The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-02-05
the KEYSTONE STATE.
Nsws Happenings Of Interest Gathered
From All Sources.

lows: Representing the State Medical
society. Drs. Henry Beates, Jr., .Phila-
delphia; Hiram s. Mcconnell, New
Brighton; r. W. Ramsey, Chambers.
9nrg. State Homeopathic Medical So.
ciety, Drs: John J. Detweiler, Easton;
Gustave A. Miller, Allegheny; c. S.
Middleton, Philadelphia. State Eclcc.
tic Medical Society, Drs c. L. John
son. Baugh, West Bethlehem; L. p.
= Neal, johannesburg; c. NJ. Ewing,
Tyrone. The Governor also appointed
!, charles Port. OF Huntingdon, to be
sheriff OF Huntingdon county, in place
OF Sheriff Wilson, who died recently.
The Goodyears have closed deal
tor the purchase OF 10000 acres OF the
pest coal territory in the northern Sec
iand lies in Northwest, East and South
Maloning townships. NJ. ]. Nc.
Creight, OF the Dubois Deposit Bank,
represented the Goodyears in the trans.
action. According to the terms OF the
sale, tests will be made and il satsfac-
tory the entire field will be taken up.
he landowners will receive uniform
price OF $35 an acre for their holdings.
The Stineman Coal Mining Company
purchased from George B. Stineman, OF
south Fork, 75o acres OF coal land, the
purchase price being $I3oooo Among
the heavy stockholders OF the company
are several Philadelphia capitalists.
Fifteen men, some hatless, others
coatless, made break for liberty from
the boarding house OF Mrs. Z. S. Cum
lnings, at Altoona, all on account OF
the appearance OF health officer bear
ing smallpox placard There we're II
seated at the breakfast table when the
health officer appeared. ard IS OF that
number made good their escape. The
two are detained, with the members OF
the household, until il is shown that
the infection, caused by the develop
nient OF the smallpox case OF E. Fl.
Shrow boarder, has been removed
The platinum works operated by J.
Bishop & Co. at Sugartown, were de-
stroyed by fire. The blaze is supposed
to have been started by robbers The
house OF Mrs. Edwin G. Coke, just
north OF the establishment, was also
burned. with all the contents with the
exception OF the parlor furniture Res
idents OF the place formed bucket bri-
gade and saved other property. The
loss on the platinum works is about
about $1,000 on her house and at least
$4,000 on contents.
Burglars broke into the home OF R.
{. Luther, general superintendent Of
the Philadelphia G. Reading Coal &
Iron Company, at Bulls Head. Mr..
Luther is in Philadelphia testifyng be-
fore the Strike Commission. Though
a neighbor shot at the robbers, they
searched the house, no one being at
home. They took two sacks of coal
from the cellar, but dropped one OF the
sacks in their flight.
Rombold Lodge No. IS has seeded
rom the Tin Plate Workers Interna-
ional Association and the members
lave organized an association for their
,wn mutual benefit. The lodge was
composed OF over 200 men who work.
d in the timing and cold-rolled de-
,artments OF the Shenango tin mill.
rhe action OF Rombold Lodge is con-
idered a hard blow to the Tin Work
.rs Association, which has head Of
ices at Wheeling.
George Peigh, Pennsylvania Rail
Dad employe, started from Altoona
or Bellwood with horse and sleigh.
Gwo hours after he left town the liv-
,ryman received word that his horse
vas found dead, the rig having gone
)vcr an embankment near Blair fur
lace. Pcigh has not since been seen.
t is. feared he was injured and wan
Tered off to the mountains.
The entire plant OF the Osterburg
News" OF Osterburg, Bedford county,
vas destroyed by fire. The whole
building was enveloped in flames when
he fire was discovered and nothing
vas saved. The loss is partially COW
cred by insurance. This is the second
.ir,e this paper has been burned out
within year.
The home OF Andrew McAuley, in
North Union township. was burned and
:wo OF the smaller children perished
r. the flames. The mother in her ef-
orts to save her children received prob
IDLY fatal injuries. The father and two
other children were also severely burn
I'd.
The gilded axe received by Prsidcnt
Roosevelt, it has transpircd, was sent
by Abram Lane. merchant OF Clay,
Lancaster county, whose interest was
aroused by an account that he read OF
The Presidents ability as woodchop-
per.
Burglars blew the safe in the post
office at belmont. securing SIS i'm
stamps and SIS in money.
Fire al Beech creek destroyed seven
buildings. including the postofiice, caus-
ing a loss OF $4,000.
Pearl Kettering, aged II. made an
unsuccessful attempt at suicide at Sha-
ron by swallowing poison.
At the February term OF court in
Grecnsburg, George Killon, his wife
and Thomas Roache will be placed on
trial for the murder OF Louis Ernctte,
at Jeanette.
While Mackey Lyons was at work on
a stone crusher in Bclefonte his cloth
ing caught in a cog wheel. He was
drawn through the wheel and thrown
out the other side, his arms, legs and
body being crushed to pulp. Lyons
was % years old.
J. w. Jacobson, a Baltimore and
Ohio brakeman, was run down and
killed by train at New Castle.
Lauffer's general store at Manor was
and citizens have organized
a vigilance committee.
At Hollidaysburg, Mrs. Rachel
Brode aud Berry Dodson were con-
victed OF involuntary manslaughtcr, re-
sulting from the fatal shooting OF Am
brose Gelh, during 4 masquerade party
At the woman's home.
Evidence is being collected at Potts
vile by the United Mine Workers to