The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-12-30
The KEYSTONE STATE
Latest News Of Pennsylvania Told 10
Short Order.

Frightened almost out of her reason
because of charges which she feared
would lead to her arrest, Rosa Breach, o
remarkably handsome girl of IL years,
laughter of Alfred Breach, florist,
If Harrisburg, committed suicide by
wallowing carboic acid. The girl was
Employed as hcmmer in manufacture
ing establishment, where those on piece
| work make out a check daily to show
| The amount OF work done. Last Satur-
day girl who worked beside Rosa ac-
| threatened to have her arrested, which
frightened the girl She told her par
.nts that evening and would not be con-
solcd. To add to her trouble a constable
called at the house and demanded the
| checks on threat OF arrest. Rosa left
The house and remained at the shop Of
her uncle, Osmond Breach, all night
| Tuesday night she again went to the
shop and stayed all night, sitting before
| The fire in despondent mood Wednes-
| day morning the girls father and brothef
| heard where she was and went after her,
| The father succeeded i'll getting her COM
tent to return home and they were about
% leave the shop when Rosa stepped
| nto a closet and quickly swallowed the
:arbolic acid. Walking out of the closet
she fell into her fathers arms and be-
came unconscious. She was taken to the
hospital and died in few hours. An
Investigation will be made as to the
charges made against The girl.
As Daniel St Clair, milk dealer,
was driving towards Norristown tho
other morning lie collided with horse
and carriage going in the opposite direc-
lion, near Seven Stars, i'll Plymouth
Nf tfna
we're thrown out of the carriage. They
jumped up hastily, grabbed two suit
eases and then disappeared, without maxi
ing inquiry as to the extent of the acci-
dent. St. Clair was unable to account
for their actions. Arriving in town, he
notified the police of the strange occur
renee. Policemen detailed on the case
ascertained that the horse and carriage
had been stolen from Samuel Taylor's
barn, near the State Hospital for the In.
sane.
Williamsport City Councils has elected
John K. Hays City Comptroller, to suc'
ceed the late Herman Hnckley.
As a result of big freight wreck cast
Of the Donoho Tunnel Latrobe, four ell.
gines and fifteen cars were destroyed
causing loss of 10000.
The Fischer Foundry Company, OF
Pittsburg, mas filed lien for $5,sIo.7i
against the pipe mill 81 the Susquehann5
Iron and Steel Company of Columbia.
Charles White. aged a3 years. OF
Philadelphia, was killed in Scranton b
falling down the elevator shaft of the
Scranton Gold Storage Company, where
he was employed.
While her sons funeral was going Il
Rich!and Cemetery in McKeesport
Mr. Cs,,,h T. ,pt, r.d hu hat
carriage rolling over an enlbanknnent
The horses slipped in the mud and the
vehicle was wrecked.
The Bucks County Poor Directort
reorganized by electing the following
officers: President, S. ]. Penrosel
treasurer, H. B. Webster; secretary, z
G. Case; consul, II. 0. Harris; stew
ard, E. M. Bunting.
John Flick, mere lad who resides
in Lehighton, was held up at Weiss.
port, bound, gagged and robbed Oh
SI.35, and thrown alongside the rail
road tracks, where he was found near.
ly frozen to death.
Mrs. Mary Frances, aged about So
years, widow, residing in Spring City.
while on her way to Royersford to do
shopping, was killed at the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Station by a freight
train.
The suit Of Henry Findlay, against
the Oil City Hospital ior $4,000 dam.
ages, was non-suited at Oil City by
Judge George s. Criswell. Findlay
claimed that while he was a surgical
patient at the institution he contracted
typhoid fever
National Board Member John Faion,
OF the United Mine Workers, says
formal protest will be made BY the
Mine Workers against the appointment
OF ex-Sheriff James Martin as mine in.
spector The opposition to Martin il
due to the fact that he was in charge
OF the deputy sheriffs who shot dowr
the strikers at Lattimer.
Judge w. +. Stewart, of York, whc
presided over the case OF the County
OF Cumberland against Adam ]
Mountz. Phillip l.. Taylor and John ]
Elliott, former County Commissioners
who were surcharged by the County
Auditors, has rendered a decision dis.
charging the rule for new trial and
directing Judgment to be entered
against the three men according to the
verdict for $3.50 and costs
The act OF May I3, 1903, regulating
."S iii 'iS W ooyS III coal mines, mar
been declared unconstitutional b,
Judge John d. Shafter, OF the Pitts,
burg courts. This act was passed al
the request OF the anthracite minert
with the object OF keeping young boy.
out OF the mines. After it became law
It was found that it applied also to the
bituminous distritcs, where it met oppo
sition. Finally a test case was arrang
ed and suit was brought against Frank
Schultz, mine foreman, charging him
with employing boy under 10 years "a
age in violation OF the provisions OF the
act. The case came before Judge
Shafter in Quarter Sessions Court and
the defense moved to quash the indict.
mcnt OH the ground that the act was
unconstitutional. This position Judge
Shafter sustains. The act is declared
void because it seeks TO amend two for.
mer acts OF Assembly, by one act and
the title is declared to be misleading
in that it processes to amend section
Of an act that is not in the act itself
The two acts Judge Shafter refers ia
in declaring the act void are separate
bills, one referring to the anthracite
and the other to the bituminous region
There are abou. 100 cases of smallpox
in Wayne county The disease. how
ever, is of mild type and is on ths
wsne.
Zion's Blue Mountain Church. al
Strausstown, has been torn down ia