The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-11-25
The KEYSTONE STATE
Latest News Of Pennsylvania Told IN
Short Order.

the only out-of-town speaker. Mr..
Butler, in his speech OF congratulation.
took occasion TO predict the passage OF
legislation for the deepening OF the
Delaware river channel Mr.. Matthews.
in his speech, predicted that il the Del.
aware river channel is widened and
depend that Chester will become the
iron center OF Pennsylvania.
District Attorney Lichtenswalner de.
cided that in the case of the murder OF
tional charges OF accessories before the
ter, Myrtha, her two brothers, Charles
Alois Eckstein, all OF whom are under
bail, charged as accessories after the
fact. He will also prosecute several
OF these persons for murder, but de.
clines to specify which he will so pros.
ecute.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
will soon commence extensive build
ing operations in Coatesvile The
company purchased from H. Graham
Rambo the tract of land lying between
Chestnut and Coates streets and Fifth
and Sixth avenues. where it will erect
new passenger and freight stations.
While Miss Laura B. Reaney, teach
er OF chemistry at the Chester High
School, was conducting a demonstra-
tion a chemical liquid in large bowl
exploded and the blaze shot high in the
room. Miss Reaney calmly called TO
several Of her pupils to remove the
bowl, which was thrown from win.
dow
Living in hole in the ground and
getting what he could to eat from the
boys in the neighborhood has been the
mode OF existence OF ]. S. Porter, COL
ored, II years old, of Erie, for the
last month. Detective Detzel discov.
cred his home and his hiding place, a
hole about six feet deep dug in the
ground.
Miss Emma Gcbhard and Miss Lizzie
Schumacher, girls, were drowned in
.he Delaware river, Port Jarvis. They
we're crossing to Mattamoras, their
home, in ferry boat, which capsized.
Their escort. Frank Altman, was car
ried down stream half mile and then
rescued. The accident was caused by
.he breaking OF the boats cable.
The Beaver Valley Traction Com
oany, which operates fifteen miles Of
street car lines in Beaver Valley, has
nortgaged its entire holdings to the
Northern Trust Company of Philadel-
phia for $1,000, 900, and will use the
money to extend the lines to meet the
West End Road at Corapolis and the
Newcastle Street Railway at Mahon-
!ngtown.
Residents at Avoca are buying lamps
and candles to burn in case the electric
light company at that place does not
'escind its recent order advancing the
price OF electric lighting 60 per cent.
There is no gas in the town.
John Hornberger, a Mahanoy Valley
farmer, enraged at party OF seven
:respassing hunters crossing his fields,
discharged gun at them, several be-
ng wounded in the legs by shot. One
of the party returned the fire, woundine
Hornberger on the face and arms, al.
'er which they disappeared.
The American Bridge Company will
Begin the work of erecting FIVE new
open-hearth furnaces at the South
Sharon works of the Carnegie Steel
Company The cost will be upwards
of quarter of million dollars.
Writs are being prepared to bring
back to Pottsville Victor and Filberto
Paoli, who went to Italy year age
after the murder OF Ciacinto Marasco.
They are already under arrest and will
be tried in January
Thieves entered the cigar warehouse
OF l.. r. Brown. at Brownstown, and
stole 5000 stamped cigars. They ef
fected an entrance to the building By
cutting out portion OF the side wall
Dragged for half mile, close to the
hoofs OF runaway team, and beneath
an overturned carriage. was the exper.
iencc OF Drs. ]. Harry Swavng and
w. G.. Hoeffer. OF Pottsvile. Being
wrapped in heavy blankets saved the
men from serious injuries.
Richard Brace. eighty-three years, o
prominent resident OF Trevorton, is
dead.
DR.. Howard Furness Taylor. a resi-
dent physician at the Chester Hospital.
rendered his resignation at meeting OF
the hospital staff.
Thomas Mitchell OF Coaldale, and
James McGonigle, OF Lansford, con-
tract miners. were taken to the Ash
land Hospital burned as the result oi
an explosion OF gas.
John Coons, aged 22 years, OF Beaver
Meadow. was found unconscious in
mine and died soon aiterward. His
skull had been fractured, and ii is sup
posed he was struck in fight.
Charles Watson, a commercial trav-
ser OF Philadelphia, drove to Freeland,
and there dismissed the carriage and
returned to Hazleton on the trolley
road. In returning. the carriage was
struck by train on the Drifton cross
ing Both horses were killed and the
driver was hurled through the top OF
the vehicle, landing forty feet away.
Rev. J. l.. Hoffman. pastor OF the
English Lutheran Church in fremont,
has rendered his resignation and ac'
cepted call TO Grace Lutheran Church,
Scranton.
James French, barber, was arrested
in Scranton on a charge OF larceny. II
is alleged that French was sent TO
house to shave a corpse and after hav'
ing concluded his labors pocketed $40
that had been left on bureau.
Mary Howells. aged IA years. was
held up and robbed by two highway
men on lonely path between Maysvl.e
and Hickory Ridge. The robbers
choked her into Inconsistencies and
stole her pocketbook. This is the
third hold-up at that place within lew
weeks.
The milknen OF Plymouth have
agreed to make no deliveries on Sun