playing card holder
and score card; John S. Fulton, Frank
lin, locomotive boiler; Samuel J. Gibb.
ney, Mt. Pleasant. railway tie Frank
L. Greene and s. d. Wood, Wellsboro
curry comb John Jonas Kaufman
New Castle, folding screen; Harry r
Keys, Homestead, coasting wagon, also
valve; George and II. Merriman, Ale.
gheny, portable asphalt paving plant.
Dora Ray, Tarentum. fruit jar; David
Rothschild, Allegheny, soap saving de.
vice: Ralph V. Sage, Johnstown, draft
rigging for cars; Samuel l.. Stuver
seph Toner. Pittsburg, car brake; Wi.
liam J. Wright, Pittsburg, gas engine.
Pensions granted.-John A. Craig
Pittsburg, $S; Edward J. Keogh, Ale.
gheny So; David Brown. Oil City. s..
]. Milton Hays, Newvile, $I2; Henry
+. Voltz, Eric; So; John McKelveen.
Ligonier, $50; Jordan J. Wintersteen,
Mitflinvillc. $40; William Slick. Saxton.
$I7; Thaddeus Skinner, Irvine, s..
John Vogan, Sandy Lake S12; minor
OF Frederick w. Fillmore, Johnstown.
SI4; Wilson S. Dcllett; Milwaukee, Si1;
Charles w. Cater, Washington S.;
Michael Lepley Shindle, $Io David |.
Martin, Lewsburg, $40; David E.
Skater, Mt. Union, $S John Berdine,
Garrison. $I2; Adam Roland Calvin,
SIo; Eleanor Findley, Indiana, So.
The closing day of the State conven-
nj : i,
the most successful of the three in point
of interest Mrs. f. B. Stillwell OF the
Saturday Club. of Wayne, presented
report of her visit to the biennial meet
ing of the General Federation at Los
Angeles last spring. Mrs. James Camp
bell. of the New Century Club of Phila-
delphia, gave a witty recital OF the work
done by that organization. An appeal
for renewed energy on work along for
estry lines was read by Mrs. Mumford,
ci Philadelphia. Mrs. h. H. Pratt. Of
Carlisle, advocated the extension OF saw
ings banks i'll public schools. Mrs. Tay
lof Scarlet of Kennett Square, talked
on similar lines. Carlisle was selected
as the place OF holding the next annual
State convention.
The second annual reunion of the vet
Grams of Fayette county was held at
Uniontown. There are almost 500 vet
Grams i'll the county and 400 were in at
tendance. A bountiful dinner was sery-
cd the veterans and their families by
women of Uniontown. There was
speech-making in the Cumberland Pres
byerian Church, addresses being rem
dered by Judge r. E. Umbell, ]. w.
Hanan, of Lagrange, Ind, and Others.
A camp fire was held tonight.
Another case of diphtheria has devel-
oped at Blairsville College for Women.
The patient is Mrs, NJ. D. Permar, the
matron, and who has been nursing the
previous cases. The buildings had all
been thoroughly fumigated and disin-
fected and the development OF this case
will postpone their use for school pur-
poses for a period OF at least 80 days
1t had been intended to resume reci-
tatons, but this plan will now have to
be abandoned.
Hollidaysburg possesses the unique
distinction OF being the only town in.
Central Pennsylvania that has more
water than it needs. Owing to the
superabundance OF water in the mains
cided to discontinue the service OF the
Roaring Run water works which have
supplied the town for 40 years
Pennsylvania new capitol is to be
built OF South Carolina granite, which
is to come from the Winnsboro quar-.
ries, thirty miles north OF Columbia
The company operating these quarries
was the lucky bidder for considerably
over a million dollars worth OF gran.
lite. The company now works 200 skill
ed stone cutters, but this force must
be doubled, and then it will take over
three years to get out the stone.
A warrant was sworn out before Jus.
tioc OF the Peace Lenhart OF Norris.
town, by Special Officer Hagerty, foiI
the arrest OF a man known to him, on
the charge of numbering James Thomp.
son, the colored man who was found
dead in his hay wagon at Abingdon on
September 9.
The reunion OF the Eleventh Reg.
ment, Pennsylvania reserves, was held
at Latrobe with 200 soldiers in attend
ance.
A. w. Campbell, collector for q.
NOSuSSlSI hiSNdllliSlll ilOuSS, was az
rested at Youngstown, o., on a charge
Of embezzlement.
The siX-year-od daughter OF Walter
Brownheld, OF Uniontown, was burned
to death by her clothing catching fire
while burning leaves.
Frederick Weaver was held up and
robbed by highwaymen near Ford City
They secured $53 in money. Six sus
poets have been arrested.
Mayor Mccormick, OF Harrisburg
notifes councils that discrepancies in
golving about $4,000 exist in the ac
counts OF two former mayors. and
Councils thereupon decide to make an
investigation.
Mrs, Aaron Lubold, aged 65, and
Mrs. Edward Byerly, aged 40, were
burned to death at Tower City. Mrs
Lubold's clothing caught fire from
sparks blown from beneath large iron
kettle in the yard Mrs. Byerly en-
deavored to extingush the flames en-
veloping Mrs. Lubold and her clothineI
ignited. Both women screamed fran
tically, and Mr.. Byerly, who was in thsI
barn at the time, rushed to the scent
His efforts were OF no avail, the women
dying shortly afterward.
Going to his barn late at night. Al.
fred Stewart, OF Fernwood, discovered
.wo men making off with his reapinis
machine, which they had taken apart lnv
sections and placed in large wagon
He pursued the strangers, who, after ,