The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-10-07
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latest News OF Pennsylvania Told IN
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II his home in that city. Klenent was
married two weeks ago and had Just re.
turned from his wedding trip with hi,
bride, who was but II years old About
one o'clock in the afternoon Klenen,
announced his intention OF going on,
hunting He picked UP his shotgun
and kissing his wife good-by started for
the gate She followed him out into
he yard and playfully called out; See
i you can shoot me. Ignatz." Ipnat,
stopped at the gate and laughed. Then
nc raised the gun and pointed it at hi,
bride, who stood only six feet away
/ think | could. Annie" he said. I'll
this gun was loaded I'm certain could
hit yor.." For moment he stood thus
and then the gun was discharged. The
charge struck the girl in the left ten.
pie. killing her instantly. AS she fell
her husband dropped the gun and
bounded to her side. He knelt owe,
her liieles body and kissed the check,
down which the blood was pouring
He has been arrested.
The close OF business for the month
at the State Treasury showed bal.
ancc OF SI3,o3o,IoI.34 in the general
fund, the largest amount ever held a;
the close OF any month, and $7oo,ooc
more than at the close of August. Dur.
ing the month $4,000, 600 OF personal
property tax was collected, but three.
fourths OF this will be returned to the
coun,!es. Over 100000 was paid
out, of which S2.soo 900 went to the
public schools. The larger corpora.
tions are now paying their taxes. and
a check was received at the Treasury
Tor $4,000 from the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company for tax on capital
stock
-Four men blew open the safe in the
postoffice at Housewife, securing the
contents and binding and gagging DR.
John Tyler and James Strait, who in.
tcrrupted them in their work. The
force OF the explosion aroused the
towns people, but they were held al
bay by the robbers, who fred at them
and escaped to the woods in the dark.
ness. The amount secured by the rob.
bers will not be known until an inven.
tory is taken. Armed posses OF off.
GERS and citizens are searching for the
robbers.
Markley B. Maxwell of Chester. was
convicted in court at Media OF highway
robbery and sent to the Eastern PEN
Tertiary ior six years. The crime was
committed in Chester on February :,
1901, but Maxwell eluded the police
Until about six weeks ago. Shorty
alter being placed in Jail he tried Ia
escape by saving the bars OF his cell
Henry Shue, Spanish-American
war veteran. was arrested at South
Bethlehem and sent to Jail on tie
charges OF pcrsonating the towns tax
receiver and obtaining money from the
foreign residents. The receipts"
which, it is alleged, Shue gave consist
I'd OF shorthand characters and hero
glyphics scribblcd on blank taken
from ordinary receipt books.
The State Board of Dental Examin.
ers held its annual meeting in harris
burg and reorganized for the ensuing
year. DR.. Hiram DcPuy, of Pittsburg
was reelected president, and DR.. Fl. B.
OF Philadelphia, was made
a member OF the board. The board
issued ruling to the effect that here
after the New York State denial il.
cense would be accepted for registra.
ton in Pennsylvania without examina.
ton and that licenses would be accept.
ed in New York on the same terms.
Mrs. Calvin Karrs saw the fist
black bear OF the season strolling quiet.
y about her garden near Benton She
informed her husband and party start.
ed in pursuit OF the animal. They trac.
ed it as far as Cambria. but failed to
ovcrtake it. The bear is said to be TN
usually large and all the hunters in the
region are cleaning their guns and pre-
pairing ammunition, anticipating shot
At the bear.
While visiting in Scotland this sum
mer. Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Rea, OF
had with them the pho
-ograph OF Jas. s. Munroe, one OF their
,losc friends. Miss Devina NJ. Dun.
;an, OF Dundee, saw the picture, was
correspondcd with the orig
nal and became engaged by mail. Miss
Duncan came over the sea and the cou'
Die were married at the Rca house.
Charles Shultz, a I4-year-old boy oj
Lancaster, whose limbs seem peculiarly
susceptible to fractures. sustained
broken arm for the ninth time, while
wrestling with companion.
Notices have been posted at the
Reading Railway Company's Locomo'
live Shops in Reading. that the plant
will work sixty hours a week. For
inc it was i'll operation only nifty
hours, with no work on Saturdays
Several weeks ago the men were order
Il to work Until noon on Saturdays
md now they go on full time, with
very prospect oi continuing so during
he winter.
John Beecher, farmer living about
hree miles from Gettysburg, along the
Mummasburg Road, was awakened by
wo robbers calling to him to let them
II the house. When he refused they
in the front door and started
Up the stairs. Being unarmed, Beechei
umped out Of window and ran to
ieighbor's. He soon returned with
lelp, but the burglars had fled, taking
With them some cash and several hun
lred dollars in Confederate money.
Judge Bechtel, at Pottsvllc. ruled
hat illiteracy is no bar to citizen serV.
ng as a juryman. Thomas Dcrr, oi
Butler, asked to be excused as jury
nan because he could neither read nor
write. Judge Bechtcl said that gooe
Judgment and close attention are as cs'
cntial qualifications for a juryman as
ducation and he refused TO discharge
)err.
Amos Kennard, conductor on the
hester Traction Company's lines, says
hat during the recent storm two large
dropped from the skies IN
ront OF him as he was on his way
ONE He caught the frogs and pre
ented them to a Market street res