The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-10-16
THE KEYSTONE STATE.
News Happenings Of Interest Gathered
From All Sources.

John W. Gone, Barnesboro, boiler clean
or; Alfred J. Disscher, Pttsburg, appa-
ratus for Sitting and piling sheets; Jas.
Horsley, Glade Mills, oil we'll pump:
Noah Johnson, Sheffield. cutter; Everett
J. Kennedy, Tyrone, spike extractor; Will
liam ]. Knox, Edgewood Park, lining for
converters or furnaces; Christian E.
Leotzer, Towanda, automatic air valve
for water mains Lavelette l.. Logan,
Robertsdale. lubricator for car axle bear
ings; John r. Long, Warren, bench wise;
Patrick N. Mack, Bradford, casing per-
forator; Leopold Newman, Braddock,
apparatus tor hemming garments; John
A. Titsel, Franklin, electric motor or
generator; William Wright, Allegheny,
draft and bufing mechanism for cars.
Pensions granted: Joseph Fisher,
Pittsburg, SO; David L. Rorkey, Will
liamsburg, SO; James s. Flickinger,
Homer City, so; James S. Munnell, New
Castle, $S Lewis Swab, Venus, $40;
Samuel II. Reed. Charleroi, $40: Will
liam Miller, McMinn, $40; Jeremiah H.
Hummell, Monteau, SO; Daniel Spauld-
ing, Ogdensburg, s.; George W; Pitzer,
Mahoningtown, So; Mary A. Hammer,
Pittsburg, $I2; Amelia Wilhelm, Cam
bridge Springs, SI2.
The annual conference OF the Penn
sylvania Chapters OF the Daughters ol
the American Revolution came to q
close at Bellefonte. The conference Wis
tied State College as the guests of the
Sons OF the American Revolution OF
Bellefonte At State College they
were met at the station by the college
Cadet Band and escorted by the fac
ulty and large body OF students they
proceeded to the chapel, where large
audience awaited them. Seats were
provided for the Daughters on the
platform. Prof. Buckout delivered an
address OF welcome, which was re-
sponded to by the State Regent. Miss
Susan Carpenter Frazer, OF Lancaster.
An address was delivered by PROBES
sor Gill. giving the history OF the col
lege. Mrs. Mccartney, OF Wilkes
Barre, then spoke, urging all the local
chapters OF the d. A. r. to present pc
titions to the Governor asking for a
larger appropriation for State College.
Blairsvlle College for Women. which
had to close on account OF an outbreak
OF diphtheria, has resumed About
half of the boarding students have re-
turned and word has been received
from the remainder that they will be
on hand as soon as the period OF quar-
antine has expired Recitations for
the present are being held in various
public halls in the town and when the
college buildings have been thoroughly
fumigated the students will again in
habit the dormitores and recitations
will be heard in the regular recitation
rooms. All the patients attacked with
diphtheria are now entirely GONZALES
cent.
John Palmer, for several years an in
mate OF the Mercer county almshouse,
was struck by Pennsylvania express
and instantly killed. He was deaf and
did not hear the approaching train.
Richard Valentine. aged 4S, was in
stantly killed in South Canonsburg
while employed i'll tearing down a
blacksmith shop, the wall OF the build
ing falling upon him.
The third company formed for the
purpose OF building an electric road be-
tween Blairsville and Indiana filed ar
ticles OF association in the prothono-
tary's Office. Their plans are to build
line between Indiana and Blairsville
Intersection, taking in the towns OF
Twolick, Homer City, Graceton, Coral,
The capital is fixed at $II5ooo and the
directors are J. N. Langham, assistant
United States District Attorney; Sher-
if d. f. Thompson and w. +. Elkin,
the latter brother OF Attorney Cen
cral John P. Elkin. both OF Indiana,
and A. F. Cooper, OF Homer city.
Lapierre Boyles, a boy aged IS.
while sitting alone in his home at
Grcenvile, heard someone outside the
house. Tiptoeing out of the room, he
secured a rifle and fired at a man who
was standing at the window There
was groan and then the figure dis
appeared A trail OF blood led from
the window to the road, where it was
lost
Miss Ellen E. Eldred who says that
she halls from New York, played the
Carrie Nation act in New Castle by
trying to drive men out OF saloons. AT
the saloon OF Patrick Boyles she reius-
cd to obey the commands OF the bar
tenders to get out, and was arrested
OH charge OF disorderly conduct.
George L. Strayer, well-known Al
toona character. shot himself in the
! head with suicidal intent to escape trial
in court with several companions on
the charge OF forging an order for beer
on the Hoster Brewing Company
Strayer is in the hospital in a serious
condition and is not likely to recover
The Columbia Plate Glass Company,
OF Blairsville, has about finished the
erection of block OF so brick houses
in which to house their employees, and
within a short time will begin work on
another block OF So
Contractor Payne, who will con-
struet the new Capitol was in Harris
burg with some OF his engineers to es-
tablish the boundaries and arrange for
the preliminary work. 1t is his inten-
tion to begin work as soon as pos
sible. Governor Stone, acting by au-
thority OF the commission, has approx
ed Mr. Payne's bond in the sum OF
$I7s2S2S, the largest ever filed in the
State.
In fight at West Chester, in which
bulldog was pitted against a horse,
the latter finally won, but not without
assistance from 'sevcral men. The
horse was severely injured but the dog
escaped with some bruises.
l. Dudley Debolt, a Baltimore & Ohio
fireman, was struck and killed by a
train east OF Newark.
Solomon Gilbert, father-in-law OF
Judge William F. Sally, died al Norris
town, aged II years. For many years
he was marble quarry operator
Lately he lived retired, although keep
ing in touch with active affairs as direc-
tor in several local enterprises.