The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-11-27
The KEYSTONE STATE.
News Happenings Of Interest Gathered
From All Sources.

icy. homestead, dirDrdkc, Cyrus
Brown, Johnstown, means for prevent
ing accidents at railway crossings
William NJ Brown. Johnstown, con
tact shoe for electric railways Charlie
Il. Buente Allegheny, tile floor con
struction; Cyrus M. Carnahan, Ale
gheny. metallic car construction; Rob
crt A. Dilts, Georgeville, whiffletre
hook; George ]. Goehler, Pittsburg
safe; Washington l.. Harris. Swiss
vale, spike puller; Hugh Kennedy
Sharpsburg, coke oven; Edmund NJ
Kyle, Bellevernon, double reciprocal.
ing dasher for churns; Walter M. Nc.
Farren, Pittsburg metal bending ma
shine; William Maxwell Pittsburg. zee
:rcarn disher and molds; John r. Nc
Clure. Pittsburg. steel tie and rail
fastener: Andrew Morrison. PittsbtrR,
rail John F. Murray. Washington, IN
sulator for telegraph lines: John W.
Nowack, Pittsburg, rail joint; John S.
Peck, Pittsburg. system OF electric DIS
tribution Thomas s. Perkins. Idle
wood, controller for electric motors;
Cyrus Robson, Pittsburg, blowing en-
gine.
Pensions granted George Wallace,
Conneaut Lake, $24; Franklin p. Nc
Girk, Lewiston, $Io; Martin Thomp
son, Tarentum $I2; William Ireland,
Sheshcqun, $I2; Samuel Hickel. Hope
wood. Sic; Wilson Doty. Dunns Sta
ton, $40; Maggie E. Carter. McKees-
port. Sc; Mary f. Hawk, Ripple. s.;
Lewis r. Jay. New Castle So. Isaac
McGilvray, Tioga. $I2; Elizabeth ].
Van Leer Lewiston. So; Mary A.
Sheaffer. Elliottson, So.
In moving the effects of the Adjutant
Generals Department at Harrisburg,
rare find was made. Wrapped up care.
fully in oil cloth and still on its original
staff was found the flag carried by the
York Volunteers in the War of 1872. II
was torn somewhat but well preserved,
and was at once placed in the fagroom
at the Executive Building. The flag
was presented to the YorkVolunteers by
the ladies of that city and was received
by Captain Michael Spangler. 1t was
carried to the defense of Baltimore, and
was in the battle of North Point II
was originally of blue silk, but is now
faded almost white In the center is
painted an eagle grasping a rattlesnake
in its claws, beneath which is the motto
Virtue, liberty and independence.
Henry Lehman, descendant of one
of the York defenders, presented the
flag to the State
The Capitol Commission decided to
build the exterior walls and decorations
of the new ediice of Winsboro granite
which is quarried at the Winsboro quar-
ries at Rion, S. C. All the members oi
the commission were present, and aftei
much discussion the South Carolina
granite was adopted for the reason that
it can be quarried all the year. Vermont
granite, which stood next in favor, can.
! not be worked in the cold Winter OF
that State, and the commission was
anxious that there should be no delay
The Winsboro granite has been used in
the construction of Government and
municipal buildings and in large Office
buildings in Philadelphia, Pittsburg and
other cities.
George Lee. special policeman. EN-.
ployed by residents of Conshohockeni
was arrested by the substitute he EN-.
ployed to take his place temporarily
Lee attended ball and secured Con.
stable John Gray to patrol his district.
AT O'Clock a. m, Gray heard cries OF
murder" He ran in direction of the
sounds, found woman PROSTATE OH the
ground and man bending over her
with clenched fists. Take him away
he's killing me, moaned the woman
Without any hesitation Gray arrested
the, man, who proved to be his employer.
Fortv-eight miners from the Panther
Creek Valley were acquitted in court al
| Pottsville of charges of rioting. Super.
intendent Baird Snyder, of the Lehigh
Coal and Navigation Company, who
brought the prosecution, was directed to
pay the costs. 1t was alleged that the
defendants captured a number of mine
guards during the strike and marched
them from Lapsford to Coaldale, tortur.
ing and beating them.
| State Veterinary Surgeon Johnson in
spected the valuable herds of cattle on
the breeding farms of James Maxwell,
at Unicorn Dunmore Township, and
found seventeen suffering with tuber-
culosis. The animals were killed The
| affected cattle were among the finest in
Lancaster County having recently taken
| first premiums at the circuit of county
fairs in the eastern part of the State
Watson w. Devices, )r,, died at the
Hahnemann Hospital, Philadelphia,
where he was taken to undergo an oper-
alton for appendicitis. He was I8 years
Of age and pupil at Westtown Friends
Boarding School. 1t is said that his
death was primarily due to injuries re-
Gently received i'll football game at
| Westtown School.
Inc NOIIlStOWn Junction Railway
! Company and the Stony Creek Railway
Company were claimants for damages
! before jury of view for the opening of
Markley Street, in Norristown. The
jury awarded the Junction Railway $4oc
and the Stony Creek Company $4,000.
These damages will be borne by the
county.
Free rural delivery routes will be
established through the townships OF
Hilltown, New Britain and Doylcs.
town.
A bequest of $4,000 has been left
Newtown Friends Meeting by the will
of Lydia Linton, late OF Newtown, the
interest to be applied to the care OF
the graveyard.
Cyrus Bruner. a lumber dealer o.
Columbia, died from lockiaw Some
time ago he sustained slight lacera.
ton OF the forehead and tetanus devel
oped,
A fire broke out in. the barn of Isaac
Christman in Schuylkill Township, de
stroying the structure. the years crops
farm machinery and four horses. Thu
insurance is $1,000, and the loss $4,000
A large stone barn on the farm o.
Lewis w. Stackhouse, in Edgemon
Township. was destroyed by fire. ThI
barn was built about two years ago II
replace one burned at that time.